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When the goal to reach 40,000 students by 2020 was set in 2006, Texas Tech’s total enrollment was at 27,996 students and some saw 40,000 as an improbable reach.

However, after spikes in Tech’s enrollment in Fall 2013 and Fall 2014, it looks like 40,000 will not only be reached, but could be met before 2020, Chris Cook, managing director of the Tech Office of Communications and Marketing, said.

“So it’s a really good time right now,” he said, “but it also creates the need to go and strategize.”

In this strategy, he said, is the planning of new infrastructure to not only house incoming students but also have a place for them to take classes and live their day-to-day lives.

Tech officials must also ensure there are enough professors and support for these students, Cook said.

There are currently several buildings that have been proposed, including an additional residence hall with a Fall 2017 projected

completion date, a research park to be completed this summer, additions to the Jerry S. Rawls College of Business Administration building, the Bayer Crop Science building and the Plant and Soil Sciences building, as well as renovations to Stangel/Murdough Residence Hall Complex and Wall/Gates Residence Hall Complex.

“That ought to give you an example of growth as well,” Cook said. “The (Rawls) building is only about four years old, and here we are adding space to it already. We’re going through and finding places that need to be renovated and finding places that need new construction and doing that construction.”

The Board of Regents has approved $117 million for new projects to be completed on campus, according to the Department of Facilities, Planning and Construction website, with $232 million waiting to be approved by the board for infrastructure changes.

In addition to creating new residence halls on campus and having some students live three to a room this year, Cook said incentives were offered last year to encourage

upperclassmen to live off campus to have more space for incoming freshmen in the residence halls.

“Right now, we house about 20 percent of the student population, and that’s what we want to continue to do,” he said. “I know this year we had these incentives to get students to move into the apartments. We worked with the apartment complexes and the Lubbock Apartment Association, so we were able to alleviate the strain of our students living three to a room and we still had that.”

The goal, he said, is to continue a trend that has been around since 1990 and keep the percentage of students housed on campus between 20 and 25 percent of the student population.

Included in that percentage is graduate students living on campus. The graduate student population, Cook said, is one of the areas where Tech is seeing the most growth, so it was important to build West Village Residence Hall and offer those students housing options as well.

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Texas Tech System anticipates growth El Paso, Lubbock health institutions increase student enrollment Angelo State graduate population News editor

While the Texas Tech Health Sciences Centers in Lubbock and El Paso are two separate institutions, both professional health centers have experienced student enrollment growths across all their schools.

Rial Rolfe, executive vice president for academic affairs at HSC Lubbock, said the institution has seen an annual 10 to 13 percent growth in enrollment over the past several years.

“Even now, with the enrollment growth we’ve had, we’re still turning away many qualified students from our professional schools,” he said. “What we’re trying to do each year is build up the resources and plan to be able to accept additional students because there is such a need for many of the areas students are taking classes in, whether it’s medical school, pharmacy, allied health sciences or our other schools.”

HSC Lubbock set a record enrollment number in Fall 2014 with 4,500 students enrolled, according to an HSC news release, with the School of Nursing leading with 1,648 students.

Although the institution has consistently grown its student population each year, HSC experienced a dip in its enrollment figures when HSC El Paso became its own separate institution, Rolfe said.

The loss of the El Paso students showed a decrease in growth, he said, even though there was an increase in Lubbock students.

Dr. Jose Manuel de la Rosa, provost and vice president for academic affairs at Health Sciences Center El Paso, said his campus has grown extensively since its inception for a variety of reasons.

“I think it’s a combination of developments,” he said. “First and foremost, the El Paso community has stepped forward and recognized its unique need for professional health programs. In the 90s, Chancellor Montford wanted to establish a separate school of medicine, particularly looking at research in Hispanic health and border health.”

HSC El Paso set an enrollment record in Fall 2014 with 491 students in its three schools, a 17 percent increase from Fall 2013, according to the Paul L. Foster School of Medicine at HSC El Paso website.

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“The graduate school, just the last year in a last-minute push, was going to increase its enrollment pretty good,” he said. “That’s why you see the West Village. It was built specifically for the graduate students.”

While extensive planning must be done to provide a place for an increased number of students to live, planning also has to be done for the number of professors and classes taught by the university for students to enroll in.

Tech has a 20-to-1 professor-tostudent ratio, which falls in line with universities such as Oklahoma State and West Virginia, he said.

Smaller ratios show students interested in Tech it is important to the university to maintain the smaller class sizes and focus on the student, he said.

“If you look at your AAU institu-

rillo, Abilene and Dallas, provide an all-inclusive scope of Tech HSC students across the state, de la Rosa said.

There is still a need, both in the West Texas area and in the greater U.S., for these students, Rolfe said, and HSC officials are doing everything they can to graduate high-quality students to fill professional health positions wherever they are needed.

There is growth at HSC’s regional campuses as well, he said.

“For example, in Abilene now, we’re just starting planning and construction on a new school of public health,” Rolfe said. “Right now, we have a School of Nursing and School of Pharmacy there that are also experiencing growth.”

Despite several campuses spread out across the state all experiencing enrollment increase, the Lubbock Health Sciences Center is still able to have connectivity because of technology, he said.

HSC Lubbock has a Polycom system that allows it to link all of its regional campuses to one another, Rolfe said.

“One of the things we rely heavily on in the Health Sciences Center, because of all our regional campuses, is that all of the campuses are linked through this system,” he said. “So if a faculty member was lecturing in Lubbock, the students of other campuses can participate in the class through live interaction, synchronous TV, basically.”

When the School of Public Health is built in Abilene, students at the Lubbock campus will still be able to take courses related to public health because of the Polycom system, he said.

To accommodate for the increase in student population, Rolfe said, the health institution is looking to increase its online and distance education programs.

“One of the areas we’re expanding in a lot is distance education,” he said.

“Right now, approximately a little less than a third of our students are distance education students, and that’s primarily in the School of Nursing and the School of Allied Health Sciences. I suspect that that’s going to continue to grow.”

The Health Sciences Center in El Paso welcomes its growth, de la Rosa said, because it is the newest member to the Tech System.

