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Texas Tech wide receiver Dylan Cantrell runs past Louisiana Tech’s defense in order to score during the Red Raiders' game against the Bulldogs Sept. 17 at Jones AT&T Stadium. The Red Raiders defeated the Bulldogs.

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ith former Texas Tech quarterback Patrick Mahomes II declaring for the NFL draft, the Red Raider football team will be rebooting its offense with a new starting quarterback as well as other offensive returners for the upcoming 2017 season.

Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury announced on March 1 that senior quarterback Nic Shimonek will take the position as the starting quarterback for the Red Raiders.

“If we had a game today, yeah, he’s our guy,” Kingsbury said. “You know this will be his fourth year in our system, and he knows it inside and out. So, if we played today, he would be the starter.”

Shimonek is a 6-foot-3 quarterback who transferred from the University of Iowa during the

2014 season, according to Tech Athletics. In his senior year of high school, he was a finalist for State Player of the Year and led his team to a runner-up finish in the Texas Class 2A Division.

Last season, Shimonek appeared in four games for Tech.

He was inserted during the third quarter in the contest against Stephen F. Austin on Sept. 3 after Mahomes was escorted off the field because of an injury, according to Tech Athletics. Against the Lumberjacks, Shimonek completed 18 of 28 passes for 150 yards and one touchdown to grab the win, 69-17.

In the Big 12 Conference opener against Kansas on Sept. 29, Shimonek entered the game during the third quarter and threw for 271 yards and four touchdowns, according to Tech Athletics. Three of his four touchdown passes were at least 30 yards.

“Like I have said in the past, I’ve been preparing for this for two or three years now,” Shim-

onek said. “But now, obviously, I have more of a leadership role leading those guys every day in the weight room and on the field.

It’s been a long time coming. I just want to see everything come to fruition and looking forward to what happens.”

With the new starting quarterback ready to hit the field, Tech will have to replace senior wide receiver Ian Sadler as he will not be returning to the program because of knee issues, according to Tech Athletics.

However, Sadler will continue to attend Tech and graduate.

His first season with Tech, Sadler led all freshman Red Raiders in receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns, according to Tech Athletics.

“It’s unfortunate with how well he played as a freshman,” offensive coordinator Eric Morris said.

“The injuries have been nagging.

So, I felt bad for him, but he’s seen a ton of doctors. Luckily, we

have built up a lot of depth there inside the receiver position. So, we should be fine, but he was a great player. He’s a tough kid, and I hate to see him go.”

Luckily, the Red Raiders have many returners on the offensive end to fill the gap Sadler left, Morris said. There are also players who have improved over the offseason and who will have Red Raider fans excited this coming season, he said.

“I don’t even know where to start,” Morris said. “Keke Coutee I think kind of ended the season on a really bright note for us, and in the last three games, he played exceptionally well. Cameron Batson is a guy that’s been here (for about three years). It’s crazy that he will be a senior, but the weight room numbers he’s putting on right now are astronomical, probably the strongest guy on our team. So, looking forward to seeing those guys.”

The Texas Tech School of Law brought an Innocence Clinic to campus through a partnership with the Innocence Project of Texas, an organization which works to bring post-conviction exonerations to those who were imprisoned before DNA evidence was used regularly in court cases.

In years past, the clinic has operated off campus. This is the first year the clinic is located in the School of Law’s building, Allison Clayton, adjunct professor at the School of Law, said. Her willingness to, through the clinic, provide instruction on how to practice in-

nocence law allowed the law school to bring it onto campus.

“The (American Bar Association) has certain mandates for how clinics have to be taught and how many hours the professor has to be available for the students,” Clayton said.

Michael Ware, executive director of the Innocence Project of Texas, helped start this clinic with the School of Law. However, it is now operating almost entirely under the guidance of Clayton, Ware said.

The educational importance of this clinic rests on the reality that the work done through the Innocence Project of Texas falls within a unique area of law, Clayton said.

“There are a lot of aspects to it that you’re not going to learn in any other classes,” Clayton said.

The increased reliance on two legal concepts are what distinguish innocence law from other legal practices, Clayton said. The first of these is the use of habeas corpus, a writ ordering a person in custody to be brought before a court.

Rudy Moisiuc, a third-year law student who serves as one of the clinic’s four student attorneys, said the second concept is an Article 64 motion, which directly involves post-conviction DNA testing “Article 64 is basically getting testing done on physical evidence,” Moisiuc said. “Whether it’s a pair of panties or whatever

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After President Donald Trump issued another executive order on Monday regarding entry into the United States from six majority Muslim countries, Texas Tech’s Office of International Affairs has issued a statement on Tuesday to international students at Tech.

The office advises international students to refrain from temporarily traveling outside of the United States, according to the Office of International Affairs website.

Those concerned are also asked to contact Chris Lemmons, international student life administrator, by phone at 806-742-3667.

