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No. 12 Texas Tech softball team slated for Big 12 play.

Column: In scandal and doubt, just ask a girl from West Texas what college means to her.

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Tech to face Northern Kentucky in first round of tournament

By AUSTIN WATTS

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fter pulling in the 3-seed in the West bracket for the 2019 NCAA Tournament, Texas Tech’s first round opponent is set, as the Red Raiders will take on the 14-seed Northern Kentucky Norse in the opening round at 12:30 P.M. Friday, March 22, in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

The Norse are headed to just their second D1 NCAA Tournament in program history, having first gone in 2016 under second year head coach John Brannen. Brannen, who is in his first full-time head coaching position, has posted a 81-50 overall record as head coach of Northern Kentucky, including all three of the school’s winning seasons in program history since transitioning to D1 fully in 2016.

Prior to assuming the head coaching job for the Norse in 2016, Brannen served as the interim head coach for Alabama during the 2015 NIT Tournament.

“I speak for everyone in our program, we have a lot of respect for Northern Kentucky, I’ve had a chance to watch nearly every game to this point, they've had a fabulous season,” Tech coach Chris Beard said.

Redshirt senior Brandone Francis attempts a layup during Senior Night against Texas Monday, March 4, 2019, in the United Supermarkets Arena. The Red Raiders are the No. 3 seed in the West bracket of the NCAA Tournament.

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Arrington discusses Farm Bill, West Texas agriculture

By ADÁN RUBIO News Editor

For Texas Tech students interested in West Texas agriculture, U.S. Rep. Jodey Arrington visited the campus to speak about his experiences.

During an event hosted by the Agricultural Law Association, Arrington spoke about his experience as a member of the 2018 Farm Bill Conference Committee at noon on

Wednesday, March 20, at the Lanier Auditorium in the Law School.

Regarding the importance of farming, Arrington said West Texas is the epicenter of agriculture.

“We lead in all things agriculture,” he said. “Ag education, ag research and technology development, ag production. Texas leads the nation in production agriculture.”

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Texas Tech students from Engineering Without Borders worked with students from Universidad Technologica de Panama to construct biological sand filtration units. The organization is a nonprofit that helps communities meet their basic needs through sustainable ways with engineering solutions.

Engineers Without Borders strives to build better world

By HANA KELETA Staff Writer

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U.S. Rep. Jodey Arrington speaks about agriculture and his time on the House Agriculture Committee and the 2018 Farm Bill Conference Committee on Wednesday, March 20, 2019, in the Lanier Auditorium in the Texas Tech School of Law. The event was hosted by the Agricultural Law Association.

Texas Tech’s Engineers Without Borders is a nonprofit organization created to collaborate with different developing communities around the world and improve their quality of life.

Its goal and motto is, “Building a better world one community at a time,” according to the organization website.

Jasmine Tran, a senior environmental engineering major from Houston and internal vice president of Engineers Without Borders, said the organization’s goal is to help other communities meet their basic needs in a sustainable way through engineering solutions.

Tran decided to join her freshman year because the people in the organization seemed fun to hang

out with, but more importantly, because she thought EWB had a noble cause she wanted to be a part of.

“I have definitely learned a lot, but probably the most important lesson that I have learned is to be more flexible,” she said. “Some things aren’t going to turn out as planned especially being out on the field, so you have to improvise and think on your feet what the next best approach is.”

EWB welcomes all majors, Tran said.

“It’s a common misconception that only engineers are fit for the organization, but the truth is, we need all kinds of majors to help run the organization,” she said. “We especially need help in funding for trips, understanding different cultures and having a diverse set of ideas.”

During her time at EWB, Tran has served as fundraising chair,

treasurer, health and safety officer and now internal vice president.

“It has been great to be a part of EWB,” she said. “I feel like I learned a lot more than what they teach in the classrooms, and EWB gave me an amazing experience in traveling to Panama to build water filters that will positively impact a village.”

Tran’s favorite aspect of the organization is getting to meet students of varying majors and learning the different aspects that help the project become more successful.

For instance, a human and family development major was on the Panama trip which was helpful, because with his background knowledge he was able to communicate with the villagers without offending them, she said. This made communication more effective.

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Experts highlight study drug issues, misconceptions

By EMMA SIPPLE Staff Writer

As the pressures of college and the spring semester continue ramping up, stress for students is high. To cope with this and focus on deadlines and projects, stimulants such as Adderall, are the study drug of choice.

George Comiskey, associate director of the Texas Tech Center for Collegiate Recovery Communities, said there are certain effects Adderall has for those who have an appropriate prescription for it.

“It changes somebody who has scattered thinking into real focused thinking, and for many students, that’s a game changer, that’s what allows them to be effective in their education,” he said. “If they don’t have ADHD at all, it allows them to focus and to stay up for long periods of time and do all the things that college students have to do.”

At first, the drugs are effective in helping students, Comiskey said, but students could become dependent on them, causing negative side effects.

“The more somebody takes them, if they start relying on them, it can put somebody in a place where their body starts to have a rebound effect,” Comiskey said.

“They get tired. If they have a genetic predisposition for any kind of depression, then they start to have depression.

They can get anxiety manifestations. How we know something’s becoming addictive is withdrawal effects.”

Regarding these drugs,

Comiskey said they rewire the chemicals in the brain that naturally allow people to focus and calm down.

“You do these study drugs long enough, you don’t sleep, you don’t have good sleep,” he said. “And one of the things we know is you have got to have good sleep. You take in the material, but then you have to rest and absorb all that information and put it in the right spots

You do these study drugs long enough, you don’t sleep, you don’t have good sleep.

GEORGE COMISKEY ASSOCIATED DIRECTOR of the brain, so that we can recall it.”

Along with the physical dangers of using study drugs, there could be other effects of drug interactions and the ingredients in the drugs.

Abigail Wesson, graduate assistant at Tech Risk Intervention and Safety Education, said people react differently to drugs like Adderall.

“Whether it’s how you metabolize things, or you know the past history that you have, it’s so important to have a prescription from a doctor to make sure they’re looking at all the different ways that the drug can cause negative effects,” she said.