The development helps the city around HSC El Paso as well, he said.

“We have, as a community in El Paso, stepped up to the plate with political activity, funding, donations, tions, they’re all about 17-to-1 and 18-to-1, so we’re kind of coming in line there a little bit,” Cook said. “So smaller classes taught by tenure-track facCOOK ulty and increasing the number of faculty to maintain that ration and that ratio is very important.”

While finding a place to house new students and ensuring there are enough faculty members is important, face-to-face learning is not the only place Tech is focusing on increasing its enrollment, he said.

“Also in this growth, we’re hoping a lot of it is online as well, online and distance students,” Cook said. “So if you look and say Tech needs 5,000 more before 2020 that doesn’t mean we need 5,000 standing here on campus. Right now we have about 2,200 students enrolled online and the projection is 5,000 by 2020. So if you’re looking at 5,000

philanthropy and even recognition by the city of El Paso itself that these academic programs allow for economic development,” de la Rosa said. “At the least common denominator, a medical school, graduate school and a new nursing school not only brings doctors and nurses to the community, but it also acts as an economic engine to the community.”

The university hopes to grow to 600 students over the next five years in its School of Nursing, he said, as well as increase its medical students to 400 and its graduate school population to 100 students.

In Fall 2013, there were 105 nursing students, 361 medical students and 25 biomedical science graduate students, according to the School of Medicine website.

HSC El Paso officials also hope to add another school in the future, de la Rosa said, like a School of Allied Health Sciences or a School of Dentistry.

Over the next five years, the institution also wants to grow its residencies and internships by 100 positions, he said. The growth across all schools will have a positive economic impact on El Paso.

Years ago, no one expected the El Paso campus to grow as much as it has, de la Rosa said. The Tech System, as well as the cities of El Paso and Lubbock, collaborated to make it possible.

With so much projected expansion, HSC El Paso still feels connected to the Tech System as a whole, de la Rosa said.

“As an alumnus myself,” he said, “we look with pride at the system truly growing into a statewide system.”

In Lubbock, Rolfe said, there have been growing pains associated with the ever-increasing student population. growth by 2020, half of that will be online.”

Justin Louder, assistant vice provost of Tech Worldwide eLearning, said online and distance educaLOUDER tion is an important outlet for the university to recruit a different type of student, one who cannot come all the way to campus but still wants the opportunity to obtain a degree from Tech.

These distance education initiatives have been in place since 1966 and began with what was called The Flying Professors, he said.

“In 1966, four faculty members from the College of Engineering started a program called The Flying Professors and they traveled around West Texas offering classes toward the Master’s in Engineering degree. So if we think back to the early days of true distance learning, that’s when it would have started.”

Twenty years since the first online program was offered, the options have grown, Louder said, and now undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and certificate programs are all offered online.

“Texas Tech offers more online or hybrid doctoral degrees than any other institution in the state of Texas,” he said, “which I think is a testament to Tech’s commitment to not only doctoral education but providing access to education in that region and then in the nation and worldwide with online

“We’re almost to the limits of our resources,” he said. “Particularly when you look at classroom space, we’re having to do a whole lot of juggling of classroom space. One of the things we’re doing is using the classrooms more all day.”

With the Texas Legislature in session, Rolfe said, HSC submitted several proposals for additional buildings and classroom space.

Another issue is the number of

expands, undergraduate decreases

By AMY CUNNINGHAM News editor

The Texas Tech System encompasses four universities, including two academic institutions — Tech and Angelo State.

Javier Flores, vice president for student affairs and enrollment management at Angelo State, said most of the growth at the San Angelobased university has occurred in its graduate programs. “ We h a v e had significant growth in our graduate school,” he said. “Our undergraduate enrollment has actually decreased. It grew, then decreased when admission standards were increased in Fall 2013.”

According to an Angelo State news release, ASU’s graduate student enrollment set an enrollment record with 1,069 SOURCE: TEXAS TECH SYSTEM NEWS RELEASES students total in Fall 2014.

The university, with a total of faculty members on campus, he said, 6,494 students in the same semesbecause it is difficult to keep class ter, decreased to 5,425 from 5,546 sizes relatively small. in Fall 2013.

Regardless of any issues, there is The graduate student populastill a need for growth in all of the tion increased from 990 to 1,069 HSC schools, Rolfe said, and the students, according to the release. growth has had a positive impact.

“The quality of our gradu“One of the reasons it’s positive ate programs speaks for itself,” is because really our mission is to Angelo State President Brian provide healthcare professionals for May said in the release, “as we the West Texas area,” Rolfe said. “The continue to attract more students more quality students we can graduand have received national recate, the better. “It’s a very good thing, ognition for programs in several not only for the Health Sciences academic disciplines.”

Center, but also for Texas in general.”

The graduate school has ➤➤@dailytoreador doctorates and hybrid doctorates.” increase the number of students enrolled Students enrolled in online pro- in face-to-face courses, changes have to grams are counted in enrollment and be made to online courses to increase the have access to the same opportunities enrollment, Louder said. students on the Lubbock campus have, The Tech online learning program he said, including representation in the recently went through a grant program, Student Government Association and he said, and won enough money to fund the Graduate Student Advisory Council. 10 brand new online programs.

While they are still able to attain “We have a great program from the the full Red Raider experience, he said, Law School that they’re working on student enrolled in online classes have developing, which is really unique for a different types of opportunities students law school to offer online,” he said. “So at the Lubbock campus might not have. we’ve got programs in law, programs in “They’re ag and human part of different sciences and things,” he said, education and “for example, arts and science, down in Fredso really all over ericksburg and campus, that Marble Falls, are growing and they do a couple that’s how we’re of different pagoing to grow rades and Texas our online proTech has a little grams and hit the float. I think 5,000, whatever last year or the number our goal year before, the ends up being, by CHRIS COOK Texas Tech Freddeveloping these SPOKESPERSON ericksburg staff, high quality, high TEXAS TECH they have a van, need programs.” dressed the van In addition up like Raider Red. They put a big hat to developing new programs for stuand mustache on it and then they drove dents, Louder said it is also important through the town, so different ways to to think of ways to reach the particular experience Tech but still a way to be audience of students interested in Red Raiders.” online learning.