The new executive order would suspend, for 90 days, the entry of people from six countries: Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.

This is different from Trump’s original executive order, signed in late January, that also included Iraq. The new executive order does not include Iraq because some influences from terrorist organizations have decreased, according to the executive order.

International Women’s Day today celebrates women’s contribution to history as well as calls for equal pay, gender-balanced leadership and valuing women’s and men’s contributions equally.

The Texas Tech Women’s Studies Program and the Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance have collaborated to celebrate International Women’s Day on campus with the Pledge For Parity campaign as well as a screening of the film “Suffragette” at 6 p.m. today in room 001 of the English/Philosophy building.

Tricia Earl, unit supervisor and academic adviser for the Women’s Studies Program, said the history of International Women’s Day dates back to the early 1900s. The day originally honored women and their accomplishments.

As time has gone on, International Women’s Day has transformed as a day to make people aware of issues like equity for women and girls, Earl said.

“It became more of a rallying cry to pay attention to these issues,” she said.

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Texas Tech may be implementing a campus-wide smoking ban in the coming months, Sid Bhatti, a graduate in public health and public administration from Pakistan, said.

During one of her classes at the Health Sciences Center, Philip Huang, medical director and health authority of Travis County, discussed how University of Texas at Austin was made tobacco free.

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Bhatti said there are many reasons to no longer allow tobacco use on campus, not just the health of the tobacco user.

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ert L. Duncan met briefly with Bhatti and showed interest in the cause, Bhatti said.

She also contacted other people who tried to get the policy put in place a few years ago. However, for those people the task was more difficult, because they tried to include the whole city of Lubbock, she said.

“I first had to make sure that people really wanted this on campus,” Bhatti said.

“To do this, I had to get a survey done.”

So, she said she distributed the survey through Te c h A n n o u n c e , a s k i n g general questions regarding occupation, age and tobacco habits.

“I explained what a tobacco-free campus was, then

asked if anyone taking the survey would be interested in implementing this change,” Bhatti said.

Out of 443 responses, 69 percent of the responders wanted a tobacco-free campus, she said. So, she knew there was support behind the cause.

Because all matters that affect Tech are handled through the Office of the President, the Tech System chancellor and the Tech president will discuss it at the next president’s meeting, Lea Ann Lust, senior director of Tech System relations, said.

“The subject of a smoking ban was not a part of the last Board of Regents meeting,” Lust said.

Because of the sup-

port Bhatti has already received she has some plans in place to take the remaining steps necessary to make Tech a smoke-free campus. She said she is planning to write a policy brief and send it to Duncan with the hope that it will get approved in the next Board of Regents meeting in May. Bhatti also plans to organize other interactive meetings on the campus.

“I have decided to host a round table discussion with the chancellor, the deans, various department chairs, amongst other people, in a few weeks about making the campus tobacco-free,” Bhatti said. @DailyToreador

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ic, and people walking around are exposed to second-hand smoke. Secondhand smoke is very toxic to others, children especially, and the people being exposed to that are not even the ones smoking,” Bhatti said. “We don’t know the minimum amount of second-hand smoke that can cause these negative health outcomes.”

Bhatti said Huang’s talk inspired her to try to end tobacco use on campus. At first, this idea did not garner a lot of interest. Moreover, finding time to go through with the odds and ends was difficult because of her graduate school schedule.

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Rhonda Phillips, dean of the Purdue University Honors College and professor in its agriculture department, spoke at the second Provost Search Committee forum from 10–11 a.m. Tuesday in the Matador Room of the Student Union Building.

Texas Tech has selected three candidates to visit campus as a part of its interview process. During this time, candidates will meet with different stakeholder groups as part of their interview and selection process, according to a memorandum from the Office of the President. Each candidate will also participate in a vision presentation, and questions and answer session.

The first provost forum was from 10–11 a.m. Friday in the Matador Room of the Student Union Building.

Phillips previously served as the dean of the Honors

College at Arizona State University. She earned her master’s degree in economics and her doctorate in city and regional planning from Georgia Institute of Technology.

Phillips said Tech’s entrepreneurial environment is one of the reasons she wants to be the provost.

“There is also a very special field of collegiality, and there’s a deep allegiance that has been expressed to me by everyone,” Phillips said.

“That’s a true asset.”

The university is already in a good position, she said, but she would like to help build the excellence and experience.

“The role of provost is to support and advocate academic excellence, so I hope to do exactly that,” Phillips said.

To do this, she said she plans to balance research disciplines with other disciplines.

Though Tech recently attained a Carnegie Tier One designation, Phillips said it should be a balancing act.

“If you’re already tier one, it’s almost easier to keep going up,” Phillips said. “If you’re in tier three or tier two trying to move up, that’s where remarkable progress is truly being made. In that, there’s a focused effort on research areas. It’s not widespread, and they have to change their focus into a couple of areas.”

For tier one, she said a university must be strong across all disciplines and areas.

