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SGA candidates ready for debate Executive ofﬁce hopefuls to meet in SUB today at 7 p.m. By STEPHEN GIPSON STAFF WRITER

The three presidential candidates getting ready for today’s debate agree on one thing: Texas Tech students must come first. The debate is in the Student Senate Room of the Student Union Building at 7 p.m. The debate is for all candidates running for executive office of Tech’s Student Government Association. Tyler Patton, a presidential candidate and junior public relations major from Graham, said he believes the debate will be a forum for students to

come and see the distinctions between the three candidates. He said his campaign’s slogan is ‘Leadership as bold as Texas.’ “We feel very strongly about SGA needing to come back to standing for students and fixing big problems. I don’t think SGA should be here to fix small issues,” Patton said. “I want us to be going into administrative offices and having serious discussions about issues that sometimes are uncomfortable to talk about.” Because Texas is facing its largest budget deficit ever and Texas’ higher education budget is continuing to be

cut, a strong representative for the students of Tech will be needed, Patton said. Patton said he believes community service is something Tech’s Student Government Association could be doing more of. One of his goals as a candidate is to increase not only SGA’s participation in community service, but students’ participation as well. He believes implementing the Campus Kitchen Program will give students an opportunity to help Lubbock’s homeless. The Campus Kitchen Program has been implemented at 15 other

universities across the country. He said the Campus Kitchen Program takes all the food not used during the day and creates a hot meal to be delivered to homeless shelters. Jenny Mayants, a presidential candidate and junior energy commerce major from Sugar Land, said the main goal of the debates is to give students an opportunity to meet and get to know the candidates. “It’s to be able to reach those students who have no connection to any of the candidates running, and to really be able to show them what we can do for them not only as future leaders of Texas Tech, but also as fellow students at Texas Tech,” Mayants said. “One thing I’m really going to try show students is who I am as a person and who I am as a leader.” SGA continued on Page 2 ➤➤

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JENNY MAYANTS, A junior energy commerce major from Sugar Land and current SGA internal vice president, talks Tuesday outside the Student Union Building to Jean-Paul Monge, a junior chemical engineering and computer science dual major from Gallup, N.M., about her campaign for SGA president.

Recent SGA Water pipe burst shuts bill concerns down rec center pool parking officials Bill allows excused tickets through community service By STEPHEN GIPSON STAFF WRITER

Texas Tech’s Student Government Association recently passed a bill enabling students to participate in commuWhen I was nity service an undergrad, in exchange for an exI didn’t have cused parktime to go ing ticket. Zachery volunteer We st, an to pay off a SGA senaparking ticket. tor and coEric Crouch author of the Managing Director bill, said he -Parking Services was inspired to write the bill after interacting with University Parking Services last semester after he received about CROUCH 12 tickets and his car was towed. “Basically, I was in a situation where I still had to get to campus and the buses were overcrowded,” West said. “I’m a very involved student, so as soon as I get off at work at five, I have organization meetings, and the buses stop running at seven. “How do I get home? Some days I

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MUD THAT CAME up when a pipe burst near the pool sits on the deck of the Aquatic Center in the Robert H. Ewalt Student Recreation Center.

Ofﬁcials expect to open leisure pool lanes today during repairs By CAITLAN OSBORN STAFF WRITER

A main Texas Tech water line exploded beneath the Robert H. Ewalt Student Recreation Center’s main pool deck early Sunday morning, causing extensive flooding and closing the area until further notice. Melissa Hogle, assistant director of

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would just park on campus and risk getting a ticket.” West said he was never offered any remedies other than WEST ways to pay for the ticket. Eric Crouch, managing director of University Parking Services, said he has not spoken with any members of SGA regarding the bill. He said a program like the one being proposed was put in place six MEDLEY years ago but was abandoned due to lack of participation. It was the first time parking services had tried the program, Crouch said, and despite students saying they were interested, only three students showed up. Out of those three students, none of them finished their community service hours, he said. “I think it’s a function of how busy students’ schedules are,” Crouch said. “When I was an undergrad, I didn’t have time to go volunteer to pay off a parking ticket.”

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aquatics for recreational sports, said the staff became aware of the flooding when they entered the center at 10:30 a.m., though the exact time the pipe busted is uncertain. She said the last person left the pool around 11 p.m. Saturday, and no one was harmed during the incident. POOL continued on Page 2 ➤➤

THE MAIN POOL at the Robert H. Ewalt Student Recreation Center will remain closed until repairs are made. Officials plan to open the lap lanes at the leisure pool today instead of waiting until March.

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Community Calendar StrengthsQuest in Your Job Search Seminar Time: 3:30 p.m. Where: Wiggins Complex, Career Services Presentation Room So, what is it? Come learn how to use strengths in professional development. Interviewing, networking and job search strategies using strengths will be discussed. Appreciate Your Curves: Try Belly Dancing Time: 5:30 p.m. Where: Rec center, Room 114 So, what is it? The class is one of the activities to be held during the annual Feed Your Body and Soul Week. Belly dancing provides a great cardiovascular workout and improves flexibility and strength. The movements in belly dancing target specific areas of the body in order to work and tone a variety of muscle groups. Lubbock Symphony Orchestra Time: 6:15 p.m. Where: The Legacy So, what is it? Enjoy a memorable evening with food, wine and music with hors d’ouvres at 6:15 p.m., followed by the orchestra’s winter chamber concert at 7:30 p.m. Men’s Basketball Time: 6:30 p.m. Where: United Spirit Arena So, what is it? Cheer on the Red Raiders as they take on the Colorado Buffaloes. Live Music Wednesday Time: 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. Where: The Blue Light So, what is it? Come out and enjoy some of the area’s local talent and get over the hump day.

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Texas Tech Baseball Time: 5 p.m. Where: Dan Law Field So, what is it? Cheer on the Red Raiders as they take on the Brigham Young Cougars. Celebration of Recovery Time: 7 p.m. Where: Center for the Study of Addiction and Recovery, Serenity Center So, what is it? Serenity Room Celebration of Recovery is held every week to honor those that have started a new and exciting journey to recovery from addictions and eating disorders. In conjunction with Feed Your Body and Soul Week, a special speaker for eating disorders will offer their unique experience of recovery. Yvonne Perea Time: 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Where: Triple J Chophouse & Brew Co. So, what is it? Enjoy acoustic rock performed by the Female Acoustic Artist of the Year in Orange County, Calif., at Lubbock’s only microbrewery. To make a calendar submission e-mail features@dailytoreador.com Events will be published either the day or the day before they take place. Submissions must be sent in by 4 p.m. on the preceding publication date..