While the national average for This includes the ability to market growth in online programs is slowing, to this specific group of students, he said, Louder said Tech is still seeing a large and provides access to whatever informaincrease each year in students enrolling tion they might need when they need it. in online and distance learning.

“You know sometimes they might He said this is because the culture on have a question at 2 a.m. and we may Tech’s campus is one that sees a need to not have somebody in financial aid or move programs and classes online. the registrar available at 2 a.m.,” he said, One of Tech’s biggest classes is the on- “so finding a way that online students line political science course, Louder said. who may have a question at 2 a.m. can “It’s a huge class but it’s been success- get the answer.”

Something unique about Tech’s ful,” he said. “So I think we’re going back to that meeting the need of the student program, he said, is the type of faculty seen teaching these programs. While and taking that information to them.”

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grown because Angelo State has an extensive online degree program, Flores said.

“The growth, especially in our graduate program, means quite a bit for us,” he said. “One, it means some of our online programs, especially in education and nursing, are very popular and becoming a strong part of filling the needs in the state of Texas, especially when you look at nursing. Our online B.S. program in nursing and graduate program in education have been recognized nationally as some of the best online programs in the United States.”

Angelo State officials are looking to expand the university’s programs to include doctoral programs, Flores said.

The university is constructing proposals on the subject to bring to the Tech Board of Regents, he said.

“We’re actually working on some proposals to take to the board sometime in either March or sometime later than that for some doctoral programs, especially in education, with perhaps a track in nurse education or in higher education,” he said. “In undergrad, we certainly are beginning to grow our freshman class, and we’re also working very closely with all divisions to increase retention.”

Similar to Tech’s goal of 40,000 students, Angelo State has a strategic plan to reach 10,000 students by 2020, Flores said.

The university has projected its freshman class to increase in size over several years, he said, and he believes the university will accomplish its goal.

“I think we will be able to present sustainable growth, not just growth you’ll see for one semester or a year,” Flores said. “It is a part of the Texas Tech System plan which calls for all component universities to grow, and Angelo State is on track. When all the component schools grow and educate students, I think it’s great and it only means we’ll have more leadership in our country who graduated from the Texas Tech System.” ➤➤@dailytoreador

sors based on the requirements set forth for that college, the online classes are not taught from a large pool of adjunct professors like at other universities.

“It’s a faculty member, kind of like a student, that realizes that the only difference between an online and a faceto-face traditional class is that somebody is not sitting in the classroom for three hours a week or however long it is,” Louder said. “So a good quality online course and a good quality online professor will be just as engaging online as they are in a face-to-face class.”

Moving larger face-to-face courses online is an option, Cook said, but is an option decided by each respective college when class sizes begin to change.

Tech is on track to have yet another large jump in enrollment next year, he said, as attendance at outside events and application numbers are still increasing.

These events include those giving information about the university and Red Raider Road Shows, which are events that take place in other cities talking to prospective students about Tech.

“Enrollment is kind of the end result with just exploding numbers we’ve seen at orientation and applications and even the events on the road,” Cook said.

“We’ve been going up incrementally a few hundred, maybe a thousand, but last year we just exploded and this year the numbers are even higher. This isn’t admission but applications that will lead to more enrolled, so the 40,000, that might be achieved before 2020.”

Finally, Tech has several graduationrate initiatives that are being looked at, Cook said, including enhancing scholarships and need-based aid, increased advising strategies and the enhancement of admission standards.

While there are currently no plans in place to alter admission standards, Cook said it is important to Tech administration to keep the quality of the student high even as more students are enrolling in the university. ➤➤@KaitlinBainDT

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Increased enrollment fosters Greek life

By JENNIFER ROMERO Staff Writer

As enrollment levels at Texas Tech continue to grow, resources for students need to be able to accommodate these growing numbers.

Harriette Baker, the assistant director for fraternity and sorority life at the Center for Campus Life, said participation in sororities has increased along with enrollment.

“Over the course of the last four or five years we’ve been closely monitoring the registration of students who are interested in Greek life,” she said. “As the university has grown, we’ve seen an increase in interest in our fraternity and sorority community as well.”

The Panhellenic Council and Interfraternity Council start recruiting new members before classes start in the fall, Baker said, and the councils can track increases over the summer.

Due to the increases in enrollment and participation in Greek life, she said the Panhellenic Council decided to add two new chapters of sororities at Tech.

“This is the first time we’ve added a chapter in 27 years,” Baker said. “We took a very

long, hard look at the enrollment statistics and the plans for future growth, and we made the decision to open up the idea to bring new chapters on. We will be adding Alpha Xi Delta in fall of 2015, and Phi Mu we will look to add in 2017 or a little bit later depending on how rapid we see that growth.”

The IFC will also add a new fraternity chapter, Baker said. Beta Theta Pi was once on the Tech campus and will be added again in fall of 2015.

When deciding on adding new chapters, the Panhellenic Council created a Panhellenic Growth Report. Within the 11 sorority chapters at Tech there were 2,310 women in 2013, according to the report, and 989 women were in the 2013 formal recruitment enrollment.

“Each council has their process for how they get granted permission to come to Texas Tech to start a new chapter,” Baker said. “One of the important things when a new chapter is trying to establish itself on the Texas Tech campus is that they understand who they are as a national organization and also finding their right fit on

our campus.”

The Panhellenic Council took the time to research different possible chapters, Baker said, and the Tech Greek community is looking forward to the expansion and knows new chapters make Greek life stronger.

As the existing chapters are growing, she said, their houses in Greek Circle will undergo renovations to ensure they have the study spaces and other areas they need for their members.

“Greek life is really an essential part and plays a large role in helping students be retained at the university,” she said. “As enrollment grows, it wouldn’t do very much good to admit more students when we’re not retaining the students that we do have. Greek life is able to help students feel connected.”

Every student graduated in a smaller high school class than the number of students at Tech, Baker said, and it is important for them to find a place where they fit in.

Taylor Faulkner, a junior education major from Lubbock and assistant recruitment officer for the Panhellenic Council, said participating in Greek life is a good way to get connected.