“Because 20 milligrams of one drug would be so much different to me or to Khris

(Carrillo) or to Matt (Koehl) or a female with my same weight and BMI.” The components of the drug are other factors one may consider regarding study drugs.

Khris Carrillo, graduate assistant at RISE, said a person would not know the exact ingredients within a drug.

“And another thing you need to take in consideration are students using energy drinks on top of the pills,” Carrillo said.

Regarding other concerns, Wesson said study drugs could only be a quick fix for an underlying problem.

“I’ll get on my soapbox for a moment,” she said, “and say with the way social media is and immediate gratification, you’re constantly getting those little hits of dopamine every time we get a new notification on our phone. We wonder why we’re struggling to focus throughout the day with something as simple as reading a textbook or trying to study different concepts.”

Another factor one may consider is the social pressure of wanting to avoid isolation when spending time with others.

“A lot of people are hesitant to admit being victims of peer pressure, but it really is so real,” Wesson said. “So many times when we ask, “What is your purpose of use?’ especially with alcohol or other drugs, it is the social aspect.”

Regarding why students may rely on drugs, Comiskey said it comes down to stress.

“Stress is the biggest factor in all of our lives. We need

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enough stress to motivate us to do things but not so much stress that we shut down,” Comiskey said. “We form a community where we hold each other accountable for setting schedules, working together, not overwhelming ourselves by taking life and work and school and all of it into little bits so that we can stay in as healthy of a place possible. We talk to them about how to schedule and how to plan and how to navigate your life, so that you are in the best kind of stress.”

RISE is another campus department that could help students manage stress and find healthier options as coping mechanisms.

Matthew Koehl, president of RISE peer educators, said they build connections with students by first getting to know them.

“Whether you’re seeing us because you want to be here or you had to be here through a sanction of student conduct, we want to get to know that person for who they are and what they are,” he said.

“When I start having a conversation with somebody, I don’t really care about why they’re here or what got them in trouble, so much as where do you want to go from here.

It’s not about the past, it’s ultimately about what we do in the future.”

In addition to the current resources, Wesson said RISE has added programs focusing more on building healthy coping mechanisms.

“This semester we have added more on those coping skills and asking what are some stressors you’re

experiencing and then kind of tapping into a support system and finding out how do you recharge,” she said.

“And I feel like focusing on that angle, if you will, has been really significant in understanding resources the student already has available to them but aren’t really utilizing when they really need it.”

Koehl believes it is also important not to shame those who use study drugs, he said.

“I don’t ever want to shame those people, because I don’t think we’re doing our jobs if we only tell them they’re wrong, bad or stupid,” he said. “So, I think we really have to understand these reasons why people might be going to these things and

then saying how can we shift that to something more healthy.”

If a student is struggling with drug addiction, Comiskey said they should seek help.

“If a student is feeling overwhelmed, we have a lot of resources to take advantage of,” Comiskey said.

“So, if somebody’s out there, reading this article, thinking, ‘I’m struggling with this, I don’t know how to get off the hamster wheel.’ Reach out.

There’s plenty of resources on this campus, that’s why we’re here, that’s why we exist, to help students be successful without doing damage to themselves.” @EmmaSippleDT

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ing the Ivy League school for “wrongful seizure, possession and expropriation” of images she says depict two of her ancestors.

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To participate in Diversity Week, Arabs Without Borders and Arabic Language Student, set up a “Walk a Mile in Arabs Without Borders’ Shoes,” on Wednesday, March 20, 2019, at the Free Speech Area outside of the Student Union Building.

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Cleanup at Texas facility underway HOUSTON (AP) — Crews on Wednesday extinguished a fire that had burned for days at a Houston-area petrochemicals storage facility and led to concerns about air quality among some residents and environmental groups despite reassurances from officials that testing shows nothing amiss.

Intercontinental Terminals Company spokeswoman Alice Richardson said at a news conference Wednesday that crews were cleaning up the facility in Deer Park, located southeast of Houston, so the investigation can begin into what caused the blaze.

The fire, which started Sunday , sent a huge, dark plume of smoke thousands of feet into the air before being extinguished at 3 a.m.

Wednesday. The tanks that caught fire contained components of gasoline and materials used in nail polish remover, glues and paint thinner.

ITC said 11 of the 15 storage tanks located in the area where the fire occurred were damaged.

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Nutritionists provide advice on foods that help digestion

By MATT HAN Staff Writer

Foods that helps with digestion and gut health are essential to relieve constipation, upset stomach and diarrhea.

Shannon Galyean, assistant professor in the Texas Tech Department of Nutritional Sciences, said digestive problems depend on the person. She said people are on different schedules for when they eat, exercise and sleep.

“Your body gets all in a routine,” Galyean said. “Your sleep will affect that, because your metabolism will slow during sleep.”

Metabolism is what processes and digests food when it enters the body, Galyean said.

Many people might have more of a bowel movement in the morning whereas many other people might experience bowel movement in the evening.

In addition, she said most people might have a sporadic eating schedule, and sleep

ARRINGTON

CONTINUED FROM PG. 1 Through his work as a U.S. representative for the 19th congressional district of Texas, Arrington said he has the honor of being the voice for West Texas.

“Part of making sure that I’m a strong and effective voice for West Texas is to make sure I’m a champion for the things that make West Texas special and what will make West Texas prosper in the future,” he said. “Nothing is more important for the prosperity of West Texas than agriculture.”

Regarding his job as the state representative, Arrington said he has to be a champion for agriculture.

“I’m there in Washington working with representatives all across this country, from east to west coast, urban to suburban,” he said, “and I’m explaining to them every day, in every which way I can, the importance of ag and rural America.”

may affect their bowel movement. Because people have different metabolic growth, people experience bowel movements at different times.

“Our metabolism is very complicated,” Galyean said.

“We take our food in and it is like fat, carbohydrate or protein. Our bodies will have to break those down into smaller molecules for our intestines to absorb.”

Mindy Diller, the registered dietician for Tech Hospitality Services, said she supports healthy eating habits on campus, does nutritional coaching and writes the nutritional content for the Hospitality website.

Regarding what a student on campus should eat to improve digestion, Diller said yogurt, vegetables, apples and fibrous foods are good choices.

