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New US commander takes helm in Afghanistan KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford took charge of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan on Sunday as the coalition enters its final stretch of the more than 11-year-old war.

The new commander faces daunting challenges, including making sure Afghan government forces are ready to take control and orchestrating the withdrawal of foreign forces during the next 23 months.

Dunford, who will likely be the last commander of the U.S.-led international military coalition, succeeded Marine Gen. John Allen, who oversaw the buildup of governmental security forces and dealt with a series of setbacks —from Qurans burned at a U.S. base to a spike in deadly insider attacks that killed international troops.

Obama visit on Iran, Syria, Palestinians JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the upcoming visit of U.S. President Barack Obama will focus on Iran’s nuclear program, the violence in Syria and the stalled peace process with the Palestinians.

Speaking at a government meeting on Sunday, Netanyahu said he had agreed with Obama on the issues to be discussed.

Obama is expected to visit Israel along with the Palestinian Authority and Jordan next month.

The visit has raised expectations that peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians, which collapsed about four years ago, can be resumed.

Netanyahu welcomed Obama’s trip, his first visit to Israel as president.

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Vision & Tradition campaign meets $1 billion goal

By RAECHEL DAVIS STAFF WRITER

Chancellor Kent Hance announced the $1 billion goal for Vision & Tradition: The Campaign for Texas Tech was met almost a year early at a news conference 1 p.m. Friday.

The largest campaign in Tech’s history began in 2006 when Hance took the position of chancellor for the university.

In 2010, the campaign announced it had raised more than 60 percent of the funds, despite difficult economic times.

Donors raised the other 40 percent in three years, said Kelly Overley, vice chancellor for Institutional Advancement and chief operating officer of the Texas Tech Foundation.

Overley said the campaign is a milestone for Tech and the credit for reaching the $1 billion goal goes to donors, alumni and friends of the university.

“This campaign was audacious,” she said. “It was bold and it was historic.

This campaign will forever change the face of Texas Tech. It will forever change the way students learn. It will forever change the culture of philanthropy, and most importantly, it will forever continue to change lives.“ Reaching tier-one status and the National Research University Fund, Hance said, were steps in the right direction for Tech.

He said the main goal of the campaign, aside from raising funds, was to produce leaders and encourage students to follow their dreams.

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CHANCELLOR KENT HANCE and Interim President Lawrence Schovanec join singer Kristi Heinrich in singing “The Matador Song” at a news conference Friday to announce Vision & Tradition: The Campaign for Texas Tech raised $1 billion for the Texas Tech system.

“It doesn’t matter if it’s business, or fine arts, or if it’s NFL football — our people excel,” Hance said. “We dream no little dreams. My motto since we’ve been here at Texas Tech is ‘Dream no

little dreams,’ and our people don’t dream little dreams. I cannot tell you how proud I am of the team we have and the other thing is that we’ve already said, from here, it’s possible.”

By EMILY GARDNER STAFF WRITER

The History Graduate Student Organization hosted its second annual History Graduate Student Conference for doctoral and graduate students to present research to an audience and professors in the Student Union Building on Saturday.

The conference lasted from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and consisted of a lunch break where Donald Kagay spoke, and awards for best M.A. papers and best Ph.D. papers were presented. There

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Lane Sobehrad, a doctoral student from Temple and president of HGSO, said Kagay is a well-established historian in Spanish history and was a charter member of the Texas Medieval Association.

“As a veteran professor,” he said, “I find it’s always good to have someone who’s worked with a lot of students speak at a conference that is geared toward helping graduate students pursue their academic careers, so Dr. Kagay was a very good choice for this because not only has he taught a lot of students, he’s published

a lot of books, he’s published a lot of articles.”

Kagay, a professor of history at Albany State, spoke about his research with utopian societies in North Texas, and said he recommends historians to have a second or third field of study.

“In spite of very valuable help, my sojourn into a second field has been one both frustrating and fascinating, and neither of which I would have forgone for anything,” he said.

“In this era of narrowing historical specialization, I would urge to all historians, and by that I include this audience, to seek out the wonders of a second or even a third field in their discipline.”

ASAS hosts Recovery Convention, promotes addiction awareness

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According to a news release, 120,000 people contributed to the campaign from all 50 states and 39 countries.

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The Association of Students About Service hosted its annual Recovery Convention on Saturday, featuring guest speakers and specialists from across the country who lectured on different aspects of addiction and recovery.

Maddie Brock, the convention chairperson and a junior mechanical engineering major from Houston, said the event was about educating and advocating for addiction and recovery.

The convention aims to be a proactive agent in reaching out to those who are addicted or affected by addiction, she said, and seeks to explore addiction and offer understanding to those who do not have experience with encountering it.

The event focused on three types of addiction: drug addiction, alcoholism and body disorders, Brock said, and featured three speakers from Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous and Cocaine Anonymous fellowships.

As someone in recovery herself, Brock said addiction is a disease that cripples a person’s ability to function without the addictive substance.

“It’s basically a disease of the body, mind and spirit,” she said, “where when you start drinking or using, you are unable to stop on your own willpower.”

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For students like John, who chose not to give his last name, having support groups such as the ones offered by the Center for the Study of Addiction and Recovery can make all the difference.

“The campus lifestyle, the college lifestyle — it’s partying,” he said. “Drugs and alcohol are at the center of a lot of things, you know, and without a support group and a base to go to school with, it’s tough. It’s uncomfortable. Here, you know, there’s 90 students that suffer from the same problem and have the same solutions to their problems that I have.”

John, a community, family and addiction services major from Tuscaloosa, Ala., is two years in recovery, and said having a support group helps keep him focused and in balance.

“I can be on the college campus and still be safe and have a community of people that are my age and are sober,” he said. “They’re striving for the same goals I am, to have an education but still be able to have the college life without some of the problems that come along with people who suffer from addiction and stuff like that.”

Mandy Baker, a speaker at the convention and a Tech alumna, explained that participating in groups such as the ASAS and CSAR can physically help addicts in their recovery process.

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According to the program, students from Oklahoma State, Texas Christian University, Texas State, Texas Tech, University of Northern Colorado, University of North Texas, University of Oklahoma, University of Texas at Arlington, at Austin, at Dallas and University of Tulsa attended the event.

The event had 42 students participate out of the 50 submissions accepted, Caitlin Guard, a second-year graduate student from El Paso and committee chair, said, and there were more presenters from out of town than in town in attendance.

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Emmy Award winning musician kicks off Presidential Lecture, Performance series

By RAECHEL DAVIS STAFF WRITER

Today Texas Tech’s Landmark Arts to Exhibit Work by Heather Wetzel Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Where: Landmark Arts at the Texas Tech School of Art So, what is it?

Come enjoy the ferrotype photographs of Heather Wetzel at the School of Art. Texas Tech Hosts Artist Hollis Hammonds Time: 6:30 p.m.

Where: Landmark Arts at the Texas Tech School of Art So, what is it?

