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Fiorina joins board of Perry political group AUSTIN (AP) — Former HewlettPackard Co. chief executive Carly Fiorina is joining a nonprofit aimed at helping Gov. Rick Perry gear up for another possible presidential run.

Americans for Economic Freedom announced Wednesday that Fiorina is joining its advisory board. She spent $5.5 million in 2010 unsuccessfully running for U.S. Senate from California.

The group was founded last year using funds left over from a political action committee that raised millions during Perry’s failed 2012 presidential bid.

It has produced two national television spots featuring Perry touting leadership by Republican governors around the country.

Americans for Economic Freedom’s CEO is Jeff Miller, a former California Republican Party chief financial officer. Its advisory board also includes former U.S. House Speaker and GOP presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich and St. Louis beer baron August Busch III.

Texas man arrested for dragging Roswell officer ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) — A 36-year-old Texas man has been arrested in connection with dragging a Roswell officer during a traffic stop.

Roswell police said Brian Rudloff, of Odessa, Texas, was arrested in Texas following a multistate search.

According to authorities, Rudloff dragged the officer after he refused to get out of his car for a field sobriety late Monday. Police say the officer was dragged about 30 feet before Rudloff sped away.

Two Roswell patrol cars responding to the scene later crashed.

Authorities say Rudloff’s vehicle was found at a local hotel, and he was later arrested in Odessa.

Police say no officers suffered severe injuries.

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Experts give financial support, advice to students

By TAYLOR PEACE Staff Writer

One issue most people do not take into account is how to take care of personal finances. Students are getting older, money is becoming a larger part of our daily lives.

Vickie Hampton, chairman of personal financial planning, said students should start saving money now in order to be financially stable down the road.

Hampton said there are two reasons why saving money is essential for every college student, the first reason being that it will help students build up reserves for emergency situations.

“This way they will be better off when facing an emergency situation such as a flat tire or student loan,” she said. “Building up on these reserves will give a student something to fall back on instead of having to rely on credit or having to beg or borrow money from someone else.”

Hampton’s second reason why saving money now is essential is because it helps students build good spending habits, she said.

If these habits are built up now, chances are they will carry on throughout life, Hampton said.

“Creating these habits will lead you to more success and less stress once you graduate and head out into the real world,” she said.

Hampton said making automatic savings within a bank account is also helpful.

Making money automatically means taking a percentage of a paycheck or income and having that percentage automatically go into the savings ac-

count without physically having to do it, she said.

“This makes it so much easier for you to keep money in your savings, while still having part of your check to spend,” Hampton said. “We tend to want to spend money that is right in front of us, but if we don’t realize what’s being taken out, then we won’t be tempted to spend it.”

Dawn Abbott, assistant director of the Personal Financial Literacy Program, said they have a policy for students called Pay Yourself First.

Abbott said they encourage students to pay themselves first and put money toward future needs in order to help avoid financial pitfalls.

“We tell the students to pay it forward to themselves,” she said. “If they start saving money for themselves now, it will help them further their chances of being financially successful down the road.”

Abbott said students should not be afraid to start saving right now, even if it is just putting aside a small percentage of their income.

Many students get discouraged when they cannot save up a significant amount of money each month, she said, which makes them fall away from trying to save at all.

“No matter what amount, even if it’s just 5 percent or 10 percent of your monthly income, you should try to save at least something,” Abbott said. “You don’t have to save a huge amount of money in order to build your savings.

Just start somewhere.”

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Texas Tech alumni return to perform with US Navy Band Sea Chanters

By JENNIFER ROMERO Staff Writer

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When people think about a military branch of the United States, they may not immediately think of its band or chorus.

The United States Navy Band Sea Chanters performed in the Allen Theater at Texas Tech at 7:30 p.m. March 14.

Karl Dent, a professor in the school of music, said it seemed ideal for the Sea Chanters to visit Tech because two Tech alumni are in the ensemble.

“Both Casey and Ben have two degrees in music from Tech,” he said. “I was their voice teacher. Ben contacted me about adding us to their tour, and our department chair William Ballenger thought it was a great idea.”

Musician 1st Class Benjamin Bransford III, associate musical director of the Sea Chanters, graduated from Tech with a master degree of Music in choral conducting, according to the official Navy Band website.

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PETTY OFFICER FIRST Class Maia M. Rodriguez, a musician, performs with the Sea Chanters chorus on Wednesday in the Allen Theater.

President’s Excellence in Diversity Applications for Washington internship due Friday afternoon and Equity Award applications due

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For students interested in an inside look at government operations, the Government and Public Service Internship Program offers internships in Washington, D.C., Austin and Lubbock.

Applications to intern in Washington or Lubbock this fall are due by 5 p.m. Friday.

