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New Horn professors designated at meeting During the Texas Tech System Board of Regents meeting Friday, the board members named three new Horn professors at Tech.

Guigen Li, Andreas Neuber and Brian Shannon will join more than 80 professors at the university with the Horn designation, according to the release. Currently, 32 of the professors are still teaching at Tech.

“We are excited to bestow the Horn professorship on these three outstanding members of our faculty,” Tech President M. Duane Nellis said in the release. “They are an example of the outstanding effort and dedication being made by all our faculty members who strive to provide first-class education and research for Texas Tech.”

Li is a professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, according to the release, and researches organic, medicinal and bio-organic chemistry.

Neuber came to Tech in 1996, according to the release, and he is the AT&T Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and co-director of the Center for Pulsed Power and Power Electronics in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Shannon is the Charles “Tex” Thornton Professor of Law and represents Tech as the faculty athletics representative to the NCAA and Big 12 Conference, according to the release. He researches mental health issues relevant to law.

Lawrence Schovanec, Tech provost and senior vice president, said in the release the Horn designation is the highest honor given to faculty members at the university.

According to the release, the Horn professorship is named in honor of the first president of Tech, Paul Horn, to honor outstanding professors.

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Regents approve tuition increase

By KAITLIN BAIN Senior reporter

Texas Tech President M. Duane Nellis said increases in tuition have been made to support infrastructure and maintain the highest level of education, but students are split in their opinions of the increase.

According to a Tech news release, tuition for Tech will increase 2.18 percent for the 2015-2016 school year, which translates to a $104.55 increase for 15 semester credit hours or $209.10 for 30 semester credit hours.

Tech Health Sciences Center students did not escape an increase either, as the School of Allied Health Sciences will have a 2.5 percent increase, the School of Medicine a 3 percent increase, the School of Nursing a 2.73 percent increase and the School of Pharmacy

a 2.54 percent increase, according to a Health Sciences Center news release.

Students at the Health Sciences Center in the School of Medicine will have to pay a $200 fee increase to fund maintenance and operations at the F. Amarie Hall SimLife Center.

“By instituting this tuition increase we can continue providing educational opportunities that enrich our students and the patients they will one day serve while remaining cost competitive compared to other health science centers,” Dr. Tedd Mitchell, Health Sciences Center president, said, according to the release. Joshua Robinson, a sophomore English major from Laredo, said he understands some universities have to increase tuition rates.

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Paisley concert fills arena Saturday

By KAITLIN BAIN Senior reporter

On Saturday, the Red Raiders were defeated 3-2, which gave them their first two-game losing streak of the season.

Tech sophomore center fielder Hunter Hargrove put Tech on the board first with an RBI triple in the third inning.

Cal State Fullerton responded in the next inning with three runs, and caused sophomore righthanded pitcher Ryan Moseley to be pulled from the game.

Senior right-handed pitcher Corey Taylor entered the game and threw five shutout innings, but Tech was not able to give him run support in the final innings.

The Texas Tech Student Media Committee comprised of both Tech students and faculty members chose La Ventana and The Daily Toreador’s editors Thursday.

Davian Hopkins, a freshman electronic media and communications major from Lancaster, was chosen as editor-in-chief of La Ventana, Tech’s yearbook.

Hopkins said he started at La Ventana as a staff writer and was later promoted to freshman apprentice.

“I really enjoyed working for the yearbook in high school, so after my high school yearbook was done I thought, ‘Well, what am I going to do now,’” he said. “She (Andrea Watson, a student media adviser) told me about the freshman apprentice position and I applied but didn’t get it, but I ended up getting it later so it all worked out.”

In his position Hopkins said he does a little bit of everything: designing pages, writing stories and taking pictures.

When told he had gotten the position, he said he was excited because he feels he is the best candidate for the job.

“My vision for the yearbook is for the yearbook to have great content, great coverage of events that happen throughout the year, great photography,” he said. “I just want the yearbook to encompass life at Texas Tech during that timeframe.”

Andrew Gleinser, a second-year law student from Kingwood, was chosen as the editor-in-chief for The DT for the 2015-2016 school year.

Gleinser said he started with the paper during Fall 2011 as an opinions columnist, a position he did not think he would be hired for.

After working as an opinions columnist for a year, he said, he moved up to opinions editor and in Fall 2014 moved to managing editor.

“I’ve thoroughly enjoyed every minute of working for The DT, and I feel like with my experience level and with me being a little older than anyone else I hope that gives me a certain perspective and ability to lead everybody,” he said. “If you would have told me when I was hired as an opinions columnist that I would become editor-in-chief one day I would have said you were crazy.”

During his time as editor-in-chief, Gleinser said, he wants to increase the paper’s focus on online content and social media.

He also wants to be able to help staff members expand their skills, he said, so they will enter the workforce more equipped to be a competitive candidate.

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Thousands crowd Selma bridge Sunday SELMA, Ala. (AP) — Thousands of people crowded an Alabama bridge on Sunday to commemorate a bloody confrontation 50 years ago between police and peaceful protesters that helped bring about the 1965 Voting Rights Act. A day after President Barack Obama had walked atop the Edmund Pettus Bridge, many jammed shoulder to shoulder, many unable to move, as they recalled the civil rights struggle.

Police said at least 15,000 to 20,000 people had joined the crush on and around the small bridge. Many came around the country for several events commemorating the landmark moment.

William Baldwin, 69, of Montgomery, brought his two grandsons, ages 11 and 15, to the bridge Sunday so they could grasp the importance of the historic march he took part in a half century earlier.

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BRAD PAISLEY PERFORMS in the United Supermarkets Arena on Saturday. Paisley’s stop in Lubbock was part of his “Country Nation World Tour.”