“In the long run, it’s being able to make progress in your strengths and work on your weaknesses at the same time,” Phillips said.

Sheila Hoover, associate dean of libraries for outreach and information services, asked Phillips how she could help provide more funding for the library.

“Right now, we’re facing issues in student fees,” Hoover said. “If students aren’t taking enough credit hours, they don’t generate enough funds for us to provide the services we do for

sion of DNA evidence. “(Wrongful convictions) happen a lot more than people want to acknowledge,” Clayton said. “It’s okay to acknowledge whenever they do happen, and it’s okay to work with people to get them overturned.”

Clayton, who also serves as a post-conviction appellate attorney, said it is difficult to motivate district attorneys to reopen these cases.

After court declares someone guilty, the idea of that ruling being wrong is a difficult one for most district attorneys to embrace, she said.

“You’ve had 12 people sit down and hear all the evidence

in the case. You’ve had 12 people sit down and say, ‘In our judgement, he’s guilty.’ And that determination gets a great deal of deference in our world,” Clayton said. “We really treat that verdict with a great deal of respect.”

However, the Innocence Project of Texas does not exist to get guilty people out of prison, Clayton said. If the Innocence Clinic is brought a case that involves a convict the student attorneys do not believe is innocent, they drop the case immediately.

Only third-year law students are allowed to be a part of the clinic. Therefore, neither the students nor Clayton can afford to waste their time on a case they believe does not involves a wrongful conviction, Moisiuc said.

“It’s really exciting to be a part of all of this. I really, really think we can do a lot of good,” Clayton said.

For her class on innocence law, Clayton said she planned

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The library is crucial to student and faculty success, Phillips said. A remedial type fee and revenue support, which could help offset some losses until the finances are stabilized, are two solutions, she said.

“One of the biggest challenges to any institution unless they happen to be extremely wealthy is financial

stability,” Phillips said. “I’ve heard a couple of comments and concerns about budget cuts from the state, even though that’s not a very large percent any longer. It seems to me there would be a need to assess where we should be more sustainable, particularly for those units and services to the institutions as a whole.”

to discuss a case that involved a convict who pled guilty to felonydegree theft, Clayton said. The allegations against him were made by his uncle who, years later, came forward saying that he had found all of the allegedly stolen items in his closet.

The Innocence Clinic at Tech is working on this case alongside several others. While they work unwearyingly to get these postconviction exonerations, it can take a while to process evidence and receive a new decision because of how slowly the court system operates, Clayton said.

“I’m pretty sure we’re going to get an exoneration,” she said, “depending on how quickly the courts act, but we’re going to get an exoneration (in the case involving theft).”

Moisiuc said this will be the clinic’s first exoneration.

However, Clayton said the Innocence Project also struggles to get post-conviction exonerations because, often times, those who bring the wrongful conviction do not want their work or the system they have convicted someone through to appear compromised.

“In any kind of system that functions around humans,” Clayton said, “there are mistakes, and there is strength in acknowledging that mistakes happen and that there is a certain morality that comes in being able to say, ‘We messed up.’”

Moisiuc said this has been one of the largest obstacles in their main case: the case of Edward Ates. Convicted of murder years ago, Ates has been waiting in prison for someone to prove his innocence, which is what the Innocence Clinic intends to do.

While the clinic’s four student attorneys, along with Clayton, work on cases of their own, their primary focus is on Ates’ case. Hurdling over compromised storage of evidence, factual inaccuracies, false testimonies and reluctant district attorneys, they have continued to fight

for Ates’ freedom.

“In some cases, the DA’s office doesn’t want to help you.

They don’t want to get you papers,” Clayton said. “They’re going to fight you tooth and nail, just because they feel like that’s the thing they’re supposed to do, because that’s the old way of thinking."

To combat this, Moisiuc said they spend a significant amount of time simply listening to stories from the witnesses, the victims and the convicts. Once they fully understand what went wrong, they try convince the DA to work with them on the case.

Clayton said the reason she spends so much time listening to their clients — why she talks with them on the phone for hours, writes them letter upon letter, and drives for hours on end to visit them in prison — is her desire to restore the legal system outlined in the U.S. Constitution to its full glory.

“I think we have the best system in the world, and when it fails, that failure is really distressing to me,” Clayton said. “This idea that our system, this beautiful system, messed up and that someone has been hurt because of it is distressing.

That’s not justice.”

The team of five has been working tirelessly to bring justice to Ates and their other clients. At the beginning of March, Moisiuc said they spent half a week traveling around Texas, meeting with the convicts they are helping.

Of the time they were on this trip, 25 hours were spent in the car, driving from city to city, Clayton said. While this work can be exhausting and involves little financial return, this team of five is eager to help get justice for their clients.

“It’s just one of those things,” Clayton said. “If you’re going to fight for something, you fight for it.”