Missi Barton, Government and Public Service Internship Program coordinator, said she and University Counsel Ronald Phillips select the students.

Texas Tech president M. Duane Nellis said in a statement the university is fortunate to have the opportunity to offer the internships.

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“The internship programs across campus offer our students unparalleled experience and opportunity to explore their fields of interest,” he said in a statement. “Specifically, the congressional program has provided countless students with a unique look into our nation’s political structure and afforded those individuals the chance to make invaluable related to their futures.”

The process to become an intern begins with an online application, located online at congressionalintern.ttu.edu.

While academic success is significant in the decision process, Barton said the staff looks toward extracurricular activities to determine how invested an applicant is to Tech.

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Texas Tech’s Division of Institutional Diversity, Equity and Community Engagement is accepting applications and nominations for this year’s President’s Excellence in Diversity and Equity Awards, according to a Tech release.

Current Tech students can apply for the award, and faculty and staff also can be nominated for the award by other faculty, staff and students.

Avelina Padilla, an executive administration associate for the institutional diversity office at Tech, said a professor or a student can nominate any student at Tech for the award.

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nated,” Padilla said. “You don’t have to depend on a nomination, you can self-apply if you give the right documentation needed.”

Juan Muñoz, senior vice president for the institutional diversity office and vice provost, said the award recognizes members of the campus community who have gone beyond routine duties and responsibilities to create an environment that creates an opportunity for success for people of all backgrounds.

“The goal is to recognize those people that give so much of themselves above and beyond their duties and responsibilities to create and campus that is inviting a supportive for faculty, staff and students of all backgrounds,” he said.

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Brandon Sweeney, a chemical engineering graduate student from Baltimore, Md., has further strengthened the research around 3D printing with a new finding.

Commercially, 3D printing will be used to prototype a part, Sweeney said, but a different part has to be used to actually manufacture the working material.

“That’s counterintuitive,” he said. “If you make the object, you’d much rather just use the object by itself instead of making it again.”

The reason these printed parts cannot be used as more than a prototyped part, he said, is because of the lack of strength the parts have as a result of printing them instead of manufacturing them.

The research Sweeney is doing, along with Micah Green, professor of chemical engineering, and Mohammed Saed, professor of electrical engineering, takes advanced materials and feeds them into the printer to increase the strength of the printed parts, Ryan Reber, unit manager at the Texas Tech University System office of technology and commercialization, said.

“They already have a patent pending,” he said. “The research

they’re doing is drastically improv- seeking industrial partners and ing the strength of 3D printing and funding for the research. We’d will greatly impact 3D printing.” really like to buy a nicer printer, The team is currently work- more materials and bring on more ing with plastic-based materials, students to assist in the project.” but Sweeney said he can see the Although the research moved ideas being used to work with any along fairly quickly, Sweeney said kind of part. there were many challenges while The only reresearching. quirement to be He said able to use the the most printer to make challenga part is the ing and ability to create frustrating it in a 3D file on part about a computer. the research “You’re not was when limited by how he would large it is or how try someintricate it is,” thing up he said. “You can to 20 times BRANDON SWEENEY and nothing even go beyond CHEMICAL ENGINEERING what common would work.

GRADUATE STUDENT manufacturing “ T h e is doing today.” other side of The research that is when part of this project went fairly you finally get something to work quickly, Sweeney said. but you can’t reproduce it,” he He arrived at Tech in August said. “You know it worked that and went from the conceptual- one time but then you can’t do it ization phase to the prototyping over and over again. So, repeatphase in about a month. ability is really frustrating.”

“We now have a provisional What kept him going through patent and are working to do pub- these setbacks was the point when lications and develop our product he finally understood the science in industry,” he said. “We’re also behind what he was doing and as

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“We really like to see that our students are well rounded,” Barton said. “We like to know they have a true love for Texas Tech because not only are they representing themselves in Washington, D.C. or Lubbock or Austin, we want to know they’re also representing the university well.”

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Sweeney said he and Green’s relationship with religion also helped him to continue researching and looking for a solution.

“Being able to attribute some kind of success in my project to God and how God made this very scientific world is one of my goals,” he said. “All of my talents are God given. I couldn’t have done any of this without him.”

In the future, Sweeney would like this discovery to start with specialty applications in places such as NASA. These printed parts are light but incredibly strong and he said those are characteristics NASA researchers look for in their modules.

According to the TED website, this new research in 3D printing could one day turn everyone’s home into a place that items could be manufactured.

“Past NASA, I can see the automotive industry using this technology,” he said. “Really it can be applied to industry across the board so they can make fullstrength parts that are ready to go quickly and I hope one day to see it applied in all of these different areas.”

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BRANDON SWEENEY, A chemical engineering graduate student from Baltimore, Md., researches how to create products from 3D printers.

