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Applications due next week for COMC contest Applications for the College of Media and Communication’s Student Startup Competition are due March 9.

Undergraduate and graduate students can compete, according to the competition’s website, and recent graduates can enter as well.

Individuals or groups of up to five people can enter, according to the website, as long as at least one member is a College of Media and Communication student.

Ideas can be pitched in the areas of sports media, gaming, social media, public advocacy and activism, innovative e-commerce, news and information and digital entertainment, according to the website.

Two students will receive funding for a College of Media and Communication graduate degree, according to the website, to enable them to continue developing their startup ideas.

Upon submitting an application, competitors will receive information on a pitch video that will be due in late March, according to the website. Alumni will be assigned as mentors based on the content of the pitch video.

The top teams will pitch their ideas in person on April 27, according to the website, and the top two teams will be invited to Tech’s New Venture Accelerator Demo Day and West Texas Innovation Showcase in May. Applications and more information can be obtained through studentstartup.comc@ ttu.edu or geoffrey.graybeal@ttu.edu. ➤➤@dailytoreador

Nurse who survived Ebola says hospital failed her DALLAS (AP) — A 26-year-old nurse said in a newspaper interview that a hospital where she had worked in Dallas and its parent company failed her when she contracted Ebola while caring for the first person in the U.S. diagnosed with the deadly disease.

Nina Pham told The Dallas Morning News in the interview that she is preparing to file a lawsuit Monday in Dallas County against Texas Health Resources. She said she continues to suffer from body aches and insomnia after contracting the disease from a patient she cared for last fall at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas.

Pham alleged the hospital’s lack of training and proper equipment and violations of her privacy made her “a symbol of corporate neglect — a casualty of a hospital system’s failure to prepare for a known and impending medical crisis.”

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SGA candidate blocs discuss initiatives

Techsan Tradition candidates address goals

OneTech candidates outline plans if elected

By AMY CUNNINGHAM

By AMY CUNNINGHAM

Student Government Association executive candidates in the Techsan Tradition bloc have a variety of plans to benefit Texas Tech.

Students can vote online at www.sga.ttu.edu on March 4 and 5.

Holton Westbrook, a junior agricultural economics and business dual major from Stephenville, is the bloc’s presidential candidate and said he wants to work with Tech administration and students to increase SGA’s presence on campus.

“Being able to be that resource to other students, to be that service-driven person is absolutely crucial when it comes to being a leader,” Westbrook said. “Having that perspective in mind is very important.”

The OneTech candidate bloc members — Charlie Mitchell, Caleb Fisher and Amber Yanez — have based their campaign on specific plans, not broad initiatives.

Mitchell, a junior petroleum engineering major from Dallas and presidential candidate, said it is important for candidates to have tangible plans that will impact all Texas Tech students.

“We want to run on plans, not ideas,” he said. “I’ve seen three student body presidents, three administrations, so I’ve seen groups that have gotten stuff done and groups that had good intentions, ran on things and then didn’t do anything.”

Students can vote online at www.sga.ttu.edu on March 4 and 5.

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STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION presidential candidate Holton Westbrook, internal vice presidential candidate Valerie Briley, graduate vice presidential candidate Saba Nafees and external vice presidential candidate Benjamin Sharp are running as the bloc Techsan Tradition for Student Government Association executive positions.

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STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION internal vice presidential candidate Amber Yanez, presidential candidate Charlie Mitchell, external vice presidential candidate Caleb Fisher and campaign dog Ajax are running as OneTech for Student Government Association executive positions.

Voting for SGA candidates opens to students on March 4 and ends on March 5 and is available at www.sga.ttu.edu.

TEDx showcases speakers despite winter weather

By AMY CUNNINGHAM News editor

TEDxTexasTechUniversity speakers, volunteers and attendees made it through the snow Saturday morning to attend the 2nd annual event in the Allen Theatre of the Student Union building.

Originally scheduled to begin at 8 a.m., organizers delayed the start of the conference to 10 a.m. because of inclement weather and icy roads, Aliza Wong, associate dean of the Honors College and member of the Speakers Committee, said.

“We always have concerns because we want everyone to be safe and everyone to be happy, but we wanted everyone to come and have a good TEDx experience,” she said.

“There were a few delays, a few little hitches, but all in all, it’s 650 people ready to hear a message and ready to hear a call to action.”

The conference featured 15 speakers who all discussed topics surrounding the theme of “What if?”

Kitty Harris Wilkes, director of the Center for Prevention and Resiliency and the Center for the Study of Addiction and Recovery, said she was an invited speaker.

“When they said the overall topic was ‘What if?’ I knew immediately that I wanted it to be, ‘What if there are no more lives wasted?’ because that’s what I’ve heard more than anything,” she said.

TEDx conferences are different from research presentations or other conferences, she said, because it is more relaxed, comfortable and edgy.

It took Wilkes time to think about how to put her talk together, she said, and what ideas lead to one another during her presentation.

“I mostly speak kind of off the top of my head extemporaneously, so I just needed to check my facts and stats,” she said. “Then, it took some while to find some of the images that I hoped could portray some of the feelings.”

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LAURA HEINZ SPEAKS during the third session of TEDxTexasTechUniversity on Saturday in the Allen Theatre of the Student Union building. Heinz was one of 15 speakers during the second annual event.

SACSCOC issues new recommendations to Tech The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges has concluded its four-day onsite reaffirmation process of Texas Tech.

According to a letter sent NELLIS to Tech faculty, staff and students by Tech President M. Duane Nellis on Friday, a “small number” out of 96 standards will need to be followed up by the university.

The recommendations by SACSCOC involve assessment and fundraising, according to the letter, and recommendations are common.

Tech will receive a written report in the next four to six weeks, according to the letter, and will have about five months to issue a report to SACSCOC upon completing its recommendations.

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Students practice self-defense through Texas Tech Judo Club

By JENNIFER ROMERO staff writer

There are a variety of ways students can get physically fit, and Judo is a sport where people can also learn how to defend themselves.

Sonya Booker, a senior chemical engineering major from Dallas, said the Texas Tech Judo Club was founded in 2008.

“The founder was a freshman at Tech, and they didn’t have any Judo at the time,” Booker said. “He decided to make a club with a few people he knew. He kind of gave it to me to take over, and hopefully it keeps growing.”