By MICHAEL CANTU Staff Writer

On Saturday night. country music singer Brad Paisley and country group Parmalee performed as part of his “Country Nation World Tour.”

Kicking the concert off at 7:30 p.m. in the United Supermarkets Arena, the musical group Parmalee opened up for Paisley with its single “I’ll Bring the Music.” The group members, originally from Parmalee, North Carolina, said they were amazed at the size of the crowd.

“What a wonderful crowd we have here tonight,” Matt Thomas, lead vocalist and guitarist, said. “We’re so happy to be performing for you tonight.”

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CEO, Hance to speak at forum

Baseball loses back-to-back games

Chancellor Emeritus Kent Hance and Exxon Mobil Chairman and CEO Rex Tillerson will participate in an open forum for Texas Tech students.

Students can listen to the speakers at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Room 105 of the Jerry S. Rawls College of Business Administration, according to a Rawls College of Business news release.

The college will host the two, who will discuss the success of Tillerson and how he became an executive for the largest refiner and one of the biggest companies in the

The No. 5 Texas Tech baseball team dropped its first two games of the first road trip of the season against No. 30 Cal State Fullerton on Friday and Saturday night.

In the series opener on Friday, the Red Raiders’ bats were silenced in a 4-0 shutout loss. It was the first time since 1977 they have been shutout in a road opener, according to a Tech Athletics news release.

Tech managed only five hits throughout the game.

The Titans broke the game open in the sixth inning when they hit three doubles and scored three runs, according to the release.

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YWCA honors Tech engineering professor

By AMY CUNNINGHAM News editor

The Young Women’s Christian Association of Lubbock has named Michelle Pantoya, professor and J.W. Wright Regents Endowed Chair in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, to its Women of Excellence in Science program.

Pantoya will receive the award during a March 12 banquet in the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center, according to a Texas Tech news release, and tickets cost $75 and can be purchased through the YWCA of Lubbock.

Pantoya said she feels humbled to be recognized by an organization that extends itself into

the community through helping working women.

“I love what I do. My career is a passion for me, not just a job,” PANTOYA she said. “I think that ultimately I was nominated for this because one of the things I’ve done within the past 10 years is I’ve started to reach out to young children and teach them about what engineers do and how impactful an engineering degree can be.”

Pantoya writes children’s books, along with co-author Emily Hunt, to teach youth about engineering, she said.

Her goal is to teach children that

engineers change the world by designing technologies, Pantoya said.

Children respond to the books because it opens up their eyes to the opportunities the field of engineering has, she said, and showcases the benefits of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

“I think the impact I have right now comes from figuring out very strategic ways of engaging children about engineering,” she said. “I think that is in line with the YWCA’s mission to empower and enrich the lives of women and children in our community. I think that alignment has sparked the award.”

Youth understand other professions like lawyers and doctors, she said, but not engineering

because they are not exposed to the field.

It is rewarding to do something that helps the lives of others, Pantoya said, and her vision is to foster student development so they excel in the field of engineering.

Pantoya’s goal is to improve lives of others through education, she said.

By getting kids excited about designing and engineering, she said she sees hope for the future.

“It’s as rewarding as watching my graduate students start companies and become leaders in the national labs or industries or even government,” she said.

“It doesn’t really matter if I’m working with a Ph.D. student or a 4-year-old, just knowing that something I’ve done has

POLICE BLOTTER Wednesday 8:01 a.m. — A Texas Tech officer arrested a non-student for driving with an invalid license in the 3100 block of 18th Street.

The non-student was transported to the Lubbock County Jail. The vehicle was impounded.

1:10 p.m. — A Tech officer investigated a theft in the Media and Communication building. A projector was taken.

1:30 p.m. — A Tech officer investigated an accident, without injuries, in the 1500 block

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When looking at the different schools he could attend, Robinson said cost was a big factor, as he has three other siblings who will need to go to college as well.

“No one likes paying more money,” he said, “but sometimes you just have to understand. I remember trying to decide which school to go to and looking at tuition rates. Tech is still pretty low compared to other schools in this area.”

According to the College Board website, Texas A&M’s estimated tuition and fees for the 2014-2015 school year was $9,179, while University of Texas at Austin was $9,830.

Robinson said it is important to him that his education does not suffer because increases were not made.

of Flint Avenue.

1:47 p.m. — A Tech officer investigated an accident, without injuries, in the 1700 block of Flint Avenue.

2:56 p.m. — A Tech officer investigated a traffic accident, without injuries, and duty upon striking a highway fixture in the 300 block of North Indiana Avenue. A vehicle damaged the fence on the east side of the Rawls Golf Course.

4:23 p.m. — A Tech officer investigated a theft in the Robert H.

Ewalt Student Recreation Center.

An unsecured jacket was taken.

Thursday 4:09 p.m. — A Tech officer arrested a student for a Lubbock County Sheriff ’s Department warrant in the Tech Police Department while conducting an investigation. The student was transported to the Lubbock County Jail.

4:30 p.m. — A Tech officer investigated a theft in the Computer Science building. Money was taken from an unsecured desk.

8:02 p.m. — A Tech officer investigated a theft in Murdough Residence Hall. Unsecured laundry was taken from the basement laundry room.

11:10 p.m. — A Tech officer investigated criminal mischief in Weymouth Residence Hall.

An exit sign was damaged.

2:54 p.m. — A Tech officer investigated criminal mischief in Weymouth Residence Hall.

An exit sign was damaged.

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

“At the end of the day you just have to realize your education is worth it,” Robinson said.

“Am I really going to complain for paying $100 more each semester when in the long run I’ll make thousands more from getting a degree?”