Come listen to educator Hollis Hammonds present an artist’s talk. Reception will follow.

20th Anniversary Clay on the Wall Invitational Art Exhibition Presented at Texas Tech School of Art Time: 8 a.m.

Where: Landmark Arts at the Texas Tech School of Art So, what is it?

Come enjoy this exhibit co-curated

by Glen Brown and Juan Grandados.

Tuesday Toddler Tuesday: Musical Valentines Time: 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Where: Museum of Texas Tech So, what is it?

Come bring your children for this fun event at the Museum of Texas Tech.

TAB Presents: Cajun Culture Celebration Time: Noon to 2 p.m.

Where: Student Union Building So, what is it?

Come celebrate Mardi Gras with Cajun food and more.

Conference Prep Workshop: A How-To Workshop for Submitting Your Proposal Time: Noon to 1 p.m.

Where: TLPD, University Library So, what is it?

The Women’s Studies Program will host a workshop to help students with potential submissions to the conference.

TAB Presents: Free Movie Night Time: 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Where: Allen Theatre So, what is it?

Check tab.ttu.edu for the featured movie title.

To make a calendar submission email dailytoreador@ttu.edu.

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.

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“(This money) means everything,” Overley said. “Students are going to college who might not have gone to college had it not been for a scholarship they received, and students are learning in cutting-edge technology in these buildings that are being built, and we are recruiting the best faculty that money can buy because of the donations that have been made.”

The money that the campaign earned is going to take the school to a new elevation, Hance said.

“My intention was to get Texas Tech to the next level, and being able to show that we can raise $1 billion dollars was huge

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for Texas Tech, and we were able to do that,” Hance said. “There are less than 70 schools out of over 5,000 that have been able to raise a billion dollars, and that says a lot about our (alumni) and our friends for Texas Tech.”

The vision of Tech’s success, he said, began in 1925 when the university opened its doors.

“Ninety years ago, they had a vision of something like this happening,” Hance said. “This is remarkable and I am so proud of all of the people at Texas Tech who have helped in this.”

According to the news release, Tech is one of three Texas universities to raise $1 billion.

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An Emmy Award-winning musician, philanthropist and author started off the Spring 2013 Presidential Lecture and Performance series with Life Is What You Make It: A Concert and Conversation, at 7 p.m. Friday in the Student Union Building.

Son of billionaire Warren Buffett, Peter Buffett said he was encouraged by his parents to stay true to himself and follow his dreams to become a musician.

His New York Times best-selling book, “Life Is What You Make It,” describes his journey of personal success, and the live performance was incorporated to give the audience an inspirational experience to take home.

Students, faculty and staff came to see Buffett play piano and sing, and also have a chance to meet him after the show at a book signing.

Jared Becker, a sophomore computer engineering major from Lubbock, said he is part of Programs for Academic Development and Retention.

The program, he said, is geared toward helping students who are on academic probation and suspension.

Becker said he encourages students to attend events with successful speakers because the message may inspire them. “… This kind of event has a really good message geared towards those students who are in that posi-

tion,” he said. “I think it’s beneficial to come to these sorts of events for anybody, but especially when I’m trying to help these students. I want them to get as much as they can from my teaching, so I come to these kinds of events so that when I go back and teach these kids about anything, really, I can help them experience and learn from stuff like this.”

Buffett performed five songs and alternated between telling stories of his life in his book, performing with cellist Michael Kott, and answering the audience’s questions.

Gage Rowden, a sophomore biology major from Brownfield, said his grandparents invited him to Buffett’s performance, and he was glad he went.

“I thought (the concert) was really inspiring,” he said. “I didn’t realize what was going on in the world and he made it real. I’m in biology, so I hear about things going on in third world countries. I kind of had an idea of what was going on there but talking about it and seeing it in person brought it more to life.

It almost brought a tear to my eye.

It was really moving and touching.”

Buffett spoke of his philanthropy work with his wife and the charity for women to which they donated a billion dollars to help girls across the world. While at Texas Tech, he visited with women from the Talkington School for Young Women Leaders.

“There is a human cost to almost everything, and it’s not in

AUSTIN (AP) — How the state will pay for public schools will take center stage this week in the political theater known as the Texas Legislature, and it will likely remain there throughout the session.

A very public and somewhat tense conversation between House Appropriations Chairman Jim Pitts and his Democratic vice chair, Sylvester Turner, provided a sneak preview.

Turner spoke up after their committee finished its work earlier than expected on Tuesday, the morning after a judge declared their public school finance system unconstitutional.

“There are a lot of things we could discuss, like what happened yesterday afternoon at around 5 o’clock,” Turner said as Pitts started to end the meeting.

“I’m sure we’ll be discussing that,

too,” Pitts answered with a tight smile.

“And there is no place better to discuss it than right here, right now,” Turner pressed, tapping his finger on the dais.

“I think when the judge finishes his opinion, we’ll be discussing that,” Pitts replied, hoping to end the on-camera conversation before a crowded committee room.

“Because I don’t think we should be allowing judges to determine legislative priorities. That is not the conservative thing to do,” Turner added wryly, prompting laughter from the audience. Rather than reply, Pitts called on a fellow Republican and ended the meeting.

That interaction betrayed how Texas Democrats are laying the ground work to make public school funding

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“I sat down with a 15-year-old (girl) who was this beautiful light and soul,” he said. “She told me her story and I learned that she was sold at 10 (years old) to a man in his 60s for sex for a dollar. Your heart is wide open, and you ask ‘What can I do?’ and she said, ‘Tell my story.’

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a major issue this legislative session, and how they hope to set Republicans up for some potentially embarrassing votes that can be used against them in 2014.

Last session, the Republican-controlled Legislature rewrote the public education funding formulas to cut $5.4 billion from the budget, the first cut in per-student spending since World War II. That prompted two-thirds of the state’s school districts to sue and win a ruling that the Legislature has failed its constitutional obligation to adequately fund public schools.

Democrats have repeatedly called on the Legislature to restore those cuts. But House Speaker Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, has said lawmakers shouldn’t make any changes to the school finance system until the Texas

Supreme Court has a chance to rule on the lawsuit, something that will not happen before the legislative session ends in May. Like Turner, though, Democrats want action now. They have called on Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott to accept the ruling without filing an appeal and for the Legislature to fix the school finance problem this session.

In addition, the House Democratic Caucus says it will introduce a measure to restore the $5.4 billion in cuts to this year’s budget by adding it to an emergency spending bill needed to pay for Medicaid. Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer, D-San Antonio, will also try on Monday to convince the House to declare school finance an emergency item and begin work on the matter immediately.

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the price tag what we buy it for,” he said. “When I talk to the girls at Talkington, the looks on (their) faces — they can make a change.

Somebody’s got to start and it starts by knowing.”

Buffett said he was inspired to start making a change when he was in Calcutta, India, and heard a young girl’s life story.