Judo is a versatile martial art and an Olympic sport, according to the Tech Judo website, and it is founded on gaining the maximum efficiency with the least amount of effort.

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the Robert H. Ewalt Student Recreation Center, and each practice averages 15 people, with attendance sometimes reaching 50 people.

“We usually start with a warmup just to get our blood pumping,” Booker said. “Then we’ll go into teaching techniques. The last bit we actually put the techniques to use.”

Some parts of the practices are free practice, and Booker said members often practice their throws on one another.

Judo combines throwing and ground techniques, she said, and while it can look violent, the members are friends and never try to hurt each other.

“I had never done Judo before college.

I saw them throwing and I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, I can’t do this,’” Booker said.

“Then I saw a girl that was doing it, and she convinced me to stay in it. I’ve loved it ever since.”

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 “It took a lot of time, it took Bryan Padgett, director of mis- a lot of energy,” Wong said, sion mobilization at Redeemer “and it took a lot of commitLubbock, discussed sex trafficking ment from an amazing group of during his talk. people and volunteers.”

He applied because a friend Laurel Martinez, a Lubbock suggested it to him, he said, and resident, said she was unable to the broad theme of “What if?” attend the TEDx conference last was helpful because it was a big, year at Tech and made sure she idealistic term. could go this year.

The application process was She came in with a blank slate, not strenuous or complicated, she said, because she wanted to Padgett said, and he encourages absorb the information and did anyone interested in speaking to not have any particular speaker sign up next year. she wanted to see.

“It draws out a crowd of people “I’ve watched the TED talks that might not normally have that are on YouTube, so I thought a platform,” he said. “Twitter is it’d be really cool to actually see their platform, social media is their it live,” she said. “I really appreciplatform and this gives them an ated the talk this morning about opportunity to develop ideas that searching for your own religion, if they can now share.” you will, and I liked what (Joshua The conference format creates Willms) had to say about the tolera healthy environment of discus- ance aspect of it.” sion about topics that have not The format of TED talks is why been on one’s radar, he said, and Martinez is a fan, she said, and the allows anyone in attendance to format was carried over to TEDxmeet a variety of people.

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Lisa DuBois Low, associate proIt was a well-organized event, fessor of practice of public relations she said. The limited time of each and communications committee talk, 18 minutes or less, gives the chair for the conference, said audience highlights of a topic and volunteers put in hours of work allows for one to investigate on his to make TEDx happen this year. or her own into a particular topic.

The conference required expert “It’s been great. It’s a good for-

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our services and make an impact,” he said, “but also CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 give back financially Westbrook said he is influenced to the Tech commuby Luke Cotton, who served as SGA nity as well.”

After a year WESTBROOK president two years ago, and wants to give the student senate additional with several student deaths and other isgoals and initiatives like Cotton did.

The bloc has five main initiatives sues, safety is a major issue to Westthat Westbrook said he plans to imple- brook, he said.

SGA must work with univerment and will directly affect students: scholarship, service, safety, school spirit sity administration to determine what the students want, Westbrook said, and student government structure.

If elected, Westbrook said, he whether it be additional lighting on wants to speak with alumni and sidewalks or task forces. other donors to increase donations School spirit is important to the Techsan Tradition bloc because stuto the university.

“That would be an initiative that dents are the primary ambassadors of would immediately be put into effect,” the university, Westbrook said.

The school song should be sung he said. “We would create an endowment fund for students to apply for with correct lyrics, he said, and scholarships and then we’d be able to fans can support campaigns like Fearless Friday. give those out.”

Programs started by SGA in the Through the service initiative, Westbrook said he wants to find ways past should be re-evaluated and revifor Tech students to give back to the talized, Westbrook said.

An ambassador program was community through volunteering.

Westbrook wants to dedicate a started two years ago but not carried day known as “Tech the Town” to on beyond the SGA administration community service, he said, and have that started it, he said.

Student outreach should be a the entire university involved.

“It’d be cool to not only give back priority to SGA as well, Ben Sharp,

mat — it’s quick, you get in, you get out,” Martinez said. “I guess at one point, it can kind of get overwhelming because it’s a lot of information, because it’s a lot of different things, but the format gives you a chance later to process it and go deeper if that’s something you’re interested in.”

The conference was about focusing on ideas and possibilities, Wong said.

Attendees were encouraged to use social media to share their thoughts, Low said, and add to the discussion.

“This is what we hoped for,” she said. “This is what we prayed for.

People are tweeting conversations that matter.”

The organizers spent their Friday night rescheduling flights and coordinating with one another, Wong said.

TEDxTexasTechUniversity was a rewarding experience to be a part of, she said, and the organizers are already looking forward to next year’s conference.

“It’s really just the excitement.

It’s actually palpable. You can actually feel it,” Wong said. “The community has actually galvanized together, and it really is thinking beyond. Everybody can make a difference in their own significant and very, very inspirational way.” ➤➤@dailytoreador

a sophomore economics major from Borger and external vice-presidential candidate, said.

The external vice president is the liaison between the Tech community and the world, he said.

“I feel like Texas Tech deserves to be growing in influence across the world,” Sharp said. “All these plans are driven toward benefitting Tech and pushing forward.

“Coming here, I’ve been opened up to opportunity after opportunity. I really want this position because I feel like it’s going to help me give back a little bit to Tech.”

Sharp decided to campaign with the Techsan Tradition bloc because he thinks each person is driven toward serving Tech, he said.

If elected, Sharp said, he wants Tech to allow students to use their ID cards to pay for Uber, a transportation service.

SafeRide would still be offered, he said, and Uber would be an alternative.

As a part of Westbrook’s service initiative, Sharp said he would work toward letting students pay for parking tickets through volunteer hours.

“One way we feel like we can incentivize service and engagement

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DUSTIN THARP PERFORMS the Clarinet Sonata No. 2, Op. 120, written by Johannes Brahms, on the euphonium during the Tuba-Euphonium Studio Recital in the Music building on Sunday.

POLICE BLOTTER Thursday 10:08 a.m. — A Texas Tech officer investigated a theft of service in the Z1B parking lot.

A student was released pending the filing of charges for not paying a taxi.

12:14 p.m. — A Tech officer investigated an accident, without injuries, in the C11 parking lot. from Texas Tech students is by allowing them to pay off their parking tickets using community service,” he said.

Specific organizations would be designated by SGA, Sharp said, and it would enhance the university’s image as well as help students.