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West said he spoke with more than 12 student organizations about the bill while he was writing it. He said the feedback he received was overwhelmingly in support of the bill. Crouch said he would still like to give students an opportunity give back to the community. In 2006, University Parking Services developed the Toys for Tickets program. Students are allowed to donate a toy of equal or greater value of the ticket to the Toys for Tots foundation during the fall semester in exchange for an excused parking ticket. Since its implementation, 334 students have participated, he said. West said he believes Toys for Tickets is an excellent program and was aware of it when he received his tickets. However, he said students still have to pay the same amount

on the toy and does not give students said. “So I get prepared for someone to an option to remedy a ticket without do something, and they don’t show up, paying. and the work still has to be done.” West said “The whole purpose of the when he called University Parkbill is to give stuing Services dents a way to not have to pay about the bill, he was directed a physical dolto Medley. He lar amount to said during their resolve a ticket,” conversation, West said. Medley exHeather pressed she was Medley, the marketing coordinanot in support of the bill. tor of University Medley said Parking Services, she was not in said she also ofsupport of the fers students the chance to come bill because of ZACHERY WEST the programs’ into the parking SENATOR services office to history of failure SGA and the number do work to pay of hours it would off the ticket. “Even when we have offered for take to implement. Because the bill has been passed them (to) come in and work off their citations, they don’t come in,” Medley by SGA, West said he believes the

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Hogle said the cause of the broken pipe is unknown. Right now, the aquatic center’s main concern is finding the location of the pipe that caused the flooding, she said. “We have very little information right now,” Hogle said. “This pipe is buried pretty deep, probably under 12 feet of dirt. That’s a big problem because we can’t see where it is, and until we do, we won’t be able to assess the damage.” When the water line beneath the pool deck broke, Hogle said, the pressure began to build from the gushing water. She said the easiest place for the water to go was through the pool deck, which resulted in flooding. Chunks of the deck also collapsed, Hogle said, and there is currently a foot of mud covering the floor surrounding the pool because a large amount of dirt was released from underground with the surfacing water. April Rhoads, a senior pre-med major from El Paso, is a supervisor for the rec center pools. She said the entire event

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She said one of her goals as a candidate is to create a newsletter sent to every student on the first Monday of every month.

program will get more advertisement than the previously implemented program. He said all advertisements for the program would be done through SGA’s public relations committee. He added that all the internal paperwork required for the program would be done through SGA’s external office. Medley said University Parking Services would still have to do the bulk of the work. “Even if SGA did all that they could, we would still have to have people on our end to put the program in and to clear the data and stuff like that,” Medley said. “And again, there’s no check there if the student says they did the work and a student is deciding if they did it. There still has to be some checks on our end and with the community.” West said he is excited and willing to do everything it takes to sit down with University Parking Services to make sure this program is implemented at the start of next fall semester. ➤➤sgipson@dailytoreador.com

original date of March 25. was a surreal experience. “It’s crazy,” she said. “Completely jaw“We are hoping to have the lap lanes dropping. I don’t think anybody expected open and then go from there,” she said. to walk into work on Sunday and find the “A couple of other options are also in the works because we pool flooded. It’s a don’t know how mess.” The staff long this is going to take.” has estimated Hogle said the pool will be until the mainclosed for 30 days, tenance team although Rhoads said it may take figures out the source of the longer than exproblem, the pool pected once they staff will keep learn the extent working hard to of the damage. make sure Tech “We’re really students have a at the mercy of proper place to what’s going on swim. underground,” she said. “We’re “It’s certainly APRIL RHOADS hoping to find unfortunate for SUPERVISOR us,” she said. “It’s what happened REC CENTER POOLS and contain the going to be a massive expense to problem as soon as possible.” get this back working. Luckily, we have Because of the accident, Hogle said an outdoor pool we can offer to our swimthey expect to open a section of the mers until this gets fixed.” leisure pool by today, instead of by the ➤➤cosborn@dailytoreador.com

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The newsletter would contain events students can participate in with SGA, information about senate meetings and ways students can get involved in SGA. Through the newsletter, she would also like to create more awareness of Tech’s traditions.

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Mayants said she would like to create a ‘Tradition Team’ composed of different students across campus who are enthusiastic about Tech’s unique traditions. She said the team would work to have events to inform students on the origins of some of these traditions. Eric Odom, a presidential candidate and junior receiving a dual degree in agricultural applied economics and real estate finance from Dimmitt, said a main part of his platform is to expand university services. “Student business services, student health services, hospitality services and anything we’re dealing with on a daily basis — I want to make sure there’s a student voice in there so that not only the students that are here now but the students that come later are a name and not just a number,” Odom said. Odom said he would also like to coordinate the university career services center with career service centers within the colleges. He said he would like to centralize what information students are getting regarding prospective careers. ➤➤sgipson@dailytoreador.com

“Are ya’ll the beer girls?” This is the typical question the organization gets, said Janna Warschak from Brenham. But as she explained further, the Miller Girls of Texas Tech stand for something greater than the misguided label of “beer girls.” According to the website, the Miller Girls is a women’s service organization dedicated to volunteering for various community events, raising money for various charities, developing leadership skills among members, and promoting Tech and the Lubbock community. Although the organization was once a branch of the Miller Brewing Company, university members broke the connection in 1977 and focused on being a formal service organization instead. Today, the only existing chapter of the original five is the Tech Miller Girls. “I’ve always taken this (confusion with the beer promotional girls) as an opportunity to get our name out there and actually explain who we are and what we’re all about,” said Warschak, a senior business management major. Warschak and Cintya Aragon, a sophomore business management major from Crane, serve as the chapter’s civic officers. Their duties include organizing service work and managing the hours for the members. “As civic officers, we are role models for the rest of the organization,” Aragon said, “and we are in charge of showing them that volunteering is fun and to have positive attitudes.” The organization is based on the three pillars of leadership, friendship and service. With more than 40 members in the Tech chapter, the organization provides plenty of opportunity to count

on people, Aragon said. “It’s not just a group of girls; they are your friends and your sisters,” the sophomore civics officer said, “and nothing can come between sisters.” The chapter’s president, Staci Scroggin from Artesia, N.M., also talked about the three pillars. “Through service, we teach our girls how to better serve our community and help them as a whole,” the senior speech, language and hearing sciences major said. Scroggin said the chapter completes 1,000 hours of service per semester to various organizations such as Buckner’s Children’s Home, the Science Spectrum and Women’s Protective Services. This type of service, as well as her experiences as president, has helped her on a professional and personal level, Scroggin said. “Miller Girls has taught me how to become a leader and communicate effectively with others around me,” she said. “I believe the lessons I have learned in Miller Girls will stay with me my whole life.” Likewise, Micah Pardo, an English secondary education major from Plainview, believes the organization has helped her to be successful. The junior has been a chapter member for two and a half years. “Miller Girls has helped me to build character through all the service work we do,” Pardo said. “It has also made me realize how fortunate I am.” Warschak said the chapter helps its members, but ultimately it helps Tech and the community. “It allows us as Tech students to give back to the community that is so supportive of Texas Tech,” the officer said. “Everyone is so passionate and willing to get down and dirty to help someone else in need.” ➤➤beiland@dailytoreador.com

