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LOCAL

Tech organization provides services to Lubbock community

By ARIANNA HERNANDEZ Staff Writer

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he Lady Raiders are hitting the road on Wednesday to take on Oklahoma State after a win against the Kansas Lady Jayhawks on Saturday and breaking their nine-game losing streak.

Tech looks to defeat the Oklahoma State Cowgirls for its first road win.

In Saturday’s game, the Lady Raiders beat the Lady Jayhawks, 75-60, which brings the Lady Raiders’ record at home to 11-4.

Tech heads into the contest against Oklahoma State with a 12-14 overall record and 4-11 record in the Big 12 Conference.

On Saturday, redshirt senior guard Ivonne CookTaylor put up her season best with 21 points, shooting 8-13 from the floor, according to the Tech Athletics. She also had seven rebounds, three steals and two blocks.

Tech outscored Kansas, 4727, in the second half of the game, according to Tech Athletics. Kansas had the lead in the first half, 33-28, before Tech came back in the second and defeated the Lady Jayhawks.

Tech coach Candi Whitaker said the win against Kansas was much needed. The win was not easy, but it will propel the Lady Raiders forward as they head into their last final games.

“I thought it was critical,” Whitaker said. “I’ve talked about this league and how it can snow-

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Raiders for Service is an organization for students who focus on service opportunities around Lubbock and across the United States. The organization collaborates with different local organizations like Habitat for Humanity and the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center.

By KIRBY WARNER Staff Writer

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Senior guard Ivonne CookTaylor shoots the ball during the women's basketball game against Kansas on Saturday in the United Supermarkets Arena. The Lady Raiders defeated Kansas, 75-60.

ball on you. At different parts of this schedule playing really, really tough teams that are deep and are very talented. Kansas was a good opportunity for us to feel a little bit better about what we’re doing, and I like that they made us have to play well to win. We came back in the third and the fourth and really played well.”

According to Tech Athletics, the Lady Raiders have yet to

win a road game with an away record of 0-10. Tech is looking to capitalize in its next couple of games as it travels to Oklahoma State on Wednesday and faces Baylor on the road Saturday.

Oklahoma State heads into the contest coming off a loss to Baylor on Saturday, 8 9 - 6 7 , a c c o rd i n g t o O k l a homa State Athletics.

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For those who wish to engage in service projects not just in Lubbock but also in other parts of the United States, Raiders for Service is an organization for students who want to focus on service.

Lorena Posadas, president of Raiders for Service and a senior community, family and addiction sciences major from Lubbock, said the organization is in its third year and was created to promote service in the community.

Many members of the organization have experience participating in the Center for Active Learning and Undergraduate Engagement’s service breaks, which involve traveling outside of Lubbock to perform service projects, Posadas said.

“The idea for Raiders for Service was to be that outlet, or that group, that those participants, after they get done with CALUE, they can continue their service here in Lubbock,” Posadas said, “doing it locally and with the Texas Tech community, as well.”

In order to alleviate costs, the organization also fundraises for students interested in participating

on the service trips, Posadas said.

Alexandria Cathey, vice president of Raiders for Service and a senior international economics major from Cypress, said the most recent service break was during the winter in Laredo, where the organization worked with Habitat for Humanity to build houses.

In recent projects, Raiders for Service has collaborated with local organizations including Habitat for Humanity, the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center and Buckner Children & Family Services, Cathey said.

“I just enjoy the sense of community,” Cathey said, “and so, because we are small, that gives us a lot of opportunities to meet new people.”

The organization has six to 10 active members, Cathey said.

Cynthia Perez, a member of Raiders for Service and a junior psychology major from Amherst, Texas, said even though she hopes the organization grows in size, the small size allows members to get to know one another.

“So far with the people I’ve been with in this organization,” Perez said, “they’re fully committed to the whole volunteer service aspect.”

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CITY

Remember Our Heroes to host fundraiser for veterans at Campisi’s Wednesday

By BRANDI ADDISON Staff Writer

A local nonprofit organization, Remember Our Heroes, will partner with Campisi’s Restaurants to raise money for veterans from 4 – 10 p.m. Wednesday in the Campisi’s location at 4414 82nd St., suite 218.

For each order, 15 percent of the bill amount will go to the Remember Our Heroes fundraiser but only if the fundraiser is mentioned by the customer, Danny Koch, founding member of Remember Our Heroes, said.

The funds raised will be dispersed to three veteran advocacy groups: the Military Order of the Purple Heart, Chapter 0900; the National Veterans Wellness and Healing Center in Angel Fire, New Mexico; and the Veterans Resource

Coordination Group.

“One percent of American sons and daughters leave the country,” Koch said. “We want to find a way to help our wounded warriors and our veterans.”

Officials from Remember Our Heroes and Campisi’s Restaurants chose Feb. 22 to raise awareness for veteran suicide because, on average, 22 veterans commit suicide each day, Koch said.

This adds up to more than 600 veteran suicides each month and more than 8,000 veteran suicides annually.