“Yogurt, for one, has natural probiotics, so it can help decrease bloating and help process foods through the digestive system a little bet-

ter,” Diller said. “That is what probiotics actually do. It is a good gut health bacteria.”

According to the John Hopkins Medicine website, whole grains have lots of fiber and omega-3 fatty acids that help the cell lining in the colon. Leafy greens, like spinach and kale, have sugar that helps feed healthy gut bacteria growth. Low-fructose fruits, like bananas, have inulin that also stimulates good gut bacteria growth. Avocado decreases the chances of gas, contains potassium and lean proteins that help with bowel sensitivity.

Diller said the campus also has a diet called the banana, rice, applesauce and toast diet, or BRAT for short.

It is often used for students who are experiencing upset stomachs and not getting proper nutritional foods.

“So if somebody is severely ill, first I would encourage them to see a doctor,” Diller said, “and secondly, make sure

that they are getting enough probiotics and maybe use some of those four foods, to help soothe the stomach and kind of slow down the digestion.”

Allison Childress, assistant professor in the Department of Nutritional Sciences, said fermented foods such as kefir, kimchi, sauerkraut and certain types of pickles are good for digestion.

“Fermented foods have also been shown to be very good for the gut,” Childress said. “It introduces that good bacteria to your intestines.

Kimchi is a really good one.”

Along with knowing what foods are good for digestion, one may consider what ingredients are detrimental for proper digestion.

Childress said a lot of additives are not beneficial. Fast food does not feed the good bacteria, unlike healthy foods.

“What the body really wants is consistency,” Childress said.

In addition to the importance of maintaining rural efforts, agriculture policy was another topic discussed.

The Farm Bill is the omnibus bill Arrington said representatives work to enforce.

He said the bill consists of 12 titles, such as conservation, commodity, trade, research and rural development.

“That is a big chunk of our country’s ag policy to promote and support production agriculture,” Arrington said. “But, there are lots of other policies that play an important role.”

Trade is one aspect Arrington said is important for an agricultural economy. He said access to foreign markets and trade deals are also critical for the economy.

“I don’t think farmers or ranchers should make a living off of the Farm Bill,” Arrington said. “I’m a champion for farmers, but I’m not a champion for a welfare system for farmers where they can make a lifestyle off of it.”

To help farmers, Arrington said policies are necessary when issues occur.

“We need to make sure we have a stable economy,” he said.

Regardless of the need to promote agricultural improvements in Texas, the need to engage students in helping rural areas was another idea made aware during Arrington’s discussion.

Jack Nowlin, dean of the School of Law, said he is proud of the agriculturalbased work done in the school.

“I want to say how proud we are of our students who founded the Agricultural Law Association,” he said. “That’s a thing that makes us proud.”

For some, this discussion may provide insight to how agriculture is dealt with at

the federal level.

Austin Russell, senior conservation science major from Hickory, North Carolina, said he attended the event because he is interested in fresh water conservation management.

“In my classes we kind of learned about the Farm Bill and the conservation side of it,” he said. “I wanted to see if he talked about the conservation part of water.”

In addition to the topic of conservation, Russell said listening to Arrington was one part of the event he found interesting.

“Just hearing his part from the Washington side,” he said regarding the part of the discussion that stood out to him, “the policy making and what they’re doing to better the

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U.S. Representative Jodey Arrington spoke to members of the Texas Tech community about the importance of agriculture on Wednesday, March 20, in the Lanier Auditorium in the School of Law.

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Great Plains and America, specifically for agricultural.”

Whether it be the importance of supporting rural areas or working to bring awareness for agriculture, there were a variety of topics discussed during this event.

In addition to the importance of agriculture, Ar-

rington said he wants to express the success Texas has in agriculture.

“Why in the world wouldn’t I brag on West Texas,” he said.

“Especially, when we produce the food, fuel and fire that makes the wheels turn on this great economy.” @DailyToreador

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In scandal and doubt, just ask West Texas girl what college means to her

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he calls her hometown Alpine. It’s where she graduated high school, and it’s the first place she felt settled enough to call home.

Her childhood was difficult, and she moved around a lot growing up. Her birth-father was, to put more politely than he deserves, a piece of work, and it took time before her mom could get her and her sister away from him and raise them on her own.

Her mom was strong, held their family together and did everything she could to take care of them.

Education was a part of her life—she still went to school when she stayed long enough in one place—but it was a small part of a life she just hoped to find a stable place to call home.

It was a rough life for a little girl growing up in this world. But it was the only life she knew, and she still has fond memories from those years—summer evenings barefoot on the warm grassy yard of a relative they were staying with that month, catching fireflies, laughing with her mom and sister. All she had was the love between their little family, wherever they were.

They kept moving, just the three of them, until her mom met the kind and loving man she’d marry, as good to her daughters as he was to her. He made their lives a little easier. By the time they settled in Alpine, she was in

Robert Avila is a third-year law student from San Antonio.

high school, and her little family had grown with three younger siblings she loved just as well.

She loved to learn, was sharp and did well in school.

She was curious about the world, developed her own interest outside her small-town school. She loved dancing, particularly to classic French music which she adored. She knew what was important in her life—the only things that mattered to her were her family, her friends, her Christian faith.

She knew college was something her parents couldn’t help her with—they were struggling just to keep their family going, just to pay their debts and put food on the table. They loved her, but they were doing the best they could with what they had, focusing on her younger siblings growing up and needing more in their lives.

They didn’t have money, influence, connections or even the time to help her get to college—there were no advantages they could give their daughter who would have to try to understand this world, what God’s plan for her was in it, the best she could all on her own.

She dreamt about col-

lege, the images she had seen in shows or online.

She dreamt about what life would be like for a girl going to a big school with her own apartment, her own space, even her own bathroom for the first time, away from the small rental that had been her family home.

She dreamt about a girl who had independence and freedom to grow and learn, go to parties and fall in love.

She dreamt about a girl who could experience life taking a semester to study abroad in France, a girl who could go out and dance in the evenings under the lights of Paris, to the classic French music she had so adored in Alpine.