Students, faculty and staff who have participated in work aimed to help the Tech and Lubbock community will be considered for the award, Muñoz said.

“Students who believe in outreach, engagement and diversity and try through these activities to help others, but also prepare themselves for professional careers in the future where they will be interacting with

very diverse people are strong candidates,” he said.

Recipients of the award will be chosen by selection communities made up of students, faculty and staff.

“We have selection committees of faculty that select the faculty award,” Muñoz said. “The past recipient will also serve on the faculty committee, we have the same structure for the staff and then we have students that

and letters of recommendation are required.

A preference for students with a minimum of 60 completed credits and a minimum 3.0 GPA exists, but the selection depends on each student’s individual application and interview, according to a program handout. Undergraduate, graduate and professional students may apply.

Barton said she looks for individuals who succeed in stressful situations, can communicate effectively and have a high work ethic.

“It is a very selective internship,” she said, “but it’s not an impossible internship to achieve. We want to see that the students are conversational and that they can handle situations when there are a ton of things going on all at once.”

For this semester’s internship, a total of 85 students applied and 17 earned the internship. Barton said generally 50 to 60 students apply.

Barton said Tech offers the Washington and Lubbock internships every fall, spring and summer. Students can apply for the Austin internship in spring 2015 for the following semester because the Texas legislature meets every other year.

“Working in a Lubbock district office has a different vibe from the D.C. internship,” she said. “They work more first hand with constituents in the district, which is great because they really get to help people with their problems. In D.C., it’s more on the legislative side.”

Barton said she interned in Austin as an undergraduate, and it set her on the career path she has now. The internship offers first-hand experience and endless networking opportunities, she said.

“It’s a fantastic way to learn how

selected the student recipients.”

Students who are awarded the President’s Excellence in Diversity and Equity Award will be invited to an event on May 1 to celebrate the individuals who have gone outside their required duties in order to promote Tech’s values of equality and diversity.

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things work in the capitol or even in a district office,” Barton said. “You read the history books, you read the political science books and it kind of tells you the ins and outs of how Congress operates. But it’s not until you’re actually working in a congressional office that you really know.”

Barton said the internship allows students to learn how legislation affects their lives, regardless of their major.

Chelsea Lomprey, a current intern in Washington from Belton who will attend graduate school in the fall, said she works as a press intern for Texas’s 31st congressional district under Rep. John Carter.

In her internship, Lomprey writes press releases and said she was able to work at her own pace without interference, and she said it has been an eye opening experience.

“I’ve learned so much about myself and what I want to do with my future,” she said. “I wouldn’t have known what I want to do in law school if it wasn’t for this opportunity.”

Ashley Brannan, a political science and global studies major from Texarkana, said her ability to work through the stress of the U.S. Capitol gives her the confidence to succeed in any work situation.

During her time as an intern in fall 2013, she said she worked through the government shutdown and was one of the few interns who did not have her position furloughed.

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Texas Tech GSA members share stories

By KAYLIN MCDERMETT Staff Writer

Students belonging to the gay community on campus were able to attend and share their stories through the Texas Tech Gay Straight Alliance’s “coming out” meeting.

The topic of the discussion was how different members of GSA told family and friends about their homosexuality. Everyone was welcome to attend the meeting as students told their story.

McKenna Bishop, a sophomore biochemistry major from Amarillo, said she does not belong to the gay community herself, but said events like tonight are a good way to show members they are not alone.

“I think it’s super helpful,” she said. “It’s a place that speaks out for it, so everyone can be comfortable with it. They advertise for LGBT students all over Tech to come. I think it’s amazing.”

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Musician first Class Casey Elliot, another associate musical director for the ensemble, graduated from Tech in 2005 with a master of music in choral conducting.

“I was in the Tech choir, and I had a solo at the American Choral Directors Association convention,” she said. “The director for the Chanters happened to be there, and he slipped me his card afterwards. They called me when auditions were open, I auditioned and I got it.”

The Sea Chanters chorus was created in 1956, according to the website, and it performs free concerts throughout the U.S. for the general public.

Musician first Class Michael Webb began the concert by narrating the program as a voyage through various types of music.

“They perform everything you can imagine,” Dent said. “They do choral music, jazz, rock, patriotic music, solos, duos and trios.”

The Sea Chanters perform a national tour annually within one of the five tour regions of the U.S., and Dent said the last time the tour included Lubbock was in 2009.

In addition to the National Tour, Elliot said the group performs anywhere from Washington D.C. for foreign ambassadors to beaches for summer concerts.

“I got to sing at the Super Bowl this year,” she said. “As I was walking onto the field, Wes Welker was crossing the same yard-line as I was on the opposite side of the field. He stopped to pray as I was crossing, so I sent a prayer down his way. It obviously didn’t work because his team lost.”