Tech’s reputation in the community is important because Sharp wants a Tech student to serve on the Lubbock City Council, he said.

The city council wants to see Tech engaging with the city in order to consider putting up a Tech student for the position, he said.

Valerie Briley, a junior marketing major from San Angelo, is running for the internal vice presidential position with the bloc.

She wants to let the campus population know the job of senators is to work for the students.

“My biggest initiative is to make sure that SGA and the student body have some kind of transparency,” she said. “A lot of times, students really don’t know

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If elected, Mitchell wants to expand the Robert H. Ewalt Student Recreation Center, he said.

With a new turf field complex recently unveiled, the soccer fields in front of the Rec Center can be converted into a new parking lot or as space to expand facilities, Mitchell said.

“If you’ve been there during the peak hours, you know how busy it is and how hard it can be to find a spot to use equipment,” he said.

It took the current SGA president, Hayden Hatch, all school year to accomplish his goals, he said.

When executive SGA officials get into office, it is imperative to know on the first day what he or she intends to accomplish, Mitchell said. Being student body president requires the ability to speak with administration to accomplish goals.

Mitchell has worked with administration on various committees throughout his time at Tech, he said.

As president, Mitchell said he would reach out to various student

3:14 p.m. — A Tech officer investigated theft in Stangel Residence Hall. Multiple clothing items were taken from the basement floor laundry room.

10:48 p.m. — A Tech officer arrested two students for public intoxication and theft at 2423 4th Street in the 7-Eleven parking lot. Both students took two what student government can offer.”

Briley will create a mandatory point system, she said, to ensure senators are fully engaging with students they represent.

As the chair of the Student Senate Rules and Administration Committee, Briley said she knows the rules of SGA and will be able to better manage the senators.

“I really know the rules in and out, which is very important as an internal, because if you don’t know the rules, then you really can be kind of walked over,” she said. “I want to make sure the student senate is really effective and working well for the students.”

Saba Nafees, a mathematical biology graduate student from Fort Worth and Lahore, Pakistan, is the only student running for the graduate vice presidential position this year.

As an international student, Nafees has placed an emphasis on helping graduate students who are not from the United States. organizations and speak with them in an informal setting because he does not want SGA to be an unreachable government entity.

MITCHELL He plans to publicize what SGA does, he said, because much of the work is done behind the scenes and students do not know what has been accomplished.

SGA members should not act like they are above any other students, he said.

“I have no interest in doing any kind of politics after I graduate,” Mitchell said. “I’m doing this because I like doing it, it’s fun and because I like giving back and helping the students.”

External vice-presidential candidate Fisher, a business administration graduate student from Wichita Falls, said he would work with Lubbock city officials to create a better environment for Tech students if elected.

Fisher said he wants to get rid of SafeRide in its current format and replace it with an Uber student discount.

The use of Uber instead of SafeRide would create a more secure and cost-effective campus, he said, because students often do not use the current SafeRide system.

“I think doing away with SafeRide, one, is going to save money regardless, but two, using that to create an Uber student discount will make a safer campus,” Fisher said. “You’d see a lot more people using Uber. I think you would also see a more efficient campus because SafeRide can take up to an hour to pick you up.”

There are 104 blue light phones across campus intended to keep students safe, according to the Tech Police Department website.

However, several of the blue light stations do not work, Fisher said, so he wants the lights to be fixed.

Anything that is not operating properly could be reported through an SGAoperated Snapchat account, he said, so students can discreetly report issues.

bottles of beer and attempted to take one bottle of wine. One of the students was also arrested for possession of a fictitious license.

Both students were transported to the Lubbock County Jail. The student’s vehicle was impounded.

Information provided by B.J. Watson of the Tech Police Department.

“I really want to help all of our foreign graduate students assimilate better to the environment here in America and here at Texas Tech,” she said. “I want them to feel that they’re a part of this community.”

Some graduate students think SGA is only for undergraduate students, Nafees said, so she plans to bridge that gap and bring in more graduate student representatives.

Nafees said she wants SGA to partner with the Graduate Student Advisory Council to address the concerns of graduate students, which can be different from those of undergraduates.

“To me, leadership is seeing a problem and going and fixing it, not being hesitant and saying ‘someone else can fix it’,” she said. “I’ve seen these problems with grad students, especially international grad students, since my freshman year. Of course I had no power to make a difference then, so I’ll be very honored to serve this coming year.” ➤➤@dailytoreador

An additional program Fisher wants to implement is an SGA-funded educational program, he said, which would coincide with freshman orientation.

“It would be a student-led, student-taught forum of safe practices on campus that some seniors or juniors could lead to teach the younger freshmen and sophomores how to be safer on campus.”

Yanez, a junior marketing major from Houston, said revamping the Tech phone app and creating a way for students to use their ID cards digitally would be two of her biggest plans if elected as internal vice president.

The internal vice president serves as a resource for the student senate, she said, and should work on additional projects outside of the senate.

“We would still need actual IDs in case your phone breaks or it dies, but just transitioning toward having a digital card would be great,” she said.

“If you go to a football game and forget your ID, you’d have it there.”

Within the senate itself, Yanez said, she would connect with senators on a personal level and find out what issues each person wants to address during their time in office.

The senators would set goals, know who to contact and be held accountable, she said.

“It’s a really neat experience to get to know them really well and find out what they want to do for their students,” she said. “I think that’s something really different that we really enjoy doing.”

As journal clerk this year, Yanez said she has worked closely with current internal vice president Baleigh Waldrop and knows what works and does not work with senators.

Yanez said it is important to maintain a close relationship with senators even though she leads their meetings, which her predecessor did not do until later in the year.

“I just think that being involved in SGA for the past three years,” she said, “I really think I’d be great at this because I know the senators and all they need to get done. This isn’t about me. It’s about the students.” ➤➤@dailytoreador

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Lubbock Chorale hosts annual fundraiser gala

By MICHAEL CANTU On Saturday evening, the Lubbock Chorale hosted its annual gala at the Legacy Event Center in Lubbock.

The gala featured performances by the Devon Collins Jazz Trio, and solo and ensemble performances by Lubbock Chorale members.

“The Lubbock Chorale is a nonprofit art organization founded in 1976,” John Hollins, director of musical arts, associate professor of music and director of the Lubbock Chorale, said.