Lindsey Smith, a freshman education major from Pearland, said she is not happy with the tuition increase because she knows it will increase in the future.

Tuition has kept rising for years, she said, and it needs to be stopped.

“I have brothers and they both went to school a couple years ago,” she said. “When they started going to college, my mom made me pick an activity and as a kid that made me mad.”

While she said she now understands that kids cannot do everything and making her choose was not such a bad thing, she believes the reason she had to choose was because her broth-

ers went to school.

In the end, Smith said tuition should not be so expensive that an extra $50 or $100 for everyday fees should make a big impact or difference.

“While I realize when I was a kid we weren’t struggling for food or anything there are some families who are,” she said. “The sad reality is most people are going to need a degree but degrees are getting more expensive.

Even a tuition increase of $100 can make a big difference, so I think if they’re going to keep raising the cost they need to increase the financial aid and merit-based scholarships.”

In 1980, tuition was only $421 for 30 semester credit hours for an in-state student and $1,501 for an out-of-state student, according to the Tech Institutional Research and Information Management website.

Since then, according to the website, there have only been

two school years where there was not an increase in tuition, from 2012 to 2014.

According to the release, tuition increases are recommendations by the Tech System Board of Regents Finance and Administration Committee that must be approved by the full board as well.

John Steinmetz, regent and chairman of the Finance and Administration Committee, voted against the tuition increase for Tech, according to the March Board of Regents meeting minutes.

Heather Garcia, a sophomore biology major from Round Rock, said she is excited about the possibilities this money brings to Tech.

“It may be just me because I am research minded, but I’m excited about the new money,” she said.

“It’s only $100 from me and imagine what $100 from 30,000-something students can do.” ➤➤@KaitlinBainDT

MH370 report: Underwater locator beacon battery had expired KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The first comprehensive report into the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 revealed Sunday that the battery of the locator beacon for the plane’s data recorder had expired more than a year before the jet vanished on March 8, 2014.

The report came as Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said the hunt for the plane would not end even if the scouring of the current search area off Australia’s west coast comes up empty.

Apart from the anomaly of the expired battery, the detailed report devoted pages after pages describing the complete normality of the flight, which disappeared while heading from Kuala

Lumpur to Beijing, setting off aviation’s biggest mystery.

Families of the 239 people who were on board the plane marked the anniversary of the Boeing 777’s disappearance, vowing to never give up on the desperate search for wreckage and answers to what happened to their loved ones.

Despite an exhaustive search for the plane, no trace of it has been found. In late January, Malaysia’s government formally declared the incident an accident and said all those on board were presumed dead.

The significance of the expired battery in the beacon of the plane’s flight data recorder was not immediately apparent, except indicating that searchers

would have had lesser chance of locating the aircraft in the Indian Ocean, where it is believed to have crashed, even if they were in its vicinity. However, the report said the battery in the locator beacon of the cockpit voice recorder was working.

“The sole objective of the investigation is the prevention of future accidents or incidents, and not for the purpose to apportion blame or liability,” the report said.

Even though the beacon’s battery had expired, the instrument itself was functioning properly and would have in theory captured all the flight information.

The two instruments — commonly known as “black boxes” — are critical

in any crash because they record cockpit conversations and flight data through the end of a flight.

The 584-page report by a 19-member independent investigation group went into minute details about the crew’s lives, including their medical and financial records and training. It also detailed the aircraft’s service record, as well as the weather, communications systems and other aspects of the flight. Nothing unusual was revealed, except for the previously undisclosed fact of the battery’s expiration date.

The report said that according to maintenance records, the battery on the beacon attached to the flight data recorder expired in December 2012, but because of a computer data error, it went unnoticed by maintenance crews.

“There is some extra margin in the design to account for battery life variability and ensure that the unit will meet the minimum requirement,” it said.

enlightened them is a very rewarding job.”

Edward E. Whitacre College of Engineering Dean Al Sacco, Jr. said he nominated Pantoya for the award.

She feels humbled and blessed that Sacco considered her, Pantoya said.

“He’s an inspiring figure.

He has worked aggressively to promote women in engineering, which I think is a wonderful thing,” she said. “He named me this endowed chair position, and I admire him and his leadership.”

Before Pantoya began teaching at Tech, she said she lived in California and it was difficult to uproot her family to move to Lubbock.

At the time, there were no other female faculty members

in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, she said, and she felt an obligation to serve as a role model to the female students in the college.

Pantoya feels passionately about increasing the number of women and other underrepresented groups in engineering, she said, which is why she writes books for children and came to Tech.

“What this award means to me is kind of a sense of validation and recognition,” Pantoya said. “They have recognized me for my impact on the community, and that’s exactly what I set out to do 16 years ago. It’s a sense of recognition that I have been working in the right capacity. That’s the honor for me.” ➤➤@dailytoreador

School of Law recognized by defense commission The Texas Indigent Defense Commission honored the Texas Tech School of Law for its work with indigent defense.

Lubbock and Dickens Counties were honored as well, according to a School of Law news release. Dickens County and the Tech School of Law received the Gideon Award for creating the Caprock Regional Public Defender Office.

“I would like to thank Donnie Yandell, our chief public defender, for his tireless efforts protecting the rights of indigent defendants in rural West Texas while educating the next generation of criminal defense lawyers,” Pat Metze, professor and director of the School of Law’s Criminal Clinics, said in the release. “Through this unique experiential learning environment our students learn the practice of criminal law. It is because of the foresight and

support of the dean and the faculty that we are allowed to do this important work.”

More than 36 law students have trained to represent indigent defendants through the Caprock Regional Public Defender Office, according to the release.