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Trump scapegoats to detract from mistakes I t’s only been a month and a half since Donald Trump’s inauguration, and I’m already burned out by his presidency. The constant flow of lies and executive orders from the White House has been consuming.

I have voted, marched and spoken out. I have even been verbally attacked by Trump supporters.

The baseless accusations and lies seem never-ending.

Trump seems hell-bent on going back to the election time and time again: claiming millions of “illegals” voted for Hillary Clinton and now even claiming Barack Obama’s administration misused its power in the election. It’s important to look at how this accusation even came into play.

Upon rising suspicion about Russian interference with the campaign, we found out that Attor-

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ney General Jeff Sessions had two meetings with Russia’s ambassador prior to the election.

The baseless accusations and lies seem never-ending.

This was after Sessions stated that no one in Trump’s administration was in contact with Russia pre-election. This blatant lie has caused Sessions to recuse himself from any investigation involving Trump’s campaign.

In my mind, there is no

question as to whether Russia and Trump’s administration were in cahoots. Trump has proven over and over that the rules don’t apply to him.

However, bringing Obama into the fire is absurd. It’s a distraction technique.

Obama is off living the life, kite-surfing and vacationing with his wife. Obama is too classy to get caught up in the tabloid drama that Trump thrives on. Trump’s accusation is that Obama misused his executive powers during the election. However, Trump refuses to elaborate or speak on it until the investigation is complete.

This is most likely because, if he throws out ridiculous “facts” or accusations and then they come out as false, he will prove once again he’s a big, fat liar.

He is trying to distract the American people from their investigation into his

administration’s contact with Russia by using the only person who would garner as much attention as he does. Obama has a lot of support and a lot of opposition, just like Trump. Obama is an easy target because of this, but don’t be fooled.

Consider this recent quote from Trump regarding Sessions recusing himself: “Jeff Sessions is an honest man. He did not say anything wrong. He could have stated his response more accurately, but it was clearly not intentional.

This whole narrative is a way of saving face for Democrats losing an election that everyone thought they were supposed to win.

The Democrats are overplaying their hand.

They lost the election and now, they have lost their grip on reality. The real story is all of the illegal

leaks of classified and other information. It is a total witch hunt!”

Trump said this through a series of tweets on Thursday.

To say that Sessions “could have stated his response more accurately” is just saying he lied. If he could have stated his response more accurately, that means it was not actually accurate. Also, saying he did not do anything wrong, then in the very next sentence saying he could have been more accurate is contradictory. However, Trump is no stranger to being contradictory.

His next accusation that Democrats are simply upset about losing the election is just as absurd.

Everyone has accepted by now that Trump won the Electoral College and, therefore, won the election. Trump is the one who

keeps bringing up things from the election: how “illegals” voted, how he won the popular vote, how he supposedly had the largest inauguration crowd ever, and how Obama apparently had it out for him.

Perhaps Trump should consider that leaks are normal in politics. With no evidence, once again, he created this huge investigation based on nothing but his word, which is debatably worthless. This last sentence is his way to deflect from the investigation and draw attention to his administration.

While it’s hard to keep up with the news in Washington, D.C., it’s also important to stay informed. Do not rely on one news source for your information. The whole story is rarely ever given in full. opinions@dailytoreador.com

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uesday morning on CNN, Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, got himself into a bit of trouble when he claimed Americans should invest in health care instead of buying the newest iPhone.

This came the morning after the release of the Republican Party’s heavilyanticipated new health care plan: the American Health Care Act. The plan has been criticized for not being a full repeal of former President Barack Obama’s health care law, which is what GOP lawmakers vowed to implement. While it was no surprise that Democrats would split from the bill, a number of conservative think tanks and commentators judged it on Tuesday as being essentially “Obamacare 2.0.”

C h a f f e t z , h o w e v e r, echoed a belief shared by many people: People complaining about the cost of health care spend money on

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unnecessary luxuries. I’ve heard the argument plenty of times. Often, it’s not specifically geared toward health care, but instead toward commodities like food stamps and other social programs. I’ve heard the jokes about people on social programs at the store with perfectly manicured nails, a designer bag and a nottoo-shabby car. I’m sure you have, too.

This argument is essentially saying that people who can’t afford things like health care are choosing not to pay for it. Forgoing health care is a choice, according to Rep. Chaffetz.

I don’t think so.

I think it’s time we stop labeling smartphones as a completely unnecessary lux-

ury. Are we, as Americans, extremely fortunate to have access to technology like this? Yes. That is not lost on me. But in today’s world of constant technological innovation, which has resulted in a dependence upon technology, smartphones have taken on a bit of a different role.

I n c a s e y o u w e r e n ’t a w a r e , i t ’s 2 0 1 7 . T h a t means smartphones are used for a lot more than playing “Fruit Ninja” and texting your mom to tell her you’ll be home late.

In a 2015 study conducted by the Pew Research Center, 10 percent of Americans reported owning a smartphone and not having any other form of high-speed internet access at home.