“It’s a community choir that is mostly composed of graduate students.”

Since the chorale is a nonprofit organization, its main source of income is from events like these, Hollins said.

The gala serves as one of its biggest fundraisers for a scholarship fund used to benefit members of the chorale.

“Scholarships are given to members of the choir and vocal performance majors,” he said. “With the other events we do throughout the year, this raises about 75 percent of the funds.”

On average, the gala raises about $16,000 a year, Hollins said. Most of the money comes from ticket sales, as well as a raffle and silent auction.

“Tonight, we have a mix of jewelry, kitchen items, as well as kitchen decor,” Carol Daugherty,

president of the board of directors Along with the auction and for the Lubbock Chorale, said. raffle, chorale members entertained “Most of it was made locally. All of attendees with music ranging from our paintings, jewelry, as well as the Broadway show tunes, to operatic local wines.” chorus and arias.

The goal “Tonight we of the night have a piece was to raise that was actumoney for the ally composed by students, but one of our grad the chorale students,” Holhad a lot of lins said. “’Somebarriers in where Someday,’ front of it, a piece by our Daugherty own William said.

T. L i n t h i c u m “Of course Blackhorse.” the weather After solo and was trouble ensemble perforMICAH LOGAN for most of mances by current FORMER PRESIDENT u s t o d a y, ” chorale members, LUBBOCK CHORALE she said, “but former members we also had joined on stage to a conflicting finish up the night. gala that we had to compete with, “Up until this year I was singing the LHUCA Gala was also today.” with the chorale,” Micah Logan, former Even though organizers of the president of the board of directors for event had their doubts about at- the Lubbock Chorale, said. “Honestly tendance, Hollins said the turnout I can say it is a wonderful family, and a was large. great group of people.”

“We actually still ended up sellLogan, who was a scholarship ing out the venue,” Hollins said. student, said the chorale helps with “All 20 of our tables are filled up, understanding of diverse cultures and I don’t think we could squeeze and ways of living. any more people in here.”

“Singing with such a diverse

group really brought me to understand people well,” she said. “This group is rich in age, experience and education, and that is important for a scholarship student.”

The board of directors played a pivotal role in the setup, Hollins said. The gala would not have been possible without them, and also without the help of the university.

The university was a major part in the gala, Daugherty said, because of their enrollment, we are given the entertainment by way of the student. he said.

Daugherty, who is from New York, said the art scene in Lubbock is largely underestimated.

“If I hear someone say that there is nothing to do in Lubbock, I’d say they aren’t looking hard enough,” she said. “There is more here than anyone can take advantage of.”

The Lubbock Chorale has events scheduled throughout the year, Hollins said, with the year’s theme being “Together We Sing” because of partnerships with the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra.

The Chorale’s next performance will be in May, where it will perform scenes from the Opera Carmen, Hollins said. The Chorale will partner up with the LSO.”

to practice Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

“It’s been a great way to stay relatively in shape,” he said. “Judo is a very refined sport. I do like the discipline, exercise and energy you have to put into it. It feels good to put so much effort into something.”

The club competes in various tour-

naments, and the club placed second at the Texas Collegiate Championship in 2013, with Booker placing first individually.

Judo is a good way to develop self-defense skills and can also lead to studying other types of martial arts, Booker said, and she feels safer

knowing Judo.

Although Judo can seem like a scary sport, Booker said she especially encourages women to join because Judo is a sport where smaller people can throw people larger than them with the right techniques.

“It’s a real big stress reliever,”

shew said. “You come meet with friends and you work out and learn at the same time. It’s a different type of learning. You’re not forced to learn, you learn because you want to learn. The people make the difference.”

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Environment is basis of society, should be more valued I

n Lubbock, most people are used to the weather changing from warm and sunny to freezing and snowy in a day. While we can anticipate these changes because of weather forecasts, how much do we actually think about the environment? The weather is one aspect of the environment that largely impacts it as a whole. We notice it more than most other aspects because it determines what we wear to school and if we have school at all.

What we do not realize on a day-today basis is we rely heavily on the environment. While I am studying to work in an environmental position, I often forget to think about the environment daily. It is nearly impossible to remember all the important issues in the world today. Despite this, I think we can all be

Jennifer Romero a little more educated about some of the environmental issues we face today.

Most people have heard about global warming, and individual stances on the subject are not the important part. We are given information based on what will peak our interest and what we are willing to research ourselves. If something directly impacts someone, they are much more likely to seek out the information they need to better understand it. Farmers and others who are reliant on the

environment usually know much more about the different aspects of the land than someone who is in a more corporate position. They live in two different worlds, and it makes sense they think about different types of issues.

What more of us need to realize is without a healthy environment, we will not have any of the lifestyles we have developed for ourselves. Aside from energy and other resources we get from the environment, we can consider our needs at the most basic level. Our food does not just appear in grocery stores. It is the result of countless hours of work by farmers and ranchers who make a living by cultivating the land. The success of all those food products is reliant on the various factors of soil, climate, disturbances and countless others. It is not simple, just

like most things are not simple.

Society as a whole has made strides in being more conservation minded. Engineers now work on renewable sources of energy and constructing sustainable buildings. This not only helps the environment, but it can help reduce energy costs and can be beneficial for society in the long run. The Texas Tech campus is one of many communities that makes efforts to recycle. There are still many more strides to be made though. Texans have the opportunity to make a large impact because we are a largely agricultural-based society and we have a large area of land within our state. Proper land management benefits the landowners and the environment, and many owners are working toward sustainably managing their land.

Debate rages over color of dress photographed in rare light AP– It’s the dress that’s beating the Internet black and blue. Or should that be gold and white?

Friends and co-workers worldwide are debating the true hues of a royal blue dress with black lace that, to many an eye, transforms in one photograph into gold and white. Experts are calling the photo a one-in-a-million shot that perfectly captures how people’s brains perceive color and process contrast in dramatically different ways.

“This photo provides the best test I’ve ever seen for how the process of color correction works in the brain,’” said Daniel Hardiman-McCartney, the clinical adviser to Britain’s College of Optometrists. “I’ve never seen a photo like before where so many people look at the same photo and see two sets of such dramatically different colors.”

The photo, taken earlier this month before a wedding on the remote Scottish island of Colonsay, also illustrates the dynamics of a perfect social-media storm. Guests at the wedding could not understand why, in one photo of the dress being worn by the mother of the bride, the clearly blue and black-striped garment transformed into gold and white. But only in that single photo, and only for around half of the viewers.