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PETER BUFFETT, AN Emmy Award winning musician, begins his series “Life Is What You Make It: A Concert and Conversation” by playing one of his songs and allowing the audience to ask him questions about his childhood, music, and his professional history, on Friday in the Student Union Allen Theater.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Seeking leads in a massive manhunt, Los Angeles authorities on Sunday put up a $1 million reward for information leading to the arrest of Christopher Dorner, the former Los Angeles police officer suspected in three killings.

LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced the reward at a news conference at Los Angeles Police Department headquarters.

“Hopefully, the reward will motivate people that may be involved with assisting him or might be reluctant to talk to us to call us and to put an end to this,” Sgt. Rudy Lopez said ahead of the announcement.

Meanwhile, authorities said camping gear was found along with weapons inside Dorner’s burnedout pickup truck. The vehicle found Thursday in the ski resort town of Big Bear was so charred that investigators couldn’t be more specific about the nature of its contents, Lopez said.

Also Sunday, police investigated a taunting phone call that may have been made by Dorner to the father of the woman they believe he killed last week. Two law enforcement officers who requested anonymity because of the ongoing investigation told The Associated Press they are trying to determine if the call days after the killing was made by the 33-year-old fugitive or a man posing as him.

SWAT teams with air support and bloodhounds fanned out for the fourth day to search for Dorner, who has vowed revenge against several former LAPD colleagues whom he blames for ending his career.

The effort was significantly scaled back as the weekend went on, with 25 officers and a single helicopter looking for clues in the forest and going door-to-door at some 600 cabins in the San Bernardino mountains, about 80 miles northeast of downtown Los Angeles.

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“When it came time to putting this together, we really wanted to try and have a regional reach as far as the presenters that were coming,” she said. “We intentionally decided not to have a themed conference where all research topics would be directed toward a certain theme because we wanted it to be open to any type of historical topic to try and get a broader scope of people to come and join us.”

Guard said they also wanted to have their own graduate program involved in the conference.

“It’s a really big deal within the history profession that you want to be speaking to different topics that you’re talking about,” she said.

The students presented research that was part of the research for their doctoral or master’s theses, said Christopher Arnold, a second-year graduate

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“What we do is we usually have a shortened version of our paper, and we will read that at the conference,” he said, “and some of the more experienced students, some of the more experienced presenters, they may not read word for word — they may actually try to present, have it be more like a lecture.”

Throughout the day, 16 panels took place, each with a moderator and a faculty commentator, followed by a question-andanswer session the in which the audience partook.

The commentator’s job was to provide advice, evaluations, guidance and support for those presenting, Arnold said.

The reason Arnold participated, he said, was to gain practice presenting in a low-pressure environment before attending larger conferences.

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ence, and the paper she used had to be tweaked to fit in the time limit given to the presenters.

Rose said she also attended the World War II panel.

“It was just interesting,” she said. “It’s nice to see what other people are actually working on that you might not see.”

The planning process for the conference started in September, MaryAnn Suhl, a second-year graduate student from Amarillo and secretary/treasurer for HGSO, said.

The conference, she said, doubled in size from last year.

“The primary reason that we put on a conference like this is because one of the really unique aspects of being a graduate student in history is being able to present your research to an audience and get feedback,” Suhl said, “and so by having the conference here, it allows our graduate students a familiar place, a familiar audience to present their research before heading off to national conferences.” ➤➤egardner@dailytoreador.com

Cyberattacks against US getting worse WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is vulnerable to cyberattacks that could shut down financial services or destroy information that companies need for daily operations, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee said Sunday.

Rep. Mike Rogers says 95 percent of private sector networks are vulnerable and most have already been hit.

What’s being stolen? Personal identities, Social Security numbers, money from banks, blueprints for next-generation jobs. At risk are private companies and public agen-

cies. Some estimates put the value of information hacked at up to $400 billion a year. But many companies are reluctant to admit they’ve been attacked to keep a competitive edge and avoid reactions from shareholders.

The Michigan Republican says hackers have stepped up attacks since the fall, and he points to China and Iran.

“They’re taking blueprints back, not just military documents, but civilian innovation that companies are gonna use to create production lines to build things,” Rogers said. “They’re

stealing that, repurposing it back in nations like China and competing in the international market.”

Rogers tells CBS’ “Face the Nation” that the U.S. government has, essentially “set up lawn chairs, told the burglars where the silver is ... and opened the case of beer and watched them do it.”

A bipartisan bill to shore up the nation’s cyberdefenses passed the House, but died in the Senate in the last Congress. Similar legislation could be introduced again as early as this week.

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hol, the psychoactive substances act on that same part of the brain,” Baker said, “and so it tricks the brain into thinking that these substances are improving your chance of survival, or increasing your Darwinian fitness, when in fact, that’s not at all what’s happening.”

By practicing spirituality and connecting with others, addicts can stimulate underdeveloped brain areas and propel themselves out of the reptilian mindset.

“Addiction causes underdevelopment of certain parts of our brain, the frontal lobe areas, the cerebral cortex,” she said.

“And in practicing spiritual practices — meditation, prayer, group meditation, group prayer, group participation — we stimulate parts of the brain that have been underdeveloped.”

Baker said she defines spirituality in this sense as a broad term, meaning to realize that a person is part of something bigger or more powerful than themselves, lending a feeling of connectedness that can help an addict cope and therefore help in recovery.

It is important to understand that recovery is a process, she said, and not something to shun

Addiction is triggered in the reptilian brain, she said — the area responsible for the most basic actions and instincts for survival, such as eating, breathing and procreating. When people activate their reptilian brains and perform actions that satisfy these instincts and help further their survival, the brain responds by making the person feel good, she said.

“When we use drugs and alco-

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or stigmatize.

“I think it’s important that we being to understand that addiction is a personal disease,” she said.

“It’s not a moral failing, or a lack of willpower, or something that people do because they’re bad, but rather that it is an illness that people can recover from and go on to lead healthy normal lives.”

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Northeast slowly recovering from blizzard NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — Travel eased and life slowly returned to normal for most New Englanders after a massive blizzard, but many remained without power in cold and darkened homes and a forecast of rain brought a new worry: Weight piling up dangerously on roofs already burdened by heavy snow.

The storm that slammed into the region with up to 3 feet of snow was blamed for at least 14 deaths in the Northeast and Canada, and brought some of the highest accumulations ever recorded. Still, coastal areas were largely spared catastrophic damage despite being lashed by strong waves and hurricane-force wind gusts at the height of the storm.

Hundreds of people, their homes without heat or electricity, were forced to take refuge in emergency shelters set up in schools or other places.

“For all the complaining everyone does, people really came through,” said Rich Dinsmore, 65, of Newport, R.I., who was staying at a Red Cross shelter set up in a middle school in Middletown after the power went out in his home on Friday.

Dinsmore, who has emphysema, was first brought by ambulance to a hospital after the medical equipment he relies on failed when the power went out and he had difficulty breathing.

“The police, the fire department, the state, the Red Cross, the volunteers, it really worked well,” said the retired radio broadcaster and Army veteran.