“In Lubbock county, eight or nine veterans have died by suicide in the past year,” Koch said.

Even though most veterans come home, one in 20 comes home completely different. Because there are so few people fighting

wars, not everyone understands their needs, Koch said.

Jessie Jenkins, general manager of Campisi’s in Lubbock, said from 4 – 10 p.m. Mondays through Wednesdays is Campisi’s Spirit Nights. The idea behind Spirit Nights is to raise money through collaborations with organizations such as Remember Our Heroes.

Campisi’s was the first restaurant in Lubbock to consider fundraising for Remember Our Heroes, Jenkins said, and he hopes it creates a competition between other restaurants to support veterans.

“It’s all about being involved within the community. The Spirit Nights are a win-win situation for everybody,” he said. “There’s nothing too small and nothing too big.”

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Medal of Honor recipient Florent Ahmed Groberg takes a moment to talk with Vietnam war veteran Parrett Ronald before the third annual Heroes Banquet on Oct. 4, 2016. Remember Our Heroes is hosting a fundraiser on Wednesday at Campisi's to raise money for three veteran-advocacy groups.

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CRIME

After SWAT, LPD raid, man voluntarily comes out of hiding

By MICHAEL CANTU News Editor

Lubbock Police were able to resolve a situation after a man shot his friend and then escaped to his own house and barricaded himself on Monday night.

LPD was called out to Covenant Medical Center at about 7:25 p.m. Monday after a man was shot and taken to the hospital, LPD Lieutenant Leath McClure said. Officers responded to the scene, spoke to the victim and were told he was shot in a house near 35th

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Street and Canton Avenue.

Officers arrived at a location near that address and tried to make contact with resident who committed the shooting, McClure said. Once he saw the officer, the shooter went back into the house.

“He barricaded himself, locked the front door and the back door. The officers secured the perimeter and another shot was fired from inside the residents,” McClure said. “This was while the officers were out front.

So, SWAT was called out at that point.”

No one was hit by the gunshot fired from within the house and after assessing the situation, officers were able

to determine the shooter was the only person inside of the house, he said. Negotiators were sent to the house and attempted to talk the man into coming out of his house and confronting the officers.

“SWAT was here, roughly about 15 minutes and then about 10 minutes after they arrived, negotiators were able to speak to him and have him come out peacefully,” McClure said.

It was not until about 9:30 p.m. that the man gave himself up to police peacefully.

Charges have not been officially filed for the assailant.

However, at the very least aggravated assault is on the list, McClure said.

Residents around the area were rather surprised by the incident, Erik Espino, thirdyear law student from The Woodlands, said.

“I was taking a nap in my bed and right outside my window, because my bed’s right by my window, there’s all these lights,” Espino said.

“There’s all this commotion, a scuffle and then I hear some authoritative voices saying, ‘Stop, right now.’”

Espino said he tried to come out of his house and see what was going on but was ordered to go back in the house.

Both the victim and the suspect knew each other, and the shooter was the

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owner of the home he barricaded himself in, McClure said. Police also found the suspect’s vehicle stolen at the scene.

At the time, officers were not able to give a confirmed description of the vehicle,

McClure said.

“I’ve only lived here for like a few months. I don’t know if I’m really surprised by it,” Espino said. “But it was a good police response.

I felt safe the whole time.” @MichaelCantuDT

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Texas Tech day on Capitol approaching Tech to host Mandela The biennial Texas Tech System Day is fast approaching, and representatives will gather together at the state Capitol to represent the four components of Tech on March 1 in Austin.

Sponsored by the Texas Tech Alumni Association, the System Day is to endorse funding for higher education, health care, research and outreach for: Tech, Health Sciences Center, Angelo State University and the Health Sciences Center in El Paso.

During the day, alumni, students and supports will deliver special gifts to state legislators, according to a Tech news release. Tech System leaders will also be recognized in both the House

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and the Senate because March 1 is dedicated as Tech System Day in Austin.

“Texas Tech System Day is an exciting time for everyone associated with our system and four institutions,” Tech System Chancellor Robert L. Duncan said. “We are fortunate to have this opportunity to bring together our system’s leadership, alumni and supporters to meet and spend time with the members of our legislature who do so much for our state and higher education.”

The day is hosted in the spring of every odd-numbered year in conjunction with the State of Texas legislative session, according to the release.

For the last 14 years, the

alumni association has also sponsored the event and helped provide some of the gifts given to state legislatures.

“The success and progress of Texas Tech University would not have been possible without the contributions of alumni, and we appreciate their continued commitment to the university beyond graduation,” Tech President Lawrence Schovanec said.

“Texas Tech System Day gives us an opportunity to work side-by-side with alumni as we walk the halls of the Texas State Capitol and share our pride in the university and express our appreciation for state leadership representing us in Austin.” @MichaelCantuDT

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Washington Fellowship Texas Tech, furthering its reputation as a leader in cultural development, has been selected as an Institute Partner for the 2017 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders.

Starting in mid-June, Tech will host 25 emerging African leaders for a sixweek academic and leadership institute, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, according to a Tech news release.