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In the Corner: Getting a warm welcome despite chilly weather By CARRIE THORNTON

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Monday night, I arrived around 8:45 p.m. to Tent City, where most of its residents had retreated inside their tents because the wind was starting to get a tad annoying. However, a few latenight stragglers remained. My new friend Cody Kastler, who is staying with me (in his own tent, of course) this week, set my tent up for me before I got there. This was probably for the best considering my lack of dexterity, and especially considering I could barely figure out how to get my new sleeping bag from its nylon shell. And as soon as I placed my purse inside my moss-colored tent, my new Tent City friends welcomed me like a long-lost relative showing up at a family reunion. Cliff Van Loan, the community’s unofficial spokesperson, chatted with me a while about the visit they had received earlier from two city council members who talked about a possible new location, and all the while I realized for the first time that Cliff was in fact not of African decent, but a white man with an incredibly dark tan. Cliff has hazel eyes, or maybe green (it’s hard to tell), that catch your attention. They’re kind eyes, if there is such a thing, and you can see his passion in them. He

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is dubbed the community’s unofficial spokesperson because he enjoys talking to the media and feels he is one of the more articulate members of Tent City. But he also said it’s not hard to be articulate when you have passion driving your words. Cliff feels very strongly about the issue of homelessness in terms of bringing the community’s attention to them in positive way. Apart from discussing his ardent want for people to quit viewing the homeless as animals, Cliff and I also chatted about the quality of my tent, and then the conversation revolved around camping gear for a while. I didn’t quite realize what kind of tent I had. It is courtesy of Texas Tech’s Outdoor Pursuit Center, but to me it was a little small and funnycolored. From Cliff and other Tent City dwellers, I learned many more things about it, including how it is built for winter weather, has a nice lining and blocks out wind better than theirs. I guess you notice those things when you’ve been living in a summer-made tent for more than a month during the winter. After about 45 minutes of conversation, the wind seeped through my grey sweatshirt, and I began to regret not bringing my over-sized coat that when worn makes me look

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LEE THOMAS AND his wife, Kendra, joke around Tuesday in a makeshift “Tent City” at the intersection of Broadway and Avenue Q.

like I’m about to partake on a hike up Mount Everest. Cody and I went back to my house to retrieve it, and when we returned, a very tall man named Dustin remained. We talked for a while, and what struck me the most about our conversation was his continuous mention of God. It’s not that I am not a religious person, because I am, but for some reason I was surprised by the level of spirituality present in many of Tent City’s residents. Tuesday during the day, I had a few conversations that also included Christianity, and it encouraged me. Not because my faith was present in these people’s lives, but because of their positive outlook on life and their current situation. They constantly acknowledge the countless

generous hearts in the Lubbock community who donate food, blankets and even tents. While I was socializing with a few people in mid-afternoon, a man drove by in his truck, honked, then flipped us off. My heart sunk, and I watched as some of my new friends simply waved and smiled. Later, a young girl hopped out of the backseat of her parents’ car and offered her bag of potato chips. The parents smiled and waved. Richard, whose tent sits a few behind mine, told me the positive responses heavily outweigh the negative, but their reaction is always the same to people like the man in the truck. “We just smile, wave and say, ‘God bless you,’” he said with a grin. ➤➤cthornton@dailytoreador.com

‘Magicka’ provides unique spellcasting fun for PC gamers Sometimes a game comes out of nowhere and really surprises me. “Magicka” is one of those games, and it came from some students in Sweden. As a $10 PC game that is currently download-only in the U.S., “Magicka” sort of snuck onto the marketplace and has started developing quite a cult following. It’s a one-tofour-player fantasy adventure that’s reminiscent of the old “Gauntlet” games in some ways, in part because you play from an isometric view and kill a ton of monsters. As the name implies, “Magicka” is all about casting spells. You do this by combining eight different elements, each mapped to a different key on your keyboard, in whatever way you see fit. You can mix up to five elements at a time, repeating some if you want. This is where most of the fun in the game comes from. I personally spent well over an hour in the first level of the game just combining elements to see their results. What’s amazing here is just how many different ways the elements interact with each other and with you as the player. Say you performed an advanced spell in order to make it rain. Unless you dry yourself off with some fire or shield yourself another way, you don’t want to cast a lightning spell while soaking wet. The resulting burnt wizard isn’t very pretty, but at the same time, failed experimentation with spells can still be wildly entertaining. The other best aspect of the game is probably the humor. The story in “Magicka” plays out like a fantasy

Britton Peele parody more than anything serious. But the game definitely isn’t without problems, which is unfortunate. The issue that almost stopped me from playing altogether is a lack of optimization. The game doesn’t look like anything special, yet its system requirements are surprisingly high. The developers outright advise against attempting to play the game on a laptop (as I did), in fact, because the integrated video cards on most laptops just won’t run the game. There are also some gameplay issues. One thing that will drive a lot of people crazy is the way saved games work. As it stands now, you can only save your game at the end of each of the game’s twelve chapters, some of which can be quite long. Even then, checkpoints are sometimes few and far between, meaning that if you die for any reason (such as a spell gone very, very wrong), you might find yourself set back quite a bit. Online multiplayer also has been an issue for most people, making playing with others difficult. This is a big problem considering that “Magicka” is best enjoyed with friends. You can play locally if you have access to some good gamepads (a wired Xbox 360 controller seems to work best), but not everybody is so well equipped.