“One thing I think that really

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CONSTRUCTION ON THE Pi Kappa Alpha house continues Wednesday at Greek Circle. The expected opening of the new house is Spring of 2015.

sets Greek life apart from other organizations is that there’s so many different people within one group of an organization,” she said. “It’s like you’re a part of many organizations at once because you get that experience and interaction with others.”

The networking of being in a sorority or fraternity lasts beyond college, Faulkner said, and she has had opportunities because of her

involvement in Greek life she would not have had otherwise.

During the period of overall growth at Tech, Baker said, the university is dedicated to maintaining the experience of the fraternity and sorority community in order to keep bettering the students involved in it.

“Texas Tech fraternity and sorority life very directly plays

into the mission of the university in terms of making our students competitive in a worldwide market and equipped for what’s beyond Texas Tech,” she said. “I think that’s a huge point of pride for our community and something we have committed as a department to making sure is maintained through growth.” ➤➤@JenRomeroDT

Student Wellness Center prepares for future expansions

By KRISTEN BARTON La Vida editor

As Texas Tech enrollment numbers increase, so does the demand for services on campus, including demand at the Student Counseling Center.

Amy Murphy, dean of students, said she expects there to be an increase in need at the wellness center and the counseling center.

“We know that more students are coming to college maybe with histories of utilizing counseling and less coping skill, so they need more assistance,” she said. “Even with-

out the enrollment increase we expect to see an increase in demand.”

Murphy said the college is looking at other MURPHY departments utilizing resources to reach out to students. These resources include stress management and coping with the transition to college, she said.

One way the counseling center serves students is group therapy, Murphy said. Group therapy is a way for more students to be

treated at once, she said.

“One of our most effective groups is called understanding self and others and I think it’s a great place to get support,” Lisa Viator, director of clinical services, said. “It helps people feel less alone.”

There are many different group sessions available to serve the needs of students, including eating disorders, sexual assault survivors and LGBTQ students, she said. Group therapy is very helpful for students and has proven effective for the counseling center, Viator said.

Another resource the center offers students is the walk-in clinic, Richard Lenox, director of the student counseling center, said. If a student is in distress, they can come to the walk-in clinic without an appointment and be seen.

“Currently, in terms of getting started with individual counseling, there’s about a two week wait, that’s shorter than you would wait to see one in the community,” Lenox said. “If there’s a student in really high levels of distress we’re gonna get them in for service quickly, we

Official video shows Jenner rear-ended cars in fatal wreck LOS ANGELES (AP) — Video shows Bruce Jenner started a chain reaction crash that resulted in a woman’s death on a Malibu highway, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

Jenner was hauling an offroad vehicle on a trailer behind his Cadillac Escalade on Feb. 7 when he steered to avoid cars slowing for a traffic light in front of him on Pacific Coast Highway, the official said.

Jenner’s SUV rear-ended two cars, pushing a Lexus into oncoming traffic, the official added.

The driver, Kim Howe, 69, was killed when it was struck head-on by a Hummer.

The Los Angeles Sheriff ’s Department is investigating the cause of the wreck and will consider whether to issue a citation that could result in criminal charges.

The official briefed on the video was not authorized to

speak publicly and talked to the AP on condition of anonymity.

The official said the video showed Jenner’s vehicle continued forward and rear-ended a Toyota Prius. Officials initially said the Lexus had struck the Prius.

TMZ was the first to report on the video.

Investigators have sought cellphone records to see if any drivers were distracted, but the video appears to show

that Jenner was not using his phone. His publicist, Alan Nierob, has said Jenner was not texting and is cooperating with investigators.

The 1976 Olympic decathlon champion better known these days as Kim Kardashian’s stepfather passed a field sobriety test and also submitted a blood sample to determine if he was intoxicated.

Nierob did not immediately return a call seeking comment.

Greg Abbott discusses immigration, campus open carry AUSTIN (AP) — Republican Gov. Greg Abbott predicted Wednesday that Texas and 25 other states would keep prevailing against President Barack Obama’s executive actions on immigration but refused to put a deadline on when National Guard troops will leave the border with Mexico.

Flanked by U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and other top Texas conservatives to celebrate an early court victory against Obama’s deportation-relief program, Abbott shifted to defending his decision this week to indefinitely extend the Texas National Guard mission that began last summer.

About 200 guard members had been scheduled to leave the Rio Grande Valley next month, but Abbott now says an unspecified number will remain until Texas hires and trains hundreds of new state troopers to replace the guard.

He would not put a timeframe on the earliest that could happen, but Texas Department of Public Safety leaders have said that getting started would take a year. Unlike state troopers or Border Patrol agents, guard members do not have arrest authority and are limited to being lookouts.

who are authorized to cross the border, are the ones who are crossing the border,” Abbott said.

A federal judge in Browns-

ville late Monday temporarily blocked Obama’s plan to shield more than 4 million immigrants living in the country illegally

from deportation. One program to help immigrants brought to the country as children was scheduled to kick in Wednesday.

don’t want students out there in high levels of distress.”

The Student Counseling Center always tries to keep the future in mind and consider future expansion, Lenox said.

“I’m certainly in conversation with the student affair administration about staffing and if we’ll have enough staff to meet the increasing demand, so we try to be proactive in our thinking about how is the demand, we always have to think ahead,” Lenox said.

“It’s a constant conversation.”

As far as the physical building, there is room for expansion,

Murphy said. The center also wants to start a department related to outreach in areas such as alcohol and sexual assault, she said.

“I think we’re lucky that it’s a fairly new building, that it was built with room to grow down the line. I think they do a really good job of making sure the services they’re providing reflect the needs of the current student population,” Murphy said. “I think they’re very proactive in looking at the climate of the student population and adapting to that climate fairly quickly.” ➤➤@TheDT_LaVida

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Society should embrace practice of religion

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hroughout history, thousands of people fled to America due to religious persecution.

The U.S. is very well known for freedom of religion and allowing citizens to practice any religion they please. No matter who you are or what you believe in, religion can improve anyone’s quality of life.