Utility crews, some brought in from as far away as Georgia, Oklahoma and Quebec, raced to restore power to more than 300,000 customers — down from 650,000 in eight states at the height of the storm. In hardesthit Massachusetts, where some 234,000 customers remained without power on Sunday, officials said some of the outages might linger until Tuesday.

Driving bans were lifted and flights resumed at major airports in the region that had closed during the storm, though many flights were still canceled Sunday.

The Boston-area public transportation system, which shut down on Friday afternoon, partially resumed subway service and some bus routes on Sunday.

Beverly Scott, general manager of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, said full service was expected on Monday — albeit with delays.

“Give yourself more time and expect that it is going to take us more time,” Scott advised riders.

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snow, making it the fifth-largest storm in the city since records were kept. The city was appealing to the state and private contractors for more front-end loaders and other heavy equipment to clear snow piles that were clogging residential streets.

On eastern Long Island, which was slammed with as much as 30 inches of snow, hundreds of snowplows and other heavy equipment were sent in Sunday to clear iceand drift-covered highways where hundreds of people and cars were abandoned during the height of the storm.

More than a third of all the state’s snow-removal equipment was sent to the area, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said, including more than 400 plow trucks and more than 100 snow blowers, loaders and backhoes.

The National Weather Service was forecasting rain and warmer temperatures in the region on Monday — which could begin melting some snow but also add considerable weight to snow already piled on roofs, posing the

danger of collapse. Of greatest concern were flat or gently-sloped roofs and officials said people should try to clear them — but only if they could do so safely.

“We don’t recommend that people, unless they’re young and experienced, go up on roofs,” said Peter Judge, spokesman for the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency.

In Middlefield, Conn., two cows were killed when the roof of a barn gave way under the weight of heavy snow — one of two such incidents in the state that prompted agriculture officials to issue an advisory to farmers.

Officials also continued to warn of carbon monoxide dangers in the wake of the storm.

In Boston, two people died Saturday after being overcome by carbon monoxide while sitting in running cars, including a teenager who went into the family car to stay warm while his father shoveled snow. The boy’s name was not made public. In a third incident, two children were hospitalized but expected to recover.

Islamists attack Malian troops in Gao GAO, Mali (AP) — Blackrobed Islamic extremists armed with AK-47 automatic rifles invaded Gao in wooden boats Sunday to launch a surprise attack on the most populous city in northern Mali, two weeks after French and Malian troops ousted the jihadists.

Gunfire echoed for hours across the city of mud-walled buildings.

The combat started at about 2 p.m. in downtown Gao and the fighting was continuing as night fell. Later the sound of gunfire was replaced by the clattering of French military helicopters overhead.

The attack in Gao shows the Islamic fighters, many of them well-armed and with combat experience, are determined and daring and it foreshadows a protracted campaign by France and other nations to restore government control in this vast Saharan nation in northwest Africa.

The Islamic radicals fought against the Malian army throughout the afternoon and were seen roaming the narrow streets blanketed in sand and on rooftops in the center of Gao, which had a population of 90,000 before the conflict caused thousands to flee.

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to others hiding on their patio.

Piles of onions lay unattended where market women fled when the Islamists arrived. There were no signs of civilian casualties.

The fighting appeared to center near the police headquarters, where Malian soldiers with rocket propelled grenades traded fire with the combatants believed to be from the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa, or MUJAO. The only sound in the city was gunfire and the bleating of goats. Soldiers were positioned at every corner in the neighborhood.

Ever since French forces took Gao on Jan. 26, the Islamic rebels had clashed with security forces on the city’s outskirts. This was the first time they succeeded in entering the strategic city.

The Islamic fighters used pirogues, large wooden dugouts with motors, and other boats to cross the Niger River and penetrate Gao, according to French Gen. Bernard Barrera, who cited Malian officials.

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Do not stress too much about Valentine’s Day I

t is that time of the year again. Valentine’s Day (or what others may refer to as Single Awareness Day) is just around the corner, and most of us will spend the day either desperately looking for someone to spend it with or seething quietly to ourselves, begrudgingly watching happy couples walk by without a care in the world.

Couples: I warn you to be wary, though. Simply because Valentine’s Day is thought of as the best day of the year for couples, it can quickly become their deepest bane and lead to an eternal hatred of the day for time and all eternity.

How about a quick history lesson? According to history.

Ethan Terry

com, there are a few different possibilities as to the origins of this obscure holiday.

One theory is it was made to honor the Catholic Saint, Valentine. Another theory was it was started to Christianize a pagan festival. Either way, neither of these two theories appears to be romantic.

According to sheknows.com, there is a list of reasons that

make Valentine’s Day utterly unbearable not only for women, but for men, as well. Honestly, these apply to just about any single person looking for a date on Valentine’s Day. Keep these in mind and being single may not seem like such a bad alternative.

Who all made a resolution to eat healthy and lose weight?

Well, Valentine’s Day can derail those who made this resolution.

According to websites like statisticsbrain.com, about 47.5 percent of all sales on Valentine ’s Day is for candy. Candy — the exact opposite of what people should want if they made a resolution to get healthy. Therefore, by not dealing with gifts

on Valentine’s Day, one is able to perfectly keep up with that promise made barely a month ago during the New Year’s celebrations.

Remember how I was talking about how this day came to be?

Well, the day is a lie no matter how it is spelled out.

If anything, the day should be spent in reverence to Saint Valentine, who caused this day to reach the fame it did. And in that reverence, it would be best to remember the massacre caused by this man. Should we really be giving gifts on a day supposed to be spent honoring a man and a bloody massacre?

Also, why even have a holiday in reverence to something as

morbid as a massacre in the first place?

The last problem I find that comes from this holiday is the amount of peer pressure that arises because of it. Even if no one is actively breathing down the back of your neck telling you that the only way to be happy on Valentine’s Day is to have a date or someone special, the mere sight of those happy couples is pressure enough to cause depression.

Do not fret, however. Look at it instead from this perspective: With no date, there is no reason to spend money, which eventually means more money for later.

I will say, though, that if you

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have a date for Valentine’s Day: Congratulations. Please do not rub it in the face of others or go too crazy with the public displays of affection and whatnot.

For those who do not have a date, do not get too stressed about it.

Valentine’s Day isn’t like Christmas or Thanksgiving.

Keep an eye to the future and hope for the best. Griping about your date-less holiday will not help the matter. That is almost as bad as being one of the couples that flaunt the fact they are a couple.

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plants and water purification systems. “Nation-state attackers will target critical infrastructure networks such as power grids at an unprecedented scale in 2013 . . . These types of attacks could grow more sophisticated, and the slippery slope could lead to the loss of human life,” said Chiranjeev Bordoloi, CEO of security company Top Patch.

A c cording to a CNN interview with James Lewis, a cybersecurity expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, at least 12 of the world’s largest military powers are work-

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ing to construct complicated cyberwarfare systems.