On the upside, the developers at Arrowhead Game Studios and their publisher, Paradox Interactive, have been extremely supportive of the game and its community since its release. They’ve already patched the game many times, fixing a ton of bugs that more or less broke the game for a lot of users. They continue to address concerns players have, and are also working on new content — both free and to be charged for — for download later. Especially if my above concerns are addressed in the near future, “Magicka” is an extremely easy game to recommend at its mere $10 price tag, even though the game itself isn’t extremely long. The only caveat is that you should make sure your computer will run it smoothly, and you should really make sure you have a friend or three to share the experience with.  Peele is The DT’s opinions editor. ➤➤ opinions@dailytoreador.com

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eginning in elementary school, we learn the basics of our language labyrinth — along with the 78,629 exceptions. We find, for example, that “I” always comes before “E,” except when following “C.” Then, after hours upon hours of spelling practice, we ironically run off to science class. By the time we’re in middle school, teachers force us to map seemingly simple sentences that are, in fact, infested with the linguistic cockroaches of “independent clauses” and “complex prepositions” — the root causes of the dropout crisis. Exhibit A: “All the boys and girls wanted to play dodgeball.” In the sixth grade, “all the boys and girls” is the subject and “wanted” is the verb. By eighth grade, “all” is an adjectival modifier, “boys and girls” is a compound subject and “play” is a diphthong (a word that, though sounding dirty, is completely kosher in English class: “Hey, your diphthong is showing!”).

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By high school, English teachers expect us to memorize so many unnecessary, needless, useless, unneeded words that kids begin to completely skip reading books and instead wait for the movies. Besides, why would a 17-year-old boy read an 870-page J.K. Rowling masterpiece when he could watch the movie in two hours with his lassie’s phalange floating around in his bulging boxers? We can all admit that after the third or fourth Harry Potter, we skipped the books and just waited to watch our favorite wizard on the silver screen. Even I converted from being the grade school “read-a-thon” champion to — as I unwrapped Jonathan Swift’s “Gulliver’s Travels” one birthday — quipping, “Come on, guys, VCRs are totally outdated.” When asked my favorite book of all time, I usually reply, “I’d

have to go with ‘Inception.’ The plot concept was awesome, and Leonardo DiCaprio was just ridiculous.” Nonetheless, I did once have a passion for our language. One time, I was bored enough to try learning every word in the dictionary — to no avail. “Audacity, noun: Unrestrained impudence.” Flip, flip, flip. “impudence, noun: Unabashed insolence.” Flip, flip, flip. “Insolence, noun: Unwarranted audacity.” Flip, flip, flip. “Audacity, noun…” This is what causes illiteracy. And worse — “textese.” Exhibit B: “Yo wat r U up to 2nite??” In this case, “yo” is an idiosyncratic interjection, “wat” is a shorthanded interrogative pronoun and “r U up to 2nite??” is an invitation to a frat party. Needless to say, the blame of this etymological ineptitude rests with our grammatical forefathers — who had a sense of humor sicker than a drunken Mel Gibson when they decided on the spelling of words like “bologna” and “colonel” while ironically beginning “phonetics” with “ph.” In fact, it’s getting to the point that I’ve started to say “amen” both ways just to make sure my prayer is heard. Those perverse ghosts even assigned some words multiple — and

often contradictory — definitions. Exhibit C: Buckle, verb: 1. To secure, tighten, hold. 2. To collapse after being acted upon by an external force. To make matters worse, our syntactically insane ancestors are now beaming their quills down in conceited laughter at the fact that we can’t correctly emphasize half of the English vocabulary. The linguistic epidemic has produced real-life newspaper headlines to the likes of “Iraqi head seeks arms,” “Juvenile court to try shooting defendant,” and, my personal favorite, “Is there a ring of debris around Uranus?” Nevertheless, the madness of the English language is here to stay — and so, too, is the irony that “verb” is not a verb, “synonym” has no synonym, “palindrome” is not a palindrome and “abbreviation” is far from abbreviated. Thus, in a society swarming with phonological fools and dialectal dimwits, one can only hope to peek into the annals — and be careful with that one — of English etymology. Yet, for the majority of us, we can be sure the only rule with no exceptions is that there are no rules. Amen.  Shellhorn is a junior history major from Spokane, Wash. ➤➤ rusty.shellhorn@ttu.edu

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ry to imagine a world where pain is not present. Paper cuts have no effect. No annoying aches and pains after running. Nothing. At first, this doesn’t seem like a bad way to go through life. However, think about what this life entails. This means rubbing open blisters on the bottom of your feet produces no pain, and when those open sores become infected, still nothing. You don’t know if you have sand in your eyes until you scratch a cornea. Congenital Insensitivity to Pain with Anhidrosis (CIPA) is an extremely rare genetic condition whereby one’s nervous system isn’t wired to feel pain, heat or cold, in addition to anhidrosis, an inability to sweat or produce tears. It’s extremely rare, though it is unknown how many people actually suffer from it. Wikipedia says only 84 cases have been documented in the U.S., but no source is provided. These poor people cannot feel any pain and therefore are more susceptible to fracture, joint deformities and severe infection. They often severely damage the inside of their mouths and tongue because they can’t tell when they are chewing too hard. Most cases of CIPA are fatal before age 3 because the lack of temperature regulation leads to overheating, and those who survive are

Lyle Danley often mentally retarded because of chronic hyperthermia affecting brain development. Not feeling pain can be disastrous; we as intelligent beings should embrace our body’s warnings. If staying on your feet too long makes your shins hurt, look into orthotics; keep your cuts clean to prevent infection. Medicine is so prevalent in our lives because most likely when pain is present, so is a problem. At the first sign, we should take action to relieve it. When the pain isn’t embraced, that’s when bad things happen. Infection, stress fractures, chronic arthritis — all lead to an unnecessarily painful experience that can be prevented by intervention. Thanks to the miracle that is the human nervous system, every person (except those unfortunate 84) has his or her own alarm system, letting each know what is wrong in the body. What’s the use of having it if we don’t acknowledge the signals?  Danley is a freshman athletic training major from Alamogordo, N.M. ➤➤ lyle.danley@ttu.edu

Only a brave few can handle the hazards, awkward nature of dorm sex By HANNAH WEBSTER THE MINARET (U. TAMPA)

“Hey baby, your dorm or mine? Oh, wait, let me see if my roommate is there.” This is how the fiasco of trying to hook-up in a dorm room usually starts. You need planning, perfect timing, or maybe a little bribery to send your roommate off to Starbucks for an hour or two. Or four. Then there is the aspect of sneakiness when trying to get your partner in and out of the room without arousing suspicion. Sometimes the excuse that it’s a project you’re working on, or you need help with a paper, or “I just needed to borrow his Swiffer.” Oh, I bet you did.