The debate spread from the wedding to the Internet, initially from friend to perplexed friend on Facebook.

cian and singer Caitlin McNeill, posted the photo Thursday night to her Tumblr account with the question: “Guys please help me.

Is this dress white and gold, or blue and black? Me and my friends can’t agree and we are freaking the (expletive) out.” She’s consistently seen gold.

One of her friends, Alana MacInnes, saw gold and white for the first hour, then black and blue.

Buzzfeed sensed clickbait heaven and, amid its own newsroom argument, was among the first to call McNeill. It posted more than a half-dozen stories on the image and

the tsunami of reaction.

On Twitter, #TheDress and variants surged to the top of trending lists globally within hours.

The entertainment elite then chimed in.

Taylor Swift saw the dress was “obviously” blue and black. “What’s the matter with u guys, it’s white and gold,” countered Julianne Moore.

Kim Kardashian, never one to miss a trending topic, reported she was seeing gold but to husband Kanye West, it was solidly black and blue.

“Who is color blind?” Kardashian asked the twitterati.

The answer, says Hardiman-Mc-

Cartney, is that every viewer seeing either set of colors is right.

He says the exceptional bar-code style of the dress, combined with the strongly yellow-toned backlighting in the one photo, provides the brain a rare chance to “choose” which of the dress’ two primary colors should be seen in detail.

Those who subconsciously seek detail in the many horizontal black lines convert them to a golden hue, so the blue disappears into a blownout white, he said.

Others whose brains focus on the blue part of the dress see the photo as the black-and-blue reality.

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came out that would put the situation in a whole new light.

Routh had never been in combat. The prosecution claimed this meant he never had PTSD, and was not criminally insane when he committed the crime.

According to an article in The Dallas Morning News, Jerry Richardson, Routh’s high school teacher stated, “That’s the way he was. He never grew up. He had nothing wrong in the mind except for the drug use.”

Several jurors spoke to the media after the case about facts that came out during it.

According to one juror, there was a pattern to Routh’s behavior that emerged. He would get intoxicated, as on that fateful day where he smoked marijuana soaked in formaldehyde and drank whiskey. When he would get into trouble afterward, he would say he was a veteran with PTSD and that he was insane. She went on to say that every time something bad happened Routh would use that as an out.

During the entire case the fact that Routh killed the two men was never debated. Routh had confessed to killing them to a Texas Ranger, and on video.

According to the KETV website, “Kyle was shot four times in the back and once in the face.

Littlefield was shot five times in the back.”

Gene Cole, who works as an officer in the Erath County Jail where Routh has been kept since his arrest in the killings,

...I feel that any man who could ride out there with two men trying to help him with the issues he claimed to have and then gun them down in cold blood is guilty...

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The defense attorney also claimed jurors who saw the “American Sniper” film did not hurt the case. The defense made repeated attempts to prove Routh was insane, while the prosecution made the case that he had purposely gotten drunk and high beforehand.

Barrett Hutchinson, a juror for the Chris Kyle case, said, “He knew the consequences of pulling the trigger the first time,” according to an article in ABC News.

Even though Routh was deemed guilty and not insane by the jury, a verdict I completely agree with, his sanity will still be evaluated again by the Texas prison system. Personally, I feel that any man who could ride out there with two men trying to help him with the issues he claimed to have and then gun them down in cold blood is guilty, more so when he chose to get high and drunk beforehand and put himself in a state of lowered inhibitions. He made his choices, and he should deal with the consequences.

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s Judge Cashon read the jury’s verdict on Wednesday, a collective sigh of relief swept over the nation. Eddie Ray Routh, the man who killed “American Sniper” Chris Kyle and Chad Littlefield, had finally been declared guilty of murder. Routh will now serve the rest of his life in prison, with no possibility of parole.

While I do not have any right to say whether or not Routh was guilty for the killing of the two men, I have little doubt that Routh had been convicted long before he set foot in the courtroom. With the widespread publicity of the “American Sniper” film, the refusal to relocate the trial and

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stated,” I heard Mr. Routh say, ‘I shot them because they wouldn’t talk to me. I was just riding in the back seat of the truck and nobody would talk to me. They were just taking me to the range so I shot them. I feel bad about it, but they wouldn’t talk to me,” according to the website.

The case revolved around the defense trying to prove he was actually insane, and the prosecution trying to prove he knew what he was doing when he killed Kyle and Littlefield.

According to an article in The Guardian, “Routh’s legal team did not dispute he carried out the killings but hoped to convince the jury to return a verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity and produced examples of his

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questionable screening methods of the jury, it is no surprise that the jury only took three hours to unanimously decide on a sentence. Routh never stood a chance.

Under the Sixth Amendment, the accused has a right to an impartial jury. With the increasing presence of the Internet and social media, courts across the nation are having difficulty remaining impartial.

One example of this was the case of the Boston bomber, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. After the case began to receive international attention, Tsarnaev’s lawyer argued that, “great local prejudice will prevent a fair trial by an impartial jury,” according to an article in BostInno.

Last month, the federal appeals court denied Tsarnaev’s appeal to move the court case out of Boston, citing that knowledge of the widespread media coverage “does not equate to disqualifying prejudice,” according to The Seattle Times.

Like the international anger toward Tsarnaev, the widespread fame of “American Sniper” has made Routh’s case incredibly difficult. Grossing over $400 million internationally, the film has received international acclaim and ignited patriotic Postmaster: send address changes to The Daily Toreador, Box 43081 Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409.

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emotions nationwide.

References to the movie can be seen everywhere, from the TV screens in local restaurants to clothing items worn by people in line at the grocery store. Furthermore, the film’s debut has shared an incredibly close proximity date to the trial.

According to an article in The New York Times, “The verdict came two days after the movie lost the Academy Award for Best Picture to ‘Birdman,’ and M r. K y l e ’s widow, Taya Kyle, attended the Oscars ceremony in Los Angeles on Sunday, then the closing arguments (in Stephenville) on Tuesday.”

Indeed, one city that the film is incredibly popular in is Stephenville, where the court case was conducted. Kyle went to college around the area, sparking even more interest with locals.

Around town his influence can be seen, from local stores selling Kyle hats to multiple showings of his film at the local theater, perhaps three miles away from the courthouse.

