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Salaries go up for many Texas college officials AUSTIN (AP) — Many top university administrators in Texas have received significant raises over the last two years, even as state institutions have seen budget cuts and tuition hikes.

An examination by The Dallas Morning News found that top administrators got an overall salary increase of 4.2 percent from fiscal year 2011 to fiscal year 2013. University system administrators received a 9 percent increase.

During about the same time, tuition statewide went up 9 percent and state lawmakers made deep cuts to funding.

Higher-education observers say most administrators are being paid in line with their market value, and that some university presidents declined raises.

But supporters of smaller government question whether administrators are overpaid.

2nd blizzard bearing down on Plains region DODGE CITY, Kan. (AP) — A second major winter storm was bearing down on the central Plains Sunday, forcing cancellations and sending public works crews scrambling for salt and sand supplies less than a week after another system dumped more than a foot of snow on parts of the region.

The National Weather Service issued a blizzard watch from Sunday evening through late Monday for much of western Kansas ahead of the strong storm system packing high winds and sleet that has been tracking across western Texas toward Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri. The area was hit by a massive storm last week that dumped a foot of snow in some sections, closed airports and caused numerous accidents.

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3 candidates campaign for SGA presidency

By MATT DOTRAY STAFF WRITER

Elections for Texas Tech Student Government Association begin Wednesday and seats in both the legislative and executive branches will be up for election.

According to the SGA website, the president of SGA is the spokesman for students to the Board of Regents, administration and national organizations. The president appoints students to committees and councils, and manages the funding for campus organizations.

The following three students, in alphabetical order, are candidates for the 2013 president of SGA: Jose Barraza Barraza is a junior political science major from Houston. He is running independently within the Raider’s Voice campaign, which emphasizes health and security issues, as well as multiculturalism.

Barraza has not been in SGA, but said that would help him be a more effective president.

“I feel like there is not a big connection right

now between the students and the student government,” he said, “and the reason why I am running is because I want to change that.

I am an outsider to student government.

I have not worked in student government BARRAZA before. That’s why I am not subject to the same biases as my opponents are.”

If elected, he said he has three major goals while in office. The first issue he would like to solve, he said, is promoting diversity.

“I feel like Texas Tech has a lot of diversity, but we haven’t used that as well as we should,” Barraza said. “For a lot of time, only a few have been in charge of student government, and it is time for the rest of us to step in.”

There are a lot of diverse students on campus, he said, and they all have different issues and different ways of thinking. As president, he said he will reach out to those students and

By CAROLYN HECK STAFF WRITER

A teacher on a Native American reservation in Wyoming and an assistant vice chancellor for community college districts in Texas are among some of the candidates campaigning for votes in the semiannual Graduate Student Advisory Council elections.

The ballot has tripled compared to last year, said Jacek Jasinski, director of graduate student life with GSAC, coming in at a total of 79 candidates. The response from this year, he said, has been overwhelming.

“I keep getting emails now from people who still would like to submit on the ballot,” he said. “I am basically turning them away because the ballot has closed.”

Voting runs from Wednesday to Thursday, he said, and results should be in no later than the evening of March 4.

Jasinski said 20 slots are open. Students who are elected will become voting members of the council, and internal elections are done later to determine which positions each will receive.

As voting members, they each have their own responsibilities, said Garrett

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Barraza said he also would try to make public transportation easier by pushing an idea to have public bikes that students can ride to class and then leave for other students to use.

COTTON He said SGA spends a lot of money on Safe Ride, but not many students use (its services). If elected, he said he would promote safe driving by asking local bars to incentivize the use of designated drivers by offering free non-alcoholic drinks to designated drivers.

“I’m not here to represent myself,” Barraza said at news conference. “I’m here to represent the students of Texas Tech.

Luke Cotton Cotton, an energy commerce major from League City, is campaigning within Raiders United. Prior to running for president, Cotton said he has spent a year as a senator for the Raw-

ls College of Business Administration, and was the vice-chairman of infrastructure.

While he was on the committee of infrastructure, he said they were the most productive committee in the Senate. During STOVALL his first year, Cotton said he wrote three resolutions, which all passed, and he is working on a fourth.

If elected president, Cotton said his major goal would be getting students more involved in student government.

“A lot of groups say that, but they don’t really have a plan of action on how to get more student involvement,” he said. “With myself, I would like to go out and actually talk to students, hear their complaints and (tackle) any concerns they might be having.”

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Graduate Student Advisory Council to host elections Mohr, a biochemistry graduate student from Kansas City, Mo. “They attend meetings and vote on issues,” he said, “and then they’re also required to serve on two commissions of their choice, usually on the discretion of the vice president.”

Krystle Kelley, an anthropology graduate student from Austin, said there are eight commissions within GSAC, which consist of student welfare, public relations, community outreach, academic and professional development, student advocacy, finance and judicial legislative.

A large portion of the influx of candidates are distance education students who want better graduate representation, Jasinski said. The council has one member who is an off-site student from Louisiana.

The large turnout also may be in part because of the publicity GSAC has gained throughout the past year, he said.

“When you look at the track of things that we’ve done over the last year for graduate students,” he said, “I think it sort of makes people get involved because of the product that we produce.”

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Two personal financial planning graduate students won first place and $5,000 scholarships at the 2013 Financial Service Professionals Industry Issue Competition at the Arizona Institute.

David Wilder, a graduate student in family and consumer sciences education and personal financing from Los Angeles, and his partner, Tyler Chaney, a dual personal financial planning and financial graduate student from Ropesville, competed against students from 41 universities.

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For the competition, Wilder and Chaney submitted a research paper in October, which was reviewed by a panel of professionals through a blind review process.

The top three teams, as determined by the judges, advanced to the final oral round, Wilder said, which included a 15-minute presentation and a five-minute Q-and-A. The topic for the research paper was, “Which way to Go? Best Practices in Identifying and Evaluating Specific Careers in the Financial Service Profession.” Wilder said the idea was to explore professions from a list of 60 careers in the financial service industry.

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GYPSY CAB COMPANY performs during Tech Activities Board’s Battle of the Bands on Friday at the Student Union Ballroom. Gypsy Cab Company won the Battle of the Bands and will open for The Almost during RaiderFest.

Gypsy Cab Company wins TAB’s Battle of the Bands

By SCOTT MACWATTERS STAFF WRITER

Every performer gave it their all Friday during Tech Activities Board’s Battle of the Bands. Not a single person left the stage without sweat dripping down their face.

TAB’s first Battle of the Bands competition took place in the Student Union Ballroom. Four bands played during the concert: Molly Shredded, Mollywhop Revival, Gypsy Cab Company and Scotty No. Each band was given 20 minutes to play with 10 minutes between each performance to clear and set up the stage. Drawing numbers randomly before the show decided the order of the bands.

Following the show, three judges decided unanimously to select Gypsy Cab as the winner of the competition. Also, each attendee could vote on a people’s choice award by dropping a ticket in a bowl. Scotty No won the people’s choice award.

Kandace Austin, a senior university studies major from Sulphur Springs and the concert organizer, said the winning band will play at RaiderFest.

“The first-place winner through the judges is going to get to open for Raid-

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erFest, which is April 12,” Austin said.

“The (band that won) people’s choice will win a professional photo shoot and a professional band poster. … At RaiderFest, our headliner is The Almost.”

Austin said that was the first time TAB had done the event, but she hopes it will continue in the future.

“I would like to hope so,” Austin said. “I’m a senior. I’ll be graduating, so I won’t be here next year, unfortunately.

But I really, really hope they continue to do it because I think it could just grow and blossom into something awesome.”

During the performances, attendees sat at tables and chairs set up at the back of the room or near the stage for a better view. Austin said 251 people attended the concert.

“I really hoped for more people, but the people that are here are having a lot of fun,” she said. “They have a lot of energy, so we’re having a blast. Like I said, it’s the first time we’ve done it, so hopefully it’ll just grow.”

Jake Mendoza, vocalist and guitarist of Gypsy Cab Company and a junior mechanical engineering major from Manitou Springs, Colo., said Gypsy Cab Company hasn’t been together long.

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Students explore organizations at fair

By RAECHEL DAVIS STAFF WRITER

Today Book Reading by German Author Time: 5 p.m.

Where: Department of Foreign Languages So, what is it?

Come listen to German author Julia Schoch read from her recent prose work “Capturing in Passing” and “On Wastelands.”

Miss Representation Film Screening Time: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Where: Human Science building So, what is it?

Join the members of Texas Tech Zeta Phi Beta Sorority as they watch the movie, “Miss Representation.” The film is about how the mainstream media portrays women.

Jazz Ensemble II Concert Time: 5 p.m.

Where: Hemmle Recital Hall So, what is it?

Come enjoy this free concert.

Go To Hell with Hear The Siren, Wildfires and Scott No Time: 7:30 p.m.

Where: Jake’s So, what is it?

Come listen to these bands at Jake’s.

“All Originals” Songwriter Night Hosted by Benton Leachman Time: 9 p.m.

Where: Blue Light Live So, what is it?

Come perform your own music at Blue Light Live.

Tuesday TAB Presents: Make Your Own Bumper Sticker Time: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Where: Student Union Building So, what is it?