None of these tactics ever work, by the way. I don’t know what English course you’re taking, but no presentation I’ve ever seen requires that kind of noise. Trying to get it on in a dorm room is almost as bad as telling your hookup to wait for the futon to unfold or climb the ladder to your loft bed. Being sexy can get a little difficult when her four inch heels are caught in those little metal rungs or when having to get on your knees has nothing to do with sex and more to do with avoiding hitting your head on the ceiling. Unfortunately, the awkwardness continues after making it onto the bed. What now? Even snuggling is difficult. What is most likely to commence is a long series of

attempts to navigate the small And forget about spending the mattress: moving to opposite ends night. when you want to switch things up, Unless you’re a contortionist or saying silent prayers that your mat- both of you are the type of people tress pad won’t slip off and send you who fall asleep and wake up in or your partner’s head into a desk. the same position, don’t Ouch. count on being “It’s impossible. It just doesn’t comfortable happen,” said Cole, a freshman enough to from down the hall. sleep. “Its good birth control, T h e I guess, but it’s never beds very good on the bed. I are normally have to move to the floor.” So, if you are planning to hook up in your dorm, accept that the experience will be mediocre at best. At least for a while. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE MINARET

King of Bahrain too firmly entrenched By MANAN M. DESAI

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The situation in the Middle East keeps getting worse, like a bad math equation that will not balance itself out. After Hosni Mubarak’s ouster in Egypt, so-called democratic revolutions struck Libya and Yemen. Now it is Bahrain’s turn. But before we muster up another dollop of heart-felt compassion for the people of Bahrain, we should ponder why and where the equation has gone wrong. An Egypt-style mass revolution is not necessarily the solution. The argument from the people of Bahrain seems to revolve around the same “pro-democracy and down with the current administration” rhetoric that has filled a few nations in the neighborhood recently. This outcry is not really surprising when you consider what the administration in Bahrain looks like. According to the BBC, Bahrain’s King Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifah has been the all-powerful entity since 1999. He controls the parliament and

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elects members to the Upper House – including the prime minister, who has remained in power since 1971. All this is evidence enough that Bahrain is really a pseudo-democracy, which is not something that any population would choose to endure for too long. While seemingly ripe for its own revolution, Bahrain and Egypt’s protests are far removed from each other. Firstly, looking at the economics of the island nation, it is easy to rule out that economic development is the problem right now. The per capita GDP of Bahrain is $25,420, according to 2009 World Bank statistics, a figure comparable to many developed countries. On the other hand, per capita GDP of Egypt hovers around the $2,000 mark and 40 percent of Egyptians live on the poverty line, earning just $2 a day while Mubarak was raking in billions. Secondly, the difference between toppling a single dictator in Egypt and a monarchy in power since 1783 in Bahrain, which has complete control over the administration, is vast. In Egypt’s case, the military was determined to protect

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the citizens from violent clashes with the Egyptian police. But being a monarchy, the Bahrain King sent out an absolute message to the people protesting in Pearl Square on Feb. 17 – go home or perish. Lastly, the crux of the uprising is deciphered by reading between the lines; an old religious rift which has time and again raised its rather inconvenient head. It revolves around the clash between the two Muslim sects – Shia and Sunni, which has gone on for a few hundred years. The majority of Bahrain’s population are Shiite who are ruled over by a minority Sunni regime – a fact which is reflected in Saudi Arabia’s soft spot toward Bahrain. The popular belief in the administration also seems to be that Iran is fueling the fervor on the streets of Bahrain. Self-flagellation by the common person is hardly the answer to an administrative problem. Bahrain has been a prosperous nation for a while now. The absolute last thing it needs is a religiousbased wound opening up for radical opportunists to take advantage of. The need of the hour is for both the people and regime of Bahrain to maintain peace and hopefully put an end to any further violent clashes. They need to take the lead and show the proper way forward for other nations to follow. Copyright © 2011 Texas Tech University Student Media/The Daily Toreador. All DT articles, photographs and artwork are the property of The DT and Student Media and may not be reproduced or published without permission. The Daily Toreador is a designated public forum. Student editors have the authority to make all content decisions without censorship or advance approval. •Breaking News Phone: (806)742-3393, Fax: (806) 742-2434 E-mail: dailytoreador@ttu.edu •Corrections Call: (806) 742-3393 Policy: The Daily Toreador strives for accuracy and fairness in the reporting of news. If a report is wrong or misleading, a request for a correction or a clariﬁcation may be made.

hard enough to sleep in alone, let alone with another person. Perhaps it’s the school’s way of subtly discouraging inter-dorm frivolity. But in spite of the closed, locked, tied-around-the-handle doors, dorms aren’t exactly the first place where residents mind their business. If the girl in 216B made-out with the guy in 309A, almost everyone will know within a few hours—whether they care to or not. In other words, your floor is a condensed version of high school. On crack. “Don’t do anything you don’t want your whole dorm to know about,” said Jorgia Stone. “Chances are everyone will find out, and they’ll probably hear a twisted ver-

sion, rather than the truth.” And don’t forget, if the person you bring home only lives a few doors down, you’ll see them the morning after. And every morning after that. Your hook-up could potentially end up being more awkward than trying to bust out your fancy moves on a 39-by-80 inch mattress. But even with all these restrictions, students find a way to make it happen. Everyone knows this, of course, because those metal frames aren’t exactly quiet when they start hitting the wall. Anyway, good luck to all those brave enough to tackle the confines of dorm life. And, please, try not to get hurt.

While expensive, going organic is investment in health By ASHLEY BRAY

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Feeling sluggish lately? Are you tired, unmotivated, crabby or perhaps short-tempered? While, admittedly, some (OK, probably most) of those feelings may stem from 12 hours of homework, classes and work you do every day, there is a good chance that what you’re eating may contribute as well. As college students, we understandably go for the foods that are the easiest on our wallets, which usually means processed, conventional foods. Most fruits and vegetables that show up at your local grocery store have been grown under the protection of chemical cocktails, which guard crops from insects and diseases and also help the grower produce higher yields. In the same fashion, much of the meat we eat comes from animals fed with hay or grains containing the same chemicals. These animals are also commonly injected with hormones or vaccines. Those chemicals are, in turn, passed on to us as consumers. Now, I understand that there are benefits of producing chemically altered food. In a world where population is booming and we are facing •Publishing information Periodical Postage paid by The Daily Toreador, Student Media building, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, 79409. Publication number: 766480. The DT is a student newspaper published Monday through Friday, September through May; Tuesdays and Fridays June through August, except during university examination and vacation periods. The DT is funded primarily through advertising revenues generated by the student sales staff with free campus distribution resulting from student service fees. •Subscriptions Call: (806)742-3388 Subscription Rates: $150 annually; single issues: $1. Postmaster: send address changes to The Daily Toreador, Box 43081 Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409.