As Texas Governor Greg Abbott declared Feb. 2 “Chris Kyle Day”, it is obvious to see Texas’ affection toward the former soldier. On the streets of Stephenville, residents are outspoken on their opinions of the trial.

“The death happening here, that makes it more personal,” said Chick Elms, 68, a co-owner of the Grand Entry, a Western wear shop. “They’re not seeking the death penalty, which I think is hogwash,” according to the article.

Appeals to have the case moved to a less-impassioned area, however, were met with a firm rejection from Cashon.

Critics have backed Cashon’s case, saying it is irrelevant. Critics say Routh’s insanity defense was so difficult to prove, it was irrelevant where the court case was held. It is beyond me why a defendant’s case should affirm a decision to stay in a clearly

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biased environment.

In addition, it has now become clear that one, if not many, of the jurors had watched the film “American Sniper” before the court case. If this is not a red flag for the case, I do not know what is. While the film may or may not be antiwar, it is definitely pro-Kyle.

In order to address the troubles U.S. soldiers face, the filmmakers portrayed Kyle in an empathetic light.

While he had many postwar issues, filmmakers showed him to be a flawed hero — a soldier maimed after protecting the nation he loves dearly.

T h e r e is nothing wrong with a film showing the hardships of an American soldier.

I was proud when Abbott set aside a day for Kyle, as I am glad American soldiers are starting to receive the recognition they deserve. However, this has translated horribly for Routh’s defense. By allowing jury members to watch “American Sniper,” it has substantially impaired the jury’s ability to remain fair and impartial.

R o u t h ’s l a w y e r h a s a n nounced that Routh will appeal his verdict due to a biased court. I can’t say I blame him.

After jurors saw the millions of tweets, went to see the film and even saw Taya Kyle, Chris Kyle’s wife, eloquently walk down the red carpet at the Oscars, Routh probably saw his window of opportunity close before the trial started.

With the rise of social media and increasing media consumption, it is growing harder to provide a fair trial. Routh may have betrayed an American hero, but we cannot betray our American ideals by giving him an unfair trial. The Texas Judicial Branch cut corners in this case to quickly lock Routh away for life. If Routh is granted an appeal, let it be a reminder that no matter how difficult it is to grant one a fair trial in the Information Age, we must continue to try.

By allowing jury members to watch “American Sniper,” it has impaired the jury’s ability to remain fair and impartial.

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’m sure just about everyone has heard of the death of former Marine sniper Chris Kyle and the subsequent trial of the man who killed him and his friend Chad Littlefield. Some may think the jury was biased, or say there was no way it could be a fair trial. I would point out two men were gunned down in cold blood while trying to help a fellow veteran.

First, let’s explain a little about jury selection.

Jury selection in Texas is a somewhat complicated process, but designed so there is as unbiased a jury as possible. In fact, the very first thing that happens in the process is the defense and prosecution can challenge to have each juror removed for cause, which includes bias, from the jury. They can also remove more jurors via peremptory challenge, which, in the case of a felony trial, gives each side 10 challenges to use. The only reason these challenges may not be used are regarding race and gender, and another legal construct called a Batson challenge exists to deal with those situations. In summary, the jury would have been as unbiased as possible.

As for the case itself the defendant, Eddie Ray Routh, claimed to have post-traumatic stress disorder. This is why Kyle and Littlefield were out there anyway. Before and during the course of the trial, several facts

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whole lot.”

Oklahoma State led 22-18 at the half.

Within the first four minutes of the second half, Tech went five-for-five from the field, putting the Lady Raiders on an 11-4 run to lead the Cowgirls 29-26.

Battle contributed six of those 11 points.

In her last home game as a Lady Raider, Battle also surpassed the career milestone of 1,000 points.

“My teammates told me when I did it,” Battle said. “I wasn’t really focused on the points. I was just focused on getting the win.”

Oklahoma State scored six unanswered points to retake the lead, 32-29, with 12 minutes left in the game.

The Lady Raiders struggled from beyond the arc, converting on three of their 18 attempts from three-point range.

Oklahoma State sophomore guards Lakota Beatty and Roshunda Johnson were behind the four successful attempts from 3-point range for the Cowgirls.

The Lady Raiders, however, fought their way back to a four-point deficit.

Tech missed on two consecutive 3-point attempts as the clock went down to less than one minute to play.

The Lady Raiders were forced to commit fouls late in the game in order to keep hopes of a comeback alive.

With four seconds remaining, Baker shot a desperation 3-pointer but missed.

Oklahoma State junior guard Brittney Martin led the Cowgirls with 16 points and nine rebounds.

Sophomore guard Ivonne CookTaylor and Battle, who scored ten points each, led the Lady Raiders offensively.

CookTaylor also contributed to Tech’s effort with seven rebounds.

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The Texas Tech Lady Raiders suffered a Senior Day loss to the Oklahoma State Cowgirls, 47-44, Saturday in the United Supermarkets Arena.

Saturday night’s game was the final home game of the season and also Tech’s senior game for Audrisa Harrison, Amber Battle and Kelsi Baker.

“I wouldn’t have wanted it any other way,” Baker said. “Of course we wanted it to end with a home win, but other than that I’m proud of what we’ve done here.”

In their first meeting on Jan. 7, Oklahoma State defeated the Lady Raiders, 66-35.

The two teams battled early on, both forcing six turnovers within the first 10 minutes of the game.

The Cowgirls went on a 10-2 run with seven minutes left in the first half, giving Oklahoma State a 19-11 lead.

Tech sophomore guard Minta Spears hit a 3-pointer as time expired in the first half to chip away at the Oklahoma State lead.

The Lady Raiders shot 22 percent from the field while the Cowgirls were successful on 26 percent of their attempts.

The defense for both teams showed up with the Cowgirls forcing nine turnovers and the Lady Raiders taking the ball away eight times.

Tech coach Candi Whitaker said she thought her team did a good job following the defensive game plan she had set up before, and it was a hard fought game all around.

“For the most part, you know, I thought we battled,” she said. “We didn’t bail them out going to the rim a

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next to take on Baylor Monday in Waco, and will then travel to the Big 12 Championship tournament March 11.

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Red Raiders earn highest-ever program finish in Big 12

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With a third-place finish in the men’s 4X400 meter relay at the end of day two of the Big 12 Conference Indoor Championships, the Red Raider track and field team jumped Oklahoma State into second place for the highest conference finish in program history, according to a news release from Texas Tech Athletics.