The Sea Chanters also prioritize providing an educational outreach program, according to the website, and the musicians perform recitals and give classes at schools while on tour.

While Elliot has performed for large crowds at the Super Bowl and a Women’s National Basketball Association All-Star Game, she said she enjoys visiting schools.

“I really love working with kids,” she said. “It’s the most fulfilling part of the job.”

The program ended with the piece “Armed Service Medley,” which combines the official songs for each branch of the military.

The Allen Theater was half-full for the concert, and veterans were invited to stand when the official song of their branch was played.

“The most meaningful part of my job is ending each concert with the medley and asking the veterans to stand,” Elliot said.

This concert was the first time Elliot had performed at Tech since she graduated, and she said she was a little nervous about performing.

Auditioning for the Sea Chanters tested her ability to sing different types of songs, but she said Tech prepared her for the challenge.

“Students studying music should be a part of every ensemble they can,” Elliot said. “If you’re in choir, go see orchestra concerts. Get as many experiences as you can because the window to do so is much shorter than you think. Don’t be afraid to take risks.”

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campus aimed at aiding and supporting students belonging to the gay community at Tech. Its purpose is to bring information about diversity and to provide a safe haven for their members where they can be themselves, according to the group’s Facebook page.

Several students shared their stories about coming out and discussed some of the benefits and experiences they had afterwards.

There were also discussions about the life of gay students on Tech’s campus.

Katie Miller, a sophomore nutrition major from Dallas, is president of GSA at Tech. She shared her coming out story for the first time to students in attendance.

After her story, Miller discussed what coming out means for members of the gay community and how coming out affected her.

“Don’t be ashamed,” she said.

“Being able to come out is a sign of strength and everyone sees it. ‘Oh, that was so strong and so brave of

you.’ But if you’re not ready, being in the closet is not synonymous with cowardly.”

Mitchell Gross, a junior accounting major from Burleson, Summer Hawkins, a graduate psychology student from Wimberley and David Vaughn, a senior university studies major from Spur, are all officers of GSA for the semester.

Each provided input about what they have experienced.

Bishop shared her story about growing up in a home with exposure to people in the gay community and how it affected her beliefs today.

“I was raised to believe not to argue with people,” she said.

“Because the people I was around were very angered by the gay community. But I have gay family members. So this is an issue that’s close to me.”

Bishop said how attending the meeting allowed her to learn about the experiences those in the gay community face.

Sodexo food service pledges better meals WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the nation’s largest food service companies is making a series of changes in support of Michelle Obama’s anti-childhood obesity initiative.

Sodexo says it will add more nutritious options to its vending and K-12 lunchroom programs.

It will also offer a healthier children’s meal at museums, aquariums and other recreational venues it serves. The company also wants to distribute millions more free breakfasts in the elementary and secondary schools where it serves such meals.

Some of the changes could be in place as soon as next year.

The company reaches 15 million consumers a day in more than 9,000 locations nationwide, Sodexo CEO George Chavel said Wednesday.

The changes will affect children, as well as the adults who act as role models, he said.

“We want healthy choices to become second nature to all

these kids we’re serving,” said Chavel, who spoke to The Associated Press before the company’s formal announcement, which was expected Thursday at a health summit being held in Washington.

The White House welcomed Sodexo’s commitment, noting that the company serves “an extraordinary number of people” in a variety of venues.

Sodexo is the first major food service company, outside of restaurant chains, that is pledging to serve more nutritious food, said Sam Kass, a White House chef and executive director of “Let’s Move,” the first lady’s 4-year-old effort against childhood obesity.

“This is yet another indication that these healthier choices and these healthier decisions are becoming the new norm across the country,” Kass said in an interview.

Mrs. Obama was scheduled to deliver the keynote address at the health summit on Friday.

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MITCHELL GROSS, A junior accounting major from Burleson, and treasurer of the Texas Tech Gay Straight Allianace, tells his coming out story along with other members of the Gay Straight Alliance during a meeting for the organization Wednesday in Holden Hall.

“It was really beneficial for me, because I’m not on this side of the track,” she said. “This shouldn’t be

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Leno, Murdoch among TV Hall of Fame inductees BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Bill Maher took advantage of pal Jay Leno’s Television Academy Hall of Fame induction to offer a spirited attack on what Maher called undeserved “bad publicity” for the former “Tonight Show” host.

Introducing Leno at Tuesday night’s ceremony, Maher said his behavior never warranted the brickbats tossed at him over Conan O’Brien’s short-lived tenure as “Tonight Show” host.

“Jay Leno reminds me a little bit of Israel,” Maher said. “He’s not perfect, but he’s held to a standard nobody is expected to live up to but him.”