global food shortages, it may not be possible to feed entire populations with organic food. However, our bodies were not made to process many of the chemicals that show up in conventionally produced foods. Studies have linked these chemicals to diseases such as obesity and cancer. They also contribute to behavioral problems in children, sleep loss and a decline in overall well-being. Organically grown produce is typically better for both the body and mind. In a 10-year study conducted by the University of California-Davis, researchers found that organically grown tomatoes produced large amounts of the antioxidants quercetin and kaempferol, which are good for your health and help prevent heart disease. The quantities of antioxidants in organic tomatoes were more than 95 percent higher than in those grown conventionally. Ever had raw, organic milk? Squirm all you want, but milk from grass-fed, organic cows is not only delicious: It has more antioxidants, omega-3 fatty acids and vitamins than nonorganic milk. Additionally, going organic is a great choice if you are trying to be environmentally friendly. If a farmer isn’t using chemicals and pesticides on the crop, they can’t get into the soil, water or air. •Letters The Daily Toreador welcomes letters from readers. Letters must be no longer than 300 words and must include the author’s name, signature, phone number, Social Security number and a description of university afﬁliation. Students should include year in school, major and hometown. We reserve the right to edit letters. Anonymous letters will not be accepted for publication. All letters will be veriﬁed before they are published. Letters can be e-mailed to dailytoreador@ttu.edu or brought to 211 Student Media. Letters should be sent in before 3 p.m. to ensure the editors have enough time to verify and edit the submission. •Guest Columns The Daily Toreador accepts submissions of unsolicited guest columns. While we cannot acknowledge receipt of

As far as I’m concerned, the best part about going organic is that the food actually tastes better. Try it for yourself. Get to your local co-op and buy some USDA-certified organic bananas: You will be able to tell the difference, I give you my word. The biggest issue for college students trying to go organic is cost. Since famers simply cannot produce as large of a yield of organic foods as they would conventional, prices are higher. And, on a college budget, it is nearly impossible to eat only organic foods. However, college is a good time to start thinking about infusing organic food into your diet and perhaps making the full switch later on in life. I’ll admit it: The apples and oranges in my fridge now are conventionally grown. However, the bananas are not. While it is expensive, students may find comfort in the fact that they are essentially making an investment in their health for the long run when they eat organic food. Even if the idea of raw milk makes you nauseous, or the thought of paying twice as much for a pound of grass-fed beef hurts your bottom line, the idea of flooding your body with chemicals and pesticides can’t be much better. Start small — try a few different things. And trust me, you can’t go wrong with the bananas. all columns, the authors of those selected for publication will be notiﬁed. Guest columns should be no longer than 650 words in length and on a topic of relevance to the university community. Guest columns are also edited and follow the same guidelines for letters as far as identiﬁcation and submittal. •Unsigned Editorials appearing on this page represent the opinion of The Daily Toreador. All other columns, letters and artwork represent the opinions of their authors and are not necessarily representative of the editorial board, Texas Tech University, its employees, its student body or the Board of Regents. The Daily Toreador is independent of the College of Mass Communications. Responsibility for the editorial content of the newspaper lies with the student editors.

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Paramedics present auto crash aftermath By ROCIO RODRIGUEZ STAFF WRITER

Wearing a seat belt could be the difference between life or death in a motor-vehicle accident, according to paramedic presenters Ronny Garcia and Greg McCarty from Street Smart. “Over the years, it’s been a problem that people face and schools face, military institutions face — and it’s people making poor choices,” Garcia said. Garcia and McCarty are paramedic presenters from Tampa, Fla. They present for a program called Street Smart, which gives the audience, through a combination of humor and grim reality, an opportunity to see the effects and aftermath of car accidents, step-by-step. Though they spoke about alcohol and drugs as a factor for motor-vehicle accidents and how avoiding these substances can help a driver and passenger survive, they stressed the importance of wearing a seat belt and having good judgment. They also said a driver or passenger will have a 12 times higher chance of dying if ejected from a car, something that wouldn’t happen if driver and passenger wore a seat belt. “In a setting like this, you get to hopefully make a difference without the blood and the gore, without losing somebody, without having go to that side,” Garcia said. Garcia and McCarty provided information about how seat belts can prevent fatalities and what

would happen in a situation in which a seat belt wasn’t used. They showed photos of real-life vehicle accidents while both gave a dialogue of personal experiences being the first at a scene as a paramedic. They then asked an audience member, Duke Von Schamann, a sophomore education major from Edmond, Okla., to the stage and used Von Schamann as an example of a victim. They used their experiences as paramedics to show the audience the extremes of a trauma scene from a paramedic’s point of view. At the end, they told the audience that what they just demonstrated in eight minutes would have taken six to 12 hours in an actual incident. “What has the big impact with our program is what they see up here on the table because it’s not out of a book; it’s not just actors,” Garcia said. “We’re firefighter paramedics showing you the tools of our trade.” Justin Paysinger, director of student affairs for the athletic department, said it’s no secret that alcohol and drugs exist on campus, so any education that administrators can give to students is beneficial. “(The paramedics) have the most experience with it because they are the people who are on the scene when these tragic things happen, so it’s not just me or someone else getting up in front of a group saying, ‘Hey, you shouldn’t drink,’” Paysinger said. “It’s actual people who are in the thick of it, who deal with it every

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single day, expressing the dangers of it all.” Michelle Guzman, a senior exercise sports science major, said having a program like Street Smart come to Tech is helpful because of the transition and changes from high school to college. “(This program is important because) you’re starting to get into the big party scene and you never know who you’re going to be around or what can happen to you,” said the senior from Giddings. “The people in the pictures didn’t know they were going to die, we don’t think that’s going

to happen to us, but it can happen to anybody.” Guzman is president of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and contributed to bringing Street Smart to Tech. “If we can get you to stop and think, then maybe if you are involved in a crash like this, maybe the injuries won’t be as severe,” McCarty said. “Maybe the outcome would be much better, that you will be around that, you will see your family. That’s what we hope.” Garcia closed the presentation. “You can dump (the information), or you can use it,” he said.

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JOHNNIE THURSTON, A first year photography graduate student from Fort Worth, boxes up art on Monday in the Art building. The art, which was part of an art exchange between Texas Tech and Georgia State, was to be mailed back to Georgia State’s art school.