The fellows come from the Mandela Washington Fellowship, the flagship program of the Young African Leaders Initiative, who will send a group of 1,000 fellows this summer to various institutions across United States, according to the release.

While they are at Tech, the fellows will participate in classroom ses sions, panel discussions and site visits in order to promote leadership and innovation designed by the International Research & Exchanges Board, accord-

ing to the release.

Following their visit to Tech, the fellows will meet with the rest of the group and U.S. leaders from the public, private and nonprofit sectors for networking and panel discussions.

After the summit, 100 fellows will be selected to participate in six weeks of professional development experiences with U.S. nongovernmental organizations, private companies and governmental agencies, according to the release.

“We are honored to host the Mandela Washington Fellowship,” Sukant Misra, associate vice provost for international programs in the Office of International Affairs, said. “This is a prestigious program and is highly competitive. Our selection is a terrific recognition of our institution’s international stature and the ultimate testament of our hardworking and ambitious faculty and staff.”

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down orders, according to the Remember Our Heroes website. Officials from Remember Our Heroes also hope to have Purple Heart recipients in attendance during the fundraiser.

“There are so few of them who do so much. They go outside of our country to defend us and then come back here and are forgotten,” Jenkins said.

“They end up homeless, with PTSD, and they don’t have jobs.”

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Lubbock Police and SWAT team gather at the corner of Canton Avenue and 35th Street after a man barricaded himself in his home on Monday night. The man voluntarily came out of his house around 9:30 p.m. after negotiations.

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He said he hopes this is the biggest turnout yet for a Spirit Night.

“Our goal is to write a $1,500 check,” Jenkins said.

Military veterans are easily forgotten by the community, he said, which is why he supports them through such fundraisers.

The fundraiser is offered on call-in, pick-up, delivery, on-app and sit-

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Trump taps military strategist as national security adviser PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump has tapped Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, a prominent military strategist known as a creative thinker, as his new national security adviser, replacing the ousted Michael Flynn.

Trump announced the pick Monday at his Palm Beach, Florida, club and said McMaster is “a man of tremendous talent and tremendous experience.”

Sitting next to Trump for the announcement,

McMaster said he was honored to take on the role and added that he looks forward to “doing everything that I can to advance and protect the interests of the American people.”

The president’s choice further elevates the influence of military officers in the new administration.

Trump, who has no military or foreign policy experience, has shown a strong preference for putting generals in top roles. In this case, he tapped an active-duty officer

for a post that’s sometimes used as a counterweight to the Pentagon. McMaster, who wore his uniform for the announcement, joins Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly, both retired generals, in Trump’s inner circle of national security advisers.

The White House said Monday McMaster plans to remain on active military duty.

He will take on the challenge of leading a National Security Council that has

not adjusted smoothly to Trump’s leadership. The president suggested he does not trust holdovers from the Obama administration and complained about leaks to reporters. His decision to put his top political adviser on the senior committee of the National Security Council drew sharp criticism. On Friday, the head of the council’s Western Hemisphere division was fired after he criticized Trump’s policies and his inner circle of advisers.

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Recent storms, tornadoes damage dozens homes near San Antonio SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Severe storms that pushed several tornadoes through parts of Central Texas ripped the roofs from homes and damaged dozens of other houses and apartments in San Antonio and toppled auto-carrier cars of a freight train near Austin, authorities said Monday.

No major injuries were reported from the storms, which officials estimate damaged at least 150 structures, most of them homes in the San Antonio area, late Sunday and early Monday.

The National Weather Service has confirmed at least six tornadoes touched down, though not all in populated areas.

A survey team confirmed that a tornado with winds hitting 105 mph struck a residential area about 5 miles north of downtown San Antonio around midnight. Of the 43 homes damaged in the area, three fully collapsed, said San Antonio Fire Department spokesman Woody Woodward.

Local resident Lucy Duncan said peered out the window of her home as the storm ramped up, and she saw only a white mist. She said she and her husband quickly rounded up their children and hid under mattress in an interior hallway just before the roof was torn from their home.

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Personal trainer brings Marine mentality to position

By ERIN FRANCKHAUSER Staff Writer

Texas Tech strives to provide opportunities that create well-rounded students ready to take on the professional world.

Derek Corral, a senior sports management major from El Paso, knows the importance of being a wellrounded individual.

Corral works as the head trainer in The Fitness and Wellness Program in the Robert H. Ewalt Student Recreation Center. He also served in the United States Marine Corps for four years.

“I wanted to do it, so I never had a regret of not doing it,” Corral said.

As a junior at Tech, Corral said he was unsure of what he wanted to do.

Always being interested in the military, Corral found it natural to take some time off school and enlist in the Marine Corps.

Corral said his military occupational specialty started as an infantry machine gunner before he switched to a professionally instructed gunman in the R Units Scout-Sniper platoon during the second part of his enlistment.

Corral’s time in the military influenced his

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CONTINUED FROM PG. 1 The most important part of volunteering is getting a chance to do some good and change someone’s life for the better, Perez said.