Those were just dreams though, someone else’s reality, not the life in the unfair world that was her own. She didn’t see college as an option for her then—she didn’t have financial security, and she didn’t want to enter the debt she saw her family so burdened with.

College was never a guarantee in the world she knew—nothing was. In the world she knew, she had to be stubborn and strong, had to work hard with the same grace her mom had before.

It was a world where a young girl had to hide all the fears and doubts and worries she had in it.

One which she had to hide her dreams for college, her ambitions and loves that

she felt just distracted her from what her reality actually was­­—to find a way to survive the unfairness of the world the best she could, to do her best not to disappoint her family, her faith, and to hold on to the things that just made her difficult life a little easier.

It would be two years after high school before she decided to pursue college and apply to Texas Tech, to pursue nursing like her mom and make her family proud.

Life was still difficult for her— she still lived with her parents, but had to work hard to pay her own bills, her cell phone, her car, a medical debt from an accident she was a passenger in, heightened by her lack of health insurance.

She babysat and took other part-time jobs when she could just to have a little spending money to do the things she enjoyed. She helped take care of her sisters, her friends, volunteered at the church she loved. She took care of everyone—often at the expense of taking care of herself.

And her grace was, you could never tell how hard or unfair the world was just being with her.

Because she handles life with joy and sarcasm, by not taking herself too seriously and never fearing breaking a moment in time just to be silly.

When you’re with her,

she’ll make you laugh trying on the absurd glittered dress you picked for her jokingly at the thrift store. She’ll break an intimate kiss with you just to lick your nose and laugh at the look on your face when she surprises you.

When you’re with her, she’ll beam proudly at you without a care in the world, showing off the pants she loved and bragged about buying from Walmart for less than 10 bucks.

Whatever status, advantage or influence the outside world said you held didn’t mean a damn thing to the girl from Alpine. You just mattered to her because you cared about her.

She reminded you what was important in life. She made your life a little easier just by spending time with her as long as you did.

She deserved to be in college more than anyone I know.

And when you think of the television stars, the CEOs, the lawyers, the people who abused what wealth they were blessed enough to have in this world to bribe and cheat and scam, it shouldn’t make you angry.

When you think of what even a small fraction of that could do for a girl from Alpine, the girl just starting a path to better her life, you should feel sorry for them.

You should be grateful to be nowhere close to their world, their reality so sepa-

rate from her own, so separate from most in this world.

Because they’ll never know what college means to the girl from West Texas.

The little girl who struggled growing up without much and still grew up to be strong and loving, like her mother.

The young woman still struggling to make her life a little easier, caring for others often over herself, trying her best not to disappoint the people who matter most.

She knows better than anyone college is just a means to support or advance the things that are important in life. And all she wants from this world is friends, family, faith, to one day matter to someone with all their heart— someone who could love her for how silly and stubborn she could be, who felt the same way about the things that were important to her. Someone other than me, who could love her as much she knew I could.

What they’ll never know and what I am grateful to understand so clearly is, she doesn’t need me. She doesn’t need college. She could make it on her own and be content with whatever she does. She has everything she could ever need with her family, her friends, her faith— wherever they are is the place she calls home.

Everything else could only make her life a little easier. @DailyToreador

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Captain Marvel brings new representation to the same great superhero genre

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n a superhero-dominating movie industry where the first names thought

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of are Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, The Hulk, Batman, Superman (Yes, I know Batman and Superman belong to the DC Universe).

I’m happy to see more female centered superhero movies.

There have been a number of non-leading roles for female heroes such as Black Widow, Wanda Maximoff, Wasp, Valkyrie, but Captain Marvel is a step in the direction to create more opportunities for viewers like me seeking female representation from the movie industry.

While I am encouraged by this, others have decided to be against this idea.

Marvel’s newest actionpacked movie, “Captain Marvel,” was released earlier this month, and personally, I thought the movie was absolutely fantastic. The fact Marvel has finally released a female superhero movie, especially after the flop “Elektra” was 14 years ago, proves the world is ready and waiting for more female

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superhero movies.

I actually loved “Elektra” when it came out, but I seem to be the minority. The film was Fox’s female superhero attempt starring Jennifer Garner as the title fighter, and the release bombed so badly it apparently scared off at least one Marvel executive from giving another super-powered woman the “solo spotlight,” and with that we never saw another Marvel solo female lead, until Captain Marvel.

Captain Marvel wasn’t originally created in the comics as a lead. She started off in the comics as the love interest of the first Captain Mar-Vell. But when she did become the lead, and not the movie lead she is today, she’s actually known as one of the

most powerful Avengers in the Marvel Universe.

Knowing this and watching the movie, there are specific scenes which I found personally empowering. Every time Captain Marvel got knocked down, the movie makes an effort to highlight how she always got back up.

There are flashbacks to her childhood and to when she is training in the Air Force.

Every time she took a hit or fell, we saw the effort and determination she took to always get back up.

No matter how bad it was or how bad it hurt, she would always rise against the challenge. The director made sure to show she never stayed down, to show she would always rise up to meet the challenge in front of her.

This film should help encourage women to be who they want to be, not what the world tells them who they should be. Carol Danvers, aka Captain Marvel, is told in this movie she

can’t fly fighter pilots in the Air Force because she is a woman, and it takes a man to fly in the cockpit.

Even if this is a heroic trope often seen in superhero movies, such as Steve Rogers being told he’d never make it into the military due to physical limitations and health problems until defying the odds and becoming who he seeks to be, seeing a female character go through this just brings the welcome added representation we’re just starting to see in the Marvel world.

As Ann Borden, one of the directors describes, “She’s not perfect as a superhero, yet she’s strong, and she’s powerful…. That doesn’t mean she’s always confident, and that doesn’t mean that she doesn’t fall. We’re built to fall.”

Again, this is something we see with many stories of leading male superheroes in the marvel universe. But to see Captain Marvel, currently

the most powerful superhero seen in Marvel’s cinematic universe, means something a little more for me to see.

Honestly, in today’s society, we don’t need to be perfect—its obvious that no one is. What we need and what this movie teaches everyone is it’s okay to fall. It’s okay if sometimes you can’t handle everything thrown at you.

What truly matters is how you handle what has been thrown at you, and its nice to finally see a female lead rise to the occasion to make things better.