Amazon offering free online movies to Prime members NEW YORK (AP) — Online shoppers subscribing to Amazon.com’s premium membership are getting a new entertainment feature that will allow them to watch movies over the Internet, just as they can through Netflix’s rapidly growing video subscription service. Amazon.com Inc.’s Prime membership charges $79 annually for free two-day shipping and low-cost nextday shipping. Beginning Tuesday, the millions of people subscribing to the Prime service can also watch roughly 5,700 movies and television shows through Amazon’s on-demand video service at no additional charge. The selection will include a mix of movies and TV shows, such as “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” trilogy, the documentary “March of the Penguins” and the 1970s British comedy series “Fawlty Towers.” All of those titles are also available through Netflix Inc.’s much larger online video library, which offers more than 20,000 movies and TV shows. Amazon’s expansion into video streaming still poses a threat to Netflix, which now has 20 million subscribers. The competition from a deeppocketed rival such as Amazon could

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Tech music students to compete in conducting competition By SYDNEY HOLMES STAFF WRITER

Two Texas Tech music students have been selected as semi-finalists in a national-level choir directing competition. The American Choral Directors Association hosts the competition every two years in Chicago. This is the first year one Tech student has been selected to compete, let alone two students. Aaron Lucero, a senior vocal performace and music educatin double major from Rowlett, was selected to compete in the undergraduate division, while Kristina Macmullen will compete in the graduate division. There are about 100 applicants in each division, Lucero said, and only eight are chosen as semi-finalists. The application process, according to Lucero, is rigid. “We have to pick two contrasting pieces and assemble our own competition choir here at Texas Tech, just so we can have a choir to conduct,” he said. “We post a video of it up on YouTube, and you have 12 minutes to complete both songs.” Lucero said when the competition takes place in Chicago, a college-level choir of 80 people is assembled and ready to be conducted. “Universities from around the nation sent in applications and recordings of their best soprano, alto, tenor and bass,” he said. “So, essentially, there’s a group of four people from 20 universities around the nation that are going to make up the choir that we use.” Macmullen, a doctoral student studying music arts in choral conducting from Brighton, Mich. has been practicing diligently and trying to formulate ideas to implement within her conducting as well. “I’ve been deep in score study and trying to understand and construct what the composer was intending,” she said. As a graduate student, Macmullen has done plenty of teaching, which she said would be nothing but advantageous to her. “It certainly won’t hurt,” she said. “When you’re dealing with graduate students versus undergraduate students, the music is more challenging, and they’re definitely expecting a different skill set. Teaching is always terrific in preparing you for something like that.” Lucero said as an undergraduate, the high amount of stress the competition will bring has him somewhat worried. “I’ve been kind of freaking out,” he joked. “Every day is inching closer to competition. The other day, my friend was like, ‘It’s three weeks away,’ and I’m like, ‘What? Three weeks? I have to go practice.’” Macmullen explained that even though she is nervous, she appreciates the fact that during the competition, they will never come in contact with their competitors. “It’s like Miss America,” she laughed. “We’re in a holding room so that we don’t hear or see the other conductors working with the choir. I think it’s really helpful for me personally. There will always be

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AARON LUCERO, A senior vocal performance and music education dual major from Rowlett, practices conducting with Clinton Barrick. Lucero is one of two Texas Tech students selected as a semi-finalist in the American Choral Directors Association’s biennial conducting competition.

self-doubt, and there’s no getting around that, but it will help me focus and not let me compare myself.” Though both claimed to be nervous, Lucero said the Tech music department is more capable than some may think. “Texas Tech is so far off that map compared to all these schools in the Northeast, but we have such a big choral school here that they really don’t know what’s coming at them,” he said. “Most of the other schools only have one person representing them, while we have two.” Lucero, like Macmullen, said his main goal was to really get inside the music and

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convey the musical message in the best way he knows how, with help from his mentor and motivator, associate director of choral activities Carolyn Cruse. Cruse works with both students and showed unwavering confidence in the two competitors and their readiness for the competition. “I absolutely think they’re ready,” Cruse said. “They are taking it very seriously and looking at all aspects of music. Not just the actual conducting of it, but the historical aspects, the influence of the text, the history of the composer. They’re doing all kinds of background study in

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addition to their musical study.” Cruse warned that there is a type of uncertainty that comes with conducting, and that adaptability is essential. “I would say the hardest part of conducting is the ‘what-to-do-next’ factor,” she said. “They can prepare for scenarios all day long, but if the choir doesn’t sound the way they expect them to, they need to be prepared for that. They have to be able to work in the moment.” Both competitors are working diligently toward their goal. As Lucero said simply, “It’s all about making the music.”

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would have played well at the end’ — that kind of frustrates you, but it’s part of it,” Knight said. “You’ve just got to try to go on and get the next one, but that’s the problem with coaching — you’re only positive for so long and then you start thinking about the one that got away.” Picked to finish seventh in the Big 12 preseason coaches poll, the Red Raiders started conference play on the wrong foot, dropping their first four games. A quick three-game resurgence wasn’t enough as Tech then faced four-consecutive ranked teams, losing to all four. But Saturday’s win seems to have put a little hop back in the step of the Red Raiders. Tech beat a Baylor team still fighting for an NCAA tournament berth, which got guard John Roberson thinking about the amount of fight left in the scarlet and black. “We’re still believing, there’s always that tournament, if you win the tournament you’re in, so that’s what we’re looking forward to,” he said, “and we know we can play with any of these teams in the Big 12. It’s just a matter of execution and just getting the job done. “We have six seniors on this team, and we’re ready to get something done and go to the tournament.” The Red Raiders’ next opponent is

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A big win on the road against one of the Big 12 Conference’s top teams led Texas Tech coach Pat Knight to do some thinking on the way home from the Red Raiders’ 78-69 win at Baylor on Saturday night. But he wasn’t going over the top plays and highlights of his team’s win; Knight was thinking about what this season could have been. “That’s the problem with coaching. You get happy, you win a great game and then you start thinking about, ‘What if we had done this?’” Knight said. The Red Raiders (12-15, 4-8 in Big 12 play) enter the penultimate week of conference play in 10th place in the standings, one loss away from a fourthconsecutive losing season. Tech lost two games last week it competed hard in, Knight said, and a couple of different plays in losses to Texas A&M and Missouri could mean the team is still in position to snag a bubble berth in the NCAA tournament. Instead, Knight is going through his list of ‘what ifs?’ “‘Boy, if we had just played this way for two halves this game, if so-and-so

somewhat similar to Tech in its playing style and the way its season has gone. Tech hosts Colorado (16-11, 5-7) at 7 p.m. today in United Spirit Arena, in what could be both teams’ last chance to make a run at the postseason. Sophomore shooting guard Alec Burks, the Big 12’s second-leading scorer, leads the Buffs offensively. Burks scored 24 points in each of his games against the Red Raiders last season, a win and a loss. Knight said stopping Burks isn’t too much of a reality, and what his team needs to do is slow him down. “I don’t know if you can ever stop a kid like that, but you want to make it hard on him, make him work for it so maybe he gets tired and you have to sub him out,” Knight said. “You can’t forget about him, you can’t lose sight of him even if you’re switching; you’ve got to know where he’s at, and you’re not going to hold a kid like that scoreless.” The Buffs started off conference play hot, winning their first three. But since then, CU has fallen on hard times, losing three of its last four, including a 29-point blowout loss to No. 1 Kansas. “I mean, a lot of people have gotten blown out by Kansas, so I don’t think they’re down right now,” Roberson said. “I think they’re trying