Come make your own bumper sticker with TAB. This event is free.

TAB Presents: Karaoke Night Time: 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Where: Wall/Gates Residence Hall So, what is it?

Come sing with TAB. This event is free.

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Pope gives final Sunday blessing before resigning VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI bestowed his final Sunday blessing of his pontificate on a cheering crowd in St. Peter’s Square, explaining that his waning years and energy made him better suited to the life of private prayer he soon will spend in a secluded monastery than as leader of the Roman Catholic Church.

On Thursday evening, the 85-yearold German-born theologian will become the first pope to have resigned from the papacy in 600 years.

Sunday’s noon appearance from his studio window overlooking the vast square was his next-to-last appointment with the public of his nearly eight-year papacy. Tens of thousands of faithful and other admirers have already asked the Vatican for a seat in the square for his last general audience Wednesday.

Perhaps emotionally buoyed by the warm welcome, thunderous applause

and the many banners reading “Grazie” (Thanks) held up in the crowd estimated by police to number 100,000, Benedict looked relaxed and sounded energized, in sharp contrast to his apparent frailty and weariness of recent months.

In a strong and clear voice, Benedict told the pilgrims, tourists and Romans in the square that God had called him to dedicate himself “even more to prayer and meditation,” which he will do in a monastery being renovated for him on the grounds behind Vatican City’s ancient walls.

“But this doesn’t mean abandoning the church,” he said, as many in the crowd looked sad at his approaching departure.

“On the contrary, if God asks me, this is because I can continue to serve it (the church) with the same dedication and the same love which I have tried to do so until now, but in a way more suitable to my age and to my strength.”

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Students had the opportunity to explore different programs within the Edward E. Whitacre Jr. College of Engineering student organization fair, hosted from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday.

The spring engineering student organization fair was at the Frazier Alumni Pavilion, and as part of the Engineering Week schedule, the fair’s purpose was to increase awareness and encourage students to join organizations.

Booths and information tables with displays were set up in the pavilion and members of the organizations were available to talk with students who went to the fair.

“It’s a way for students to get more involved,” said Mark Haddard, a junior chemical engineering major from Cairo, Egypt, “and to have more outreach to industry because there is always this gap between what companies expect and what exactly you do after college.”

Haddard, an engineering ambassador, said he facilitates the goals of the college and meets needs of students.

“One of the main benefits of these organizations is connecting bridges,” he said. “It’s a community builder — it is basically a way for you to get more involved with people in a similar field.”

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Sarah Haagen, an educational psychology graduate student from Arlington, is running as a candidate on the ballot, and said she hopes her past experience in student government during her undergraduate studies will help her succeed.

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JEFF BOUVIER, A junior mechanical engineering major from Austin, demonstrates the evacuation procedure for the Texas Tech Formula SAE team during the Edward E. Whitacre Jr. College of Engineering organization fair Friday in the Frazier Alumni Pavilion. The racing team is recruiting new members. The organization has been active for three years.

periments to grab the attention of students.

The Society of Environmental Professionals had water filtration experiments on its table to demonstrate what its organization does.

Kevin Nyguyen, a junior environmental engineering major from The Colony, said pond water was gathered in a jar and rocks and gravel were used to filter the contents. So, this gave students a visual aid to help them understand the types of issues environmental professionals

deal with.

The fair represented organizations that promote diversity, such as the Society of Hispanic Engineers, the Society of Woman Engineers and Women in Mechanical Engineering “All genders are welcome,” said Hilda Vasquez, member of WIME and a mechanical engineering major from Canadian. “It’s for support to women engineers. You get to be more involved in the community and with other organizations in engineering. It’s a great way to know

“I just graduated in December,” she said. “I was in student government during my undergrad, and I really enjoyed it, so I thought it would be a good opportunity once I started seeing information pop up about elections. So I thought it would be interesting and that maybe I could make a difference and help out, because I know that I have some skills that could

potentially help the graduate community.”

Haagen entered her name on the ballot earlier last week, she said, but so far has used a more relaxed campaigning strategy.

“I believe I have experience and a passion to help others,” she said, “so I’m hoping that that will help me. And if not, maybe next year I’ll be more aggressive with it, if I don’t get

that you’re not the only girl in engineering, and you get to have a lot of help from other people. ” Organizations that attended the fair tried to promote themselves and gain new members so they can expand their networks.

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Her main goal is to give everyone a voice, she said, and make sure the graduate students are happy. It is at least one thing she could do for the university that gave her so much, she said.

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SKorea’s new leader faces NKorea nuke crisis SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Even before she takes office Monday as South Korea’s first female president, Park Geun-hye’s campaign vow to soften Seoul’s current hardline approach to rival North Korea is being tested by Pyongyang’s recent underground nuclear detonation.

Pyongyang, Washington, Beijing and Tokyo are all watching to see if Park, the daughter of a staunchly anti-communist dictator, pursues an ambitious engagement policy meant to ease five years of animosity on the divided peninsula or if she sticks with the tough stance of her fellow conservative predecessor, Lee Myung-bak.

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Wilder said their paper, “Identifying and Evaluating Three Careers in the Financial Services Industry,” examined the roles of a life insurance company actuary, a financial planner and an advanced

Park’s decision is important because it will likely set the tone of the larger diplomatic approach that Washington and others take in stalled efforts to persuade North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons ambitions.

It will also be complicated by North Korea’s warning of unspecified “second and third measures of greater intensity,” a threat that comes as Washington and others push for tightened U.N. sanctions as punishment for the Feb. 12 atomic test, the North’s third since 2006.

That test is seen as another step toward North Korea’s goal of building a bomb small enough to be

mounted on a missile that can hit the United States. The explosion, which Pyongyang called a response to U.S. hostility, triggered global outrage.

Park has said she won’t yet change her policy, which was built with the high probability of provocations from Pyongyang in mind. But some aren’t sure if engagement can work, given North Korea’s choice of “bombs over electricity,” as American scientist Siegfried Hecker puts it.

“Normalization of relations, a peace treaty, access to energy and economic opportunities — those things that come from choosing electricity over bombs and have the

potential of lifting the North Korean people out of poverty and hardship — will be made much more difficult, if not impossible, for at least the next five years,” Hecker, a regular visitor to North Korea, said in a posting on the website of Stanford University’s Center for International Security and Cooperation.

As she takes office, however, Park will be mindful that many South Koreans are frustrated at the state of inter-Korean relations after the Lee government’s five-year rule, which saw two nuclear tests, three longrange rocket launches and attacks blamed on North Korea that killed 50 South Koreans in 2010.

insurance sales agent.

“From the very beginning, our idea was to make it consistent and to examine each career the same,” he said. “In the process, you could do that for all 60 careers, for example. Each chapter stands alone as an outline.”

Each chapter analyzed topics such as the history of the profession, the current

status, the educational requirements and the number of jobs projected.

Wilder said he and his partner worked on the paper for more than 100 hours, sometimes working in the lab past midnight.

The whole competition was a good networking opportunity and experience, he said.

John Gilliam, associate professor in the Department of Personal Finance Planning, said Wilder and Chaney’s research paper did a good job of applying a solid outline that could be applied to any profession they wanted to research.

“The guys did just a really bang-up job on this paper,” he said, “and I think one of the major points was that the judges were particularly impressed by the process that these guys set out to explore best practices in choosing a career in the financial service profession.”

This is the second year of the competition, Gilliam said, and both years, a team from Tech has finished in the top three.

He said another team from Tech, consisting of graduate students Whitney Neal, Candace Scholz and Kasey Tarantino, also submitted a paper, but according to the rules, only one team per university could compete in the presentation part of the competition.

The other team’s paper received honorable mention, he said.

The department is proud of the results and the work of Wilder and Chaney, Gilliam said, and it was a way for students to get involved in their profession.

“It’s a great experience for our program,” he said, “great experience for our students.”

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Museum hosts first international culture symposium

By MATT DOTRAY STAFF WRITER

The Museum of Texas Tech hosted the first International Arts and Culture Symposium on Saturday.

Sowoon Arts and Heritage co-hosted the event, along with the museum. The symposiums are designed to allow people to experience authentic arts and cultural heritage.

Saturday’s symposium involved a number of lecturers and performances, whose purpose was to deepen the understanding of the cultural heritage in Korea.

The event began with greetings from Kyungah Nam, the president of Sowoon Arts and Heritage, and Ambassador Suk-Bum Park, counsel general of the Republic of Korea.

“Today, seriously, you and I are offered a rare treat,” Park said during the opening greetings.

“We will experience thousands of years of old Korean culture from thousands of miles away from right here in Lubbock, Texas. Korea and the United States share a very special relationship.”

Because of the strong business ties in technology, energy and medicine, Park said Texas plays a large role in maintaining a strong relationship between the U.S. and Korea.

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As a way to get more students involved, Cotton said he would create ‘Pizza with the President,’ a monthly meet-and-greet event where SGA representatives meet with the student body and ask them how they can be of service to them.

Cotton said he and the other members of “Raiders United” also have plans for creating mobile offices, where SGA representatives regularly set up a booth in their respective colleges, so students can get to know their representatives and vice versa.