The media helped fan the myth that Leno “stole Conan’s dream” when NBC brought Leno back to host “Tonight” after the show’s ratings dropped in 2009 with O’Brien at the helm.

Maher, host of HBO’s “Real Time,” used an expletive to dismiss the idea that such a theft is possible, then offered himself as a tonguein-cheek example: He claimed that Tom Cruise robbed him of the starring role in “Top Gun.” Leno’s reputation among critics as a bland host compared with supposedly “edgy” predecessor Johnny Carson also is a falsehood, Maher said, and called Leno suited to his

time just as Carson was when he hosted “Tonight.”

After Maher’s introduction, Leno’s remarks proved mild. Repeating assertions he made when he ended his 22-year tenure as host in February, Leno, 63, said it was the right time to turn “Tonight” over to the younger Jimmy Fallon, who is 39.

Leno said he watches Fallon’s show, and the two talk a couple of times a week.

“He’s terrific. He brings a new energy,” Leno said before the ceremony. “I think he was smart to take it to New York, get a different vibe or different feel.”

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Women should do good things, change world Lauren Gudgel was March 8, and although there are women and girls across the world living under different conditions, there were still people who posted quotes like the one above to their Facebook walls or Twitter feeds because they think Hepburn was the epitome of womanhood because she was pretty.

Bold eyebrows and the perfect cigarette pant will get you pretty far in today’s society, but it won’t get you all the way.

Hepburn knew that; she worked tirelessly to become successful so she could help change the world.

Of course, she did get to wear

the infamous Dior gown to the Oscars, and she did live in a French villa, but beyond that, she should be remembered because she was a good person. She was good because she did good things.

I’m sure H e p b u r n would hardly approve of how most young women conduct themselves to day.

Instead of trying to change the world for the better, we’re just changing outfits so the half drunk fool standing at the bar can notice us. What does that

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say about women today?

Regardless of whether or not you are the woman I just described, we as young modern-day ladies are generally lumped into this category of selfishness. It’s selfish to not want to better the world, to accept yourself as someone who won’t be a role model, and who simply wants to be remembered as pretty.

Yo u d o n ’t have to have your passport stamped to accomplish good in the world. While traveling to a third-world country and feeding the malnourished is

Instead of trying to change the world for the better, we’re just changing outfits so the half drunk fool standing at the bar can notice us.

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ossibly the most famous quote by actress Audrey Hepburn is, “I believe in pink. I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing, kissing a lot. I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles.”

Hepburn is remembered more for her role in “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” rather than her role as a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF or her time secretly performing ballet to raise money for the Dutch resistance against the Nazis. What does it say about our culture when history only remembers Hepburn, one of the most influential and compassionate women ever to walk the world, as “pretty?”

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admirable, there are needy here in our hometown of Lubbock.

There are many charities and foundations in Lubbock alone.

Consider the amount of people needing help in the South Plains area, the whole of Texas or even the U.S. Why aren’t we helping?

Women speak about 20,000 words a day, on average; that’s 13,000 more than men. Why aren’t we using our words to talk about more than what “he said, she said?”

Also, according to research, women spend on average one year of their lives deciding what to wear (I’m completely guilty of this), but what if instead we spent some of that time volunteering, raising awareness or contributing to a better society?

I say we, as women, change the track we’re on. We live in a free country that is no longer trying to hold us down. We’ve been given the opportunity

to become real role models to today’s youth. Let’s take it and not hold back.

Young girls are looking to us to show them the way. Let’s show them the world can be changed, and it will be changed as long as we are willing to join together.

Let’s stop changing clothes and talking about pointless gossip, and embrace the possibilities of changing the world by being good and doing good things.

When I’m long gone and my legacy is all that’s left of me, I want to be remembered for something far more meaningful than being “pretty.” I want to have Hepburn’s heart for the less fortunate, but I want a better fate. I want to be good, and be remembered for the good I did.

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SAT essay portion should remain requirement of exam Older demographic deserves We have all heard the tales of our grandparents, or our parents, or our neighbors, etc. that go something like this: “When I was in school, I had to walk 20 miles in the rain or the snow just to get to class, you have it easy.”

Well, it looks like our generation will be telling our own version of that story much sooner than expected, as college entrance exams for high school juniors and seniors are about to become much easier.

The last few years of high school are pressure-filled and the ominous SAT college entrance exam only adds to the stress. The original SAT was introduced in 1926, and eventually evolved into a test scored out of 1600 points with two basic components.

By 2005, in time for most of us to sign up for it, the test had grown into a 2400-point, three-part exam.

The additional element of the SAT was a timed essay worth 800 points, or one-third. Students were kept in the dark about the prompt prior to the exam, increasing the test-taking anxiety for many.