The officers of the organization often debate the most important part of volunteering, Cathey said.

She said she believes one’s heart is the main reason for volunteering.

“There’s always a spe-

training style because of fitness’s incorporation into all aspects of what it means to be a Marine. The goal is to spread the joy one receives from fitness, Corral said.

“That’s the one gap (clients) need to bridge into a healthier lifestyle, is changing it from more of chore to more of an activity they enjoy doing,” Corral said.

Once clients grasp the understanding that fitness can be enjoyable, they no longer need a trainer. Corral said his goal is for all of his clients to start living the healthy life style on their own.

The experience Corral gained as a Marine is not the only thing that influenced his training style. Corral’s athletic background, specifically playing Division III football at Austin College his freshman year, molded his lifestyle and training approach. This paired with his time in the United States Marine Corp, he said, which led him to where he is today as a sports management major.

Corral has many responsibilities as the head trainer, but most importantly, he said he focuses on knowing his trainers

and matching them with the right clients.

Kami White-Waden, assistant director at the Fitness and Wellness center, has been Corral’s direct supervisor for the last two years.

“From (Corral’s) background, structure and helping others is very important to him,” White-Waden said.

Structure is important for the discipline of training and the efficient running of the Fitness and Wellness center. Trainers usually work one to three years at the center before making their way into their own careers of choice upon graduation, WhiteWaden said.

Jordan Alnemer, a junior kinesiology major from Frisco, has been working as a trainer at Tech for a year and a half.

“Derek (Corral) and Kami (White-Waden) will work together to get us all on the same page as far as notifications go and different meetings,” Alnemer said.

These include monthly meetings and additional meetings where trainers go over new exercises and better form to continue improving the program, Alnemer said.

cific purpose while we’re going,” Cathey said, “and it’s to serve whatever community or whatever need that we’ve seen or that we’ve been told about.”

Tw o f u t u r e s e r v i c e breaks include a trip to the Grand Canyon over spring break and one to Costa Rica at the end of May, Cathey said. Local service plans include projects with Adopt a Highway and a campus wide Arbor Day project.

Posadas said the or-

ganization is planning to have a social for its members so they could become closer and more comfortable working together instead of just meeting at the location without knowing each other.

“I want to create more of that, I don’t know, bonding,” Posadas said, “just something to where it’s more than just service, where it’s more welcoming and something that they’ll continue to engage in.”

'Lego Batman' stays No. 1 in box office "The Lego Batman" and "Fifty Shades Darker." The Warner Bros. animated release easily led the box office again with $34.2 million in its second week, sliding only 35 percent. Universal's "Fifty Shades Darker" sold $21 million in tickets in its second week. The erotic sequel continues to play well overseas, where it led international business with $43.7 million over the weekend.

Slammed by critics, "The Great Wall" didn't measure up to its initial ambitions.

It was produced by Legendary Entertainment, which has since been acquired

by Chinese conglomerate Wanda Group. The film, directed by Zhang Yimou,

originated with an idea by Legendary chief executive Thomas Tull, who exited the company last month.

But "The Great Wall" isn't a bomb. It has made $244.6 million overseas and performed over the weekend in North America slightly better than some pundits expected.

"This is absolutely a strategy that's worldwide," said Nick Carpou, distribution chief for Universal.

"Worldwide, we are one of many markets."

Universal could still claim four of the top 10 films, the other two being "A Dog's Purpose" ($5.6 million in its fourth week) and "Split" ($7 million in its fifth week), so far the top film of 2017.

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Suicide attempts fell because of marriage equality CHICAGO (AP) — Teen suicide attempts in the U.S. declined after same-sex marriage became legal and the biggest impact was among gay, lesbian and bisexual kids, a study found.

The research found declines in states that passed laws allowing gays to marry before the Supreme Court made it legal nationwide. The results don't prove there's a connection, but researchers said policymakers should be aware of the measures' potential benefits for youth mental health.

Suicide is the secondleading cause of death for all U.S. teens. Suicidal behavior is much more common among gay, lesbian and bisexual kids and adults; about 29 percent of these teens in the study reported attempting suicide, compared with just 6 percent of straight teens.

Laws that have the greatest impact on gay adults may make gay kids feel "more hopeful for the future," said lead author Julia Raifman, a

researcher at Johns Hopkins' Bloomberg School of Public Health.

The measures also could create more tolerance and less bullying, making these

Derek Corral, a sports management major, served in the Marine Corps for four years and is now the head trainer at the Robert H. Ewalt Student Recreation Center. Corral took some time off from school to enlist in the Marines.

The trainers also have the opportunity to help put on a triathlon, which is hosted by the recreation center. This gives the trainers a chance to branch out in their work experience and get more involved with the recreational center, as a whole,

Alnemer said.

Opportunities like triathlon and working as a personal trainer ultimately shapes students into capable employees.

Working as a personal trainer is a good way to get one’s foot in the door for numerous career paths,

Alnemer said.