It would be no stretch to say that the United States has the most to lose at the hands of these powers if our government continues to put cybersecurity on the backburner.

Though t h e m e d i a ’s constant bombardment of the public with images of war-ravaged Afghanistan would suggest otherwise, the events in a remote desert nation do not necessarily pose a greater threat to national security than seemingly less dangerous cyberattacks.

The recent infiltrations should remind our legislators of

Attacks on public utilities and power plants can create not only inconvenient, but dangerous situations for everyday Americans.

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National security threats often invoke images of bombs, guns and invading military forces, but one of the most pressing threats to the United States involves none of these things.

Instead, powers hostile to the United States and its interests have quietly launched domestic cyberterrorism attacks against U.S. banks and, most recently, against popular American news agencies.

Such subtle acts of espionage, and the likelihood that they will only become more damaging, translates into a dire need for Congress to quickly pass legislation that beefs up cybersecurity defenses.

The issue of cybersecurity came to the forefront of national discourse last Wednesday, when The New York Times revealed that they had fallen victim to a four-month-long network security breach that was reported to have originated

in China.

The initial breach occurred around Oct. 25, 2012, the publication date of an article reporting on the family of the country’s prime minister. This disturbing news was followed by revelations that The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg News and The Washington Post experienced similar issues within their own networks.

The fact that unfriendly powers are carrying out such breaches against institutions of free speech is unsettling enough, but the threats extend beyond mere invasions of privacy.

Large attacks were leveled in September against the online systems of JP Morgan Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, U.S. Bank and PNC Bank, resulting in at least daylong denials of service.

Such attacks indicate that much more is at stake, with some especially problematic areas being not only economic institutions and tech firms but also power grids for nuclear power

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this and prompt them to not only engage in serious discussion with other nations such as China, but also quickly pass legislation that would re-allocate substantial defense resources to building a stronger cyberdefense system.

Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) spoke to the immediacy of the situation in an interview with Politico: “Foreign cyberattackers are targeting every aspect of the American economy every day and Congress needs to act with urgency to protect our national security and our economy,” he said.

With the defense budget and looming sequestration cuts up for debate, Congress needs to take advantage of an opportunity for bipartisan cooperation. Instead of continuing partisan bickering on troop withdrawals and timetables, lawmakers must work to pass serious legislation that will provide the tools necessary to combat lurking cyberthreats.

Attacks on public utilities and power plants can create not

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only inconvenient but dangerous situations for everyday Americans, and the crash of a bank’s computer system can wreak economic havoc.

In addition, some of the nation’s most sensitive intelligence information could be discretely collected and used against us in unexpected attacks.

Aggression in cyberspace is unfortunately a product of our times, truly illustrating both the magic and terror that modern technology can bring.

As such, our leaders must act so that we are prepared for whatever comes our way. Technological capacities will only continue to grow as time passes, and as nations unfriendly to the United States develop economically and politically, the possibility of more serious attacks will only increase.

Constructing a stronger defense in U.S. cyberspace is of paramount importance, and waiting longer could only harm the nation — the time for action is now.

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Ballroom, Latin Dance Club start up lessons again

By LIANA SOLIS STAFF WRITER

Masses of students took their positions on the dance floor to start their first dance lesson of the semester.

The Ballroom and Latin Dance Club started dance lessons again this semester for Texas Tech students.

Amelia Giles, a junior chemical engineering major from Houston, is the secretary for the club and said she was amazed at the turnout the club has gotten for members.

“Last semester there were literally only four of us in the club,” she said. “This semester we had 80 to 100 people just at our first lesson, which was incredible.”

The club has been active at Tech for a few years now, Giles said, but hasn’t ever had a large amount of members before.

“We knew we wanted the club to get more publicity this semester so we could get more members,” she said, “so we put announcements on TechAn-

nounce, put up posters and basically did everything we could to promote it.”

Although titled the Ballroom and Latin Dance Club, the lessons are not limited to only those types of dancing, Giles said.

Nick Talavera, a senior geophysics major from Plano, is the president of the club and said the club teaches a large variety of dances.

“Throughout the semester we teach swing, tango, two-step, salsa and many, many more different types of dance,” he said.

Nicole Green, a junior electronic media and communication major from Abilene, is the vice president of the club and said the lessons are based on what the members want to learn most.

“We send an email out to all the members asking what they want to learn most for the next session,” she said.

“Whichever dance is most popularly answered is the next dance we teach.”

This also is the first semester the club has hired a professional dance teacher to give the lessons,

‘Lincoln,’ ‘Argo’ face off for Britain’s Oscars

LONDON (AP) — Hollywood stars squelched up a soggy red carpet Sunday at the British Academy Film Awards, which pitted presidential biopic “Lincoln” against epic musical “Les Miserables” and Iran hostage crisis drama “Argo.”

Steven Spielberg’s stately historical drama about slavery-abolishing U.S. President Abraham Lincoln has 10 nominations at Britain’s equivalent of the Oscars, including best picture and best actor, for Daniel Day-Lewis — though no directing nomination for Spielberg.

British-made favorite “Les Miserables” and Ang Lee’s magical realist journey “Life of Pi” received nine nominations each. James Bond adventure “Skyfall” got eight and “Argo” seven.

“Skyfall,” the highest-grossing film in the Bond series’ 50-year history, was named best British film — rare awards-season recognition for an action movie. Thomas Newman’s score also won the best-music prize.

Director Sam Mendes said he was accepting the trophy on behalf of the “1,292 people” who worked on “Skyfall.”

“We all had high expectations for this film and it’s fair to say all of them have been exceeded,” Mendes said. “Here’s to the next 50 years.”

The early prizes were shared widely, with “Les Mis” taking trophies for sound and makeup/hair, “Argo” winning the editing prize and “Life of Pi” receiving the honor for cinematography.

Quentin Tarantino picked up the original screenplay award for “Django Unchained,” and Christoph Waltz was named best supporting actor for playing a loquacious bounty hunter in Tarantino’s slave-revenge thriller.

Waltz said his victory was entirely due to Tarantino — “you silver-penned devil, you.”

Before the ceremony, stars including “Argo” director and star Ben Affleck, George Clooney, Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway, Samuel L. Jackson, Amy Adams and Bradley Cooper braved a chilly rain that turned to snow outside the Royal Opera House.

For once it was hair, even more than frocks, that drew attention — though Marion Cotillard defied the dull weather in a canary-yellow gown. Beards were de rigeur among male stars including Clooney, Affleck and Cooper, while Helen Mirren turned heads with a pink ‘do, sported in honor of breast cancer awareness.

Jackman, who has hosted the Tony Awards several times and is up for a best actor award, said it was far easier simply to be a nominee.

“After hosting an event like this or two, it’s just so much more relaxing just to watch the show,” he said.