In simpler terms, 10 percent of Americans would not have access to the internet at home if it weren’t for smartphones.

When I think about how

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I would have gotten through the last four years of college without a smartphone or an internet access at home to check an email, turn in an assignment or look something up for a paper, it almost seems impossible.

Do I wish we lived in simpler times where we didn’t have our phones out 24/7?

Sure. But, we don’t.

The same Pew Research study reports that in a 2014 survey, 62 percent of smartphone users used their phones to look up information about a health condition; 44 percent looked up real estate listings or information about places to live; 30 percent got educational content; and 18 percent submitted job applications.

Secondly, if you think

people aren’t already making that choice between internet access and health care, you’re incredibly out of touch with reality: as if every low-income American already has the newest iPhone.

Give me a break.

A different Pew Re search survey found that almost half of smartphone-dependent Americans have had to cut their service for a period of time because they couldn’t afford it anymore.

As much as I hate to admit how much I’m on my smartphone, I can’t deny that I wouldn’t know what to do without it.

Do I wish we lived in simpler times where we didn’t have our phones out 24/7?

Sure. But, we don’t.

I use my phone to check the news, constantly. I do online banking. I am in contact with my family that lives five hours away. I keep in contact with professors

and fellow students.

I apply for jobs and make myself available to potential employers. My smartphone is not used for strictly Pinterest and Facebook, and I’m not the only one who uses it as a tool.

While I see that Chaffetz was trying to say that health care needs to be made more of a financial priority for people, it shouldn’t be one or the other.

Something as simple and common as an iPhone s h o u l d n ’t b e s a c r i f i c e d to afford a necessity like health care.

It’s clear that people on both sides of the aisle want to make health care as available and affordable as possible for Americans.

It’s just a question of how we do it. So, let’s get wild for once and have a health care plan that people can afford along with their smartphone. opinions@dailytoreador.com

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Conservative backlash threatens Panel approves US security to sink latest GOP health bill adviser’s shift to White House WASHINGTON (AP) — A powerful conservative backlash threatened to sink the new Republican health care bill Tuesday less than 24 hours after its launch, even as President Donald Trump and congressional leaders began trying to sell the legislation as the long-promised GOP cure for “Obamacare.”

“We’re going to do something that’s great and I’m proud to support the replacement plan released by the House of Representatives,” Trump declared at the White House as he met Tuesday with the House GOP votecounting team. “We’re going to take action. There’s going to be no slowing down. There’s going to be no waiting and no more excuses by anybody.”

Meanwhile, Vice President Mike Pence told GOP lawmakers at the Capitol this was their chance to scuttle President Barack Obama’s 2010 law, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell forecast congressional passage by early April.

But major obstacles loomed as key Republican lawmakers announced their opposition, and one conservative group after another torched the plan. The Club for Growth, Heritage Action for America, Americans for Prosperity and Tea Party Patriots vari-

ously derided the new bill as Obamacare Lite, Obamacare 2.0 and even RyanCare, in a dig at House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin.

The new GOP plan would repeal the current law’s unpopular fines on people who don’t carry health insurance.

It also would replace incomebased subsidies, which the law provides to help millions of Americans pay premiums, with age-based tax credits that may be skimpier for people with low incomes. Those payments would phase out for higher-earning people.

The legislation also would limit future federal funding for Medicaid, which covers low-income people, about 1 in 5 Americans. And it would loosen rules that Obama’s law imposed for health plans directly purchased by individuals.

Republican supporters and opponents are all intent on reducing the role of government in health care, but some House conservatives say the new bill doesn’t go nearly far enough.

For example, they are focusing on the system of refundable tax credits they denounce as a costly new entitlement. They’re demanding a vote on a straightforward repeal-only bill.

At the White House meeting Tuesday, Trump made

clear to House Republicans that he would be personally engaging with individual members who oppose the bill as leadership tries to round up votes, according to a lawmaker present who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the private gathering.

Not long after, Trump appeared to be making good on his promise, tweeting at Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, who has criticized the bill.

“I feel sure that my friend @RandPaul will come along with the new and great health care program because he knows Obamacare is a disaster!” the president wrote. The president plans to reconvene the group next week and will meet with conservative leaders to discuss the issue Wednesday.

The concerted conservative opposition was a remarkable rebuke to legislation GOP leaders hope will fulfill seven years of promises to repeal and replace Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act, pledges that played out in countless Republican campaigns for House and Senate as well as last year’s race for president. Instead, the groups that are uniting to oppose the new House legislation include many that sprang up to oppose passage of “Obamacare” in the first place.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Armed Services Committee eased the path Tuesday for an active-duty general to become President Donald Trump’s new national security adviser weeks after controversy abruptly ended his predecessor’s brief tenure.

Since being named for the post two weeks ago, Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster swiftly began streamlining operations at the country’s top national security apparatus. Some administration officials say McMaster’s predecessor, Michael Flynn, created a staff structure and had a management style that complicated policy implementation and obstructed advisers from getting their recommendations to the president.