Tech coach Wes Kittley said while he hates losing, his team is more well-suited for outdoor season, which is just around the corner.

“I was just really proud of how we competed,” he said. “It was a great team effort, and for those going to Arkansas in a couple weeks, it was great for them to be in a championship environment. It

will help them prepare.”

The top-placing team in both the men’s and women’s competitions was Texas. It was the first time since 2012 that a team swept the conference championships, according to the Big 12 website.

Of the 75.5 points the women’s track team earned, 21 were contributed

by Tech senior sprinter Cierra White, according to the release.

White earned one of Tech’s three individual conference championships in the 200m, according to the release, with a school and facility record time of 22.98 seconds.

The individual conference championship was White’s first of her career.

“I knew that I couldn’t let anyone beat me in the 200 meters,” she said in

the release. “That’s my race and I wanted to win it so bad. I’m just glad I was able to contribute points to the team. That’s what these conference championships are about.”

Contributing another 14 points for the women, according to the release, was senior combined events athlete Shanice Stewart.

Stewart earned All-Big 12 honors in three events during the weekend, including the pentathlon where she placed third. Junior Natalie Thompson and freshman Kami Norton also finished in the top 10 of the pentathlon.

“It was so great for us to have those three women score in the pentathlon,” Kittley said in the release. “They all did a great job and competed hard, which is all you can ask for. I’m very proud of how

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The other two conference champions came from the men’s side, with senior high jumper JaCorian Duffield taking top marks in the high jump and junior sprinter Chris Caldwell winning the 60m hurdles in his first season with the Red Raiders.

Caldwell, Duffield and White, along with junior high jumper Bradley Adkins, who finished third in the high jump, will move on to compete at the Indoor National Championships March 13-14 in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

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KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — Evan Gattis is quickly becoming at ease in the clubhouse with his new Houston teammates. Adapting to his new spot on the field might take a little more time.

“I want to play as many positions as I can, but I’m not as comfortable in left field as I am catching,” Gattis said Sunday at the Astros’ camp.

“But my job is to be as prepared as possible to play anywhere.”

It’s not that the change isn’t welcome.

“I think I’ll be able to play more games than if I were catching, just by the nature of the position,” he said. “The guys who can catch a lot of games are kind of special.

And I want to be on the field the whole year.”

Despite playing in only 105 games as a rookie in 2013 and 108 last season, Gattis is one of only 10 players in the last 20 years to hit 20 home runs in each of his first two seasons.

The Astros want to see what he can do over an entire season.

“That’s the prize. That’s what I have my eyes on,” he said. “I want to get through the year and hopefully the postseason healthy.”

Trying to build a powerful lineup, the Astros acquired Gattis and pitcher James Hoyt from Atlanta in mid-January for pitchers Mike

Foltynewicz and Andrew Thurman and infielder Rio Ruiz.

Having traded for switch-hitting catcher Hank Conger to back up Jason Castro, Houston wanted Gattis’ bat in the lineup, but not behind the plate.

“We’ve asked him to go out in left field and focus on one position for now,” manager A.J. Hinch said.

“I’m not sure he’ll catch at all this spring, but I want everyone to know he’s not being held away from the catching position because he can’t do it. He’s invested in our pitchers, he’s studying our pitchers, he knows the position very well,” he said.

Indeed, Gattis has two catcher’s masks above his locker and has been attending catchers’ meetings. He still thinks of himself as a catcher “just because I’ve always been there.”

Gattis played a few games in the outfield as a rookie and in the minors. He never played anything while growing up except catcher and first base.

“Our decision, to try to line up our team the best way possible, is to try to get him to focus on a different position now due to our comfort with Castro and Conger being a good combo,” Hinch said. “There’s a definite health benefit, too, but he needs more reps in the outfield.”

Harden’s 33 points leads Rockets over Cavs 105-103 in OT HOUSTON (AP) — James Harden scored 33 points for Houston and Cleveland star LeBron James missed a pair of free throws with 4.2 seconds left in overtime, helping the Rockets hold on for a 105-103 win over the Cavaliers on Sunday.

James hit a 3-pointer with 43.5 seconds left to get Cleveland within one. Harden and James got tangled up on Houston’s next possession, but no foul was called and the shot clock expired.

James drove into the lane and was fouled by Josh Smith, but he missed both free throws to finish 3 for 11 at the line. Harden, who had his 26th 30-point game this season, added a free throw and Cleveland missed a 3 at the buzzer.

James finished with 37 points after resting during Friday night’s 93-86 loss at Indiana. He returned for a chippy contest that had multiple technicals and a flagrant foul

by Harden on James.

A long jumper by J.R. Smith put Cleveland in front in overtime, but Houston scored the next five points. Patrick Beverley made a go-ahead 3 and Josh Smith hit two foul shots to make it 104-100 with

2:21 remaining.

The Cavaliers had a chance for the win in regulation but James held the ball until right before the buzzer and his jump shot bounced off the rim.

Kevin Love had 21 points for the Cavaliers, who played their second game without point guard Kyrie Irving, who has a left shoulder strain.

The loss ended Cleveland’s 10game winning streak against the Western Conference and prevented the Cavs from moving into first in the Central Division. Cleveland has won 18 of 22 but has dropped two straight.

An 8-2 run by the Rockets, with four points from Harden, gave them a 98-95 lead with less than two minutes left in the fourth.

James made one of two free throws before Tristan Thompson added two more to tie it about a minute later.

The Rockets used back-to-back 3s from Corey Brewer and Jason Terry to take an 88-82 lead in the fourth quarter. But Cleveland bounced right back, putting together an 11-2 run to take a 93-90 lead with about five minutes left.

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Red Raiders outlast Cowboys on senior day

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A 63-62 home win against the Oklahoma State Cowboys sent the senior members of the Texas Tech men’s basketball team out with a proper send off Saturday afternoon in the United Supermarkets Arena.

Tech senior forward Clark Lammert and senior guards Luke Adams and Robert Turner played their last home game as Red Raiders versus the Cowboys.

Following Tech’s final home win of the 2014-2015 season, Turner said it was one of the best he had been a part of.

“This win means a lot because my family was there and these guys were with me,” Turner said. “We played hard and beat a good team.”