The British Academy Film Awards, known as BAFTAs, are increasingly glamorous — despite a well-earned reputation for dismal weather — and ever-more scrutinized as an indicator of likely success

at the Hollywood Oscars. In recent years they have prefigured Academy Awards triumph for word-of-mouth hits including “Slumdog Millionaire,” ‘’The King’s Speech” and “The Artist.”

This season’s movie with momentum is crowd-pleaser “Argo,” based on the true story of a group of U.S. diplomats spirited out of Tehran after the 1979 Islamic Revolution. It has been building steam with big prizes at ceremonies such as the Golden Globes, the Producers Guild and the Directors Guild of America Awards.

“Argo” marks a change for Affleck, whose first two features as director — “Gone Baby Gone” and “The Town” — were set in his native Boston. In “Argo” he stars as Tony Mendez, a CIA agent who poses as a sci-fi filmmaker in a risky plot to rescue Americans in Tehran.

“I wanted to get as far away from Boston as I could,” Affleck said. “I ended up in Iran.”

“Argo” is now considered a frontrunner for the best picture award at the Oscars on Feb. 24, even though Affleck was not nominated for best director. Bookmakers also have made the film favorite to win the best picture BAFTA, over finalists “Lincoln,” ‘’Les Miserables,” ‘’Life of Pi” and Kathryn Bigelow’s Osama bin Laden thriller “Zero Dark Thirty.” “’Argo’ is the big mover in the whole of the awards season,” said Rupert Adams, spokesman for bookies William Hill.

Besides Affleck, the heavyweight best director list includes Michael Haneke for “Amour,” Tarantino for “Django Unchained,” Lee for “Life of Pi” and Bigelow for “Zero Dark Thirty.”

The male acting contenders are Affleck, Day-Lewis, Jackman for “Les Miserables,” Cooper for “Silver Linings Playbook” and Joaquin Phoenix for “The Master.”

Day-Lewis is considered almost certain to win. Hill put the odds at 1/25, with the next favorite, Jackman, a long way off at 10/1.

“The only time I have seen a shorter price than that in recent years was Helen Mirren in ‘The Queen,’” said William Hill’s Adams.

“As far as we are concerned, it is virtually done and dusted.”

The best actress shortlist includes: 85-year-old “Amour” star Emmanuelle Riva, who was nominated for the same prize 52 years ago for “Hiroshima, Mon Amour”; Jennifer Lawrence for “Silver Linings Playbook”; Chastain for “Zero Dark Thirty”; Cotillard for “Rust and Bone”; and Mirren for “Hitchcock.”

Poignant old-age portrait “Amour” is up for best foreign language film, along with Norway’s “Headhunters,” Denmark’s “The Hunt” and French films “Rust and Bone” and “Untouchable.”

Sunday’s ceremony will also see director Alan Parker receive a BAFTA Fellowship, the academy’s highest honor, for a career that includes “Midnight Express,” ‘’Fame” and “Mississippi Burning.”

Talavera said.

“We know that people learn best from a professional, so that’s why we decided to hire one this semester,” Giles said.

Even though some may be hesitant to give these kinds of dancing a try, Green said there is no need to be nervous about trying it.

“You don’t have to have any experience whatsoever to go,” Talavera said.

“You just need to show up and be ready to dance and have fun.”

The free lessons are from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sundays, Talavera said.

“We know other schools charge dues or per-lesson fees for their dance lessons,” Giles said, “but we wanted to make them free, because we know college kids don’t have that kind of money, and we wanted it to just be something fun students could learn without having to pay a bunch of money to do so.

Anyone interested can contact one of the officers or show up at the lessons in the Matador Room in the Student Union Building, Talavera said.

PHOTO BY BRAD TOLLEFSON/The Daily Toreador

MEMBERS PRACTICE THE West Coast Swing during the Ballroom and Latin Dance Club’s meeting Sunday in the Matador Room in the Student Union Building.

“It is a completely judge-free zone filled with people who are there to

learn along with you,” Giles said.

“Everyone is very supportive and just

want(s) you to have fun.”

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By SCOTT MACWATTERS STAFF WRITER

More than 250 people paid tribute to Philip Wampler the best way they could — by enjoying his music.

People gathered Saturday for Phily Phunk Fest at the Lone Star Grill near Buffalo Springs Lake. At the show, 12 bands played to show support for Wampler’s music and remember his life. The concert began at 4 p.m. Saturday and went on into early Sunday morning.

Wampler, a junior civil engineering major from Lubbock, died Dec. 2, 2012.

Wampler was the drummer for Stay Sane, a reggae/rock band, as well as an Eagle Scout.

Tyler Gonzales, a junior natural resource management major from Mansfield, helped organize the event.

He said he has had experience with organizing concerts in the past, as well as being a de facto manager for Stay Sane when he helped them book a small tour.

“We knew we were going to do it, like, originally, after Phil passed away,” Gonzales said. “I’ve done a few Stay Sane shows before. The idea pretty much just came up, like, ‘We have to do a show for Phil.’ It’s Stay Sane’s last show.”

Right before Stay Sane played its last performance, he said there were about 250 people at the show, each donating $10 to the Muscular Dystrophy Associa-

tion and Friends of Scouting for entree.

About $2,500 was raised to support the causes.

Carl and Susanne Wampler, Philip Wampler’s parents, said they chose the Muscular Dystrophy Association and Friends of Scouting because their son had strong feelings about those causes.

They said Philip Wampler loved his music and friends, and he would have loved the show.

“He loved Landon (Whetzel), and Trey (Whetzel), and Preston (Cornwell), and Michael (Garcia), who’s playing the drums for him tonight,” Susanne Wampler said. “They were all such great friends of Philip’s. It’s just such a tribute. He would have loved this environment tonight.“ Trey Whetzel, Stay Sane’s guitarist and vocalist, said he had been looking forward to the show for a while and was excited to play for Philip Wampler.

“I’ve been waiting for it for a long time, without even really realizing it,” Trey Whetzel said. “(Stay Sane is) used to playing every week, if not once or twice a week. … There’s nothing like playing for a group of people and playing like this for a person like Phil. It brings a feeling inside of me I’ve never quite felt.”

Trey Whetzel said he first met Philip Wampler in another band, but he knew him for about three to four years.

“He was just a smartass, but in such a loving way,” Trey Whetzel said, smiling, “always making the best jokes at the best times. One of the best personalities I’ve

ever known, and so intelligent. … He’s just such a brilliant person. I don’t really have words to express how much… man… how much he really meant to all of us.”

Landon Whetzel, Trey Whetzel’s brother and the bassist of Stay Sane, who is a freshman electrical engineering major from Lubbock, said he knew Wampler for about as long as Trey Whetzel did. They met at about the same time.

“Phil, he really felt like an older brother to me,” Landon Whetzel said.

“He taught me a lot of stuff, like, mainly things I know about music now. Since we’re the rhythm section, it was like everything we did was based off each other. With reggae, it’s all about rhythm.

I felt like when I was playing, I would be thinking what he was thinking, and he would be doing the same.”