It looks like the tables are about to turn, though, and relief is coming for those who sign up to take the exam in 2016. Recently, the College Board released an eightpiece overhaul of the exam with major revisions — leaving us more than concerned.

One big change making headlines is an adjustment to the essay component, which will now be optional for students. That’s right, if a student just doesn’t feel like it, he or she doesn’t have to write an essay for a college admissions test.

Furthermore, the essay prompt will now be released ahead of time, which may compromise the testing capacity of the test itself. The test has been holding students accountable for skills needed in order to adequately communicate clearly and

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If students know the essay topic ahead of time, what is to stop the test-takers from preparing an entire essay before the test?

While we understand the essay is difficult, we think simplifying the essay only contributes to the “teach-to-the-test” mentality that compromises the long-term benefits of more well- rounded learning.

We also think that making the essay optional does not help students prepare for college-level courses. Essays are a cornerstone of a college education, and universities expect incoming students to have basic essay-writing skills.

Unlike the new SAT, students can’t simply opt out of a timed essay in class. They are required to write it, without knowing the topic ahead of time, so why not test them on their ability to do so prior to admission?

Removing the essay portion of the SAT sends the message that a student doesn’t really need to know how to accomplish this kind of task.

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consumed by the ease of technology, an old-fashioned writing test holds students to a basic communication standard. It only requires a simple timed response but provides huge benefits in terms of college and professional preparation.

The SAT will now return to a 1600-maximum score, with the essay component scored separately from the math and critical reading sections. Some colleges and universities will still require students to submit SAT essay scores, according to the College Board website.

This means that students will have to know beforehand which colleges they are applying to and the application requirements of those schools, otherwise they run the risk of opting out of the essay only to find that their schools of choice require it.

We think it is better to be safe than sorry, and we encourage students to go ahead and at least try the essay to avoid this kind of mishap.

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increased minimum wage

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When standing in line at McDonald’s or Burger King and suffering a 10-minute wait for a simple cheeseburger and fries, it is easy to dismiss protestors and national campaigns to raise the minimum wage to $15, which many have advocated in recent months.

Seeing a disrespectful absent-minded teenager with acne at the cash register, oblivious to the line of customers in front of him, only further aggravates the situation.

However, a new statistic by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), pointed out by a website called Raise the Minimum Wage, suggests most of the minimum wage workers, prevalent especially in the fast-food industry, are not the greasy-faced youth many imagine, but rather adults who may rely on the job as their primary source of income.

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years old or older and roughly threefourths of minimum wage workers are at least 20 years old — no longer teenagers and old enough to be considered independent by much of society.

Not only is this growing demographic making minimum wage, but they are doing so at less than 30 hours a week, which would amount to a rough $11,330 salary before taxes — and that is if they do work close to 30 hours.

Though that salary is problematic as only a small fraction of cost of living, even without paying student loans and credit card debt, it is also problematic because it avoids the requirement in the Affordable Care Act which requires employers provide health care for full-time workers that work more than 30 hours a week.

While the belief that the minimum wage workers are just teenagers who don’t need financial stability is a sound one, the country’s job market and this new rise in older minimum wage earners paints a different picture — one that begs voters and lawmakers to reconsider their stereotypical views of minimum wage.

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Abbott said although it is essential for students to start building credit now, they should only do it if they feel responsible enough to pay it off each month.

Some students make the mistake of thinking credit cards are there to spend on anything and everything, not just the essentials, she said, so when they start spending it on a whim, it could be detrimental to their credit score.

“I wouldn’t suggest someone having a credit card if they know they won’t be able to pay it off,” Abbott said. “If you trust yourself and know you can be a responsible owner of a credit card, I highly suggest you start building your credit now.”

Abbott said she notices how parents are afraid to let their children have credit cards or teach them it is bad to have a credit card at such a young age, but the downfall to not having a credit card now means there will be no credit history either.

Having no credit history is almost the same as having bad credit, because the lenders have nothing to fall back on, Abbott said. That is why students should really think about owning a credit card, even if it is only of a small amount.

“After graduation, students want to purchase such things as a car or a house,” she said, “but when they see you have no credit history, they will be more likely to charge you higher interest rate fees rather than if you

had some type of credit score.”

Abbott said she teaches what a good and bad credit card is to use for personal or individualistic needs.

She said there is more than one way to own a credit card, such as a prepaid credit card where $200 is put on it and it is already paid for. This way, when lenders look and see payments have already been made on a credit card, they will be more likely to help.

“What these lenders see on your report is if you have any type of credit history at all,” Abbott said. “If they see you have any type of good credit history, even if it is a small amount, it will more likely turn out to your advantage.”

Abbott said there are many places for students to turn to if they are seeking financial support or advice here at Tech.

There are financial courses available to learn some of the basics of financial planning, along with student services, which help individual students plan their budgets and financial needs.