In a world where most people love watching these action-packed superhero movies, it’s amazing it took so long to get a female-led movie in this cinematic world.

Watching this movie gave me hope society will one day not blink an eye seeing a female lead just as they do men, in a fictional movie, work or even in their own personal life. @DailyToreador

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StrEat food truck expands campus dining options

By MEGAN MOSES Staff Writer

For fresh flavors and a rotating menu for lunch, people can find the StrEat food truck. Run by Hospitality Services, this dining option takes all forms of payment and changes locations during the week.

Alan Cushman, the manager and business developer in Hospitality Services, said the idea for a food truck started with the Hospitality team desiring to bring new and exceptional food options to Tech.

“Hospitality services is always looking to be a trend setter in what we bring to Texas Tech and the campus community,” he said. “It was 2014 when we brought Texas Tech’s first food truck to campus.”

This was introduced at a time when food trucks were not allowed in Lubbock,

Cushman said.

“You know there are some great things that come with having a food truck,” he said.

“It’s more cost effective to not build a brick and mortar location. The mobility and flexibility of what you can do on a food truck really just kind of fit with what we were looking for.”

Street tacos, barbeque, loaded fries and now sliders have all been a part of the menu at different points. The management and head chef work on the menu to switch it up periodically, Cushman said.

“That’s what’s really cool about today’s college students, they are more adventurous with taste and like what they are looking for,” he said. “The food truck gives us that flexibility to put new things in and kind of test them out.”

Hospitality Services members are excited to rewrap

the truck and give it a new, vibrant look, he said.

The biggest issue is the unpredictable weather in Lubbock, but Cushman said when the weather is nice, the truck does well.

Preston Brower, a senior criminology major from Marble Falls, said he has been working on the truck since the beginning of the spring semester.

“I just take orders, so I get to talk to people,” he said.

“We all worked at Sam’s Wall/ Gates and then they just decided to run the truck out of there and we got chosen to take charge.”

The busiest times for the truck is when it is parked out by the Student Union Building after classes get out. It is a fun and rewarding job, Brower said, because of the interaction with the students.

Greg Blatnuy, the employee in charge of the StrEat

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Grace Collie, a freshman economics major from Dallas, orders food from the StrEat food truck on Wednesday, March 7, 2019, near Sam’s Place West. Texas Tech has a food truck available for students at various locations on campus during the week. food truck, said he also started working on it at the beginning of the semester.

He said the best part of the job is the people he

works with in the truck and getting to go around campus.

The job is similar to the dining services job, just on a smaller scale.

“We get to hang out every day,” Blatnuy said. “It’s fun just to run the truck on campus.” @MeganMosesDT

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Federal Reserve foresees no interest rate hikes in 2019 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve left its key interest rate unchanged Wednesday and projected no rate hikes this year, reflecting a dimmer view of the economy as growth weakens in the United States and abroad.

The Fed said it was keeping its benchmark rate — which can influence everything from mortgages to credit cards to home equity lines of credit — in a range of 2.25 percent to 2.5 percent. It also announced that by September, it will no longer reduce its bond portfolio, a change intended to help keep long-term loan rates down.

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signal no major increases in borrowing rates for consumers and businesses.

And together with the Fed’s dimmer forecast for growth this year — 2.1 percent, down from a previous projection of 2.3 percent — the statement it issued after its latest policy meeting suggests it’s grown more concerned about the economy.

What’s more, with inflation remaining mild, the Fed feels no pressure to tighten credit.

In signaling no rate increases for 2019, the Fed’s policy makers reduced their forecast from two that were previously predicted in December. They now project one rate hike in 2020 and

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Texas Tech police officers keep campus safe

By SHELBY LITZKOW Staff Writer

There is a distinct comfort in knowing trained men and women are always guarding Texas Tech campus.

The Texas Tech Police Department was established in 1959, and those serving in the department have spent the past 60 years putting their lives on the line to protect students.

For some officers in the department, the desire to serve has been present for most of their lives. Stephen Amador, a police officer from Idalou, said he can remember wanting to be an officer in the third grade.

“When I heard the position come open at Tech, I started as a guard here and worked my way up,” he said.

Jeff Bain, an officer from Arlington, also hoped to join the force from a young age.

“I remember dressing up like a police officer as a little kid,” he said.

Bain started as a dispatcher at Tech but felt helpless, he said. Rather than being the one to send the help out, he said he wanted to be the help and be able to keep the students safe, leading him to his current position.

Amanda Rocha, a police officer from Dallas, said her desire to work as a university police officer stems from the perception students might have of law enforcement.

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CONTINUED FROM PG. 1 Vince Amurao, a senior geoscience major from Lubbock, said he decided his sophomore year he wanted to be active in an organization he had an interest in.

Amurao heard about the organization through Techannounce, he said. He was interested in volunteering and service organizations, and EWB seemed to be the right fit for him.

The joining process was not difficult, he said. Students interested in joining attend meetings and actively participate in anything related to the project.

“My role has changed a lot during my time,” he said.

“I started off as an ordinary member that participated in events and projects, but as time went on, I was fortunate enough to have a more serious role in terms of being a vice president and president.”

pus officer because I want to change the persona of what students think nowadays of officers,” she said.

It starts at the college age, she said, and if officers do not change the perception now, then nobody will.

Eugene Woodruff, an officer in training from Los Angeles, said he wanted to assist students, which is why he wanted work at Tech.

The officers want what is best for the students, he said, and to be as helpful as they possibly can.

Thinking of going home to my kids is part of it, but you have to put that in the back of our mind, you can’t let that deter you from doing your job.

AMANDA ROCHA POLICE OFFICER Cecily Miller, an officer in training from El Paso, said being female, it is important for her and others to not be held back in this career because of their gender, she said.

“I always wanted to be in law enforcement,” she said. “I want to be an example for my daughter, I want her to see how important it is for us to give back.”

During his time at EWB, Amurao said he learned projects and professional development takes time, and to be successful as a group, everyone must be on the same page working toward a common goal.

“Personally, it has been worthwhile; I’ve seen a lot of professional development and learned what it takes to be an effective leader,” he said.