The committee’s 23-2 vote came after McMaster met privately with members for nearly two hours to discuss his move from a military assignment to one of the most influential jobs in the U.S. government. Two members of the committee abstained from voting.

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McCain said he’s confident the full Senate will re-appoint McMaster as a lieutenant general while serving as Trump’s national security adviser.

McMaster swooped in to lead the National Security Council as controversy swirled over communications that members of Trump’s campaign team had with Russian officials.

Flynn, another former general, was asked to resign after misleading senior administration officials, including Vice President Mike Pence, about the nature of his contacts with Russia’s Ambassador Sergey Kislyak during the transition period.

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He has eliminated two senior deputy positions Flynn had created. The deputies stood between NSC directorates and members of Trump’s inner circle — Flynn himself, chief strategist Steve Bannon, senior adviser Stephen Miller and Trump’s son-inlaw Jared Kushner — as they formed key policy decisions: The NSC directorates were cut out of those discussions. And when they were consulted, their input was rarely considered.

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Phase One shares faith with international students

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different language, food, culture and customs are all barriers international students must overcome when integrating into American culture.

Coming from another country is a daunting task often giving international students feelings of isolation when trying to assimilate into their new environment.

Imagine how challenging it would be trying to integrate into another country’s culture while overcoming cultural and language barriers. Now, imagine how much more difficult it would be if no one reached out to you from that country.

Unfortunately, the individualistic American spirit has its downfalls when it comes to reaching out to Texas Tech’s international student community. In fact, this is a problem on college campuses nationwide, not just at Tech.

Around 80 percent of

Erin Franckhauser is a freshman communication studies major from Plano.

international students won’t be invited into an American home during their time here, Brittney Slide, a group leader for the Phase One organization, said. The nationwide organization has been adopted by churches across the country, including several in Lubbock.

Phase One’s focus is to reach out to people from other countries who have never heard the Gospel of Jesus Christ before and develop them into disciple makers. Spiritual multiplication throughout unreached countries is the organization’s main goal. The idea is group members from Phase One disciple international people, who can then go and disciple others when they return to their home country.

Throughout my own personal experience in Phase

One, I have realized how many international students there are at Tech and how little American students reach out to the them, in general. American students often get so caught up in their own lives, busy plans, exciting friends and chaotic problems that they do not stop to acknowledge others who are not a part of their small and immediate bubble.

When meeting international students, members of Phase One often ask if they have made many American friends since being here in the United States. Without fail, the international students usually say no or shrug their shoulders while mumbling a response about how they have talked to just a few Americans since being here.

As human beings, we have an obligation to take part in cultural exchange, making the world feel a little smaller and more connected than it may have been before. When

developing relationships with international students, you have the opportunity to learn about their fascinating cultures and hear inspiring stories of students who have traveled across the world for schooling. These students become ecstatic and light up when you want to be their friend and learn about their different cultures.

As human beings, we have an obligation to take part in cultural exchange, making the world feel a little smaller and more connected than it may have been before.

M o r e i m p o r t a n t l y, through Phase One, international students have the

opportunity to engage in American culture in a way they cannot in the classroom. For example, many international students have had the opportunity to hear the Gospel for the first time, learn about prayer or see a Bible in their lives through developed friendships with Phase One members. Time and again, these students are fascinated and crave to learn more.

Living in Lubbock, it is often assumed everyone here has heard the Gospel before, but this is not true for a multitude of international students at Tech. However, if we branch out of our American bubbles, we have the opportunity to reach our amazing international student community to not only share the Gospel, but also be a friend, a classmate or a mentor.

When cultural exchange takes place in the form of a friendship, positive growth and learning will take place

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After being scammed out of more than $50,000, an international Texas Tech student is warning people not to fall victim to the same scam.

The Tech student was first contacted by phone from a valid United States Citizenship and Immigration Service phone number and was told that his address has not been updated, according to the Tech Office of International Affairs website.

The scammers convinced the student to make payments by telling him they were contacting

him for a series of USCIS investigations on him and his family, according to the website.

Paying through Visa gift cards and a bank transfer, he was also told the payments were refundable deposits.

He was instructed to not use the internet, make phone calls or send text messages and to only answer phone calls and instructions from them.

When a Tech employee learned what was happening, he warned the student that it was a scam, according to the website.

The student reported the fraud to authorities, which took 12 days and cost him $57,000.

The USCIS posted a warning of such scams on its website in September and also provided tips. If someone calls as a government official or law enforcement saying there is a problem with a visa, the Office of International Affairs advises them to hang up and report the call.

If the caller asks for personal or financial information and threatens deportation, arrest or any other consequence, stu-

dents are asked not to provide the information and avoid discussing in a public setting.

USCIS officials never ask for payment over the phone or by email and will not accept payment form Western Union or PayPal, according to the website.