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Tomlinson, a junior transfer from encountered their first real test, trailSeward Community College and a ing for the first time all weekend, 6-4, native of Elgin, Okla., went 0-for-1 on in the fourth inning against Northopening day against Western Michigan western. and walked three times. Tomlinson then showcased his Tech coach Dan Spencer said clutch hitting. Tomlinson’s early struggles were brief After the Wildcats got five runs in and perhaps a result of the bigger stage the fourth inning to go up by two, Tech he is now performing on. third baseman Reid Redman produced “I think after the first 20 minutes a triple, followed by an infield hit from of opening day, he was pretty good all Tomlinson. weekend long,” Spencer said. “Like I Sophomore Jamodrick McGruder said to you on Friday, there are more then brought Redman home with a folks in the stands than live in his base hit to right field, allowing Tomhometown the first night.” linson to advance to third base. Saturday set the stage for Tech’s Staying true to the style of play doubleheader — games against North- they used Friday and Saturday, Mcwestern and Utah Valley — where Gruder stole second base — Tomlinson Tomlinson combined to go 3-for-6 at acted, stealing home to tie the game the plate. up. The bigger Tomlinson’s of his two Saturheroics culmiday outings was nated in the folagainst Northlowing inning, western, where when he drove Tomlinson went in the go-ahead 2-for-3, driving run to give the in two RBIs and Red Raiders a stealing two 7-6 lead, proving bases to guide to be the gamethe Red Raiders winner. to a 6-1 victory. His Sunday Tomlinson performance downplayed the helped garner honor and said the tournahis statistics m e n t ’s M o s t were a result of Outstanding the hitting abilPlayer honors, ity Tech’s lineup capping off a KELBY TOMLINSON possesses from 4-for-5, threeJUNIOR SHORTSTOP top to bottom. RBI day. TEXAS TECH “It shows a Tomlinson lot about the also became depth of our team because I got on Tech’s first player to log four hits in a base, but it was also driving in runs game since senior Nick Popescu did it and with people at the bottom of the against Missouri last April. lineup getting on base for me to drive Spencer said Tomlinson’s opening in,” Tomlinson said. “I mean, if those weekend is just a preview of what he guys weren’t as good as what they were, will bring to the table for the Red I wouldn’t have anybody to hit in, so Raiders this year. it just shows our depth of our team “He’s a gamer, and he’s out here really well.” early taking extra balls, and he really By Saturday’s end, the Red Raiders likes to play,” Spencer said. “We’re owned a 3-0 record, something they glad he’s here, and I think he showed now have accomplished three years us just a glimpse of what he’s going to in a row. be able to do with us.” But on Sunday, the Red Raiders ➤➤jrodriguez@dailytoreador.com

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Prior to the beginning of the 2011 season, the Big 12 Conference introduced an award geared toward honoring conference newcomers on a weekly basis. But nobody probably would have expected Texas Tech’s Kelby Tomlinson to be the first-ever winner of the award when the junior shortstop was named the Big 12 Newcomer of the Week on Monday. “That’s awesome, you know, nobody deserves it but Kelby,” Tech pitcher Robbie Kilcrease said. “You know, he’s a great player, and we’re extremely happy for him, but at the same time, it’s another week, and we’re going to go out there and show everybody what we’ve got.” Tomlinson was honored for his performances during Tech’s 4-0 record in the Red Raider Classic, which included a pair of wins against Northwestern.

he Rangers were in the World Series just a few months ago. They certainly look like they might be favorites to win the AL west, but they are not going back to the series unless the pitching is good. Michael Young presented some problems for the Rangers, but it seems those things are smoothed out. Now, Rangers management, and fans, anxiously wait to see if the makeshift pitching rotation they have put together will hold up for 162 games. Success is never guaranteed to repeat in sports. Mike Maddux is one of the best pitching coaches in the league and took many of these guys to the next level last year. He can work wonders with players when they listen to his advice. He has had pupils regress, though — Scott Feldman comes to mind — so he has his work cut out for him with this rotation. The rotation is headlined by C.J. Wilson. He has been announced, barring injury, as the Rangers’ opening-day starter. He won 15 games last year and was a pleasant surprise in his full-time move from the bullpen to the rotation. He had the best year of his career last year. But no one is scared of a rotation where Wilson is the No. 1 starter. And certainly Colby Lewis does not strike fear into opposing hitters as the No. 2. Lewis also had a great year after spending time in Japan in 2009; he was a pleasant surprise for Ranger fans in 2010. Ranger fans can’t expect a repeat of his game three World Series outing every time. More wins than losses would be a step forward for Lewis. Tommy Hunter and Derek Holland should round out the three and four spots in the rotation. This is where Maddux can do wonders. Neither player started in the rotation for the Rangers at the start of last season, but both should start in the rotation this year. Maddux has some work to do with Holland, but Tommy “Big Game” Hunter showed flashes of brilliance in the regular season last year. More time with Maddux could turn him into a huge asset with the Rangers this year. The last spot is a mystery. I don’t think Brandon Webb, who was brought in during the off-season as a low-risk, high-reward signee, has

Cody Stoots the spot locked up. His health is always a concern, and I wouldn’t be surprised to see him start the year on the disabled list. Scott Feldman is still lurking in Rangers camp. If Maddux brought out the inner talent of Feldman once, can he find the formula again? Alexi Ogando has been whispered about as the fifth starter, as has superstar closer Neftali Feliz. The Rangers would make a huge mistake by making either man a starter. Leave both of those guys in the bullpen and management can worry less about the eighth and ninth innings. There shouldn’t be any surprises in spring training, but I would not put it past the Rangers’ management to treat the fans to a new face around the deadline. A good pitcher on a bad team will undoubtedly be the target again for the Rangers. The team needs to be cautious to not just add another rental player like Cliff Lee, though. This target should be someone who can stay under team control. The name that jumps off the screen to me is Justin Verlander. He is signed through 2014, and if the Tigers are bad in July, he would certainly be a sought-after commodity. The Rangers cannot afford to send young guys away to improve the pitching staff for only four months again. The Rangers’ weakest point is pitching. I trust Mike Maddux, but I think he may have gotten the most he can out of some of the Rangers’ pitching staff. If the Rangers’ staff can impress enough to be a top 15 staff in the league, their offense will carry them to another AL West Championship.  Stoots is a senior broadcast journalism major from Houston. ➤➤cody.stoots@ttu.edu

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