“This experience has changed both my personal and professional relationships.”

Donna Pizzini, a junior environmental engineering major from San Antonio and project lead of Engineers Without Borders, said being part of EWB has taught her the importance of sustainable solutions.

“In the United States we take a lot of things for granted, such as clean water,” she said.

“There are many communities around the world that struggle for basic resources; it’s important to help each community find a solution that they can be

Being on campus is a different atmosphere compared to working in the city, she said.

“I chose Texas Tech because this is like coming home,” Miller said. “I attended Texas Tech, and this place has always been near and dear to my heart.”

Campus officers handle similar situations as the city police do, Amador said, but LPD’s job is more enhanced with the crimes of the city it sees compared to Tech PD. “We’re working your theft reports, your assaults, your drunks, traffic and more,” he said.

Although Tech police officers have jurisdiction past campus, Rocha said if they are not there protecting the campus, no one else will.

“We have statewide jurisdiction, we just choose to stay on campus, so that we’re not tending to other things and leaving the campus hanging,” she said.

Part of the job as a university officer is being kind, talking to the students and hoping they are not afraid to ever ask for help, Bain said.

“Usually we try to walk buildings, walk to dorms, talk to people we see in the hallways, making sure that they know that we’re there, and we’re there to help them,” Bain said.

Tech officers get a jumpstart to their careers while in training as well, Woodruff said.

“Once officers graduate, we already know locations maintained given their available resources.”

Pizzini believes as an organization, she and other members take into account the many factors involved and try to design the best solution for the community they are assisting, she said.

“Overall, EWB has been a welcoming and diverse organization that has truly taught me a lot,” she said. “This organization gives you direct contact with people from different backgrounds and international communities.”

Members are challenged in this organization, she said, not only as engineers to design systems for specific communities, but also to grow in their communication with people from different perspectives whether it is in the community they are assisting or members within the organization.

“EWB made me feel like I had a voice, many other organizations make you feel drowned out by every other member,” she said. “I feel as though my voice mattered from the beginning, and that the work we do as an organization truly impacts the world.” @DailyToreador

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Officer in training Cecily Miller, Officer Stephen Amador, Officer Amanda Rocha, Officer Jeff Bain and Officer in training Eugene Woodruff work in the Texas Tech police department. The department serves to keep the campus safe for students. and a lot of things that some don’t know when they hit the streets,” he said.

While the job does come with some unease, Bain said police must set aside their fear to do their job.

“You have to compartmentalize and put fear aside and just know that we’re out there to serve and protect, and that’s what we’ve got to do,” he said.

Students, parents or anyone who is out on campus comes before the officers, Bain said.

“Parents are trusting us with their kids from hundreds of miles away to come to school, so I know that they’re going to be constantly worried,” Amador said.

Parents are able to have peace of mind though, know-

ing their kids are in a safe place and the Tech officers are watching out for them, he said. That itself is rewarding enough in itself.

Rocha said she came into this field to serve and protect students, so once the uniform is on, it is time to be an officer.

“Thinking of going home to my kids is part of it, but you have to put that in the back of your mind, you can’t let that deter you from doing your job,” she said.

Lubbock is a pro-law enforcement community, which helps to do the job, Amador said.

“We didn’t come into this job wanting to be praised, but we do appreciate the support that we get,” Amador said.

Some people at some point have had positive encounters with the officers, and they felt the need to reach out and let the officers know, Rocha said.

“That’s my favorite part of the job,” she said. “The fact that they do recognize what an officer does.”

There are people who respect officers are trying to protect and serve the community, not trying to be mean or scary, but just doing their jobs, Bain said.

“The friendly wave, the smile, seeing that thin blue line sticker that somebody has on the back of their car,” Bain said. “It just shows that there are still people out there that appreciate what we do.” @ShelbyLitzkowDT

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Europe, Canada do own review of Boeing jet B o e i n g ’s g r o u n d e d airliners are likely to be parked longer now that European and Canadian regulators plan to conduct their own reviews of changes the company is making after two of the

jets crashed.

The Europeans and Canadians want to do more than simply take the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration’s word that alterations to a key flight-control system will make the 737 Max safer. Those reviews scramble an ambitious schedule set by Boeing and could undercut the FAA’s reputation around the world.

Boeing hopes by Monday to finish an update to software that can automatically point the nose of the plane sharply downward in some circumstances to avoid an aerodynamic stall, according to two people briefed on FAA presentations to congressional committees.

The FAA expects to certify Boeing’s modifications and plans for pilot training in April or May, one of the people said. Both spoke on the condition of anonymity because

they were not authorized to speak about the briefings.

But there are clear doubts about meeting that timetable. Air Canada plans to remove the Boeing 737 Max from its schedule at least through July 1 and suspend some routes that it flew with the plane before it was grounded around the world last week.

American Airlines, Southwest Airlines and United Airlines, which are slightly less dependent on the Max than Air Canada, are juggling their fleets to fill in for grounded planes, but those carriers have still canceled some flights.

By international agreement, planes must be certified in the country where they are built. Regulators around the world have almost always accepted that country’s decision.

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Beard named finalist for Naismith Coach of the Year

By ELEANOR GUINAN Staff Writer

Texas Tech men’s basketball head coach Chris Beard has been named a finalist for the 2019 Werner Ladder Naismith Men’s College Coach of the Year Award, Atlanta Tipoff Club announced on Wednesday, March 20.

In his third year as head coach at Tech, Beard led the team to its first Big 12 Championship and a 26-6 overall record, according to a Tech Athletics news release. Tech is 71-30 under Beard and 14-4 in conference play.

For the second consecutive year, Beard was also named Big 12 Coach of the Year. He was also named the Associated Press Big 12 coach of the year this season.

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CONTINUED FROM PG. 1 Brannen’s accomplishments as a first time head coach are plenty, having won two Horizon regular season titles, two Horizon conference tournaments and having led the Norse to both of the D1 NCAA Tournament appearances in program history.