“I think if we actually go out and meet (students) in their environment where they are all hanging out at,” he said, “I think that would be much more beneficial than sitting in the office all day, waiting for them to come to us.”

Cotton said a strong work ethic had been instilled in him when he was young, working on a ranch.

“I’m more of a person that’s going to be walking instead of just talking to everyone,” he said. “Say-

Following the greetings, lectures were given by Hyojung Cho, an assistant professor in the Museum Science and Heritage Management program at Tech, Hyun Joo Lee, the president of the Korean Unification Culture Research Institute, and Kenton Wilkinson, the Regents professor in Hispanic and International Communication at Tech.

The first speech, given by Hyojung Cho, was about intangible cultural heritage and what the appreciation of traditional culture means in modern society.

Cho said it is important to pass down both tangible, or immovable, heritage, as well as interchangeable heritage, such as language and knowledge.

“The fact is that something we got from a previous generation, we have that or we’d like to celebrate it and we’d like to keep those,” she said during her lecture. “We value it enough, so we want to pass it to the next generation.”

In the second lecture, Lee discussed the similarities and differences between music in North and South Korea after the Korean War. Unlike South Korea, she said musicians in North Korea do not play traditional western-style music, and a lot of their songs are often sung about their political party. One of the major differences in sounds, she said, is that North

Korea’s singers have more of a lean and nasally sound.

“In North Korea, there is literally no western classical music, because even when they play western music, they have to add their own improvised musical instrument,” she said through a translator, after playing samples of different types of music from both countries.

Wilkinson gave the final lecture in which he discussed cultural policy and international communication.

“I think Korea is emerging as a major supplier of popular culture content for the region,” he said, referring to Korean pop, “and is probably seen by neighboring nations, particularly smaller ones, as being more threatening (than) the United States.”

Following the lectures, Soon Jin Kim, a Grand Tea Master, demonstrated an authentic Korean Tea Ceremony with three other tea masters. A Korean tea testing followed the ceremony.

After the tea ceremonies, Jaehwa Lee, a geomungo player, performed “Geomungo Sanjo,” a song that shows the traditional style of Korean music.

“There is a difference in the quality and the impact, I believe, of cultural expression, whether it’s live,” Wilkinson said.

ing I’m going to do something and then not doing it is not something I do.”

Forrest Stovall Stovall, a senior technical communication major from San Antonio, is campaigning within “Bridge the Gap,” and has been in SGA for the past two years.

If elected president, he said he has three main goals. The first goal is to bridge the gap between students at Tech and SGA. “I want to make sure that the students feel confident and assured that when they approach SGA, when they come up to our office, we will take action on their ideas,” he said.

“We will take their ideas seriously, and we will contact administration and do whatever we have to do.”

Stovall said the best way to get students in SGA is to target freshmen. If elected, he said he would make student government more involved in freshmen orientation and let incoming freshmen know that SGA is there to serve them.

Another goal Stovall said he has is to push administrators to increase student scholarships. The Vision and Tradition: The Campaign of

Texas Tech, raised more than $1 billion, he said, and he would like to make sure that students, through scholarships, receive as much of that as possible.

Lastly, Stovall said, he would help change Tech’s mindset on sustainability. This does not involve just recycling, he said, but also involves making sure hospitality services buys more local food, building more energy-friendly buildings and taking advantage of wind energy.

If elected, Stovall said he would like to begin meeting with administration that week.

“I really want to work with administration on any current initiatives that they have and any current ideas that they have to see how student government can aid in those issues and how we can work together as a team,” he said, “because we are one institution. We are one university, and I want to do our best to promote that university as well as we can.”

The candidates for the SGA presidency will participate in a debate at 5 p.m. Monday in Escondido Theatre.

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All condemn pending budget cuts, spread blame WASHINGTON (AP) — The automatic budget cuts set to take hold this week were roundly condemned Sunday as governors, lawmakers and administration officials hoped for a deal to stave off the $85 billion reduction in government services.

But as leaders rushed past each other to decry the potentially devastating cuts, they also criticized their counterparts for their roles in introducing, implementing and obstructing the budget mechanism that could affect everything from commercial flights to classrooms to meat inspections. The GOP’s leading line of criticism hinged on blaming Obama’s aides for introducing the budget trigger in the first place, while the administration’s allies were determined to illustrate the consequences of the cuts as the product of Republican stubbornness.

Former Republican National Committee chairman Haley Barbour, aware the political outcome may be predicated on who is to blame, halfjokingly said Sunday: “Well, if it was a bad idea, it was the president’s idea.”

Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., said there was little hope to dodge the cuts “unless the Republicans are willing to compromise and do a balanced approach.”

No so fast, Republicans interjected.

“I think the American people are tired of the blame game,” said Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H. Yet just a moment before, she was blaming Obama for putting the country on the brink of massive spending cuts that were initially designed to be so unacceptable that Congress would strike a grand bargain to avoid them.

Obama nodded to the squabble during his weekly radio and Internet address.

“Unfortunately, it appears that

Republicans in Congress have decided that instead of compromising — instead of asking anything of the wealthiest Americans — they would rather let these cuts fall squarely on the middle class,” Obama said on Saturday, in his last weekly address before the deadline but unlikely to be his final word on the subject.

“We just need Republicans in Washington to come around,” Obama added. “Because we need their help to finish the job of reducing our deficit in a smart way that doesn’t hurt our economy or our people.”

With Friday’s deadline nearing,

few in the nation’s capital were optimistic that a realistic alternative could be found and all sought to cast the political process itself as the culprit. If Congress does not step in, a top-to-bottom series of cuts will be spread across domestic and defense agencies in a way that would fundamentally change how government serves its people.

And, yes, those cuts will hurt.

The cuts would slash from domestic and defense spending alike, leading to furloughs for hundreds of thousands of government workers and contractors.

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HYOJUNG CHO GIVES a lecture titled “Transmission of Intangible Culture Heritage: Living Human Treasure” during the Annual International Arts and Culture Symposium on Saturday in the Museum of Texas Tech.

Colleges compete in first mobile app-building contest

By RAECHEL DAVIS STAFF WRITER

The College of Media and Communication partnered with the Edward E. Whitacre Jr. College of Engineering to host Texas Tech’s first mobile app-building contest beginning at 7 p.m. Friday and ending with submissions due at 5:30 p.m. Saturday.

The winner of the contest was Team 3, which included Sami Suteria, a junior computer engineering major from Dallas, and Chris Phelan, an interdisciplinary studies graduate student from Borger.

The Humans vs. Zombies game is played on college campuses nationwide and is a weeklong event hosted every semester at Tech since 2009. Members playing can be seen in bright green bandanas and carrying Nerf guns outside and away from buildings, typically between classes.

The purpose of the app contest was to improve the Humans vs. Zombies game with a mobile phone app, which would increase communication during the game.

With an app, players would be

able to access information pertaining to the game.

Game moderators were looking for a user-friendly app with tracking abilities, a newsfeed, and notifications.

Before the idea of an app was presented, participants used Facebook. This posed a problem for players who did not use Facebook or did not check it often.

Moderators struggled keeping track of and communicating with between 600 and 700 students that sign up to play, said Daniel Austin, a junior computer science major from Anchorage, Alaska.

“We just needed a faster way to get word to all the players about the changes through the game,” he said, “because the game does change throughout.”

At the start of the week, most participants are human, and throughout the week, as more people get tagged, players become zombies.

“I was thoroughly impressed,” Austin said. ”I did not think that the contestants would go this far in depth, but they surpassed all my expectations. We’re definitely going to use it for the next game.”

Contestants had to create the mobile app in 24 hours. Teams struggled to stay awake through the night, said Derrick Franco, a junior computer science major from El Paso.

“A lot of little glitches,” he said, ”that was the problem. And around 5 or 6 in the morning, I started getting really tired.”

Although contestants were supplied with energy drinks and snacks, he said the contest tested their minds while fighting to stay awake.

“There would be times when I was sitting there and zone out but kept typing,” Franco said.

Suteria said he had to take work breaks and get his mind off the project by playing Tetris.

Only two teams remained through the whole night and completed the project.

Participants received no formal app-building training before the contest and had to use what they knew from self-teaching.

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Diary of a single girl: Don’t rush into marriage Makenna Lange you?” and when I told her my age, she responded by saying, “Oh, well, then you should be married by now.” It would have been comical, if her demeanor and the look on her face had not been completely serious.

I am a Texas native — born and raised. I grew up in a huge Catholic and conservative family. I also grew up with a father who was, and still is, 6’4” and weighs at least 250 pounds.

Growing up, he never had to get mad. He could look at me, and I knew I was in trouble.

All throughout my childhood my dad told me that I was “not allowed to date until I was 21.”

Now, I never took that statement, or him when he said it, seriously.

I dated a little in high school, nothing ever very serious. Because of this, my father has since changed his tune about my love life and me. I remember on one occasion where he told me, “Makenna, I know that I told you that you couldn’t date until you were 21, but really — when are you bringing a boy home?”

It might be because I have read too many 19th-century British romance novels, like my favorite, Pride and Prejudice, and am suffering from “Mr. Darcy syndrome,” or maybe by nature I am just too picky.

Maybe it is because I want to travel around and accomplish some of my goals first and I am just being selfish, but I am happy with being single for right now.