The office helps more than 16 rural counties provide representation for those who cannot afford a lawyer, according to the release, and the Gideon Award is named after a U.S. Supreme Court case that affirmed defendants have the right to an attorney, regardless of financial situation.

“We all benefit when we learn to value what our Constitution guarantees to our fellow citizens who find themselves indigent and in trouble with the law,” Metze said in the release. “Our liberty as a people is all that hangs in the balance.” ➤➤@dailytoreador

Law professor named as dean of Ohio law school

The University of Cincinnati College of Law named Texas Tech School of Law professor Jennifer Bard as its new dean.

Bard, who is the Alvin R. Allison Professor of Law, director of the Health Law Program and adjunct professor in the Department of Psychiatry and in the Texas Tech School of Medicine, will begin the position in July, according to a Tech School of Law news release.

Bard joined the Tech School of Law 12 years ago and said in the release she is honored to have taught students at the school.

“It is an honor to be selected as the next dean of the University of Cincinnati College of Law,” she said in the release.

“Cincinnati is a vibrant and exciting city, and its university and law school are well known for their history of excellence and innovation. As excited as I am about becoming a Bearcat, I will always be a Red Raider.”

Bard has studied at the

University of Oxford and Wellesley College, according to the release.

In addition to earning her BARD law degree at Yale University, Bard has a master’s in public health and a doctorate in higher education, according to the release.

“Professor Bard has been a tremendous asset to our law school, not only as an outstanding professor but also as director of our Health Law Program and J.D./M.D. dual degree program,” Darby Dickerson, Tech School of Law dean and W. Frank Newton professor of law, said in the release. “She has positively impacted the lives and careers of hundreds of our students. She will be missed, but we wish her all the best in her new venture.” ➤➤@dailytoreador

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Seniors prepare for life post-graduation

By JENNIFER ROMERO Staff Writer

As the semester progresses to its halfway point and spring break nears, many seniors are approaching graduation dates in May. Amy Bafford, an associate director for the University Career Center, said she would recommend the center’s services to graduating seniors.

“I recommend that they schedule an appointment to meet with us in the University Career Center,” she said. “We can go over their plans, their job search and we can look over their resumés.”

Students can also schedule practice job interviews with the UCC, Bafford said, and this helps prepare them for a real interview with future employers.

The UCC hosts various career fairs throughout the year, and it will host a university-wide career fair from 1 to 4 p.m. on April 1.

“They can definitely take advantage of those opportunities to come out and network with the employers,” Bafford said. “They can find out what options are out there for them outside of Lubbock.”

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is also a good resource for students doing job searches, she said. When looking for a job, students should ask a potential employee informational questions to better understand what the job entails.

“It helps to be really proactive about job searching and to start as early as possible,” Bafford said. “Be willing to network and not just apply for jobs online. Look for opportunities to go to working events and talk to people.”

If students are having a difficult time finding jobs or have more questions, she said they can still utilize the services of the UCC as alumni.

Audrey Sirmon, a senior agricultural and applied economics major from Amarillo, said she is graduating in May. “After I graduate, I will be attending law school here at Texas Tech,” she said. “I took the LSAT in September and applied this fall.”

With senior audits complete and the goal of graduation so close, graduating seniors can purchase their caps and gowns and class rings if they choose.

The Texas Tech Alumni Association hosted the spring graduation fair last week, and students had the oppor-

tunity to buy some graduation items.

“I bought my cap and gown last week at the Graduation Fair, but I still need to order invitations,” Sirmon said. “I am actually getting my mom’s gold signet ring from when she graduated.”

Class rings range in price depending on ring size and how students customize them, according to the Alumni Association website, and the ring ceremonies will be April 27 through April 29 at the McKenzie-Merket Alumni Center.

Students should not procrastinate when preparing for their graduation and plans after college, Sirmon said, and she feels Tech did a good job of preparing her for her future studies in law school.

“The students that are best prepared after graduation are the ones who really have been proactive early on and done internships and built their resumés,” Bafford said. “But even if they are approaching graduation, they can still be proactive about their job search and making connections and networking. We do see several students who have done that and we’ve had a lot success stories.” ➤➤@JenRomeroDT

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The group played for almost an hour, performing some of their hits such as “Back in the Day” and “Close Your Eyes.”

The group ended the set with their first hit single “Carolina.”

After an intermission, Parmalee reentered the stage along with members of Brad Paisley’s band, The Drama Kings, to perform the hit “Mountain Dew.” Playing a short medley of classic country hits, Paisley ran out on stage alongside the group with acoustic guitar in hand, beginning his performance.

Paisley began his set with the song “Moonshine in the Trunk.” Trading in his acoustic, Paisley performed with his signature Fender Telecaster guitar.

“I must say it is great to be in Oklahoma,” Paisley said. “That’s right, this is Oklahoma isn’t it?”

Paisley went on to say he considered those residing in Lubbock to be part of hardcore Texas.

“This isn’t just regular Texas, it’s hardcore Texas,” he said. “It was your ancestors that said ‘the hill country is too hilly and pretty,’ so they moved out here and you all have my respect.”

During his performance he ran up ➤➤@TheDT_LaVida and down the runway of the stage, all the while playing guitar solos. With minimal PHOTO BY KIRBY CRUMPLER/The Daily Toreador theatrics, Paisley entertained the crowd BRAD PAISLEY PERFORMS in the United Supermarkets Arena with his voice and guitar. on Saturday.

“It was really awesome someone came to Lubbock that I grew up with,” Alex walking amongst the crowd playing, hit “Alcohol.”