Prior to joining D1 basketball in 2012, Northern Kentucky was a staple of D2 basketball dating back to 1971, finishing as the D2 NCAA Tournament runner-up in 1996 and 1997. “(Northern Kentucky won) their conference title, conference tournament title, bid to (the NCAA Tournament), and it’s not just a one-season story either,” Beard said. “They’ve had a lot of success since Coach (Brannen) has been there, second NCAA Tournament (appearance), made the NIT last year.”

This season, the Norse sport a record of 26-8, with a conference record of 13-5, finishing first in both Horizon conference play and the conference tournament. Northern Kentucky’s strength this season has been offense, as the Norse posted the 26th best offensive rating in the country out of 353 teams, according to sports-reference. com. Defensively, the Norse play strong basketball to help facilitate their offense, recording the 73rd best defensive rating in the country.

“First of all we just respect their program, they’re very, very well-coached, they have an identity,” Beard said. “They’re explosive and balanced offensively, and defensively they’ll be one of the toughest defenses we’ve had to play against this year.”

The leading scorer for the Norse is senior Drew McDonald, a 6-foot-8 forward from Cold Spring, Kentucky, and the Horizon conference player of the year. A four-year starter, McDonald has been

The three other finalists for the Naismith Coach of the Year award include Tennessee’s Rick Barnes, Virginia’s Tony Bennett and Houston’s Kelvin Sampson.

Barnes has led the Volunteers to a 29-5 record on the year and No. 6 in the national rankings, according to sports-reference.com.

Tennessee is a No. 2 seed in the south bracket of the NCAA tournament and is set to play Colgate on Friday, March 22. Tennessee finished the year 15-3 in the conference play and second in the SEC. Bennett and the Cavaliers finished the season ranked No. 2 in the country and 29-3 on the year, according to sports-reference.com.

After getting upset at last

year’s tournament, he led his team to the top seed in the south bracket and will face Gardner-Webb on Friday, March 22.

Sampson is the third finalist for the award after leading Houston to a 31-3 overall record and first place in the American Athletic Conference. The Cougars are the No. 3 seed in the Midwest bracket and will face Georgia State for its first-round game on Friday, March 22.

The Cougars were 16-2 in conference play and finished first in the AAC, according to sports-reference.com.

Fans can vote for their pick at naismithtrophy.com/vote from Friday, March 22, until Wednesday, April 3, according to the release.

an integral part of Brennan’s tenure at Northern Kentucky, appearing in 130 career games with 101 starts.

In his four seasons at Northern Kentucky, McDonald has averaged over 10 points per game, and his role for the Norse has only gotten bigger with time.

“They have very good talent. Obviously the conference MVP is on this team, as well as several other guys that are AllConference players,” Beard said. “They’ve got experience, and they’ve got young talent.”

Now, as the leading scorer for the team at 19.1 ppg, McDonald presents a well-rounded threat for the Norse. A .482 shooter from the field, McDonald has the ability to create his own offense and score at will in the paint, while also presenting a dangerous three-point threat from outside on .409 shooting this season, a huge increase from his junior year at .337, according to sports-reference.com.

McDonald also uses his size to battle for rebounds in the paint, with 9.5 rebounds per game.

“He’s a fabulous player, and I think he could play in any league in the country. So to my knowledge there were only two players in college basketball that averaged 19 points, 10 rebounds and shot 40 percent from three, and he’s one of them,” Beard said. “Much more than just a shooter though, great passer, vision, seems to have a great pace of play, and he really competes on the defensive end too.

The second highest scoring player for the Norse is junior Tyler Sharpe, a transfer from Louisville. A bench scorer in his sophomore year and first season with Northern Kentucky, Sharpe has transitioned into a starting role in his second season with the team.

At 6-foot-1, Sharpe has carved a role for himself as the team’s’ most frequent three point shooter with 6.7 3PA per game, while shooting .377 from

outside. Where Sharpe most excels is in picking pockets, as the small guard has averaged 1.5 steals per game this season, which is on par with Tech’s Matt Mooney with 1.7 APG. Sophomore Jalen Tate, a 6-foot-6 guard-forward from Pickerington, Ohio, helps provide the Norse with their ball movement with a team-high 4.1 assists per game. In his second full season as a starter, Tate has added a three-point attack to his game, ballooning his average from a team-low .216 among starters in 2017-18 to a dangerous .421, which leads the Norse among starting players.

“I don’t think they’re any different than most the teams we play, three-point shot is a big weapon, we’ll just have to do our best to be who we are,” Beard said. “But at the same time understand that a big, big part of their offense identity is the three-point shot. In their starting lineup everyone shoots threes, and they come off the bench with some good shooters.”

Tate, an expert at forcing turnovers, averages 1.1 steals per game and pairs with Sharpe in providing Northern Kentucky with scoring opportunities off turnovers.

Junior Dantez Walton is the only other player averaging in the double digits for points, with 11.1 per game. A 6-foot7 forward-guard from Lima, Ohio, Walton has transitioned into a full-time starting role for the Norse in year three, starting all 34 games this season.

Statistically, Walton does not stick out in any one category like his teammates listed above, but instead provides the Norse with a well-rounded option in the starting lineup, shooting .448 from the field and .330 from three. Walton pulls down the second most rebounds on the team, at 5.5 rebounds per game.

One aspect of each team’s game that sticks out is assists. The Norse are one of

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After a successful start to the season, including top-10 rankings and multiple run-rule victories, the No. 12 Texas Tech softball team will start Big 12 play this weekend.

Tech’s series against Oklahoma will start at 6 p.m.

Friday, March 22, at Rocky Johnson Field and continue at 4 p.m. Saturday, March 23, and conclude at 1 p.m.

Sunday, March 24.

Tech currently leads the Big 12 with a 27-2 overall record, according to Big12sports.com. The Red Raiders also have an undefeated 11-0 record while at home.

Senior Jessica Hartwell wrote her name in the record books as she tied the record for the most career home runs in program history. She hit her 45th homer earlier in the season against Northern Colorado, tying her with former Red Raider Mikey Kenney.

She also broke the program RBI record against Maine Sunday, March 17, with 150.

Entering this weekend’s matchup, the Sooners are on the heels of the Red Raiders with a 25-2 overall record for the season so far, according to Big12sports.com. Oklahoma is on a 15-game winning streak and coming off a win against Illinois. The Sooners are the highest-ranked Big 12 team at No. 2.