I have not met anyone worth writing home about, or that would make it past meeting my father.

Unlike most little girls, I never planned my wedding, dreamed about the perfect dress or even practiced with my friends or Barbie — that is, until

I came to college and saw girls my age start getting engaged or married. As early as my freshman year at A&M, one of my friends got engaged. I thought she was way too young to be married and have that kind of responsibility. (And good luck finishing college!)

But years later, as I began my graduate studies a t Te c h , and I am surrounded with engaged couples and new parents, I just think how I still feel too young for all of this and how much I still want to do and experience in the world.

I think there also is a problem with people in our society not taking marriage, and ev-

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erything that it stands for and means, seriously. Many use it as a “fix-it,” where they get married so they can stay with someone, especially when the significant other is in a branch of the military and moving.

Then, there are examples from pop culture, like Kim Kardashian, who spent millions of dollars to have this huge wedding, and 72 days later filed for divorce because she was not happy.

I grew up to believe when you agreed to marry someone, it was out of the deepest love you could have for that person, and that you understood it was a lifetime commitment. It was something that you took seriously, were willing to work at and not going to run away from at the first sign

I grew up to believe that when you agreed to marry someone it was out of the deepest love you could have for that person...

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hen walking around the Texas A&M campus, at every turn, there are couples.

They are holding hands, hugging each other or flirting.

There is constant glittering of engagement rings and talk of proposals while riding on the bus.

Today’s society — particularly people around my age, 21 — is obsessed with three things: relationships, marriage and babies. Every time I turn on my computer to look at my Facebook or Pinterest account, I am inundated with pictures and news reminding me of all of my friend’s relationships, upcoming weddings or their children.

I also do not go a week without being asked once if I have a boyfriend or if I am dating anyone. It ranges from my parents, to other family members, to even the little kids I work with at an after-school program. I had a first grader named Samantha ask me last week, “How old are

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of a problem.

So I might be behind the “cool” curve not searching for venues, dresses or cakes, but I do not think there is anything wrong with that. I am going to accomplish some of my own goals and find out where I belong in the world before I try to bring another person into it.

So as what feels like the last single girl in Texas, my advice for any other single girls comes from Jo Courdert: “You do not need to be loved, not at the cost of yourself. The single relationship that is truly central and crucial in a life is the relationship to the self. Of all the people you will know in a lifetime, you are the only one you will never lose.”

One day, I will find my prince charming — my Mr. Darcy — but until then, I am going to be happy living for me.

Lange is a agricultural communications graduate student from Hondo. ➤➤ mlange@dailytoreador.com

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Hepatitis C slowly becoming epidemic, needs advocacy HARVARD CRIMSON (HARVARD U.)

Today 180 million people around the globe are infected with Hepatitis C. In the United States, 3.2 million are infected with the virus—1.6 percent of the American population.

Compare this to the prevalence of HIV/AIDS today, and you will see that the difference is colossal: 34 million people are infected with HIV/AIDS globally and 1.2 million people domestically.

More people are dying today of Hepatitis C than of HIV/AIDS, a fact that is widely unknown.

While the numbers for HIV/ AIDS are still high, they have dropped dramatically since the 1980s and ’90s. Due to an uprising of powerful activists groups and community advocacy, HIV/

AIDS was brought to the forefront of political and social issues. Meanwhile, Hepatitis C is on the opposite side of the spectrum. It has lacked a community of concerned individuals and has consequently had very little attention since 1989, when it was first discovered.

Advocacy for Hepatitis C is practically dismal, especially compared to HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis B. Funding for Hepatitis C research and resources is virtually negligible. This is due to the fact that Hepatitis C is not only an unspoken topic, but it is also an incredibly complex topic.

Hepatitis C is a slow-progressing, sometimes deadly bloodborne virus that attacks the liver.

Of all people with the Hepatitis C virus, up to 85 percent will

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What many people are not aware of is that there is now a cure for Hepatitis C. A person with Hepatitis C can be free of the virus within 24 weeks if he or she follows a prescribed treatment plan. However, the virus is asymptomatic, which means that people who are infected are not aware of their status unless they are tested—and Hepatitis C testing is not a commonplace or encouraged procedure among medical institutions. The virus is also most commonly transmitted through injection drugs, contrib-

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Research has found that Hepatitis C is also most prevalent among the baby-boomer generation, the generation that lived through the “Summer of Love,” when experimentation with Schedule I drugs was especially high. Today, individuals who lived during that era have an HCV prevalence rate of more than double the national average. Targeting this generation is our best bet at drastically dampening the epidemic.

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Faculty, staff remember life of colleague

By NIKKI CULVER STAFF WRITER

Texas Tech faculty and staff members joined together Friday at the Kent R. Hance Chapel to share memories and thoughts of a fallen colleague.

Babar Khan, managing director of Payroll Services, died of unknown causes. As of the last update, the exact date of death has yet to be determined.

“I can remember sitting in so many meetings with Babar where I would always be impressed with his knowledge and skill set,” Kyle Clark, vice president for administration and finance for Tech, said. “He could spout off data and information at the drop of a hat, something I always admired him for. He was always encouraging to all of his staff and his colleagues.”

Grace Hernandez, chief of staff and associate vice president for administration for Tech, said Khan received a Bachelor of Science from the University of Karachi in Pakistan and a Bachelor of Business Administration and Accounting from Leicester Polytechnic in England. Khan began his career at Tech in January 2007

as a payroll administrator and was promoted multiple times until he reached the position of managing director of Payroll Services.

Khan also volunteered for Catholic Charities, a local charity.

According to its website, the organization takes mandates from the Diocese of Lubbock to serve people of all faiths always acting in favor of the poor while challenging oppression and injustice.

“He wanted to make a difference,” Beth Zarate, Catholic Charities executive director, said. “He was faithful in his commitment to our charity. It’s not often that, in charity work, someone comes knocking down your door to help, but Babar did.

I will miss him dearly, as will the rest of the staff at Catholic Charities.”

Clark said Khan’s staff had affectionately called him ‘Daddy’ because he always was willing to help, even without being asked to.

“He listened to our challenges and would find a way to help without being asked or called upon,” he said. “He made history here at Texas Tech. He

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enjoyed the show as a whole.

“I enjoyed all the bands, personally,” he said. “We had an CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 awesome time in the back stage.

“We’ve known each other They were awesome dudes, and forever, but we just started they all put on great shows.” playing together last semester,” Francesco Magnavita, the Mendoza said. “… We’ve played cello player for Gypsy Cab and acoustic shows before, but this a junior chemical engineering is our first time playing as a full major from Allen, agreed with band with electric stuff.”

Tahamzadeh.

Parsa Tahamzadeh, the per“It was an overall fun time cussionist for Gypsy Cab and a regardless of Battle of the Bands junior mechanical engineering or anything,” Magnavita said. major from Plano, said the band “Just the entire music scene was is excited about winning, but he amazing.”

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KYLE CLARK, CHIEF financial officer and vice president for administration and finance, speaks during the remembrance and honor of Babar Khan on Friday in the Kent R. Hance Chapel.

was a part of so many changes to the system. I cannot tell you how vital he was to everything

we do here.”

Khan is survived by his wife and two children, who live in

Tonya Pinkerton, the compliance manager for sponsored programs accounting and reporting and a judge for Battle of the Bands, said she thought all of the bands did well.

“It was a great show,” she said.

“All of the bands did really good about engaging and bringing it.”

Pinkerton said she couldn’t speak for all of the judges, but she looked for a band that showed a variety of talents on stage.

“I think my personal style is range,” she said. “I want to be

engaged in all kinds of music, not just one kind.”

Following the performance, the judges met backstage to discuss which band they thought should win the competition.

Pinkerton said the judges’ decision was unanimous for Gypsy Cab without any deliberation.

“They had a great sound,” Pinkerton said. “And they weren’t committed just to their guitars and drums — they had everything else going on for them.” ➤➤smacwatters@dailytoreador.com

Prime suspect sought in Las Vegas shooting, crash LAS VEGAS (AP) — Police are seeking a 26-year-old man as the prime suspect in last week’s pre-dawn shooting and crash on the Las Vegas Strip that killed three people and injured several others The black SUV used as a getaway car was found Saturday as police named Ammar Harris in connection with the shooting and six-vehicle chain-reaction carnage Thursday on the neon-lit boulevard near the Bellagio, Caesars Palace, Bally’s and Flamingo resorts,

An aspiring rapper who was driving a Maserati was shot to death, while two people in a taxi died in the crash.

“His location is unknown,” police Capt. Chris Jones said of Harris, who sometimes goes by the name Ammar Asim Faruq Harris. Police say he has been arrested for working as a pimp.

Police released a photo that was taken when Harris was arrested last year on pandering, kidnapping, sexual assault and coercion charges.

The disposition of that case was not

immediately known.

The photo shows Harris with tattoos on his right cheek and words on his neck above an image that appeared to depict an owl with blackened eyes. Jones warned that Harris should be considered armed and dangerous.

Police had been searching for the black Range Rover, with blackout windows and distinctive black rims, since it was last seen speeding from the shooting. It was located at an apartment complex just a couple of

blocks east of the neon-lit boulevard, and was impounded as evidence, Jones said.