“A great place for students to turn to if they are in a financial pitfall or want to create a budget is the organization Red to Black,” Abbott said.

“It is a student service here on campus that helps individuals seek out the financial support and guidance they are looking for.”

Angela Mazzolini, the program director of Red to Black, said it is a peer-to-peer financial coaching program that is free and confidential for all students.

Mazzolini said Red to Black

volunteers sit down with students one-on-one and discuss their financial issues along with advice and tactics to implement toward their financial budget.

“The coaching and services are completely free because it is already part of student’s tuition,” Mazzolini said. “So students should definitely take up this opportunity to meet with one of our volunteers if they have the chance to.”

Mazzolini said the tactics the volunteers use in planning a student’s budget really come down to the individual.

She said each student has their own way of spending money and their own personal expenses, so they sit down and put them into categories to help form the perfect budget.

“Forming a budget is easy, it is just time consuming,” Mazzolini said.

“That is what gets most people bogged down because they don’t want to take the time to plan their budget.”

In order to form a well-planned budget, students need to know what their income is and how much they spend during the month, she said.

They also need to know what their expenses are and what all they are spending in certain types of categories such as food, entertainment or gas, Mazzolini said.

“You need to think of four to five sources of where your money is going,” she said. “Thinking about all of those sources individually doesn’t seem like much, but when putting it all together, you can see the bigger picture and budget your funds more wisely.”

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“In this case, TSA suggests that bulky conference promotional materials be packed in carry-on bags and placed in a bin at the security checkpoint for faster screening,” the statement said.

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By Southwest admittance badges were given a series of cloth bags with colorful logos that contained bulky, glossy event programs. It was unclear, though, if such materials were the culprit since the festival is awash in outside swag and small promotional trinkets, with everything from visors and umbrellas to sun screen, bottle openers and lip balm being given away by advertisers all over town.

A South By Southwest spokeswoman did not return an email seeking comment.

Zielinski said it wasn’t clear how many flights were affected. Still, scores of travelers used Twitter to blame festival magazines, stickers or brochures for extra baggage screenings that delayed their flights.

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Jason Zielinski, an Austin-Bergstrom International Airport spokesman, said that a particular type of ink on some item was thought to have made it difficult to scan baggage with X-ray machines, forcing officials to individually screen bags.

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Red to Black will be hosting a Financial Education Week March 31 through April 3 outside copy mail services in the Student Union Building, Mazzolini said.

There will be games and cash cabs going around campus, along with scavenger hunts for students to attend and potentially win prizes, she said.

“It is going to be a fun way for students to learn more about financial planning and help them become more familiar with what Red to Black has to offer,” Mazzolini said.

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don said.

Two weeks into two-a-days, he began to notice a nagging thought Texas Tech junior thrower Kole he could not shake, Weldon said.

Weldon stands 6 feet 4 inches tall “After I was there, for whatever and weighs about 270 pounds. Five reason I did not feel like it was for years ago, Weldon stood at the same me,” he said. “I felt like I was a D-I height, but was 45 pounds lighter. athlete. I felt like I could be the best This physical transformation of the best. That’s how I am. I want does not come close to explaining to be the best of the best. I want to all the changes Weldon has expe- compete against the best.” rienced in the course of five years.

The nagging thought proved to Weldon said he was not even be persistent enough that it eventhinking about throwing for track tually prompted him to request a and field in college. Football is king release from his scholarship agreein Texas, so if he was going to throw ment to transfer to another school, anything, he would want it to be a Weldon said. One of the schools in football. contention to be his next was Tech.

However, he did not want to Kittley and Midwestern State play football for any old school, football coach Bill Maskill share a Weldon said. Division I football friendship, Kittley said. So Maskill is what Weldon wanted to call his paid Kittley a call to detail Welfield of competition. don’s interest in joining the track This unfortunately did not pan and field program at Tech. out for him, Weldon said. There That interest was soon recipwas not enough interest to pull in rocated with an invitation to join a Division I football scholarship, the Tech program, Kittley said. so the Jacksboro High School This invitation came with no exquarterback looked to the ranks of pectations for Weldon to become Division II football. Weldon was a premier thrower. not going make his expectations “To be really honest,” Kittley for the Division II football programs said, “I just knew he was a kid we any lower, though. might could develop in high school.

“If I was going to go to a D II,” He was very average, a 58-59 footer.