To report a such a scam phone call, visit www. uscis.gov.

If people have any questions about an immigration record or a visa, they can call the National Customer Service Center at 800-375-5283.

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we have today,” Earl said.

“It’s a good way to use social media to connect people with each other.”

The Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance is also promoting A Day Without a Woman strike, which will happen today nationwide.

Conrick said this strike involves women not participating and not doing work to show people the consequence of them not being treated equally.

“It is important to participate in something like this because I feel like more than ever, women’s rights as well as plenty of other rights, are on the forefront and under the limelight,” Conrick said. “It would be awesome if everyone could stand in solidarity with the rights that we have and the rights that might be taken away from some.”

Because many people cannot afford to miss work, there are other ways to stand in solidarity with those participating in the strike, Conrick said.

presence seen.”

Earl said she has seen different International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month events grown for about seven years since they started. Multiple events will be hosted throughout the month by other departments across the university.

This month is meant to continue the conversations that women have wanted to have for a long time, including ones about reproductive health and equal pay.

People have to realize this history is recent, and some people have forgotten about it, Earl said. “ We h a v e t o r e m i n d ourselves over and over again,” Earl said. “We seem to forget our history. That’s why we need a Women’s History Month.”

With the Pledge For Parity campaign, the Women’s Studies Program as well as the Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance want people to take the pledge to stand for equity for women and girls, Earl said.

Annika Conrick, a junior history major from Fort Worth and the president of the Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance, said she hopes when people take the pledge, they think about the changes they can make.

Earl said the Pledge For Parity campaign is a good way to connect with different people who support this common cause.

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After a loss to North Texas at home, the Texas Tech softball team rallied together and defeated Abilene Christian, 2-1, on Wednesday in Abilene.

After the win over the Wildcats, the Red Raiders’ overall record is 12-9 on the season, according to Tech Athletics. Tech improved its away record to 1-3 on the season.

Senior right-handed pitcher Mattison Maisel pitched four innings for the Red Raiders to set her record on the mound at 5-2 on the season, according to Abilene Athletics. Maisel allowed three hits and no runs.

She walked two batters and threw two strikeouts while throwing 58 total pitches.

Freshman right-handed pitcher Kassidy Scott closed out the game on the mound pitching two innings, according to Abilene Athletics. Scott threw a total of 27 pitches and struck out two batters at the plate.

Sophomore infielder Jessica Hartwell capitalized at the plate for Tech with two hits and one run at three at-bats, according to Abilene Athletics. Hartwell also registered one RBI and hit the only home run of the game to propel the Red Raiders to the win.

In the top of the first, senior infielder/outfielder Devon Thomey hit a single to center field to put a runner on first, according to Abilene Athletics.

After sophomore outfielder Kiani Ramsey was out at second after being caught stealing, Hartwell hit a home run to give Tech the early lead, 1-0.

It was three up and three down in the bottom of the first, as each Wildcat who stepped to the plate was thrown out by the Tech infielders, according to Abilene Athletics.

During the second through the fifth innings, neither the Red Raiders nor the Wildcats could score as Tech maintained its one-point lead.

In the sixth inning, both teams capitalized at the plate and created offense. In the top of the sixth, Thomey was up first and reached base on a catcher’s interference, according to Abilene Athletics.

After Ramsey was thrown out at first, Hartwell reached on a fielding error to put runners on first and third.

Freshman Raina O’Neal stepped up to the plate and capitalized for the Red Raiders in her at-bat. O’Neal hit a line-drive RBI single down the left field line, which allowed a runner to score and the Red Raiders to extend the lead, 2-0.

In the bottom of the sixth, Abilene Christian finally capitalized at the plate.

Junior infielder Peyton Hedrick was hit by a pitch and was sent to first base. Junior outfielder Brianna Barnhill hit a double to left center to put runners on second and third with no outs, according to Abilene Athletics.

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Members of the Texas Tech softball team hold their hands over their hearts and put their Guns Up as they pledge allegiance during the national anthem in the game against Wichita State on Friday.

Tech won its first road game on Tuesday to Abilene Christian, 2-1.

Junior Wildcat Infielder Holly Neese created momentum for Abilene Christian as she hit a sacrifice RBI, which allowed one runner to score and close the deficit, 2-1, according to Abilene Athletics. With one out, senior right-handed pitcher/

infielder Casey-May Huff struck out swinging, which brought freshman catcher Blair Clayton to the plate for the third out.

In the seventh inning, the Wildcats could not capitalize at the plate and tie the game, and the Red Raid-

ers grabbed the 2-1 win.

The Tech softball team will hit the road to compete in the Tulsa Invitational starting Friday.

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No. 6 Lady Raiders travel to face Wichita State

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After defeating No. 22 TCU and No. 29 Rice, the No. 6 Texas Tech women’s tennis team will hit the road to face Wichita State at 2 p.m. today in Wichita, Kansas.