The shooting killed Kenneth Wayne Cherry Jr., who was driving the dark gray Maserati that was peppered by gunfire from the SUV. Taxi driver Michael Boldon and passenger Sandra Sutton-Wasmund, of Maple Valley, Wash., died when the Maserati hit their taxi, which exploded in flames.

Boldon, 62, was a family man who moved from Michigan to Las Vegas.

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Authorities: Report of gunman at MIT was a hoax CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — A false report of a gunman at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that briefly caused a campus-wide lockdown Saturday stemmed from an electronic message sent to police, authorities said.

Officers searched for a man reported to be carrying a long rifle and wearing body armor but found nothing unusual, Cambridge police said. The report — that alleged the gunman was barricaded inside a building on campus — turned out to be a hoax, and there was no threat to public safety, state police spokesman David Procopio said.

Cambridge police received the tip in an electronic message around 7:30 a.m., but witnesses on the scene eventually contradicted it, spokesman Dan Riviello said. Neither police nor MIT specified how the tip was received, though the police department’s website says anonymous tips may be made via text message or email, in addition

to a telephone hotline.

“The MIT community was sent a precautionary text message at 8:52 a.m. asking them to remain indoors and shelter in place,” the university said in a statement issued following online criticism over the delay in alerting the public that a gunman was possibly on campus. It did not explain why it took more than an hour to issue the alert.

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By NIKKI CULVER STAFF WRITER

It was a night for breaking traditions.

On Friday, the Black Student Association hosted Apollo Night in the Human Sciences building where students were invited to share their talents with an audience.

One organizer said the event took inspiration from the world-famous Apollo Theater in New York. The venue is credited with launching the careers of many African-American and multicultural performers, including Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Bessie Smith, James Brown, Diana Ross and the Supremes, as well as The Jackson 5 and Stevie Wonder. The theater originally did not allow African-Americans to participate in amateur nights until it was purchased and put under new management.

Performers included singers Jarrett White, Sherina Martin and Detou Onsin; Tamaron Stovall, a one-man band;

John Calhoun and dancer Cassidy Edison. There also were a few impromptu performances from audience members.

A total of 85 people sat in the audience and watched the performances.

Martin, a junior exercise and sport sciences major from Arlington, and Detou Onsin, a junior economics major from Dallas, performed “Loveeeeeee Song” by Rihanna, and in traditional Apollo Theater-style, when they were booed off the stage by the audience, a sandman swept them off the stage.

“Honestly, I was very nervous, even though I always speak in front of people,” Martin said in an email. “I think it was just performance jitters, but I ended up not really performing regardless. I was embarrassed that we got booed. I had a feeling it was going to happen because Detou was overly confident in his singing, but he cannot carry a note to save his life. But it was a lot of fun, and I even got a laugh out of it.”

Even with the negative response, Martin said she would perform again.

After sweeping Martin and Onsin

McCarthy’s ‘Identity Thief’ tops box office yet again NEW YORK (AP) — Hollywood’s latest films performed tepidly at the box-office on Oscar weekend, with Melissa McCarthy’s “Identity Thief” returning to the top spot in its third week of release.

The Universal comedy earned $14.1 million on the weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, enough to regain the box-office title after losing it last week to 20th Century Fox’s “A Good Day to Die Hard,” the Bruce Willis action sequel.

With a cumulative total of $93.7 million, “Identity Thief” is the biggest hit so far in 2013. Though the film has been badly reviewed by critics, the road trip duo of McCarthy and Jason Bateman has proved popular at the multiplexes, where no other comedy has been around to challenge it.

More than anything, “Identity Thief” has proven the stardom of McCarthy, following her breakout performance in “Bridesmaids.”

“The holding power of a film always gives you an idea of the strength of its concept or its star,” said Nikki Rocco, Universal head of distribution. “In this case, it’s both.”

With the industry gathering for the Oscars on Sunday, it’s always a weekend where moviegoers’ attention goes more to the Academy Awards than the movie theater.

For the fifth week in a row, the box

office was down as compared to last year’s business One of the two new films in wide release, Lionsgate’s Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson action film, “Snitch,” opened with $13 million. That was a decent but not strong showing for “Snitch” in a year where action films have largely fared poorly.

Though “A God Day to Die Hard,” the fourth film in the franchise, led the box office last week, it slid 60 percent in its second week to $10 million. Earlier action films from Arnold Schwarzenegger (“The Last Stand”), Jason Statham (“Parker”) and Sylvester Stallone (“Bullet to the Head”) performed worse.

The other new wide release was the Weinstein Co.’s “Dark Skies,” a PG-13 horror film starring Keri Russell. It debuted with $8.9 million.

The down weekend was unlikely to dampen the Oscar celebration.

The nine best picture nominees have largely fared well at the box office.

This weekend, eight of them are in the top 21 films.

For the first time since the category’s number of nominees was extended in 2009, six of the nominees grossed more than $100 million domestically: “Argo,” ‘’Lincoln,” ‘’Les Miserables,” ‘’Silver Linings Playbook,” ‘’Django Unchained” and “Life of Pi.” ‘’Zero Dark Thirty” missed narrowly with $91.6 million going into the Oscars.

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Calhoun, a mathematics graduate student from San Antonio, performed “Freeze Ray” from Dr. Horrible’s SingAlong Blog. He played multiple instruments simultaneously and sang for his performance, with mixed reactions from the crowd.

“I’m going to play a little guitar, harmonica, sing,” Calhoun said. “There’s a little tambourine involved too.”

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Rape of adopted Ohio kids, unusual case TROY, Ohio (AP) — The onestory, brick ranch-style home blends into the working-class neighborhood along Nutmeg Square in this western Ohio city, offering no signs of the terrible secrets it once concealed.

Its former owner will return to court Tuesday in Dayton to be sentenced for guilty pleas to child rape and related charges in a haunting case that experts call unusual because the perpetrator was an adoptive father and the victims were three boys in his care. The pleas have all but ensured he will spend the rest of his life in prison.

The 40-year-old man, whom The Associated Press isn’t naming to protect the children’s identities, said in an interview that he had been a foster parent, youth basketball coach and substitute teacher for years without any problems. He said he didn’t adopt the boys with bad intentions.

“I always wanted to protect kids,” he said during one of two interviews at the Miami County Jail. “Somewhere along the line, things went wrong.”

In an era of stunning cases of sexual abuse of young boys by respected authority figures — priests, Boy Scout leaders, an assistant coach at a famed football program — the repeated rapes of boys by an adoptive father who also arranged for two other men to rape one adopted son shocked his unsuspecting neighbors, investigators and children’s services officials.

“It was just devastating to hear about. It’s really sad for the kids,” said April Long, a mother of three who was their next-door neighbor. She and other neighbors say they didn’t suspect anything; the children played outside, and the man did neighborly

things like pick up their mail or mow their lawn when they were away.

“You think, ‘What could I have done? Is there something we missed that we should have seen?’” Long said, gazing at the home from her front porch lined with children’s bicycles.

The single man was a foster parent for six other children before he began adopting children in the past three years. He adopted a brother and sister and an unrelated boy, and was in the process of adopting another boy, all ages 9-12, when authorities arrested him a year ago Sunday following an undercover sting that began when a detective looked into an online posting about “taboo sex.”

Ohio officials don’t believe there has been a comparable case in the state in recent years, and media reports over the past five years show only a handful of reported cases nationally in which adoptive fathers sexually abused children in their care. Child abuse by adoptive fathers is much rarer than by biological fathers, or by other male relatives and non-relatives, federal studies have indicated.

“This isn’t a typical situation. It certainly isn’t typical of people seeking adoption,” said David Finkelhor, director of the Crimes Against Children Research Center at the University of New Hampshire. “Most abusers of this sort have an interest in a child during a certain period of their development. They are looking for opportunities where they can get access to the kids. They don’t want to have custodial responsibility.”

Fostering and adopting children meant passing background checks and other scrutiny, with home studies

and follow-up visits by social workers.

“There can be terrible, horrific instances that no one at any level of government or the adoption system foresaw,” Benjamin Johnson, spokesman for the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, said of the case.

“That can be a very difficult thing to reconcile ... and we think about that a lot.”

The private adoption agency, Dayton-based Action Inc., has said little about the case other than to deny wrongdoing. The state reviewed its operations and noted some procedural violations but no reason to suspend or revoke the agency’s license.

All the children had been in Texas foster care before coming to Ohio through the agency, one of many that work through interstate agreements to find homes for some of the more than 100,000 children in foster care awaiting adoption at any given time in the United States.

The adoptive father said the three children appeared to be doing so well, he was asked by an agency employee to take a fourth.

The children were involved in sports, school and church and played with other children. They went trick-or-treating — snapshots from two Halloweens ago show the boys dressed as Green Lantern and Star Wars’ Darth Maul and the girl as a princess. They had Xboxes, Wiis and other games and toys at home.

“I loved my kids and wanted the best for them,” the man said.

He said he had been sexually abused as a child by a close family member and blames that for his feeling that he wasn’t do anything wrong when he began taking the boys into his bed in what he claimed was a way

of showing love.

“I never forced the boys to do anything,” he said. “That might not mean anything to anyone else, but it’s important to me.”