Weldon said, “I wanted to go to a Good, but nothing special.” successful D II.” In 2013, Weldon would become So without much hesitation, more than just good. That season, Weldon signed his national letter Weldon was a First Team Allof intent for Midwestern State American in indoor and outdoor University. The quick decision gave competition for the shot put, acDivision I track and field programs cording to Tech athletics. who were possibly interested in him Kittley’s wildest dreams never no reason to observe him further. predicted Weldon would make such Coach Wes Kittley said he a drastic transformation, he said. A had seen Weldon throw in high transformation that took him from school and he was a mediocre on their radar. thrower to But the rearguably cruiting landscape one of the changed as it often best at the does, Kittley said. collegiate “We knew he ranks, and signed a scholarthe transship to play quarformation terback at Midall began western,” Kittley with his said, “so that kind work.

KOLE WELDON of eliminated us The first TEXAS TECH JUNIOR from recruiting two semesTHROWER him.” ters at Tech Any chance of featured no competing in track enormous and field at the collegiate level had growth as a thrower, Kittley said. all but died until Weldon began Despite the lack of results, Weldon participating in two-a-days as a continued to work, showing Kittley Midwestern State Mustang, Wel- an important aspect to becoming a Staff Writer

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Marcus Smart left one last impression on Texas Tech, and in doing so made sure that Oklahoma State would get its high-profile showdown with Kansas in the Big 12 tournament.

It just happens to be in the quarterfinals rather than the championship game.

The sophomore guard finished with 18 points, seven rebounds, seven assists and six steals in a virtuoso performance Wednesday night, leading the seventh-seeded Cowboys to an 80-62 rout of No. 9 seed Texas Tech. It was the fifth win in six games for Oklahoma State, which along with the topseeded Jayhawks was picked as one of the preseason favorites to win the league championship.

“We’ve had a lot of downfall this year and this season, but everything happens for a reason,” said Smart, whose team weathered his three-game suspension for shoving a Texas Tech fan, not to mention a seven-game losing streak that put Oklahoma State’s NCAA tournament hopes in jeopardy.

“When your back’s against the wall,” Smart said, “all you can do is lean on your teammates.”

Teammates such as Markel Brown, who scored 20 points, and Phil Forte, who had 14 off the bench Wednesday night.

Le’Bryan Nash added 10 points in a game that was under control by halftime.

“I think our best basketball is still ahead of us,” Brown said.

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TEXAS TECH JUNIOR thrower Kole Weldon originally went to Division II Midwestern State to play football, but then transferred to compete in field events for the Red Raiders.

successful thrower, a devoted approach to the process of improving.

Eventually the devotion to the process was repaid, Kittley said.

Weldon finally made a throw in practice to show a glimpse of the gifts he had developed as a thrower.

The transformation physically and technically is not Weldon’s own doing; Much credit must be given to assistant coach Cliff Felkins, Weldon said. Felkins put together gifts Weldon already had, such as his genetics, frame and work ethic in the weight room, to mold Weldon into more than a decent thrower.

This process did not happen overnight, Weldon said. It took two years before he became truly confident in his abilities.

“I had never touched a 16-pound shot put (before arriving on Tech’s campus),” he said. “When I came in, it had been over a year

since I had touched a 12-pounder, a high school shot put. So when I got here, I was horrible. Decathletes were out throwing me. I was small and not strong.”

Now through all of his work with Felkins, Weldon has placed himself among the best collegiate throwers in the nation. He is ranked fifth nationally in the shot put with a throw of 65 feet 11.75 inches at the New Mexico Classic, according to the Track & Field Results Reporting System.

Ranking at fifth overall does not make him satisfied when he is chasing down No.1, Weldon said.

No. 1 being Texas sophomore thrower Ryan Crouser, according to the system. He completed a throw this season measuring 69 feet 8 inches to place him atop the rankings, which was also done at the classic.

Crouser’s success was not unpredicted though. He threw for the longest distance in indoor high school competition ever for Barlow High School in Gresham, Ore., according to MaxPreps.

Crouser said the first time he competed against Weldon was during the 2013 Big 12 Conference Championships, but he did not meet Weldon until they competed alongside one another at the Texas Relays.

The constant interactions with each other did not only develop a relationship between the two as conference and national rivals, but they became friends, Crouser said.

Crouser and Weldon may be friends, but this did not mean anything to them in competition, Weldon said. There is a noticeable difference when they are in competition together. Their presence together ratchets their performances up another level.

“He is the best thrower in the nation,” Weldon said. “That’s the guy I want to take down. That is the goal, so it is great motivation to push myself harder. I know I have to do better to beat him.”

Crouser said Weldon provides ample motivation for him too.

He knows if he is not working his hardest to stay at his best, Weldon is certainly closing the gap between them.

“I think it is a pretty good symbiotic relationship with benefits for both of us,” Crouser said. “So I think (our competitive relationship) has been good for the conference and the sport overall with us pushing each other.”

When asked what to expect from the pair at the 2014 NCAA Indoor Championships, Crouser said he would rather not make predictions. He just knows plenty of big throws will be made by both of them. ➤➤dhaile@dailytoreador.com

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