According to a PBS article, “most people seek happiness, peace, pleasure and purpose in their lives. How these life elements manifest depends on individual values.”

In society today, it is tough to stay on such a path. The glorification given to those who partake in illegal drugs, drinking and having pre-marital sexual intercourse all over the media and social networks makes it difficult to remain devoted to the faith with which one proclaims to be affiliated. The temptations presented in our society are high.

If a person is strong willed and devoted to his or her faith, the overall quality of life for such an individual will benefit him or her significantly.

According to the LiveScience website, “religion may make you feel better about yourself by making you feel part of your larger culture. People who are religious have higher self-esteem and better psychological adjustment than people who aren’t.”

A stronger psychological mental focus and motivation toward reaching personal goals is provided through religion. Whether it is a physical or mental goal, practicing and being close to one’s faith may give a person an extra boost to

Conrad Polkosnik reach heights in his or her life where the person has never been to before.

“Going to church boosts the immune system and decreases blood pressure,” according to a New York Times article. “It may add as much as two to three years to your life.”

Now, whether this is true or not, the point is going to church is good for one’s health in general.

In a third aspect, religion impacts society on many levels.

According to the Mormon Newsroom website, “religious instruction and belief remain today the lifeblood of society’s moral ethos. Not only does religion teach virtue, it catalyzes moral action.”

Religion impacts the actions of many people in society today, even though the temptations to ‘fit in’ with what society glorifies might be tough.

Through the practicing of one’s religion, individuals learn to make better and smarter decisions, which will be good for them in the long run.

Religion also places a firm foundation of ethics and morals for children.

Whether or not a family is religious, it might be a great idea for parents to send their children to a spiritual retreat.

Through such a retreat, the building blocks of making good decisions and

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Leslie Smith “Law & Order: SVU” at 8 p.m. and was shocked when coming across the content and language. The word ‘bitch’ was used multiple times, not to mention the fact that a woman was kidnapped and gang raped — which was live broadcasted over the Internet.

This episode was aired at 8 p.m. — I’m almost certain there are still a number of children and teens up watching. Why are people not speaking out when it comes to the content of one of the most readily available mediums of media? Let’s take a look at profanity aired during prime time just a bit closer. The b-word has become an everyday term on the television.

According to the Reason website, “between 1998 and 2007, the use of the b-word on television tripled from 431 uses on 103 prime-time episodes in 1998 to 1,277 times on 685 shows in 2007.”

Christian Grey, although a fictional character, has a horrible childhood. This imaginary entrepreneur’s birth mother was addicted to drugs who died when Grey was four years old, thus creating this control sex addict we see today. This individual and his awful background are entirely fiction.

But think even today, how many kids are born into and exposed to drugs, sex and violence? Furthermore, how we are raised and the situations we stumble upon through life shape each and every one of us into the individuals we are today.

People like Grey are out there — but given the right tools, a person like this is easily identifiable.

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I don’t think society gives young women enough credit either. When I was at the theater with the ladies, we all reacted very similar to different parts of the movie, which I find very interesting, because we all come from different backgrounds and range in age from 20 to 32. We all giggled at Grey’s cheesy lines, we all noticed how he was creeping around the town where Ana resided and we were all taken back at how badly Ana needed to shave. We laughed, more than one would think, because this movie, like every other film, is for entertainment, and for those entire 125 minutes we judged and formed our reviews.

Yes, we judged this movie just like anyone else and had fun doing so.

Finally, all the wasted time utilized to speak out against this movie could have been used much more wisely. The battle a handful of bloggers are attempting to fight was lost years ago. I have found a couple of different blogs that have entered my Facebook news feed speaking about the film. I really hoped they would address the big picture.

The truth is, we as a society have let more sex and violence creep into the media. Grey is not the villain; our society has been cultivating sex and abuse — among other issues — for years. Instead of posting on social media sites about how awful this movie is for women, why don’t we educate this targeted group? Or better yet, why don’t we put our MacBook down and address issues staring us in the face, such as child abuse or hunger, for a change.

The point is, our society is the problem and education is the way to solve this epidemic. Unfortunately, society cannot get rid of Grey under the belief that his presence in society would make the world a sick place. But what we can do is educate, attack the greater issues and know which battles are worth picking. Rallying to boycott one film is not truly going to fix the problem.

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learning to distinguish between what is right and what is wrong at a young age can build into a habit. By giving children the opportunity to start at a young age, they may grow up to be more wise and mature when making decisions that will keep them on the right track for the rest of their lives.

Today, many may argue that the freedom of believing and practicing whichever religion one wants might be getting out of hand. Many argue radicals terrorize the country and they need to be punished for their beliefs. But these radicals are not specifically practicing the religion the media says they are. Instead, they are taking parts of the beliefs of certain religions and taking them to a whole new level on their own. Because of the large misconception of the true beliefs of certain religions, many feel the freedom of religion should be restricted.

However, according to the Mormon Newsroom website, “preserving religious freedom has its benefits. Bundled with other freedoms, religious liberty boosts society’s socio-economic progress and reduces violent conflicts.”

Although many may disagree because of the radicals that terrorize our nation, religion is important to keeping humanity sane. By learning to make the right decisions through religious conformity, society is able to progress as a whole.

‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ not first to introduce sex he movie “Fifty Shades of Grey” was released last weekend. Sunday night, three other ladies and I went to watch the film.

The buzz this film has created is very interesting. There have been many people who have acted out verbally against Fifty Shades of Grey, but this one movie is not the first to introduce sex and violence in the media.

Increasing amounts of sex and violence in media is a growing trend, which has become braver with the passing of each year.

Due to these new changes, there seems to be a greater demand for education for the next generation.

I actually read the first “Fifty Shades of Grey” book. Many who also read the books can agree it is difficult to put down such an intense book filled with sex and drama. The books are not a very high reading level. They lack substance and are very repetitive. These traits were actually a surprise — I did not expect this coming from such a worldwide phenomenon.

But the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy can’t even compare to some of the novels out there. I started to read a particular book, but I had to put it down and discontinue reading it. The novel was sick, disturbing and I just couldn’t handle it. The reason why I picked up the book in the first place was because the author of “Fight Club” wrote it. Chuck Palahniuk is a great writer who has written many books — but how he comes up with his material is beyond me.