But his explanation doesn’t account for subsequently inviting a man to their Troy home to rape one of the boys, and then taking the same boy to another man’s home to be raped. He agreed that was wrong, although he stressed that he didn’t prostitute the boy by getting anything in return.

Apparently, no child ever hinted at any problem when separated from him by case workers for interviews.

“I guess they just liked it there,” the man said.

Police reported that when they interviewed the boy, then age 10, who had also been raped by the two other men, he began “shaking,” after initially refusing to confirm that anything wrong had happened.

He told police he “didn’t want to be taken from this home and separated from his new brothers and sister,” a police report stated.

After the man was arrested, the 9-year-old boy who hadn’t been adopted yet was returned to Texas social services authorities, while the other three were placed in foster care in Ohio.

At a pretrial hearing last November, a child psychologist testified about some three dozen therapy sessions he had had with the 10-year-old boy, the Dayton Daily News reported.

“It is so traumatic within the security of my office, when he’s laying on a sofa, hugging a bear, to talk about these things,” said Gregory Ramey of The Children’s Medical Center of Dayton.

Feedlots, meatpackers closing with fewer US cows WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Years of drought are reshaping the U.S. beef industry with feedlots and a major meatpacking plant closing because there are too few cattle left in the United States to support them.

Some feedlots in the nation’s major cattle-producing states have already been dismantled, and others are sitting empty.

Operators say they don’t expect a recovery anytime soon, with high

feed prices, much of the country still in drought and a long time needed to rebuild herds.

The closures are the latest ripple in the shockwave the drought sent through rural communities.

Most cattle in the U.S. are sent to feedlots for final fattening before slaughter. The dwindling number of animals also is hurting meatpackers, with their much larger workforces. For consumers, the impact will be felt in grocery and

restaurant bills as a smaller meat supply means higher prices.

Owner Bob Podzemny has been taking apart the 32,000head Union County Feed Yard near Clayton, N.M. It closed in 2009 when a bank shut off its operating capital in the midst of the financial crisis, and Podzemny said he doesn’t see reopening after struggling through Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

“There just are not that many

cattle in this part of the country no more, and it is not profitable to bring them in and feed them, so it is shut down,” Podzemny said.

He’s now feeding a few cattle in another feedlot, buying them at about 450 pounds and growing them to 800 to 850 pounds. He then sells them to others who bring them to the typical 1,200to 1,300-pound slaughter weight.

“It is making a little money now on just growing feeders and selling them as feeders rather than finishing them all the way out,” Podzemny said. “We do what we got to do to survive, you know.”

Cattle numbers have been falling for years as the price of corn used to feed animals in feedlots skyrocketed. The drought accelerated the process, but many feedlots were able to survive at first because ranchers whose pastures dried up weaned calves early and sent breeding cows to be fattened for slaughter.

But now far fewer livestock than normal remain on the farms.

And, ironically, if it rains this spring and summer, even fewer animals will go into feedlots because ranchers will hold back cows to breed and rebuild their herds.

Texas, the largest beef-producing state, has been particularly hard hit with a historic drought in 2011 from which it still hasn’t fully recovered.

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The Big 12 Championship wrapped up Sunday after being postponed an entire day because of inclement weather.

The meet was up and running Saturday morning and continued all day Sunday. Opening day, the team arrived to try and win the conference title.

From the preliminaries, the Red Raiders had a strong presence in advancing to the final rounds in various events, but there was one who stood out.

Tech senior distance runner Kennedy Kithuka competed in the 5,000-meter race and ran with the distance medley relay team as well. The distance medley relay team was comprised of Tech junior Ezekiel Kissorio, freshman Nick Rivera, and freshman Joseph Richards III. The team placed third overall in the distance medley finals with a time of 9:43.89 under the first place mark taken by Oklahoma at 9:42.37.

“A lot of people are doubling here so

you have to try and get as many points for the team as possible, but there’s a few who have not doubled so there’s going to be some fresh competition, and just handling that and running a good time and winning,” Tech cross-country coach Jon Murray said.

This was not the first time Kithuka placed high. His reputation from this season marks him as a record breaker.

To begin the season, he broke the school record in the mile Jan. 26 at the Texas A&M Challenge with a time of 3:59.53. On Feb. 2, he broke the school record in the 3,000-meter at the Meyo Invitational with a time of 7:50.26.

At the Tyson Invitational on Feb. 8, he broke the school record in the 5,000-meter with a time of 13:26.65.

Kithuka went on to break not only the school record but the meet record at the Big 12 Championships in Ames, Iowa, with a running time of 13:41.01.

He received first place in each event in which he broke these records.

“Kennedy is such a great competitor

and he handled the competition well,” Murray said. “He did a good job running the race. Basically, he was trying to win the race with as little energy as possible being used and he did a great job with that and he set a new conference record so he put his name in the books and it will be there for a while.”

Kithuka was not the only one experiencing success on the opening day of the meet. Tech sophomore Cierra White finished the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.42 and the 200-meter dash with a time of 23.62 and with that qualified for both final rounds instantly.

“It was a special performance from Kennedy today,” Tech coach Wes Kittley said. “I’m proud of the way several of our athletes competed, and I’m looking forward to several more in finals.”

The 400-meter dash was full of Tech athletes. Four Red Raiders in the men and women’s division advanced to the final round in the 400-meter dash, Isaiah Gill and Joseph Richard III in the men’s division and Christen Rivers and Amoy

Blake in the women’s.

“Coming here and doing this, there was a few people who hadn’t run the race that were fresh and that adds little wrinkle in the competition. We just handled all the competition well did a great job,” Murray said.

The Red Raider track and field team is fourth overall behind Arkansas, Florida and Texas A&M, according to the USTFCCCA rankings.

Tech will go on to compete in the NCAA Indoor Championships starting on March 8 and continuing March 9.

The team will have two weeks before the national championship. The Red Raiders will be training throughout the small break to keep their points up and it is expected that Kithuka will continue to succeed.

“He’s in a great position right now,” Murray said. “Everything’s been going well, his racing has been going well. I expect some great competition there, we’ll just see how he handles it.” ➤➤echappell@dailytoreador.com

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TEXAS TECH’S KENNEDY Kithuka runs the final leg of the Men’s 8K cross-country event during the Red Raider Open on Friday at Meadowbrook Golf Course. Kithuka’s time of 23:34.44 broke the previous course record.

Kobe Bryant outscores Dirk Nowitzki as Lakers top Mavericks DALLAS (AP) — Kobe Bryant had 38 points to win a scoring duel with Dirk Nowitzki, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Dallas Mavericks 103-99 Sunday in a matchup of teams fighting to get in the playoff race.

With chants of MVP from a strong contingent of Lakers fans, Bryant scored 14 in the fourth, including seven in the final 3 minutes to hold off a spirited Dallas effort.

Nowitzki finished with 30 points

and 13 rebounds for the Mavericks, who had a chance to pull virtually even with the Lakers for ninth place in the Western Conference. Houston is in eighth, with a cushion of several games.

Bryant, who also had 12 rebounds and seven assists, was playing in Mark Cuban’s building two days after the outspoken Dallas owner suggested in a radio interview that the Lakers might have to consider dumping the five-time NBA champion through

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Steve Nash had 13 of his 20 in the second half against his former team in a game that neither team led by more than six.

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Currently, the language in the Third Amendment only covers the areas of race, color, creed, and sex. This policy is now obsolete when compared to the non-discrimination policies of Texas Tech University, admission for any of the Texas institutions of higher education, federal government, state government, and local governments. If approved, this referendum will allow students to extend protections to match these existing policies in the following areas: race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, creed, marital/familial status, and citizenship.”

“Yes, I approve of the changes to the Third Amendment.”

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2. Senate Concurrent Resolution 48.09: “Currently, representatives in the Student Senate of the Texas Tech University Student Government Association are required to have a 2.0 grade point average. Executive Officers (President, External and Internal Vice Presidents) are only required to have a 2.25 grade point average. It is the opinion of the Student Senate that the grade point average requirements need to be changed from a 2.0 to a 2.5 for the Student Senate, and from a 2.25 to a 2.75 for the Executive Officers. Through this referendum students are being given the opportunity to enhance the standards of the Student Government Association and improve its current constitution.”

“Yes, I approve of the changes to the SGA Constitution which will change the current grade point average requirements.”

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Our property also houses some amazing retail spaces, including Tully’s Convenience Store, Which Wich, Powerhouse Nutrition, and our newest addition, Noodles and Company!

At ULofts, we offer twelve different styles of 1one-bedroom apartments and five styles of two-bedroom apartments.Our one-bedrooms start at $749 and our two-bedrooms start at $655 per person.

All bills are included (with no caps!) and all units are fully furnished with queen-size beds and leather couches. We have a game room with poker tables, computer lab, conference room, study rooms, movie theatre, newly remodeled fitness center, free stand up tanning bed, two resort-style swimming pools, four barbeque grills, covered garage parking and secured entryways.

Each apartment includes gran-

ite countertops, stainless steel appliances, designer cabinetry, a full-size stackable washer/dryer, ceramic tile floors in the living area, ceiling fans and 6-foot garden style bathtubs.

But don’t just take our word for it!