“It’s a great entry level job if you are interested in doing something after college as far as sports management, (physical therapy), (physician’s assistant), even (occupational therapy),” Alnemer said. @DailyToreador

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Trump wigs in big demand in Austria P FA F S TA E T T E N , Austria (AP) — So many people want to be Donald Trump this Carnival season in Austria that some costume shops have run out of wigs mimicking the U.S. president's memorable hairstyle.

Shop owner Manuela Plank, recognizing a busi-

ness opportunity, went to work making her own toupees a la Trump.

Plank thought she was ready to meet demand with the 10 Trump wigs she had stocked for Austria's pre-Lenten season of balls and other masked events.

But they were quickly snapped up.

That's when she started snipping, backcombing, teasing and spraying blond hairpieces to give them the trademark Trump look.

"It all takes quite a bit of time," Plank said as she assessed her latest creation on Monday. "You have to do a lot of back-combing. But you can get it done."

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ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK (AP) — "The Great Wall" was a hit in China. In North America, it was a dud.

The most expensive film ever made in China and with a budget of $150 million, "The Great Wall" was intended to prove that the world's no. 2 movie marketplace could produce Hollywood-sized blockbusters of its own. Though it ran up $171 million in ticket sales in China, "The Great Wall" pulled in $18.1 million in its North American debut over Presidents Day weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.

That was good enough for third place, falling behind last weekend's top two films,

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teens feel less stigmatized.

Those effects could also benefit straight teens but more research is needed to determine how the laws might influence teen behavior, Raifman said.

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Black History Month emphasizes racism F ebruary is the one time of the year we intentionally discuss black history.

As the years go by, I find myself liking less and less Carter G. Woodson’s idea of having a Black History Month.

Frankly, that’s because I d o n o t be l i e v e b l a ck people have made any progress worth celebrating in the United States.

Of course, it’s obvious that black people are not living on plantations or hanging from trees.

However, the trauma from those times made a subconscious impact, which allows slavery to still exist today.

Now, if we don’t count prison labor, physical enslavement of black men and women — in the way we once knew it — does not exist in America, but black people are still struggling to break their mental chains.

As Marcus Garvey, a Jamaican political leader, said, “a people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.”

Black people in the U.S. are so severely discon-

Christian Kirk is a senior chemical engineering major from Keller.

nected from who they were before slavery that they change their name whenever they feel. From negro to colored to black and then African-American.

Along with the lack of self-identity, many of us have accepted and embraced our slave names like Smith, Johnson, Jones, etc.

If someone else names you, what else could you be but a slave?

El-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz — a superhero you may know as Malcolm X — taught us to trash our slave names.

The Nation of Islam taught him to replace Little with X to symbolize the loss of his true name.

Later, he opted for a traditional Muslim name, because he learned our ancestors were majority Muslim before they became enslaved and were forced to accept Christianity.

Personally, I have been researching Prophet No-

ble Drew Ali’s teachings from the 1910s.

He taught us about the importance of nationality and how black people were called Moors before being renamed as property.

I still need to do more research, but I intend to change my last name to Bey in honor of our Moorish ancestors.

With that being said, people should always be concerned with their history. Having a month to remind you of its importance is like needing a reminder to breathe.

No one else has a month for their history.

You don’t have to remind Chinese people that they are Chinese or Mexicans that they are Mexican; it is an essential part of who they are.

Furthermore, Black History Month exemplifies how little we know of our history.

The typical black history information pertains to achievements of black people after physical slavery, as if we did nothing of significance before slavery.

I have never heard anyone mention how the Moors were navigating all around

the world before Columbus.

Even if we are talking post-slavery, no one ever mentions the covert forces that work to ensure that systemic racism is in effect so that black people remain lost and at the bottom. These forces are responsible for acts such as the dumbing down of hip-hop, and drugs and guns finding their way to black communities.

They are visible in various forms like COINTELPRO and the media’s using the worst pictures and words that they can to describe black people who are in trouble with the police.

This is a major problem that Malcolm X highlighted when he said, “only a fool would let his enemy educate his children.”

These mainstream institutions will never teach you anything you can use to free yourself from this system. They educate you just enough to benefit them, but they are careful to stop before you become self-sufficient.

Failure to teach the most vital black history is not limited to Black History Month; it even ex-

pands to public education.

I remember learning plenty about slavery but was never taught about the Black Wall Street that existed in 1921, maybe because it is an example of how white people can’t stand to see black people doing well.

I remember being taught about the peaceful Martin Luther King Jr. but never how later evidence suggested that we might be blaming his assassination on the wrong man.

Furthermore, Black History Month exemplifies how little we know of our history.

I remember learning who invented peanut butter but never about the Moors who taught Europeans how to bathe themselves while ruling Spain for 700 years.

I remember learning about slaves becoming citizens with the 14th Amendment but never about how corporations

were also able to take advantage of the same amendment. And really, what does it mean to be a 14th Amendment citizen?