Putman, a junior sociology major from with fans singing along. Toward the end “That was my whole childhood Lubbock, said. “I liked the whole setup of the night he moved his band to the there,” Misty Lopez, a freshman busiand the show was fantastic.” middle of the arena to perform. ness major from Uvalde, said. “I’ve been In the middle of the show Paisley “How are y’all doing back here?” he wanting to see him for the longest time.” started out a song with an acoustic guitar, said. “I’m just coming back here to make This was the last stop for Parmalee and went on to autograph the guitar, and sure you all get your money’s worth.” on the tour. According to Paisley’s webrun along the runway to decide what Paisley ended the show with his hit site, he will be ending his tour on April lucky fan would walk out of the pit with “Water,” and jumped into a part of the 26 in Anchorage, Alaska. his signed guitar. The night was full of stage designed to look like a swim tank “I must say, you’re pretty fantastic similar antics, as Paisley picked up phones with a lake projected in the background. at one thing,” Paisley said, “and that’s from the crowd and take photos or videos Coming back on stage for an making a party, and celebrating the of him singing. encore performance, he performed small things.”

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A TEXAS TECH student selects his class ring at the Grad Fair in the McKenzie-Merket Alumni Center. The Grad Fair offered several booths, including graduation announcements, cap and gown sales, yearbook sales and career preparation information.

Students in bands share their experience

By MICHAEL CANTU Staff Writer

Freedom of self-expression is encouraged in a college setting.

Some express it through art, dance or music, and others express it in their own way.

“I work more than 30 hours a week, I’m taking 13 hours of school and I book concerts,” Jake Collinson, a junior public relations major from Lubbock and lead singer for “Judiciary,” said. “So it can get overbearing at times, but it’s fun.”

Collinson, along with three other members, formed the band “Judiciary,” a hardcore band based out of Lubbock.

“It’s sort of a crossover genre between heavy metal and punk,” Austin Scott, a sophomore advertising major from Lubbock and drummer for the band, said. “That’s the way I explain it to people who don’t really know what the genre is.”

Students who do have an interest in this type of genre may not know about the group, Collinson said. It is a difficult task for such a small group to spread istelf around the campus.

“It’s not very popular here,” Scott said, “so to run into someone who has heard of us is kind of refreshing.”

After putting out a demo, the band’s popularity rose around the area, he said.

“It was stressful at times because we were booking shows a lot,” Collison said, “but after we put out our demo it got a lot of good feedback.”

The fan base of hardcore rock is scarce in Lubbock, so the morale of “Judiciary” can be a bit low at times, he said.

While some students choose to form their own musical groups, others walk into groups that have been

formed by parts of Texas Tech.

“We’re considered the Wesley Worship Band,” John Starrett, a sophomore exercise and sport sciences major from Houston and bass player, said. “I joined in at the beginning of freshman year.”

The Wesley Worship group is a Methodist student ministry at Tech, Starrett said. The group cycles through members, keeping the same name as time carries it on.

“Even though it may seem like a lost cause at times,” Scott said, “I definitely feel like I’ve gotten something out of it.”

“Judiciary” gets great feedback from around the country, Collinson said.

“A lot of people say we put West Texas on the map,” he said, “which blows my mind when people say that.”

Collinson said with people reaching out from the United Kingdom and Montreal, social media is playing a significant role.

The Wesley group also found social media sites have had a posi-

tive impact.

“We use Facebook for the Wesley,” Starrett said. “It helps because around here we’re not known as much so it kind of gets the word out.”

Seeing the lifestyle and how fun being in a band is made the members of “Judiciary” decide they wanted to be in one, Scott said. After finding their own sound and confidence “Judiciary” started to take off greatly.

“It’s always been a passion of mine to be able to play music and also to be able to play bass guitar there,” Starrett said.

Being allowed to express feelings in the ways words can’t makes the experience worthwhile, Starrett said. It gives a deeper understanding of one’s self, as well as a deeper understanding of the world.

“Don’t think that it is just going to happen, because it’s not,” Scott said. “Go to shows, meet people.

Some will tell you to start a band is dumb. Don’t care what they say – just do it.” ➤➤@TheDT_LaVida

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Opinions May Vary: Texting while driving Jemima Johnson

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Texting while driving should not be made illegal Texting while driving should be banned for safety

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According to the U.S. News and World Report website, driving drowsy can be just as bad as driving while intoxicated. Fatigue can severely impair people’s reaction time and dull their senses.

Drowsy driving was responsible for an estimated 21 percent of accidents, according to the AAA Foundation for National Traffic Safety website.

In addition, according to a Gallup poll, 7.5 million drivers have nodded off while driving.

Obviously, drowsy driving, along with many other distracting driver habits, i s a d a n g e rous behavior done by many American drivers. So, should they be made illegal, too? And if so, how would police officers go about measuring a person’s drowsiness or the risk level of the fast food they’re chomping on? We could make these things illegal, but it would be hard to keep track of things without getting too deep into other people’s business with little to no probable cause.

Supporters of making texting while driving illegal argue this decision will cause a major decrease in the number of crashes each year in the U.S. While this makes sense in theory, it hasn’t really been concretely proven.

Besides, the current bans on texting while driving arguably have had little impact on

... drowsy driving, along with many other distracting driver habits, is a dangerous behavoir done by many American drivers.

So, should they be made illegal, too?

road fatalities. According to a study done by the Highway Loss Data Institute, bans on texting while driving don’t do much to decrease the number of crashes.

I believe driving while texting or checking your phone is OK if done moderately. After all, checking a text or Twitter at a stoplight every now and again is harmless. Sometimes emergencies arise that can’t wait until you are safely parked in a parking lot or in the driveway of your home.