A current ULofts resident says, “I have lived here for a year-anda-half and just renewed my lease for another year. The staff is very friendly! They recently had new

management take over and they will work to accommodate you with whatever you may need. The apartments are affordably priced because bills are included in the rent; this also includes no caps on any of your bills.”

We know that finding new housing can be a very stressful time so we keep our leasing process as painless as possible.

To reserve an apartment, you will only need to pay a $100 de-

posit and a $50 application fee!

Our leasing office is open Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

If you would like to take a tour of ULofts, feel free to stop by the office or check out our website at www.uloftsapartments.com to get a good look at our property before your visit.

Let our wonderful staff at ULofts Apartments help you find the perfect home for 2013-2014!

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More elite universities offer free online courses

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — More of the world’s elite universities are joining the rush to offer “massive open online courses” that are broadening access to higher education. But some experts question how much so-called MOOCs can help students trying to earn college degrees.

Coursera and edX, two of the leading MOOC providers, on Thursday announced major expansions that will roughly double the number of universities offering free online courses through their websites.

Cambridge, Mass.-based edX, which was founded in May by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, said it will add six new institutions, including five outside the U.S., which will offer at least 25 additional courses.

Mountain View-based Coursera said it will add 29 institutions, including 16 outside the United States.

Over the next several months, the schools will offer 90 new courses, including some taught in French, Spanish, Italian and Chinese.

“Having courses taught in other languages will enable more students to take our classes,” said Andrew Ng, a Stanford University professor who co-founded Coursera last April.

MOOCs have attracted millions of students and captured the public imagination over the past year, allowing people from all walks of life to learn from leading scholars at toptier universities — free of charge.

But the question remains: Can these large-scale, highly automated classes help increase college completion rates or lower the cost of earning a degree?

So far only a small number of institutions are offering degree credit for MOOCs, but that could change if more colleges determine the digital classes meet their academic standards.

Earlier this month, the American Council on Education said it will recommend credit for five Coursera courses. The association is evaluating more MOOCs for possible credit recommendations, which many schools use to decide whether to grant credit for nontra-

ditional courses.

But some experts say MOOCs can’t replace traditional classroom learning, especially for struggling students who need more face-toface interaction and mentoring to succeed.

A new study by Columbia University found that community-college students who took small-scale, online-only courses performed worse and were more likely to drop out than peers who took traditional classes. There was a steeper decline in performance among students who are young, male, black or economically disadvantaged, according to the report.

“Online education as it’s been developed so far, including MOOCs, I don’t think has been effective for struggling students,” said Tom Bailey, who directs Columbia’s Community College Research Center.

“We’re not finding you can’t learn online. But we’re finding a less effective outcome.”

EdX President Anant Agarwal said colleges should use MOOCs to improve — rather than replace —

campus-based education by combining online lessons with classroom instruction.

San Jose State University students who recently took a “blended” version of an edX engineering class performed significantly better than students who took the classroombased course, he added.

“I really believe the blended model is really a key approach to improving campus education,” Agarwal said.

The MOOC movement has also encountered some setbacks during its rapid expansion.

Earlier this month, Coursera suspended an online course offered

by Georgia Institute of Technology because of technical problems. The company hopes to relaunch the course, “Fundamentals of Online Education,” in the near future, Ng said.

Last week, a University of California, Irvine professor, Richard McKenzie, said he would stop teaching a Coursera economics course halfway through the term because of disagreements over how to run

the class.

McKenzie declined to comment Thursday, but Gary Matkin, UC Irvine’s dean of distance learning, said the course would continue as scheduled because the instructional materials have already been created.

“Prof. McKenzie is not accustomed (as few are) in teaching university-level material to an open, large, and quite diverse audience including those who were not seriously committed to achieving the learning objectives of the course,” Matkin said in a statement.

Ng said Coursera played no role in McKenzie’s decision to stop teaching, but he noted that teaching a MOOC is quite different from teaching a traditional course and “it really isn’t for everyone.”

“We’re all experimenting still with what makes sense for MOOCs,” Ng said. “There will be missteps along the way.”

Coursera currently offers 220 courses from 33 institutions and has almost 2.8 million registered users who have signed up for nearly 10 million courses. Only a fraction

of enrollees actually complete the courses, in part because it’s easy and free to sign up.

The 29 new Coursera partners include Chinese University of Hong Kong, Technical University of Denmark, National Autonomous University of Mexico as well as the universities of Copenhagen, Geneva and Toyko.

EdX, which currently offers 25 courses from six universities and has 700,000 registered users, will add six new members: Australian National University, Delft University of Technology, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, McGill University, Rice University and the University of Toronto.

Delft University in the Netherlands will be the first edX partner to provide courses as “open content,” which means that other universities are free to incorporate the materials in their offerings, said Agarwal.

“People can reuse it and remix it,” Agarwal said. “It enables courses to get better and better over time by allowing people to share content.”

Joint committee to watch higher education leaders AUSTIN — Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst on Wednesday announced the creation of a joint committee that will examine the governance of higher education institutions after he alleged that University of Texas Board of Regents members were acting out of turn.

The committee, which is comprised of the Senate and House’s Higher Education Committees and others, will be cochaired by Rep. Dan Branch, R-Dallas, and Sen. Kel Seliger, R-Amarillo. Hearings have not yet been set, but Dewhurst expects they will take place in about two weeks.

Although his was the only signature on the proclamation, Dewhurst said it carries the support of House Speaker Joe Straus.

They met with Gov. Rick Perry to discuss the committee’s creation over breakfast Wednesday, Dewhurst said. The group will discuss governance, excellence and transparency in higher education institutions, he said, and will report back to legislators before the end of the session.

“There has been a legitimate question asked by our constituents all across the State of Texas,” Dewhurst said. “People have asked how universities are being run today.”

On Monday, twin resolutions in the Texas Senate and House were passed in support of embattled UT President William Powers, who has been criticized by some regents. After a dozen senators spoke in Powers’ favor, Dewhurst became emotional

while defending the president, who was appointed in 2006.

Dewhurst said today that he was unaware of the resolution before Monday and spoke offthe-cuff about Powers, accusing regents of “character assassination.”

During the past month, Dewhurst said, he’s received numerous phone calls alleging that two or three regents have acted “in a way different to the normal governance of the universities.”

The joint committee will have subpoena power, Dewhurst said. On Tuesday, Seliger said he planned to subpoena unsigned letters that reportedly attack Powers and accuse regents of trying to usurp his power. Seliger added he had not yet seen the correspondence.

Texas students outscore nation in science, math AUSTIN (AP) — Texas public school students outscored the rest of the country in science and math but fell behind on literacy tests, even though the results excluded an unusually large percentage of students with disabilities and those learning English as a second language, according to a new federal report.

The Mega-States Report, released Thursday by the National Center for Education Statistics, provided national averages but focused on the five most populous states — Texas, New York, Illinois, Florida and California.

Together, those states educate 18.7 million public school students, nearly 40 percent of the national total. Partly due to their status as immigration destinations, they serve most of the students classified as English Language Learners.

Michael L. Williams, commissioner of the Texas Education Agency, said the gains in math and science would put the state on a path to meet growing job needs in those fields nationwide.

“I do not believe any of the states represented think the gains have been enough, or that the work is anywhere

near complete,” Williams said in a written statement. “Our strength lies in a commitment to educating every child in every school in every community across our state.”

The report, part of a periodic series known as The Nation’s Report Card, underscored some broad trends in education policy.

Among the five big states, Texas spent the least money per student, $8,562 compared to a national average of $10,591.

But the state’s student to teacher ratio, 14.7, was better than the national average of 16. Among the five most populous states, only New York assigned fewer students to each teacher.

In California, the ratio was 24.1.

Since 1990, the student population in Texas public schools has shifted from 50 percent white to 32 percent white.

As of 2011, the report said, 51 percent of students were Hispanic, 13 percent black and 4 percent Asian.

In math, Texas eighth graders raised their score by 32 points on a 500-point scale over comparable test results in 1990, posting the largest gain among

the five big states and exceeding the national average. Black eighth-graders in the state accounted for much of the progress, scoring 42 points higher than in 1990.

In science, Texas eighth-graders posted a 3-point gain on a 300-point scale, outscoring the nation and the other big states. The percentage of students classified as proficient in the subject registered higher than the national average across racial lines.

But in reading tests, the state was allowed to exclude from the results the scores of six percent of its students with disabilities and five percent of its students classified as English Language Learners. Texas claimed the largest number of exceptions of any other big state, artificially inflating the final scores.

Texas took all those exceptions even though it does not have the largest burden of so-called English Language Learners. In Texas, 14 percent of the 4.9 million student population fit that designation, compared to 23 percent of California’s 6.2 million students.

According to sources close to the issue, questions have been raised about Powers’ budding relationship with his wife 30 years ago, when Powers was a teacher at the UT Law School where he met his wife, Kim Heilbrun.

Sen. Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo, formerly chaired the senate higher education committee and remains a member; as such, she will join others on the joint oversight committee.

On Tuesday, she said that Powers and Heilbrun started dating at UT, but Heilburn was not his student at the time.

After Dewhurst announced the joint committee’s foundation, Zaffirini said she was pleased with the process.