Turner opened the scoring for the Red Raiders with a 3-pointer from the right corner at the start of the game to make Tech’s first points.

After Turner’s outside shot, both offenses struggled to score at the start of the game as Tech and the Cowboys both went nearly six minutes without scoring and shot for a combined 18 points after almost 14 minutes of play.

With less than five minutes left in the first half, the Red Raiders grabbed a 1510 lead over the Cowboys off a 3-pointer from Turner and a pair of free throws from freshman Tech forward Zach Smith.

The Cowboys threatened to retake the lead before halftime, but Tech’s offense kept the Cowboys behind with shots coming from behind the arc.

Junior guard Devaugntah Williams began Tech’s strong first-half finish with a 3-point shot from the left corner.

Oklahoma State’s senior guard Anthony Hickey Jr. quickly followed up Williams’ shot with one of his own, but Tech closed the final two minutes of the first half with an 11-0 run.

Tech freshman Norense Odiase began the run with a layup, and redshirt junior guard Toddrick Gotcher built up Tech’s run with two consecutive 3-pointers with less than a minute left in the half.

Odiase recorded his first 3-pointer of the season in dramatic fashion as he scored from the top of the arc on an assist from Gotcher as time expired in the first half.

Senior wing Le’Bryan Nash led the Cowboy offense in the first half with six points, while Odiase scored nine points in the first half.

Lammert, who recorded a careerhigh six rebounds, helped the Red Raiders finish the first half strong defensively.

“They pressed us a bunch,” Lammert said. “I think we shot the ball really well and our defense really sparked our offense.”

In the second half, the Cowboy started cutting down Tech’s lead with a 9-0 run fueled by three consecutive shots from behind the arc to cut the deficit to 36-31 with less than 16 minutes left in the game.

Nash reduced Tech’s advantage to 38-36 after the 13-minute mark with a layup and a free throw.

Tech extended its lead again with five straight points, but Oklahoma State redshirt freshman Jeffrey Carroll scored a 3-pointer to stop Tech’s offensive run.

The Cowboys retook the lead with eight minutes left off a 3-point shot from Carroll to put the Cowboys up 48-47.

Tech and the Cowboys continued to exchange the lead in the final five minutes of the game to force the game’s outcome to the final seconds.

Williams put Tech up 60-56 with less than a minute left after a layup and a trio of free throws, but the Cowboys kept it a one-possession game by taking two consecutive trips to the free throw line.

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Texas Tech guard Toddrick Gotcher and Texas Tech guard Keenan Evans celebrities after winning the game on Saturday in the United Supermarkets Arena. Texas Tech won against Oklahoma State 63-62.

Carroll snatched a 62-60 lead for the Cowboys with a 3-pointer and left Tech with 13 seconds to answer back.

To take a critical advantage, Gotcher passed the ball over to Williams who drained a 3-pointer to lift Tech to a 6362 lead and leave the Cowboys with 10 seconds left to score.

“It was big because it came down to the last seconds,” Williams said. “When I just turned and saw how open I was, I held the shot and released.”

After Oklahoma State rebounded junior guard Jeffrey Newberry’s missed layup and called a timeout, Carroll took a 3-point shot with only a second left, but hit the outside of the backboard as time expired.

Tech head coach Tubby Smith said he told the team to avoid fouling and guard the Cowboys well in the game’s final possession.

“There’s only one-point-something seconds left in the game, and we had to

make sure they didn’t get any easy looks,” Tubby Smith said. “They ran a pretty good play and got a good three up, but we got a piece of it.”

In his final home game of his career, Adams said Tech’s play down the stretch made him proud.

“I was really proud of the guys the way we played,” Adams said. “They came back and we kept our head in the game, stayed positive and finished out the win.”

Four Red Raiders finished with double-digit scores as Turner and Williams tallied 11 points, Odiase 14 and Gotcher scored a team-high 17. For the Cowboys, Nash scored a game-high 19 points.

Tech’s win over Oklahoma State ended a six-game losing streak and moved Tech to a 14-17 overall record and a 3-14 Big 12 Conference record.

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Rangers Darvish says he didn’t Tech softball plays final road quit on team during last season tournament before return home SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — Yu Darvish saved his best stuff for after his inning on the mound.

The Texas Rangers ace, who was shut down last August with elbow inflammation, threw 14 pitches without any discomfort on Sunday during an intrasquad game — his most extensive work since the injury ended his 2014 season.

Darvish struck out two of three batters he faced as curious Rangers fans, the usual large Japanese media contingent that follows his every move and a touring college team from Japan watched through the fence on a back practice field behind Surprise Stadium.

Afterward, the three-time All-Star

described his outing as “great,” saying he was pleased with his performance, which included him hitting 94 mph on the radar gun.

But while he dazzled onlookers, Darvish delivered a surprise following the workout by speaking to beat writers almost exclusively in English for the first time since joining the Rangers in 2012. Standing in front of his locker, Darvish first shooed away Japanese reporters before addressing his injury and some of the criticism that followed.

After making his last start on Aug. 9 Darvish was accused in some circles of quitting on the Rangers, an allegation he shut down with a choice English curse word.

After going undefeated last weekend at the University of Texas at Arlington Hilton Classic, the Texas Tech softball team went on the road one last time to start the season.

The Red Raiders were not as fortunate this week, as they lost all four games they played in the Cowgirl Classic in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

Tech started the tournament Friday against Drake, who runruled the Red Raiders, 12-0.

Drake freshman pitcher Nicole Newman dominated the Red Raiders in the game, allowing one hit and striking out nine batters in her fourth and third innings.

The offensive woes continued in game two, as Tech was shut out, 5-0, by McNeese State.

Cowgirl sophomore Emily Vincent started the game on the mound by striking out five of her first six batters, and allowed two hits throughout her entire performance.

Tech scored its first runs of the tournament in its first game on Saturday, plating nine against Memphis.

The runs were not enough, however, as the Tigers scored 12 runs of their own to outlast the Red Raiders and drop them to .500.

Saturday night was the closest Tech came to winning a game, as the Red Raiders fell to McNeese State again, this time in extra innings.

Tech committed a fielding error in the top of the eighth inning Saturday afternoon that allowed the Cowgirls to score a fifth run and defeat the Red Raiders 5-4.

One more doubleheader was scheduled for Sunday, but the game was canceled because of heavy rain.

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