Nevertheless, I don’t think this gives drivers permission to completely immerse themselves in their phones every single time they are on the road. People should try to be conscientious of the impact

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continues to soar. This is especially true among millennials, who almost unanimously possess a smartphone. A quick stop at the corner of University Avenue and Glenna Goodacre Boulevard will confirm this — as students stream out of the campus, most of their noses are buried in their screens. Though there have been several recent, fatal accidents in Lubbock alone, these drivers will not stop texting and driving.

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have recently grown firm in my belief that texting while driving should be illegal. I was hit by the realization just two Saturdays ago, when the sudden snowstorm transformed the Marsha Sharp Freeway into an icy death trap. I was crawling along at a steady 30 mph, and when I passed a slower car, I noticed the driver had a blue tint to her face. I thought to myself, “Is she really texting in this weather?”

I had just seen a wreck about five minutes ago on the same road.

Seeing this made me think some people really just don’t care.

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In a quick defense of the millennials that constantly send texts, it must be said our smartphones have become extremely difficult to ignore. With the countless barrage of notifications and messages I receive on a daily basis, my phone nags at me like an attention-desperate girlfriend. If I neglect to check an app, a notification reminds me. When I don’t respond to a text message quickly enough, I receive another message prompting my reply.

Our texting language has become a time-sensitive matter.

As our phones increasingly require our attention, it is obvious society will choose the risk of texting and driving over the safety of waiting.

Schools have poured thousands of dollars into anti-texting campaigns and billboards have been raised everywhere, yet drivers still crave their mental fix of social media. Because this poses such an inherent risk to the driving community, legislation must be passed to penalize these drivers.

If the thought of legislation appears foreign to Lubbock residents, it might be news only six states in the U.S. do not have texting bans. These states differ in severity and specifics, such as bans on phone calls, as well as age-specific bans. Nevertheless, all 44 states agree it is the state’s responsibility to crack down on texting and driving.

Former Texas Governor Rick Perry, however, is the only governor to veto a bill designed to curb texting and driving. According to the EmpowerTexans.com website, the bill represented “a government effort to micromanage the behavior of adults.” Like the current vaccination controversy, in which parents are fighting society’s attempted efforts to prevent the spread of highly infectious diseases, the nation’s fear of losing personal freedom can stop an extremely beneficial ordinance from being imposed.

Though Perry spoke in favor of civilian responsibility, the local ordinances in many Texas cities have made it clear

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they disagree.

In fact, according to thestatesman.com website, 40 large cities in Texas impose a texting ban, and many more are considering an ordinance. Two of the most recent cities to add the ban, San Antonio and Austin, will fine texting drivers $200 and $500, respectively. From El Paso to Corpus Christi, Texas cities have made it clear that there is a widespread support of a texting ban to protect the public, according to the website.

If Lubbock chooses to impose its own ordinance, it will not have to look far for support and guidance; with similar cities such as Amarillo imposing a ban, Lubbock could create practical ordinances and enforce them effectively. Like the enforcement of seat belts, the process would be slow and gradual. With much hope, perhaps in 20 years the concept of texting and driving will seem as ludicrous as neglecting a seatbelt seems today.

If Lubbock does not pass an ordinance banning texting and driving soon, I hope Texas Governor Greg Abbott will be sensible enough to enact a ban on the issue. Currently a new bill is making a third trip through the Texas Legislature.

This bill, proposed by state R e p u b l i c a n To m C r a d d i c k , would attempt to bring a consistent set of guidelines across Texas and make it clear how serious the matter is. According to an article by The Houston Chronicle, if passed, texting drivers would face a $99 fine for the first offense, and up to $200 for repeated offenses.

The effects of texting and driving are everywhere. From being stuck behind the annoying SUV traveling 10 mph under the speed limit to the fatal crashes in rush hour traffic, texting and driving significantly impacts everyone on the roads of Lubbock.

As the city of Lubbock grows, its streets will only grow more and more hectic. It is vital to remember it is not only concepts we are debating here, but actual citizen lives.

From being stuck behind the annoying SUV traveling 10 mph under the speed limit to the fatal crashes in rush hour traffic, texting and driving impacts everyone on the roads of Lubbock.

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here is no doubt technology has taken over our lives. The addiction has become so bad people can’t even drive their cars without glancing at their phones to answer a text or check their social media feed.

This nationwide obsession has driven many to believe making texting while driving illegal can fix this dangerous habit. However, I don’t believe outlawing driving and texting is the best idea.

I think laws currently in place are enough of a restriction on texting.

Those in favor of making texting while driving illegal argue it is impossible to focus on having a conversation with someone over the phone and navigating the road properly. While there is evidence to support the human mind’s inability to multitask, texting is far from the most dangerous activity a person can do while driving.

Trying to juggle a double cheeseburger in one hand and a steering wheel in the other, having an in-depth discussion with someone or singing along to a favorite song on the radio are all distracting activities which can lead to bad driving.

In truth, “drowsy” driving is actually one of the most dangerous things a person can do behind the wheel.

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to hurt from that and they need lems offensively, Whitaker said in the release, to understand the value of a possesand Tech also sion.”

You need one more struggled at the Tech defeated throw line, game, so how valuable a free the Mountaineers going 9 of 17. possesion is, how valuboth times the “We really two met during struggled ofable each game is, for fensively and the season. one game to keep you just to get some The two teams battled back and from continuing your shots to go,” forth early on in Whitaker said. season.

F r i d a y ’s g a m e , “ We n e e d e d with the Mountake care of CANDI WHITAKER to taineers taking a the ball better COACH than we did 27-24 lead into TEXAS TECH halftime. and obviously West Virginia convert at the retook the lead after junior guard free throw line.”