With the two wins over the weekend, the Lady Raiders have an overall record of 9-3 and an undefeated home record of 4-0, according to Tech Athletics. Tech has yet to play away, however, and the team has a 5-3 record in neutral territory.

For Wichita State, the Lady Shockers are coming off a loss to Oklahoma, 5-2, according to Wichita State Athletics. They are now on a two-game losing

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Sophomore Alex Valenstein returns the serve in the singles competition against No. 29 Rice on Sunday at the McLeod Tennis Center.

No. 6 Tech will face Wichita State at 2 p.m. today in Wichita, Kansas. streak, entering the contest against Tech.

The Lady Shockers have an overall record of 5-6 and an

away record of 1-3 on the season, according to Wichita State Athletics. The last win for Wichita State was against South Ala-

bama on Feb. 24, when the Lady Shockers grabbed the 4-0 victory.

On Sunday, the Lady Raiders capitalized on the court with a 4-0 sweep against Rice at the McLeod Tennis Center, according to Tech Athletics.

It was the Lady Raiders’ second victory of the weekend against a ranked team.

Their first victory was over the Lady Horned Frogs on Saturday with a 4-0 sweep, according to Tech Athletics.

On Saturday against TCU, the Lady Raiders clinched the doubles point with the junior duo comprised of Sabrina Federici and Sarah Dvorak leading the way. They defeated their doubles opponents on court one, 6-1, according to Tech Athletics.

Another doubles win came from Tech duo sophomore Alex Valenstein and freshman Alba Cortina-Pou. They defeated their TCU opponents in a two-match decision, 7-6, 7-2, according to Tech Athletics.

In singles play on Saturday, No. 32 sophomore Felicity Maltby capitalized for the Lady Raiders with a quick win in two sets over Rice’s Donika Bashota with a final decision of 6-3, 6-2, according to Tech Athletics.

No. 11 junior Gabriela Talaba went on to defeat No. 94 Seda Arantekin in a two-match decision, 6-1, 6-3.

On Sunday, the Lady Raiders came out with the early lead by clinching the dou-

bles point when Federici and Dvorak grabbed a win over Rice opponents, 6-4, according to Tech Athletics. The duo comprised of Valenstein and Cortina-Pou also grabbed a doubles win, 6-4.

Talaba clinched the first singles win, 6-4, 6-1, to extend the Lady Raiders’ lead to 2-0, according to Tech Athletics. Federici and Maltby also grabbed singles wins on Sunday. Federici defeated her opponent, 7-6, 7-3, 6-3, while Maltby won in two sets, 6-3, 6-3.

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Lady Raiders climb two spots to No. 6 nationally in latest rankings The Texas Tech Lady Raider tennis team came in at No. 6 in the latest Oracle/ITA rankings, according to a Tech Athletics news release.

The Lady Raiders rose from the No. 8 spot to the No. 6 spot in the nation after defeating two ranked teams over the weekend.

The Lady Raiders defeated No. 22 TCU and No. 29 Rice on Saturday

and Sunday, respectively, clinching both matches by a sweep of 4-0.

According to the release, junior Gabriel Talaba dropped in singles rankings coming in at No. 17, while sophomore Felicity Maltby fell to the No. 40 spot this week. Sophomore Alex Valenstein fell as well in individual rankings to the No. 109 spot.

The duo of juniors Sarah

Dvorak and Sabrina Federici slipped on to the No. 24 ranking this week, according to the release.

The Lady Raiders will test their new ranking against Wichita State at 2 p.m. today in Wichita, Kansas. Tech will begin Big 12 Conference play when it travels to face Kansas State at 3 p.m. Friday in Manhattan, Kansas.

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games and led Tech with 1,158 receiving yards and 13 touchdowns on 69 catches, according to Tech Athletics.

His 13 touchdowns last season is the most by a Red Raider since Darrin Moore in 2012.

He also has the most receiving

yards since Jace Amaro in 2013, according to Tech Athletics. Giles also led the team last season in all-purpose yards with 1,158.

“This will be (Giles’) third year to play receiver, who had some ups and downs last year but played really well at times,” Morris said. “He’s a guy who’s put on weight and really looking forward to seeing him add some physical stuff to (the team).”

Other offensive returners for the Red Raiders consist of senior running back Justin Stockton, junior running back Demarcus Felton and senior wide receiver Dylan Cantrell.

Last season, Cantrell played in 10 games and finished third on the team with 58 receptions and 675 receiving yards. He missed two games because of injury but still managed to register eight touchdowns, which was the second most on the team last year.

“This offseason, I am trying to get faster and more explosive,” Cantrell said. “Justin trying to get back to the football aspect of it, working on routes and catching extra balls every day. As a receiver group, we just want to be more physical and tough.”

With 13 incoming freshmen added to the roster, Cantrell said both the youthful players and the experienced players have been working hard to create a strong offense in the 2017 football season.

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Last season, he played in all 12

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