We do not learn about how the media and historians spin great leaders like Malcolm X and the Black Panthers off as being nothing more than violent militants, when they have been closest to liberating black people in the U.S. L a s t l y, t h i s m e n t a l slavery is shown by black people’s dependence on everyone but themselves and lack of ownership.

Whether it be athletes’ and musicians’ dependence on their slave owners or a dependence on government handouts, the masses of black people do not know how to or want to fish for themselves.

In fact, Willie Lynch explained the importance of keeping your slaves dependent on you as a slave master in 1712.

Settling for such dependent relationships is not freedom.

Therefore, I urge you: free yourself from false freedom. opinions@dailytoreador.com

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YouTube controversy blown out of proportion On Feb. 13, The Wall Street Journal published an article with the headline “Disney Severs Ties With YouTube Star PewDiePie After AntiSemitic Posts.”

In the article, it was described how Maker Studios — run by Disney — parted ways with PewDiePie, the YouTuber with the most subscribers on the site. In addition, PewDiePie’s upcoming second season of his YouTube Red show — “Scare PewDiePie” — was cancelled and lost its spot in Google’s preferred advertising program.

This was all spurred because PewDiePie — real name Felix Kjellberg — made several videos which had anti-Semitic jokes. When this came to light, the negative publicity surrounding it basically forced Disney to end its partnership with Kjellberg, which led to

Alex Olges is a freshman journalism major from Humble.

The Wall Street Journal’s article.

Since its publication, other media outlets have reported on the debacle as well, with click-bait titles like “YouTube’s Monster: PewDiePie and His Populist Revolt” from The New York Times and “PewDiePie’s Fall Shows the Limits of ‘LOL JK’” from WIRED. Essentially, the rhetoric of Kjellberg being a racist Nazi-supporter has spread all throughout the media.

In one article from Polygon, Kjellberg is compared to President Donald Trump and his war on the media.

But before I go any further, I must give a disclaimer. I have watched Kjellberg for many years, and I’m a huge fan of his work.

I’m also a journalism student, and because I work at The Daily Toreador, I have some idea of how the media works.

When I see something like this “PewDiePie is a Nazi” misinformation being spread by the media, I find it incredibly discouraging.

I don’t want to enter the journalism world forced to run a story without properly investigating it first.

Journalism is supposed to be honest, after all.

However, honesty is sorely lacking in these reports.

Whatever your stance on anti-Semitic jokes, it is hard to deny these stories are taking Kjellberg’s videos — which have since been taken down from his channel — out of context.

Although, I would like to point out “South Park” has made similar jokes without such controversy.

Looking at The Wall Street Journal’s video accompanying its arti-

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cle, several of Kjellberg’s jokes are presented not as a joke but as a genuine action or commentary.

Dramatic, eerie music is played in the background, and it’s presented in a detached, uneasy manner.

I don’t want to enter the journalism world forced to run a story without properly investigating it first.

It doesn’t directly say “PewDiePie is a racist” or “PewDiePie is a Nazi,” but the message is quite clear in its presentation.

Interestingly enough, one of the writers of the article, Ben Fritz, posted anti-Semitic jokes on his Twitter profile in 2009.

Make of that what you will.

During this whole fias-

co, Kjellberg’s close friends and YouTubers Jacksepticeye, Markiplier, CinnamonToastKen and h3h3Productions have made videos discussing the issue.

While not all of them agreed with Kjellberg’s jokes, they all agreed Kjellberg is not at all racist and the situation has been poorly handled.

This is a fair assessment. Kjellberg’s jokes may have gone too far — he admitted so himself in his apology — but so did the media’s coverage. Kjellberg is not racist or a Nazi, and it is silly to think so.

The big takeaway here is not that a famous YouTube celebrity made a bad joke. Whether Kjellberg joked about issues that shouldn’t be joked about or not is a topic for another time.

What’s important is to look at the media’s reaction. After The Wall Street Journal’s misleading ar-

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ticle was published, other media outlets took the story and ran with it, leaving us with articles like the one I mentioned from WIRED, which was tweeted out with the caption “Saying ‘I was just trolling’ doesn’t excuse racism.”

Misleading readers — especially those who wouldn’t normally visit YouTube — and making false accusations toward someone isn’t what I consider to be journalism.

Those things are supposed to be left to gossip sites like TMZ. Instead, we have serious media sites like The Wall Street Journal or The New York Times reporting on a YouTuber who made a bad joke or two and spun it spiraling out of control.

Moral of the story: Be careful what you read on the internet, even on “trusted” news sites. aolges@dailytoreador.com

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CONTINUED FROM PG. 1 In Tech and Oklahoma State’s first meeting this season, Tech defeated the Cowgirls, 70-65.

Similar to Tech’s game against Kansas, the Cowgirls had the lead going into the half, but Tech made up ground in the second half to seal the win.

Although Tech beat Oklahoma State previously in the season, Whitaker said the win was about two months ago and things can still change.

“You can always watch it, you can always learn from it, but it was two months ago,” Whitaker said. “So, no question they are different and we are different. I think there’s a little bit you can take from it, but you’ve got to also look at what’s happened

in the last month and how they’ve developed and what they are doing now and the same for us.”