Aside from books, there are a number of scandalous topics and situations every day on prime-time television. About a week ago, I was required to watch an hour of prime-time television for a class. I have not paid for cable in more than eight years. For me, it’s an unneeded expenditure because I don’t have time to watch TV. Needless to say, I ended up watching

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wo open carry bills and one campus carry bill advanced from committee to the Texas Senate for this legislative session. This, coupled with the newly elected governor’s promise to sign an open carry bill when it gets to his desk, has started many discussions about how these laws will be implemented.

Specifically related to Texas Tech and the Red Raider nation, campus carry is a hot topic.

I read the appropriate sections of Tech’s operations manual dealing with firearms. The small content there is written in rather tortured legalese with a seemingly built-in grey area for enforcement.

Seeing this issue, and wanting clarification before I gave my opinion on it, I called the Tech police department and was routed to a Captain Stephen Hinkle. I explained who I was, why I was calling and specifically stated I wished to retrieve a bit more clarification on the campus firearms policy — considering they are the ones charged with enforcement.

The policy is you can carry your legally owned firearm in your vehicle in the parking lot, and you can carry a legally owned handgun with a Concealed Handgun License (also known as a concealed carry permit) anywhere on campus outside of the buildings.

What this does in practice is effectively establish a gun-free zone for anyone but a visitor.

Intended effect does not always match actual effect. Why should we trust visitors to campus more than our fellow students? In reality, CHL requirements in Texas are rather strict.

According to the Texas Concealed Handgun Association’s website, in order to even qualify to get a CHL you have to be 21 years old, have a clean criminal history, not be under a protective order, not be chemically dependent, not be of unsound mind, not be delinquent in paying fines (also such things as fees and child

John Bowles support) and be eligible to purchase a handgun by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. Also, you have to complete the required training.

The individuals in charge of issuing the license want to be sure you are capable of using it in a safe manner.

Again, the Tech campus is effectively a gun-free zone to everyone except those passing through.

Are you thinking about going to the library? If you are, perhaps it is best you leave your gun at home or in your vehicle. Are you worried about a firearm with your prints on it being stolen out of your vehicle?

Perhaps you are better off leaving your weapon at home.

If you walk to school like I do, that’s a great amount of time exposed when walking outside. Not everyone is as intimidating on a dark street as a veteran like me is. I also walk home after the sun goes down regularly — therefore, I see the campus at night despite living off campus.

The Campus’ CPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design) leaves much to be desired. CPTED includes everything from tree placement, to fence structure and security lights. While CPTED is very effective in particular situations, those situations generally do not include an open campus like Tech, but instead, include closed-off secure buildings and brightly lit parking lots. By brightly lit, I mean you can see the campus from a plane coming into the airport.

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a gun can roam in a target-rich environment he knows is almost completely gun free.

Let’s face it — many criminals only care about gun-free zones where they know their prey are unarmed. Individuals should take the time to check all the successful mass shootings and the cities with the highest murder rates in America on FBI.gov. By doing so, a person can find a common factor — criminals with guns flock to gun-free zones or effectively gun-free zones when they want to commit a crime.

The cities with more legal gun ownership have lower murder rates. Legally owned and carried firearms statistically prevent crime by reducing the potential number of victims.

It is important to also consider one normally does not have to run or hide until help arrives in much the same way as having a fire extinguisher on hand helps a person combat a fire immediately, instead of having to wait for the fire department to show up to neutralize the danger to your life and property.

Many regulations and laws will need to be enforced if a campuscarry bill passes, such as weapon storage in dorms and laboratory regulation conflictions.

Having a healthy, open discussion throughout campus on open carry safety and security is important. Dissenting views are healthy on a college campus. This campus has many smart Red Raiders who could have a novel idea on how to deal with this issue.

On a related note, if you do own a handgun, it would be a good idea to invest in a biometric safe.

Many of them are less expensive than the handgun itself, allow quick access to the weapon in emergencies and are much more secure than ordinary safes.

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shelter and got him, and that’s how it happened.”

Bryan also said her lifestyle has changed since she adopted Plato.

She was not a stranger to owning dogs, but doing it by herself was a new challenge.

“It’s a lot different. I mean, I’ve always had dogs, so I kind of knew what to do in a sense,” Bryan said, “but I’ve never really had to raise one on my own.”

Hector Soto, a junior history major from Round Rock, said owning a pet presents a challenge in his planning and time management. He has to think about his dogs and their needs when he is making plans.

“If you really want to go out and doing anything like after work, you have to think ‘well I still have the dogs crated. I have to go take them

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College can be a stressful time when dealing with classes, jobs and a social life. However, some choose to add even more responsibility by bringing a pet into the mix.

Bailey Bryan, a senior English major from Plainview, said she did not plan on getting her dog Plato until her mom showed him to her at the shelter. Her mom was the one who encouraged her to adopt him.

“My mom had actually watched a documentary about stray dogs in inhumane societies and how they were being put to sleep, so she started looking at dogs, and she found this one dog that she thought would be perfect for me,” Bryan said. “I went to the

out. Can’t leave them in there too long,’” Soto said.

Madeline McLemore, a junior education major from Round Rock said she brought her dogs with her from home. It was a decision she made based on her experience without them in the past.

“I already had them,” McLemore said, “and I already had a semester without them and I missed them.”

McLemore was not willing to bring just one of her dogs with her, she said. Her female dog, Lucy, was the reason she decided to come to Lubbock with both dogs. “ S h e ’s b a d b y h e r s e l f , ” McLemore said, “so she has to have another dog.”

Soto and McLemore both said being able to have their dogs with them at school was difficult when

it came to finding a place to live.

McLemore said finding a complex that fit her and her two dogs’ needs was a challenge.

“It was really easy to find other houses for her,” McLemore said, “but for him it was really hard, because they’re all like ‘oh the weight limit, the dog breed.’”

There is a definite financial change that an owner has had to deal with when adopting a pet, Bryan said. It has been a lesson to her in responsibility.