All three of the Sooners’ pitchers are currently ranked in the top 15 nationally in strikeouts per seven innings, according to Oklahoma Athletics. Shannon Saile leads the country with an average of 13.2 strikeouts per seven innings pitched, while Mariah Lopez sits in the fifth spot with 10.9.

Giselle Juarez follows closely behind in the No. 14 spot with a 10.1 strikeouts per seven innings pitched.

After Oklahoma, Tech will travel to Ames, Iowa, to face off against Iowa State in its second Big 12 matchup of the 2019 season Friday, March 29, through Sunday, March 31. The Cyclones sit in the No. 5 spot in the conference with a 17-10 record, according to Big12sports.com.

Cyclone junior Sami Williams broke her school record of 42 career doubles, putting her name down in the history books, according to Iowa State Athletics.

Following the Cyclones, the Red Raiders return to Lubbock to host the Texas Longhorns Friday, April 5, through Sunday, April 7. In third place in the Big 12, Texas has a 26-6 overall record so far this season, according to Big12sports.com. The Longhorns also sit directly in front Tech in rankings, coming in at No. 11.

In the Longhorns’ last matchup, junior pitcher Miranda Elish helped lead the team to victory over Lipscomb, as she threw a onehit shutout and racked up 11 strikeouts, according to Texas Athletics. The Longhorns have now recorded three consecutive shutouts for the first time since the 2017 season.

Halfway through Big 12 play, Tech matches up with Baylor in Waco. The series will start at 6:30 p.m. Friday, April 12, and go through Sunday, April 14. The Bears

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Senior utility player Taylor Satchell takes a practice swing before her at bat against the University of North Texas on March 2, 2019, at Rocky Johnson Field. The Red Raiders will start Big 12 Conference play on Friday, March 22, 2019, against Oklahoma. sit second to last in the Big 12 in sixth place with a 13-11 overall record.

Goose McGlaun led the Bears in their last matchup against Houston as she went 4-for-5 on the day as well as posting a batting average of .800 in the competition.

Tech faces off against Kansas in its second-tolast conference series of the season. The Red Raiders will take on the Jayhawks Thursday, April 13, through Saturday, April 20, for the last Big 12 series of the season at Rocky Johnson Field.

The Jayhawks have an 8-19

overall record for the season, putting them in last place in the Big 12, according to Big12sports.com.

Despite having a losing record so far this season, the Jayhawks have recorded two consecutive shutout wins after taking down Omaha, 8-0, according to Kansas Athletics. Pitcher Lexy Mills led the Jayhawks to this victory, pitching a no hitter.

The Red Raiders will face Oklahoma State in their last game of conference play for the 2019 season. The Cowgirls sit in fourth place in the Big 12 with a 21-7

overall record, according to Big12sports.com, and are ranked No. 17.

The Cowgirls broke a school record after breaking into the top-15 national rankings, coming in the No. 14 spot, only a few spots behind the Red Raiders.

Madi Sue Montgomery is on the way to putting her name in the record books as she has started 210 consecutive games, putting her on route to becoming the first Cowgirl with the most games played and most games started. @DaniDixsonDT

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Sophomore LHP Erin Edmoundson throws to a University of North Texas batter during their game on March 2, 2019, at Rocky Johnson Field. The Texas Tech softball team enters conference play the third-highest ranked team in the conference behind No. 2 Oklahoma and No. 11 Texas.

Kentucky’s top player nursing injured foot heading into NCAA Playoffs JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — As the Kentucky Wildcats went through a casual shoot-around the day before their opening game of the NCAA tournament, complete with a blaring band and thousands of blue-clad fans watching every move, something was missing.

Their best player.

PJ Washington, a rare sophomore amid John Calipari’s latest batch of fabulous freshmen, sprained his left foot in Kentucky’s loss to Tennessee at the Southeastern Conference tournament last weekend.

Washington didn’t travel with the team to Jacksonville and missed their final workout for the opener against Abilene Christian. He was scheduled to arrive later Wednesday after seeing a foot specialist.

Calipari insisted it was nothing serious, really just an annoyance for the secondseeded Wildcats (27-6).

“If you know me, I’m like, ‘Wait a minute, let’s go get one more level of this,’” the coach said. “We sent him to the specialist to make sure he can’t harm himself. But we expect him to play.”

Washington, who broke

from the usual bluegrass protocol by sticking around for a second season, leads Kentucky in scoring (14.8 points per game) and rebounding (7.6).

But, with plenty of talent around him, it’s probably not imperative that he play against Abilene Christian, the No. 15 seed from the Southland Conference.

The only thing these teams share is a nickname.

The team from Texas is also the Wildcats, but this is their first-ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament.

“We could play Kentucky — I don’t know, man, 10,000 times? — we might win once,” said coach Joe Golding of Abilene Christian (27-6).

But, he added, “If we can find a way to keep this thing close and give ourselves a chance the last 10 minutes, you never know. That’s when the madness happens.”

The other first-round games Thursday in the Midwest Regional are No. 7 seed Wofford (29-4) vs. No. 10 Seton Hall (20-13) in Jacksonville, while No. 5 Auburn (26-9) takes on No. 12 New Mexico State (30-4) and No. 4 Kansas (25-9) faces No. 13 Northeastern (23-10) in Salt

Lake City.

Here are some storylines to watch: TERRIERS ARE NO UNDERDOGS: Usually, the champion of the Southern Conference arrives at the NCAA with few expectations.

Not so with Wofford.

These Terriers are expected to make some noise after romping through their league with an 18-0 record — most of them blowouts — before winning the Southern Conference tournament. They arrived in Jacksonville riding a 20-game winning streak and boasting the highest seed ever for a team from their mid-major league.

“The hype has built the past couple months of the season, so we’ve kind of gotten used to it in a way,” senior center Matthew Pegram said, “but we’re just going to try to approach it just like any other game.”

For Wofford star Fletcher Magee, it almost feels like a home game. He is a native of Orlando, about a two-hour drive from Jacksonville.

“It’s really cool because a lot of my family and friends can come up,” said Magee, who is averaging 20.5 points a game.