Bria Holmes sank two 3-pointThe Lady Raiders were led in ers, which started a 23-6 run for scoring by sophomore guard Ivothe Mountaineers. nne CookTaylor, who scored 20 The Lady Raiders had prob- points, half of Tech’s total points

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The Texas Tech Lady Raiders faced off against West Virginia Friday night, dropping their firstround Big 12 Conference Tournament game, 59-40.

A loss in the game brought the 2014-2015 season to an end for the Lady Raiders.

Tech coach Candi Whitaker said her team kept it close like they had in many games this season, according to a news release from Tech Athletics, but were unable to pull through and get the win.

“You need one more game, so how valuable a possession is, how valuable each game is, for one game to keep you from continuing your season,” Whitaker said. “I think for our returners they need

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at the end of the game.

The Lady Raiders went 14 of 53 from the field. They also missed eight out of the 17 free throws attempted on the night.

Tech’s season ended on a sixgame losing streak, but Tech did improve on its overall record from last season, according to the release, winning 15 games compared to six last year.

Whitaker said this season has been much more fun for her as a coach, according to the release, and she has been happy to see her players grow throughout the year.

Next year’s Lady Raider basketball team will have 10 players returning, and five of those 10 have started in a game before.

“I thought we improved in a lot of ways,” Whitaker said in the release. “Nonconference, we had

Manfred’s changes good for MLB B

aseball is the greatest sport in the world, and with first-year Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred’s new rules it is about to get even better.

On Feb. 13, the MLB announced several new rules intended to increase the average speed of baseball games.

The new rules include batters having to keep one foot in the batters box at all times, according to an article in The Associated Press, and both batters and pitchers are required to be ready to go when the game returns from commercial breaks.

MLB games have been trending longer and longer in the last decade, all the way to a record average game time of three hours and two minutes in the 2014 season, and Manfred said change is needed.

"I certainly want to reverse the trend of increasing the length of the game," Manfred said, "and I'm really intent on the idea that we're going to have an average game time that's going to start with a 'two' next year as opposed to a 'three.'"

The new rules are aimed gener-

Everett Corder ally at the younger baseball fans, which will help the game grow for future generations.

As it was before the rule change, the majority of MLB games that began at the standard time of 7 p.m. would go until around 10 p.m., when a lot of children are already asleep.

In order to sustain itself as one of the top leagues in the U.S., the younger demographic is important to capture. To do that, those children need to be awake for those final innings of baseball games when the most excitement happens.

I grew up watching baseball with my dad and I know that not every game out of the 162 has high-tension excitement, but when those times do arise, it would be helpful if the younger generation was awake to see them.

Manfred himself has four kids

younger than 20, according to the AP article, and said shorter games would definitely help the game be more attractive to their generation.

"I have a passing familiarity with that generation," he said, "and one thing I can say for sure is their attention span seems to be shorter than the rest of ours."

Rule changes in the MLB have to be done with the consent of the Player’s Association, so these changes are not set in stone yet, but Manfred is also adamant this won’t just be a one-year change.

Speeding up the pace of the game will take several rule revisions during the next few seasons, and Manfred’s commitment to working toward this goal is encouraging.

Manfred’s other big goal is increasing offensive production, and while I agree the amount of runs being scored needs to increase, how he originally suggested changing the trend was not the best way.

When originally asked about how he would increase offensive output in major league games, Manfred said he was considering the idea of eliminating defensive shifts.

Extensive research has been done, especially by the Grantland staff, which simply shows the defensive shifts are not the reason for the recent decrease in runs.

Manfred has since backtracked and said the elimination of shifts was all just speculation, and I hope it stays that way, but at least Manfred is thinking about these things.

The predecessor to Manfred, Allan Bud Selig, had been in the commissioner position since 1992 and had to endure the storm of performance enhancing drugs and steroids in the late 90s and early 2000s.

Nobody could blame him after what he had to deal with, but Selig was burned out for the last several years of his career.

Manfred may not get every decision right in his tenure as MLB’s commissioner, but at least he is bringing a new excitement and fresh ideas to the greatest sport in the world.

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TEXAS TECH GUARD Rayven Brooks battles with West Virginia guard Bria Holmes during the second half on Jan. 28 in United Supermarkets Arena. Texas Tech defeated West Virginia 73-57.

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Braves pitch 10-inning no-hitter KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — Cody Martin and eight Braves pitchers combined for a wild 10-inning no-hitter for Atlanta in a 2-2 tie with a Houston Astros split-squad on Sunday.

Martin struck out three in two innings. He was followed by Jim Johnson, Josh Outman, Brandon Cunniff, Ian Thomas, Mauricio Cabrera, Lucas Sims, Justin Jackson and Jairo Heredia. The Braves combined to walk nine and Cabrera hit a batter.

“I’ve never seen anything like that — only in spring training” said Atlanta manager Fredi Gonzalez. “A 10-inning no hitter and a 2-2 tie. Some balls were hit pretty well, but the wind was blowing in.”

Houston scored twice on groundouts after loading the bases on two walks and a hit batter in the seventh inning.

“We’re going step-by-step and it looks like finally we’re getting to where we want to be,” he said.

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Texas Tech men’s basketball goes 0-10 on the road In its final game of the regular season, the Texas Tech men’s basketball team lost to the No. 17 Baylor Bears 77-74 Friday night in the Ferrell Center.

The Red Raiders fell to the Bears despite junior guard Devaugntah Williams’ career-high performance, as he shot 8 of 9 and scored 28 points.

Tech never fell behind the Bears in the first half and led by as many as eight points. Baylor erased its eightpoint deficit by going on a 10-2 run to tie it up at 19 each with a little more

than 10 minutes left in the first half.