“It definitely takes a toll on my paycheck. When you have to support yourself and everything, you have to buy dog food, and of course toys and stuff like that,” Bryan said. “But, I don’t know, it’s definitely changed things. I guess it’s made me more responsible.” ➤➤@TheDT_LaVida

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BAILEY BRYAN, A senior English major from Plainview, rescued her dog, Plato, from a non-kill shelter. Bryan said owning a dog in college is beneficial because it has taught her to be more responsible with her financial decisions.

Mardi Gras: Last tipsy revelers sent home, trash swept up

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Mardi Gras 2015 is officially over and the last tipsy revelers in New Orleans have been cleared from city streets.

At the stroke of midnight, New Orleans police on horseback rode down the French Quarter’s main tourist thoroughfare, Bourbon Street, sending home the last revelers from the “Fat Tuesday” bash in this Mississippi River port city.

City crews before dawn Wednesday began sweeping up tons of trash, discarded food and plastic beads that had been tossed from the Mardi Gras floats during parades the day before. City officials have said up to 150 tons of trash would be collected — making it appear as if the parades never happened.

Each year, the unabashed Mardi Gras celebrations by costumed revelers mark the prelude to the solemn Catholic religious season of Lent.

And with temperatures near freezing on Tuesday, almost everyone was bundled up even along Bourbon Street, where costumes usually tend toward the skimpy

during Mardi Gras.

“You can’t tell, but we’ve got Mardi Gras shirts on,” said Tiffany Cannon, watching Tuesday’s first big parade with her 8-year-old son, Eli, tucked up in warm layers. The youngster had a blue scarf over his chin and mouth and a large fuzzy hat to ward off temperatures Tuesday that began in the mid-30s.

No major incidents were reported Tuesday by police. But a 23-year-old man and a 24-year-old woman fell from different floats in a truck parade in the New Orleans suburb of Metairie, the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office said. The man was in stable condition and the woman was expected to be treated and released, said Col. John Fortunato, the sheriff’s spokesman.

Tuesday’s main celebration kicked off when a retired musician, Pete Fountain, launched a 10-mile stroll by his Half-Fast Walking Club through the city. Many fortified themselves agains the cold with a breakfast of sandwiches, coffee and brandy-fortified milk punch.

“There was beer and water, too. But most people stuck with the milk punch,” said Ralph Jukkola, on his fourth walk with Fountain’s club.

After Fountain’s group, major parades of Zulu, Rex and others followed down the streets, their costumed participants tossing trinkets and plastic bead necklaces to revelers lining the sidewalks and median strips.

The crowd was thick along the main St. Charles Avenue, where Zulu’s parade route merged with that of Rex, one of the most elaborate. Rex was followed by

two long “truck parades” — floats built up from flatbed trailers and decorated by costumed riders.

Matching gray quilted jackets hid the gowns worn by young women on the “maids” float in the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club’s popular parade.

As Zulu passed, Ashley English said she was too cold to show off her costume.

“I have a corset on. You just can’t see it,” she said, pulling at the neck of her leather jacket. The corset was purple, she said, to go with her green and gold leggings.

Sister of ‘American Sniper’ defendant: He said he killed 2 Chad Littlefield at a shooting range.

The trial has drawn intense interest, partly because of an Oscar-nominated film based on Kyle’s memoir.

Routh has pleaded not guilty, and his attorneys are mounting an insanity defense. They say Routh was in a psychotic state at the time.

Blevins said that when she saw Kyle’s truck, she began to fear he was telling the truth.

“When I was looking at him, he kind of looked like he was out of it, almost in a daze or something, and when I told him that I loved him, there was something in him that understood that,” Blevins said.

Kyle had taken Routh on the outing after Routh’s mother asked him to help her son, who family members

STEPHENVILLE (AP) — The sister of the former Marine accused of fatally shooting “American Sniper” author Chris Kyle and another man testified Wednesday that when her brother came to her home after the killings, he seemed “almost in a daze.”

Laura Blevins, on the stand during the defense’s first full day of testimony, said that when Eddie Ray Routh arrived, he told her he’d killed two people, The Dallas Morning News reported.

“He said he took their souls before they could take his. I asked him what he meant by that, and he said they were out to get him,” Blevins said.

Routh, 27, is charged in the Feb. 2, 2013 deaths of the famed former Navy SEAL sniper and his friend

have said suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder after serving in Iraq and in Haiti following a devastating 2010 earthquake.

Blevins testified that she’d distanced herself from her brother after he was hospitalized several times for mental health issues, fearing he could be a danger to her family.

On Feb. 2, 2013, Kyle, Littlefield and Routh drove to Rough Creek Lodge and Resort, which has a shooting range. About 5 p.m., a resort employee discovered the Kyle and Littlefield’s bodies. Authorities say Routh arrived at his sister’s Midlothian home about 45 minutes later.

Criminal law experts say a verdict hinges on whether the defense can prove Routh was insane and did not

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By EVERETT CORDER SportS Editor

For the first time in school history, Texas Tech sold out its season tickets for both football and baseball, and with the university pushing for higher enrollment numbers, some students are worried they might be out of a seat at sporting events soon.

Brent Fletcher, associate athletics director for ticket sales, said students will not lose any spots,

however, citing Rip Griffin Park as the most recent place for student ticket holds.

“When we open up a new season, the first thing we do is we put seats on hold for the students,” Fletcher said. “It’s based on what we have always done every year, so we have 1,000 seats on hold every game.”

The baseball stadium had a large

increase in ticket sales for this season, Fletcher said, because of the team’s successful 2014 season.

Ticket sales have continued to trend upward, he said, since Tech coach Tim Tadlock arrived in 2012.

“We had a 94 percent renewal rate from last year, which is phenomenal,” Fletcher said. “The ticket sales are going strong. We’re excited about what’s going on.”

The football stadium was also an area of concern for student en-

trance after the student gate had to be closed with students still outside during the Red Raiders’ game against Central Arkansas.

When the athletics department announced the Campaign for Fearless Champions, which involves renovations at Jones AT&T Stadium, it did not include any plans for more stadium seating.

“At this point, we’re not looking to expand,” Blayne Beal, associate athletics director, said after the game.