Oklahoma State is 14-12 overall and 4-11 in Big 12 play, according to Oklahoma State Athletics. Tech leads the all-time series between the two teams, 33-26.

Junior center Kaylee Jensen has been a key player for the Cowgirls this season.

On Wednesday, when the Cowgirls played TCU, Jensen had 32 points, shooting 12-18 from the floor, according to the Oklahoma State Athletics.

Jensen has a combined total of 483 points for the season and has had a total of 48 blocks and 27 steals, according to Oklahoma State Athletics.

Jensen has not been the only dominant force on the court for the Cowgirls. Junior Mandy Coleman has been a

SPORTS key player, as well. Coleman put up 13 points and shot 4-10 from the floor against Baylor, according to Oklahoma State Athletics.

Coleman has put up double-digit points in the past eight games, according to Oklahoma State Athletics.

Whitaker said she thinks both players will be on their game come Wednesday and the Lady Raiders will have to prepare to go up against them.

“Jensen I think is a special player. She’s one of the best players in the country.

What she has to handle and what she does for Oklahoma State is incredible,” Whitaker said. “Coleman does a lot for them, as well, really shooting the three well. She can play inside and out. So very, very versatile player there. Both of them I think are obviously huge key players for them.” @A_HernandezDT

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Napoli’s return alters expected roles for Rangers SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — Jurickson Profar is pretty much off first base for now with the Texas Rangers. So are young slugger Joey Gallo and Ryan Rua. The team’s reunion with slugger Mike Napoli has changed the outlook this season for those young players.

It also will likely mean veteran Shin-Soo Choo spending more time as the designated hitter than in the outfield after being plagued by injuries in 2016.

Profar, who turned 24 on Monday, made starts at five different positions last season — six, when including designated hitter. His 13 starts at first base came after a quick in-season tutorial on the position. He could now be a starting left fielder, or a super utility player again.

“I practice all positions,” Profar said. “I’m ready for all.”

After Gold Glove-winning first baseman Mitch Moreland left in free agency for Boston, the Rangers initially looked at the possibility of Profar and Rua, who also split time last season between first base and left field, doing that more often in 2017. And Gallo, a third baseman, spent the offseason working out at first base.

“For a second, I thought I had a shot at playing first base this spring and battling for the position,” said Gallo, who may now instead be headed back to Triple-A. “I was working all offseason at first base. ... I have no problem playing third base. I’ve played there my whole life.”

The only issue with that is the Rangers have veteran third baseman Adrian Beltre, who won another Gold Glove last season.

When Napoli officially

rejoined the Rangers for a third time last week, manager Jeff Banister said he planned to use the slugger as his primary first baseman with a few games as the designated hitter.

Profar started at least 10 games at every infield spot last season, along with his eight starts in left field.

“The thing that he offers that others may not offer is he can go to shortstop and play extremely well,” Banister said. “He’s a shortstop.

He can go to third base and play extremely well. He can go to second base and play that extremely well.

He can go to first base and play well.”

After making his major league debut with a homer in his first at-bat at age 19 in September 2012, Profar split 2013 between the Rangers and Triple-A Round Rock.

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Tech hosts New Mexico State in home opener

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The No. 11 Texas Tech baseball team will play its season home opener against New Mexico State at 2 p.m. today at Dan Law Field.

The Red Raiders have a 3-1 record after facing Western Illinois and Mississippi State over the weekend.

Tech won both games against the Leathernecks, 15-1 in the first game on Friday and 13-5 on Saturday. Against Mississippi State, Tech went 1-2 in the two-game series.

The Red Raiders won the first game over the Bulldogs, 5-2, on Friday and then fell short, 8-5, on Sunday, according to Tech Athletics.

In the loss to Mississippi State, the Red Raiders had a 4-0 lead until the Bulldogs scored four runs in the third inning to tie the game, 4-4, according to Tech Athletics.

In the fourth inning, the Bulldogs grabbed the lead over Tech by scoring two runs to make the score, 6-4, according to Tech Athletics.

Mississippi State extended its lead to 8-5 after scoring in the fifth and eighth innings to hand Tech its first loss of the season.

Tech will look to get back in the win column as it hosts

New Mexico State.

Last Season, the Red Raiders went 1-2 against the Aggies in a two-game series on March 1–2. Tech lost its first game, 7-6, and then came back to defeat the Aggies, 14-2.

New Mexico State is 2-2 on the season and is on a two-game winning streak, according to New Mexico State Athletics.

The Aggies opened the season with a four-game series against Bryant University. New Mexico State went 0-2 in the first two games, losing, 6-3, on Friday and, 13-7, on Saturday.

After the losses, the Aggies rallied back to defeat Bryant University, 4-3, on Saturday and, 20-7, on Sunday, according to New Mexico State Athletics.

In the win over Bryant University on Sunday, senior infielder Brent Sakurai had the big bat with one home run, according to New Mexico State Athletics. In the game, he had two hits and three RBIs with four at bats. After four games, Sakurai has a batting average of .375.