From then on, Baylor never fell behind by more than five points and Tech ended the half up 33-32.

Senior guard Kenny Cherry and senior forward Royce O’Neale backed up the Baylor offense in the first half with 11 points, and Williams finished the first half with nine points.

With 13:15 left, Tech took its largest lead of the night, 51-39, after a dunk from freshman forward Zach Smith and a 3-pointer from Williams assisted by senior guard

Robert Turner.

The Bears climbed back into the game with a 14-4 run to trail Tech 55-54 with 9:26 left.

Tech kept the Bears behind on the scoreboard until the threeminute mark, when junior forward Rico Gathers tied the game at 65 with a dunk. O’Neale grabbed the lead for the Bears with a 3-pointer on the next possession.

Tech never regained the lead after that point and ended with its final road loss of the season.

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Texas Tech softball team goes 3-2 in opening home series

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After a long, 19-game away road schedule to start the season, the Texas Tech softball team played its opening home series this weekend and won three of its five games in the Texas Tech Invitational.

Tech opened its invitational with two losses in double header action versus Utah Valley and UT Martin on Friday afternoon.

In its first game of the invitational against the Utah Valley Wolverines, Tech ran in the first run of the game in the top of the third as senior catcher Kristi Belshe scored off a double through left field from sophomore infielder Brittany Warnecke.

In the bottom of the third, Utah Valley tied it up at one each with a homer off a 1-0 pitch. The Wolverines then took a 4-1 lead with a sac fly and a two run home run.

Tech climbed back from its early deficit at the top of the fourth with a run scored by freshman outfielder Kaylee Strickland off a Wolverine throwing error and a RBI single from junior outfielder Jordan Bet-

tiol to cut Tech’s deficit to 4-3.

The Red Raiders grabbed a 5-4 advantage at the top of the fifth with a two run home run from senior infielder Lea Hopson.

The Wolverines ended Tech’s lead at the bottom of the sixth with a bases loaded hit by pitch to tie it at 5 runs each.

Utah Valley went on to retire Tech’s three batters at the top of the seventh and won 6-5 with a walk-off home run from freshman outfielder Jaylen Watson.

In its second game of its home opening double header, Tech took on the University of Tennessee Skyhawks.

UT Martin started off the first inning of the game with a two out three run homer down the middle.

At the top of the second, the Skyhawks added another run to their lead by reaching home off a Tech throwing error.

After going the first three innings with only one hit, Tech drove in two runs at the bottom of the third when Hopson scored off an RBI single from Bettiol and sophomore infielder Devon Thomey stole home off a Skyhawk error.

Tech cut the Skyhawk lead to 4-3 with another RBI single down left field from Bettiol at the bottom of the fifth.

The Skyhawks went on to hold its one run lead through the next two innings and dodged a Tech rally at the bottom of the seventh.

Tech head coach Adrian Gregory said she thought the team’s struggles on the mound lead to their doubleheader losses.

“Clearly we struggled, we struggled on the mound, we threw more home runs than we had,” Gregory said. “We competed on the other facets of the game, we just struggled on the mound and pitchers hadn’t been struggling.”

In its second doubleheader of the invitational, Tech picked up its first home wins of the season by defeating UT Martin 13-9 and Utah Valley 8-5 Saturday afternoon.

After evening out its invitational record, Gregory said the team played more aggressively to pick up its Saturday’s wins.

“Friday we struggled, we still played good, clearly not good enough to get two wins, but we were in those ball games,” Gregory

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TEXAS TECH INFIELDER Brooke Scott catches the ball for a out at second before Texas-Arlington outfielder Haley Henson during the Texas Tech Invitational on Saturday at the Rocky Johnson Field. Tech defeated UT Arlington 13-5.

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from Thomey, an RBI base hit from Belshe and a two run homer junior infielder Brooke Scott.

Utah Valley cut into Tech’s lead with four runs in at the top of the fourth, but Tech made it an 8-5 game with another RBI single from Thomey.

Scott, Bettiol and Thomey finished the game with two hits while Thomey recorded 3 RBI for the Red Raiders.

In its final game of the invitational, Tech blasted balls out of the park in its 13-5 win over the UT Arlington Mavericks Sunday afternoon.

After its five inning win, Thomey said she saw improvement in the team’s performance after its two home losses.

“I think we definitely improved, especially from the couple games,” Thomey said. “We completely turned around, it was a complete 180, and I think as a team we did an amazing job defensively and offensively.”

The Mavericks took a 2-0 lead in the first inning off a RBI triple and a RBI double. Tech, however, quickly simmered the Maverick lead with its first grand slam of the game from Fultz at the bottom of the first.

The Mavericks tied it up with a RBI double with a runner on third in the third inning and a RBI double and RBI single in the fourth.

With no outs on the board and bases loaded at the bottom of the fourth, Thomey hit another Red Raider grand slam down the middle to retake the lead at 9-4.

After a RBI single from sophomore infielder Brittany Lee, Hopson added two more runs with homer towards center field to make it a 12-5 deficit for the Mavericks at the bottom fourth.

With a grand slam in the first inning, Fultz said the team rode the momentum it built throughout the game.

“It’s exciting when you have innings like that,” Fultz said. “You just want to keep going and keep the momentum going.”

Tech sophomore outfielder Sarah Weber capped off Tech’s big fourth inning with a RBI single to score Scott at second.

Tech’s nine run fourth inning marked Tech’s largest amount of runs scored since March 1, 2014 versus Rhode Island in last year’s Tech Invitational.

Tech faces the UTEP Miners in doubleheader action at 2 p.m.

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