“We have a couple of ideas for what we could possibly do for next year, but again, we sold out of season tickets.”

The student section at football games allows for 12,577 students, according to the Tech Athletics website, and Beal said the grass section is opened up to add about 1,000 extra seats.

If there are seats that are not bought, the athletics department can allow extra students in, which is what allowed the student attendance

record of 16,092 against Texas Christian during the 2013 season.

“This year, with record ticket sales,” Beal said, “we don’t have the amount of seats we had last year.”

Beal said the key to ensuring a seat at any athletic event is to arrive early.

Depending on the sport, the student gates open an hour to 90 minutes prior to the game start, and showing up early will almost always guarantee a student in the game. ➤➤@TheDT_Sports

Red Raider track, field set to host final indoor home meet

By DIEGO GAYTAN

tley said. “We get to take 26 men and 26 women, and we are about the 22-23 point of being really sure of who to go.”

The Texas Tech track and field As Tech finalizes its squads for consquads return home to play host for the ference competition, Kittley said the Red Raider Open on Friday in the Tech upcoming competitions give athletes a chance to earn a spot on the 26-person Athletic Training Center. squads.

Tech enters “We’re going the Red Raider Open with split to rest some people, and we’re squads as some going to work of Red Raider some people,” athletes travel Kittley said. to South Bend, Indiana, to comFollowing pete in the Alex the Red Raider Wilson InvitaOpen, Tech hosts the Wes Kittley tional Saturday High School hosted in Notre Open on SaturDame’s Loftus WES KITTLEY day in the Tech Sports Center.

Athletic Center.

With only TRACK AND FIELD COACH The meet a week until TEXAS TECH allows local aththe start of Big letes to explore 12 Conference competition, Tech coach Wes Kittley Tech and explore it’s athletic facilities, said Tech’s track meet serves as a final Kittley said. tuneup before conference competition.

“I love the high school meet. We’ve “We’re right in the middle of getting always recruited somebody from it, but ready for the Big 12, kind of using this it’s also bringing kids to the campus week as a final tuneup for Big 12,” Kit- and having an opportunity to see Texas Staff WritEr

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We hopefully learned a lot from that meet, and it was a good meet for us.

Tech,” Kittley said. “It’s fun, I tell them there’s now wind in their lane here.”

In their previous competition, Tech’s track and field squads traveled to Fayetteville, Arkansas, for the Tyson Invitational hosted in the Randall Tyson Track Center.

While the majority of the men’s squad competed in the Tyson Invitational, freshman distance runner Miguel Bautista and junior distance runner Nick Rivera competed in the Iowa State Classic in the Lied Recreation Center.

Bautista finished in the No. 27 spot in the men’s 3,000 meters and Rivera finished No. 28 spot in the men’s mile.

The men’s and women’s track and field squads finished with a combined six athletes finishing in the top 10 in their events at the Tyson Invitational.

The Tyson Invitational, Kittley said, allowed some of Tech’s top performers to face off against top-level competition and helped newcomers get a feel to what they can expect to see in the Big 12.

“I think it always prepares you,” he said. “You learn from something no matter if you did well. We hopefully learned a lot from that meet, and it was a good meet for us.” ➤➤@DGaytanDT

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TEXAS TECH POLE vaulter Megan Wood tries to clears the bar during the Masked Rider Open on Jan. 31 in the Athletic Training Center. Wood finished eighth with a height of 3.47m. Tech will host its final home indoor meet of the season this Friday with the Red Raider Open.

Mavericks officially add Stoudemire before trip to OKC DALLAS (AP) — Amare Stoudemire is signed and set for his debut with the Dallas Mavericks.

Stoudemire joined the Mavericks after clearing waivers Wednesday, two days after the New York Knicks let him out of his contract with a buyout.

The six-time All-Star forward signed for the prorated veteran minimum of about $460,000, and the deal was announced about the same time he was expected to be on a flight to

Oklahoma City with his new teammates. The Mavericks return from the All-Star break at the Thunder on Thursday night.

The 32-year-old Stoudemire, in his 13th season, will back up center Tyson Chandler and forward Dirk Nowitzki and restore some of the frontcourt depth Dallas lost when Brandan Wright went to Boston in the December trade that brought Rajon Rondo.

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zki, Tyson Chandler and other great players, I think it’s a tremendous opportunity for me to compete for a championship,” said Stoudemire, who leaves behind a 10-win team that will be without star Carmelo Anthony for the rest of the season.

Chandler and Stoudemire spent three seasons together in New York.

Chandler signed with the Knicks as a free agent after helping lead Dallas to the franchise’s only championship in 2011. The 7-foot-1 Chandler came back to the Mavericks in an offseason trade.

Stoudemire has career averages of 20 points and 8.2 rebounds. He averaged 12 points and 24 minutes for the Knicks this season. The Mavericks made room for him by waiving secondyear guard Ricky Ledo.

“He has somebody that he can lean on,” Chandler said before the deal was announced. “Different city, locker room, teammates, whole different atmosphere, at least there’s something familiar. I’ll try to help him as much as possible coming in.”

Stoudemire is a familiar face for Nowitzki because they were playoff opponents in 2005, when Stoudemire averaged 29 points and 13 rebounds to help Phoenix beat Dallas in six games in the Western Conference semifinals.

But that’s far from the same Stoudemire, who missed significant time in New York with a variety of injuries and has had surgery on both knees in his career.

“I think he’s obviously a great upgrade to our front line, especially our thin bench,” Nowitzki said.

Not only will Stoudemire make his Dallas debut in Oklahoma City, but Rondo will be back after missing six games with a broken bone near his left eye and nasal fractures.

Coach Rick Carlisle is optimistic Chandler will play after missing the last game before the break with a sprained left ankle.

The Mavericks (36-19) will need everyone in a difficult stretch of the schedule coming out of the break, even by the tough standards of the Western Conference.

“I think the break came at the right time if it ever comes at the right time,” Nowitzki said. “We were banged up a little bit. Hopefully everyone feels well tomorrow and is rested. The schedule we’ve got coming up the last 20-something games is a beast.”

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