Another offensive power for the Aggies is senior outfielder Greg Popylisen.

He has played in all four games this season for a bat-

ting average of .257, according to New Mexico State Athletics. In 15 at bats, Popylisen has six runs, four hits and three RBIs. Senior right-handed pitcher Marcel Renteria capitalized on the mound in the 20-7 win over Bryant University. Renteria allowed seven hits and three runs, according to New Mexico State Athletics. He also struck out five batters.

The Red Raiders have some power hitters of their own in junior infielder Michael Davis and senior infielder/outfielder Hunter Hargrove.

Davis has had six hits, six runs and four RBIs with 17 at bats this season, according to Tech Athletics.

In the second game against Western Illinois, he notched his first home run of the season.

According to Tech Athletics, Hargrove has capitalized at the plate with five runs, eight hits and seven RBIs this season. He leads the team in home runs on the season with two.

With the first loss of the season under their belt, the 3-1 Red Raiders will look to grab their fourth win in 2017 during the home opener against the Aggies. @ABoutwellDT

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1. The Texas Tech baseball team place their hands over their hearts during the “NationalAnthem” before taking the field against Fairfield on June 3, 2016 at Dan Law field. The Red Raiders defeated the Stags in that matchup, 12-1.

2. Tech Sophomore left-handed pitcher Steven Gingery winds up on the mound in the second match up in the two-game series against New Mexico State on March 2, 2016. The Red Raiders start their 2017 home season at 2 p.m. today against the Aggies.

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Red Raiders move to No. 11 nationally Coming in at No. 14 at the start of the season, the Texas Tech baseball team moved up in the rankings after a strong start to the season.

According to D1Baseball’s weekly rankings, the Red Raiders moved up three spots to No. 11 in the nation.

The only other Big 12 Conference team to be ranked in the top 25 is No. 1 TCU, which is 3-0 on the season, according to TCU Athletics.

The Red Raiders opened the season with a 3-1 over-

all record, according to Tech Athletics.

T h i s w e e k e n d , Te c h played a two-game series against Western Illinois and a two-game series against Mississippi State.

The Red Raiders defeated the Leathernecks in both games, according to Tech Athletics. Tech won 15-1 on Friday and 13-5 on Saturday.

With the two losses to Tech, Western Illinois is now 0-4 on the season, ac-

cording to Western Illinois Athletics. The Leathernecks were handed the other two losses by Mississippi State.

Tech went 1-2 in the games against Mississippi State, according to Tech Athletics. In the first game on Friday, the Red Raiders defeated the Bulldogs, 5-2, but fell short in the game on Sunday, 8-5.

Mississippi has the same record as the Red Raiders, 3-1, on the season, after going 1-2 against

Tech, according to Mississippi State Athletics.

The No. 11 Red Raiders will look to move up further in the rankings as they play in the season home opener against New Mexico State at 2 p.m. today at Dan Law Field.

Tech will host Cal in a four-game series starting Friday and ending Sunday. The Red Raiders will end its home stretch against University of New Mexico at 2 p.m. Feb. 28. @ABoutwellDT

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Moreland isn't thinking about replacing Ortiz FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Mitch Moreland knows he's likely the only new player in Boston's lineup since David Ortiz retired at the end of last season.

He's just not listening to those who say he needs to replace Big Papi's lofty production.

"I try not to hear it because there's no replacing that guy," said the 31-year-old first baseman, who signed a $5.5-million, 1-year deal with the Red Sox during the offseason.

"I think it's going to be more of a team effort," he said. "Obviously we picked up two big arms as well, and it's a very balanced club."

After playing his first 6½ seasons in the majors with the

Texas Rangers, Moreland is with a new organization for the first time in his career. So far, he said, the move has been smooth.

"They welcomed me from Day One," he said. "Handshakes and hugs right off the bat. It's going to be a lot of fun. You can see why they had so much success last year."

Coming off a subpar 2016 with a .233 batting average, 22 homers and 60 RBIs, Moreland tested free agency. He wanted to go to a team that had a good chance at competing for a championship — like he felt with the Rangers.

"Something that was at the top of my list as a player," he said. "If I was going to be on a team, I wanted a team that

had a chance to win. It makes it that much more fun to come to the park every day when something's on the line and you're fighting for a chance to play in the playoffs, fighting to win the division and fighting to win a World Series."

A first-time Gold Glove winner last season, Moreland knows the defending AL East champion Red Sox wanted his defensive skills at first to allow Hanley Ramirez to shift to Ortiz's vacated DH spot.

A left-handed batter like Ortiz, Moreland knows some people will expect him to fill the void offensively because of which side of the plate he bats from.

Manager John Farrell also

said the club needs to move on from Ortiz so Moreland and everyone else can relax and focus on their own game.

“David’s effect on the lineup was felt by a number of people. We know opponents would game plan for David,” Farrell said. “I think it’s important for our guys — as we put David out of our mind, in a good way — that it’s still a focus on what their strengths are in the strike zone.”

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