Preston Cornwell, the saxophone player for Stay Sane, said he knew Phil since third or fourth grade, when they played football together. “(I) always had good times with Phil,” Cornwell said. “Everywhere we went, we always hung out … His attitude was good. It was hard for him to get angry or mad, really about anything. He was always good to be around. I felt like I could always just sit and talk with him.”

Carl and Susanne Wampler said they were glad so many people could come together to remember their son and his music.

“He just enjoyed life,” Carl Wampler

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STAY SANE PLAYS its final show during Phily Phunk Fest at the Lone Star Grill on Saturday. The concert was created to memorialize Philip Wampler who died in December. Wampler was the drummer for Stay Sane.

said. “He liked doing things that were a challenge to him. He’d take an interest in something, figure out how to do it and master it. Anything from juggling, to yo-yo tricks, to Rubix cubes, to riding a unicycle — of course, all of his music and learning to play instruments. He did take piano lessons. He was in the band in high school, he learned to play the

guitar, and he was learning to play the harmonica. He just had a real talent and a real love for music.”

Moments before Stay Sane began their final performance, Carl and Susanne Wampler took the stage to thank the crowd for the support.

“All of you that knew Philip knew that he loved a crowd of people, he

loved this venue,” Susanne Wampler said. “This is a perfect, overwhelming situation to know that all of you guys loved him and loved Stay Sane. Thank you all so much for your support, not only of our family, but for (Stay Sane).”

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‘Identity Thief’ swipes No. 1 spot with $36.6M Mardi Gras ball 1st Superdome event since blackout LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Identity Thief” has turned out to be the real thing at the box office.

The comedy starring Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy debuted at No. 1 with a $36.6 million opening weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.

“Identity Thief” opened solidly despite the winter storm that buried much of the Northeast. Distributor Universal Pictures estimates the storm might have choked off as much as 10 percent of the movie’s business.

“It took such a chunk out of the business this weekend. But we can’t control Mother Nature,” said Nikki Rocco, Universal’s head of distribution. “We probably could have hit $40 million if it weren’t for the weather this weekend.”

The previous weekend’s top movie, the zombie romance “Warm Bodies,” fell to No. 2 with $11.5 million. That raises its domestic total to $36.7 million.

The weekend’s other new wide release, Steven Soderbergh’s thriller “Side Effects,” had a modest opening

of $10 million, coming in at No. 3.

Tom Cruise’s 1986 hit “Top Gun” took flight again in theaters with a 3-D reissue that pulled in $1.9 million in narrow release of 300 theaters. The movie has a short run on the big-screen leading up to its Feb. 19 3-D release on DVD and Blu-ray.

Bruce Willis’ latest “Die Hard” sequel, “A Good Day to Die Hard,” got a jump on its domestic release next weekend with a $10.1 million opening in seven Asian markets, including South Korea, Indonesia and Hong Kong.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — This time, the lights stayed on in the Superdome.

The glitzy Mardi Gras Krewe of Endymion rolled its parade and super float through the Superdome on Saturday night and Kelly Clarkson performed amid purple, green and gold lights in the first major event at the venue since the Super Bowl blackout.

While the black tie ball was nowhere near the size of the championship game a week ago, it was a test for dome officials and the stadium’s electricity provider, Entergy, which has come un-

der scrutiny since the lights went dark for more than a half hour.

The bright stadium lights were dimmed for the ball, but there were no signs of any electrical problems.

Darin Coker and his wife, Jeannine, wondered whether the ball would be affected in any way after the outage.

“I got my dress six months ago,” she said. “I was hoping they would get it fixed before tonight, and I was glad to hear they did.”

The couple, both former New Orleans residents, drove in for the weekend from their home in Ruston,

La., to attend the ball and catch other parades with friends and family. Darin Coker said he loved the sight of the dome’s exterior, all aglow in purple, green and gold lights — traditional colors of Mardi Gras — and hoped outsiders wouldn’t see the blackout as a black eye for a city still recovering from Hurricane Katrina.

“I was watching the game from home, and I was like, oh no, we were doing so good. The city looked so good,” he said. “The city has come so far, and I hate to hear people say, ‘Oh look at them, they just can’t get it together.’”

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HANNAH PATTON, A senior visual studies major from Houston, kneads clay for a Ceramics I class Friday in the 3D Art Annex.

Mardi Gras float has a little hiccup NEW ORLEANS (AP) — In a The turn was only a minor hiccup. city known for overindulgence, maybe The parade finished its route ahead of the largest-ever Mardi Gras float was a schedule.

The float ended its journey at the little too much.

The 330-foot long super float built Superdome, where thousands of revelers by the Krewe of Endymion had to be were decked out in black tie attire. It was separated in half to make a turn during the first major event at the venue since its parade Saturday. Shelton Carr, who the Super Bowl power blackout.

The multimillion-dollar float holds was working security at the Superdome, says the float was separated and then more than 200 riders. The parade’s celebre-attached so it could continue to roll. rity grand marshal was Kelly Clarkson.

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BRINIA PEARSON SPEAKS up about prostitution by reciting, “Nothing is for Nothing,” a poem by Jill Scott, during The Love Below performance as part of the celebration of Black History Month on Friday in the Human Sciences building.

Khabirat Abioye, a senior psychology major from Houston and a performer in The Love Below, said any small effort a person makes could affect someone else in the future.

“We spend so much time tearing each other down that if you don’t help build another person up, then it’s just going to cause chaos and more disconnection between us (black women),” Abioye said.

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Oscar contender on Israel-Palestinian divide angers many BILIN, West Bank (AP) — An Oscar-nominated documentary about this West Bank hamlet has managed to infuriate people on both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian divide.

In Israel, some are asking why the government helped fund a film so scathing in its criticism of its own policies, while Palestinians are shocked that the film is winning accolades for being “Israeli.”

“Five Broken Cameras” is the story of a yearslong struggle by residents of Bilin to wrest their village lands back from Israel’s military.

The title refers to the number of cameras that the main protagonist, Palestinian filmmaker Emad Burnat, had broken by Israeli forces as he sought to film weekly demonstrations against the military. Residents were protesting the seizure of about half the village lands to construct a separation barrier running through parts of the West Bank.

The $400,000 documentary was made with contributions from

Israeli and French government film funds. It is the latest in a series of well-received movies that are highly critical of Israeli government policies toward the Palestinians, yet also funded with state money.

Another Israeli-funded documentary, “The Gatekeepers,” has also been nominated for an Oscar.

That film interviews the former heads of Israel’s internal security service about how they suppressed Palestinians over the decades in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Their message is that military force has its limits, and that ultimately Israel must take advantage of its military superiority to seek peace.

The projects expose a contradiction in Israeli society. While the military rules over millions of Palestinians, the government funds a vibrant arts scene that is often scathing in its criticism of official policy. Many here wonder why the government would want to be party to projects that make it look so bad.

Almagor, a right-wing Israeli

group that represents families who have lost loved ones to Palestinian violence, described the film as “incitement.” It said the documentary demonizes Israeli soldiers and at times is anti-Semitic.