“It’s not only good for the two higher education commit-

tees, but it’s also good for the higher education officials,” she said. “By having a joint committee, they share the different perspectives.”

She added that while joint committees are somewhat rare, “they are good.”

Meanwhile, Branch has asked

for a legal briefing on whether a process existed in state law for the recall or impeachment of university regents. Three of the nine regents, appointed by Perry, are up for replacement this year, but Dewhurst said the regents in question are not among those seeking reappointment.

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PHOTOS COURTESY OF UNIVERSITY STUDENT HOUSING

UNIVERSITY STUDENT HOUSING makes going to school for students easier with on-campus living. Students who live on campus have access to free tutoring in the residence halls, close access to the library and study areas in the halls.

Students can live on campus with University Student Housing Living on campus will be one of your most memorable college experiences. You will develop life-long friendships and many fond memories of your time living in the residence halls. University Student Housing (USH) strives to make your time living on campus fun, enjoyable and convenient so you can concentrate on school.

University Student Housing works to make sure that the residence halls stay clean, com-

fortable and a place that is easy to call home. Our Residence Life Staff are available 24/7 to assist you. Programs and activities are planned in each hall throughout the year. There also are many opportunities to get involved in student organizations like Residence Hall Association, Social Justice Committee and many more.

During Summer 2013, Hulen/Clement will experience a major facelift. The construction

will include new windows, new blinds for the rooms, new sinks and vanities with a solid surface.

The rooms also will receive new flooring, a fresh coat of paint, and the wooden furniture will be refinished. On top of all of the in-room renovations the guest restrooms in the lobby will be renovated as well. Here is a picture from the show room in Hulen/Clement to show you what they will look like after the renovations.

Living on campus makes going to school so much easier.

Research shows students that live on campus have higher GPAs than those that live off campus. Living on campus you have access to free tutoring in your residence halls, close access to the library, and study areas in the halls to have study group meetings. Visit www.housing.ttu.edu/reslife/restutor for a complete list of subjects, times and locations.

Learning Communities are a great way to get more involved in your field of study or interest.

University Student Housing offers a variety of Learning Communities for special interests and studies. As a student of a Learning Community you have great opportunities for growth and networking in your field of study or interest. Visit www. housing.ttu.edu/learningcommunities for a complete list of the Learning Communities of-

fered for 2013-2014.

Now is a great time to sign up to live on campus for 20132014. There will be no housing price increase for current Tech students that sign up by April 1, 2013. Still have some questions?

Come to the University Student Housing Welcome Center and take a tour today. Or take a look at all of our pictures online at www.housing.ttu.edu, and sign up to live here another year for 2013-2014!

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Live at the U—Texas size town homes with amazing amenities U Club Townhomes at Overton Park’s clubhouse is now open at 2210 Glenna Goodacre Blvd.

Students can take a tour of the resort-style amenities including the state-of-the-art fitness center and loaded game room.

U Club will open for occupancy in August and students can apply in the clubhouse or online at uclubatoverton.com.

Check the website or call the office for current leasing specials.

The townhome community will offer huge 1,883 sq. ft. 4 bedroom/4.5 bath townhomes. The three-story townhomes are fully furnished with a huge leatherstyle sectional sofa, modern stainless steel appliances, washer and dryers and much more.

Interior finishes include crown

molding, granite countertops, 2” wood-style blinds, hardwood-style floors and under-mount sinks.

Included utilities are Internet, cable TV, water, sewer, trash and electricity up to a monthly cap.

The clubhouse is home to a loaded game room, state-of-theart fitness center and iMac computer bar. The game room features foosball, Golden Tee, Big Buck Hunter, video game consoles and a multi-media area.

Outside amenities include a resort-style swimming pool, hot tub and sun deck and barbeque area. Covered garage parking and wireless Internet also are available to residents.

For more information or to apply online visit www.uclubatoverton.com

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TOP: U CLUB Townhomes at Overton Park located at 2210 Glenna Goodacre Blvd. U Club will open in August, but students can apply at the clubhouse or submit an application online at uclubatoverton.com. ABOVE: U CLUB includes a resort-style swimming pool, hot tub and sun deck and barbecue area.

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THE GROVE APARTMENTS provides a fully-furnished two-bedroom option for $525 to $535 and a three-bedroom $480 to $490 option.

The Grove apartments offer home away from home for students This ain’t your daddy’s residence hall!

College is an experience that should bring you more than headaches about tests and heartburn after brown bag specials.

After all, these are your glory days. Our rooms are fully furnished; complete with a washer/ dryer, dishwasher, refrigerator, sofa, chair, ottoman, end-table

and a dining room table complete with four chairs.

We lease by the bedroom in order to provide individual leases.

All bedrooms have their own bathroom and walk-in closet.

There is a lock on each bedroom for extra privacy. The bedrooms come with a bed frame, mattress, headboard, desk and chair,

dresser and end table.

We do allow co-ed living spaces, as long as both parties involved are comfortable with the living arrangement.

The lease price also includes all bills: Internet, cable, water, sewer and a $30 per bedroom electrical allowance.

Don’t want to leave your loving pet behind? That’s OK, we’re

pet friendly and we even have an acre dog park to show it.

The Grove also provides a bus service linked on the Masked Rider bus route. It’s specifically designed to get you near your class in the most convenient way possible stopping at five distinct locations on campus.

The Grove has a unique, friendly staff that strives to create

a hospitable environment for you and your friends.

We are a gated community equipped with a 24-hour exercise room, stand-up tanning beds, sand volleyball court, basketball court, soccer/ football field, resort-style pool and fire pit.

For the more studious side of residents, we offer a Harvardstyle library that includes printer

and paper and unlimited coffee to keep you awake and alert.

Weekly activities, typically involving free food and drink, are where you and our close-knit community can come together!.

This place is fully loaded college living at it’s finest.

Fully furnished: — 2 Bed: $525-535 — 3 Bed: $480-490

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Gateway provides convenience of campus life with off-campus living

PHOTO COURTESY OF GATEWAY AT LUBBOCK

GATEWAY AT LUBBOCK provide fully furnished apartments with hardwood floors, upgraded leather furniture, washer and dryers and the convenience of Texas Tech bus routes.

In less than a decade, Gateway at Lubbock has quickly become an establishment in the landscape of Lubbock student housing. Offering fully furnished apartments, hardwood floors and upgraded leather furniture, Gateway at Lubbock is the one stop shop for students who want to live well while at school. From the washers and dryers in each apartment home, to the convenient Texas Tech bus route and the state-of-the-art amenities, Gateway at Lubbock caters to the needs of the modern college student.

Gateway at Lubbock has four spacious floor plan options, allowing you to find the home that suits your exact needs. We have one bedrooms, two bedrooms, three bedrooms, and four bedrooms – and every room has a private bathroom! Your rent includes Cable with HBO, Internet, Water & Trash pickup, electricity with a cap of $30 per month, furniture, access to the Gateway at Lubbock amenities, and so much more – consolidating your bills and eliminating your worries.

Gateway at Lubbock is a fullyfurnished community, saving you money and time. Each student is provided a full - sized bed along

with a dresser, desk and desk chair.

Every living room comes with a couch, chair, end table, coffee table and entertainment stand.

One, two, and three bedroom apartments are even equipped with barstools. In the four bedroom apartments, dining rooms are also equipped with a dining table and chairs, helping you avoid the usual hassles and costs of moving.

Located at 210 North Winston, Gateway at Lubbock provides the convenience of campus life, with the freedom and luxury of off-campus living. A free shuttle runs from the property to Texas Tech, helping students avoid the hassles of campus traffic and parking, ensuring quick access to class both day and night. From the vast package of amenities to the friendly staff, Gateway at Lubbock is a worry-free environment that allows residents to focus on the most important thing – being a college student. Gateway at Lubbock residents experience our “Best of Class” luxury living, designed specifically for busy students at Texas Tech, South Plains and Lubbock Christian University. Amongst countless other benefits, every Gateway at

Lubbock resident enjoys: •Free high-speed internet access •24 hour emergency maintenance response •Individual leases •Cable with HBO •Gated entry and exit •Available roommate matching •Resort-style pools •Covered parking •State-of-the-art fitness center •Fully equipped computer lab •Sand volleyball court •Pool cabana •Private study rooms •Clubroom with kitchen, fire place and flat-screen TV •Barbecue grills •Fully-loaded game room •On-site professional staff With 744 beds professionally managed by Asset Campus Housing, Gateway at Lubbock has the unique ability to offer options for all, while still giving each resident and their home the attention they deserve. We know that student living is a huge part of the collegiate experience, and we work hard every day to make your time in Lubbock even better when you call Gateway at Lubbock home.

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GATEWAY AT LUBBOCK provides four different floor plans to residents ranging from a one-bedroom apartment to a four-bedroom apartment.

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The Centre, The Suites offer students close-to-campus living

PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE CENTRE AND THE SUITES AT OVERTON PARK

THE CENTRE AND The Suites at Overton Park provide students with an apartment within walking distance from Texas Tech, multiple floor plans, walk-in closets, covered garage parking, a pool and hot tub, game room, a fully-equipped business center, cable and Internet, an outdoor grilling area and fitness center.