Others, though, say such films are a badge of honor. Danny Danon, a hard-line member of the ruling Likud Party, said funding critical movies underscores the vibrancy of Israel’s democracy, even if it provides ammunition for critics.

“I think there will be groups who are against Israel no matter what,” Danon said. “This is one example of the price of keeping a strong democracy. We are not interfering in the contents of the movies that are being produced in Israel.”

The office of Culture Minister Limor Livnat, which oversees the funds that distribute grants to filmmakers, declined comment. Livnat is also a Likud member.

The documentary’s protagonists are dismayed that the film is affiliated with Israel. Even though the Acad-

emy does not classify nominees in the documentary feature category by country, Israeli officials have pitched “Five Broken Cameras” as their own at the Oscars.

Palestinians said they did not want Israelis to take credit for a film that documents how they have suffered at the hands of the military.

“They say it’s an Israeli film. It is not an Israeli film,” said taxi driver Adib Abu-Rahmeh, who is in the documentary. “Are the people in the film Israelis? The people who suffered, who were shot, who were arrested, who were hurt, were they Israelis?”

Davidi, the film’s Israeli partner, rejected the criticism. He said the movie should be seen for what it is: A human portrayal of the village residents.

“For me, documentaries have no identities,” he said. “Here are the facts: The film is a PalestinianIsraeli-French co-production with a Palestinian and Israeli director,” he added.

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On Friday night, the American Association of University Women and the V-Day Lubbock Coalition hosted The Love Below presentation.

Elizabeth Onasanya, a senior biochemistry major from Colleyville and the main organizer of the event, said all of the money from ticket sales is being donated to the Hope and Healing Fund.

“They help counsel battered women,” said Onasanya.

According to the playbill, the evening was a celebration of Black History Month and strong black women.

This was shown through performances of black women expressing themselves through the forms of poetry, monologues and music.

Paige Nash, a senior marketing major from Dallas and a performer in The Love Below event, said the topics of poetry were not all fun. Some were a little more distressing. “(Some of the performances were about) Abuse and unhealthy relationships,” Nash said, “and even, just, like, things like rape that are very, just, painful.”

Nezifah Momodu, a junior philosophy and studio arts major from Lagos, Nigeria, performed an original piece called “Bitch” in the Love Below event.

“It’s basically about women who, kind of, make themselves the victim, like, we perpetuate this idea of a woman to men,” Momodu said. “It’s not all the guys’ fault, it’s our fault.”

Onasanya said there is a distance between the black women on campus she hopes to fix.

“In our black community, we have a strong problem where we’re divided,” she said, “and what I’m trying to do with The Love Below and other events in the future is to bring us together.”

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country coach Jon Murray said in a news release.

“I was very proud of the way each leg of the relay competed.”

The women’s distance KITHUKA medley relay also had success, finishing with a season-best time of 11:42.61.

Tech’s 4x400 men’s relay team completed its race with a time of 3:11.40, sufficient for a 3rd place finish in the college division. The time recorded was the team’s second best of the season.

Senior triple jumper Bryce Lamb, a three-time All-American, made his

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The Texas Tech track and field team broke three more school records at the Tyson Invitational this weekend in Fayetteville, Ark. Senior hurdler Katie Grimes broke her own school record in the 60-meter hurdles, while junior distance runner Kennedy Kithuka broke a six-year record in the 5000-meter race.

Kithuka also took part in the recordbreaking performance by the distance medley relay team, running his leg of the race in four minutes. The team finished the relay in 9:40.71.

“It was a great finish to a very positive weekend of performances,” Tech cross-

2013 debut after nursing a strained hamstring. Lamb finished fourth overall in the men’s triple jump with a leap of 16.26 meters.

“It was great to see Bryce jump again,” Tech coach Wes Kittley said. “It was a strong performance and should put him in a great position for nationals.”

Another record was almost broken by sophomore discus thrower Kole Weldon, whose toss of 18.33 meters on his first attempt earned him fifth place overall.

The throw was third best in Tech history and just .57 meters away from breaking his own school record.

Junior All-American Kyle Meyers finished fourth overall in the men’s pole vault, clearing a personal best of 5.41 meters. Meyers moved into the

top 10 of the national indoor rankings after the vault.

In the college division, freshman Kyle Thompson recorded a career best in the men’s pole vault for the second consecutive week. He cleared the bar of 4.96 meters and finished fifth overall.

Sophomore Jacorian Duffield finished third in the high jump after clearing a bar of 2.17 meters, his second best performance of the season. Fellow sophomore Cierra White recorded her best performance of the season in the 200-meter dash, running the race in 23:78 to finish eighth overall.

The Tech track and field team will now prepare for the Big 12 Indoor Championships on Feb. 22 in Ames, Iowa. ➤➤sports@dailytoreador.com

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TEXAS TECH FRESHMAN Gabriel Dias gets ready to return the ball during a match against Lamar on Saturday at Don and Ethel McLeod Tennis Center. Dias, the former No. 1 ranked junior player in Brazil, won the match 6-2, 6-3. The Red Raiders won the event 7-0, and also won against Wichita State earlier in the day, 6-1. Tech is ranked No. 27 in the nation.

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The Clippers scored the final five points of the first quarter for a 22-17 lead, then opened the second with eight in a row to go up 30-17 on a pair of free throws by Matt Barnes. Los Angeles would hit a basket or two every time New York threatened to get too close and led 52-44 at halftime behind 16 points from Paul.

Anthony got on one of his blistering streaks in the third, scoring 11 points in under 4 ½ minutes, including a 3-pointer that gave the Knicks a 61-60 lead. It went back and forth from there until he capped his 18-point period with a 3-pointer with 28 seconds remaining that cut the Clippers’ edge to 71-70 heading to the fourth.

But after Amare Stoudemire’s three-point play to open the quarter, the Clippers scored 15 of the next 19 points, taking an 86-77 lead on Crawford’s basket with about 7 minutes left.

The Knicks fell behind by 12 later in the period before getting within six with under 3 minutes left. Paul then scored five straight points to push it back to 11 and put it away.

The Knicks were forced to spend an extra night in Minnesota after Friday’s victory because of the snow storm that pounded the Northeast, before getting home Saturday afternoon. The Clippers were already scheduled to remain in Miami on Friday and practice there Saturday before traveling to New York.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Chris Paul scored 25 points in his second game back from injury, reserve Jamal Crawford had 27 and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the New York Knicks 102-88 on Sunday.

Carmelo Anthony had 42 points in his fifth 40-point game of the season for the Knicks, but made only one field goal in the fourth quarter as 40-year-old Grant Hill came off the Clippers’ bench to defend him.

Blake Griffin finished with 17 points and 12 rebounds for the Clippers, who bounced back from a 22-point loss in Miami on Friday to win for just the fourth time in 12 games. They finish off their eightgame Grammys road trip Monday in Philadelphia.

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