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Offensive Outburst Tech defeats New Mexico in high-scoring midweek game

By JEREMY KRAKOSKY Staff Writer

In a midweek game between No. 23 Texas Tech and New Mexico, the two teams combined for 24 runs, but the Red Raiders edged out the Lobos, 14-10.

Tech coach Tim Tadlock said he changed up the top of the order in an attempt to get them to produce more, and they delivered.

“We applied some pressure with our bats and with our legs, and defensively too,”

Tadlock said. “I thought we had a good day defensively.”

In a high scoring game, the Red Raider offense wasted no time putting a run on the board in the first inning.

Senior outfielder Zach Davis singled, stole second and scored on senior infielder Cory Raley’s RBI single.

Junior outfielder Stephen Smith recorded his first hit of the day in the second inning with a RBI single to put Tech up 2-0.

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1. Texas Tech coach Tim Tadlock argues with umpires after they reversed a call in the sixth inning during Tech’s game against New Mexico on Tuesday at Dan Law Field. Tadlock was ejected from the game, but the Red Raiders came out victorious by a score of 14-10. 2. Tech first baseman Eric Gutierrez swings at the pitch during one of his at bats against New Mexico on Tuesday at Dan Law Field.

Tech defeated the Lobos, earning Tadlock his 550th career victory. 3. Tech left-handed pitcher Erikson Lanning throws to a New Mexico batter after coming into the game in the fourth inning on Tuesday at Dan Law Field. Tech was able to hold off a Lobo comeback attempt to improve its record to 13-7 as it prepares to host the Oklahoma Sooners on Thursday.

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Tech System vice chancellor announces retirement

Tech students in Brussels safe after terrorist attacks

Jim Brunjes, Texas Tech University System vice chancellor and chief financial officer, announced his retirement Tuesday, effective in early 2017. A search committee will be formed to conduct a national search for his replacement.

Brunjes, who is responsible for the Tech University System’s overall financial strength and stability and oversees its $1.9 billion annual operating budget, has served in his position since 1999, and prior to that served as vice president for administration beginning in 1991, according to a Tech news release.

“It has been an honor to serve the Texas Tech University System and Texas Tech University for the last 25 years,” Brunjes said in the release. “Dur-

ing my time here, I have been fortunate to work with countless great people who BRUNJES care deeply about our universities and who have made our immense growth and success possible. While this place means so much to me, I am looking forward to what the new chapter will bring and know the Texas Tech University System is in good hands and will always be a part of my life.”

Brunjes oversees several offices and services in the Tech University System, including the Office of Investments, Office of Equal Employment Opportunity, Information Technology, Risk Management and

Treasury and Cash Management, according to the release. He is also treasurer of the Texas Tech Foundation Board of Directors and works with the Investment Advisory Committee of the Tech University System Board of Regents.

The Tech University System’s endowment has grown from $257.7 million to $1.1 billion during Brunjes’ tenure, according to the release, while Brunjes provided support to establish the Mentor Tech program in 2002, which helps students from underrepresented populations reach their academic, personal and professional goals.

Moody’s, Standard and Poor’s and Fitch Ratings have given the Tech University System top ratings during Brunjes’ tenure,

according to the release, ranking the system among the nation’s best for financial stability and acumen.

“For decades, Jim has been a champion for the Texas Tech University System and our universities,” Tech University System Chancellor Robert Duncan said in the release. “His steadfast leadership has solidified our financial standings and health, yielded the largest endowment in our history and helped place us among the nation’s elite institutions of higher education, all while remaining committed to the best interests of our students and the citizens of Texas. Jim will be greatly missed, and we will always be grateful for his longstanding service and dedication.” @DailyToreador

On Tuesday morning, there were two terrorist attacks in Brussels. Texas Tech students studying abroad were in Brussels at the time of the attacks.

Chris Cook, managing director of the Tech Office of Communications and Marketing, said the students are studying abroad in Spain but went to Brussels for a short trip. All students are safe and accounted for.

Cook said he does not know how this will change their travel plans.

The attacks were back-toback bombings at the airport and subway, according to The Associated Press.

At least 34 people were killed and many more injured by the Islamic extremists who

orchestrated the attacks, according to the AP. A photo was released by authorities of three men with a luggage cart at the airport, according to the AP. Two of the men are believed to be suicide bombers and one is at large.

Across Belgium there were police raids, according to the AP, and authorities found a nail-filled bomb, chemical products and an Islamic State flag in a house.

According to the AP, ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attacks. On Friday, Salah Abdeslam, a suspect in the November 2015 Paris attacks, was arrested and since then, European security officials have been preparing for an attack. @KristenBartonDT

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Students discuss tampon tax

By KRISTEN BARTON News editor

Across the country, college students are attempting to counter what is commonly known as the “Pink” or “Tampon Tax” by urging administrations to offer free tampons and other feminine hygiene products on campuses.

According to an article from The Huffington Post, universities such as Columbia

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and the University of Arizona have students pressuring administrations to offer free tampons. The Tampon Tax is a tax in 40 states, including Texas, and the District of Columbia, that charges a tax on feminine products as luxury items ranging from 2.9 to 7.5 percent.

Gabby Wohead, Tech Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance president and a sophomore human development and family studies major from Allen, said offering these products for free would be a good idea.

“Being a woman and a college student with not that much of a budget, having to go buy tampons can be kind of hard and frustrating,” she said. “If I had a way to get some for free that would be really convenient and helpful for me, so I think it would be helpful for lots of women.”

Destiny Molina, a junior political science major from Lubbock, said these tax laws are discriminatory against women.

As far as this happening at Tech, Wohead said she thinks it could be a possibility, but Tech might be late to the game.

Molina said she hopes this is something Tech offers in the future. The university already offers contraception through the Risk Intervention and Safety Education office, and

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The ‘Freshman 15’ is a term for common rapid weight gain that can impact incoming college students, yet as obesity remains an issue in the U.S. there is more to take into consideration as a college student as they are to rely on dining plans, adjust to new levels of stress and accept new responsibilities.

The “Freshman 15” is a term commonly used to describe the weight gain often experienced by college freshmen.

College students are typically faced with high levels of stress, new responsibilities and difficulty in finding healthy foods.

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Education over the tax in general is key, she said.

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get Tech to jump on board with free tampons and free feminine care,” she said.

“The tampon tax isn’t just over tampons and pads, it’s over washes and medicine.

Anything to do with a vagina is counted as a luxury.”

As a woman, these products are a necessity and people have been living with this tax, Molina said. She wants to change that mindset.

If college students want to become involved in free feminine hygiene on campuses, Molina said they are a strong voice and should use social media.

When she started the Instagram account, Molina said she had a lot of feedback with people saying they did not know this tax existed.

The luxury tax makes it hard for women of low income to access this necessity, she said. Donating these products to homeless shelters can help those women.

“With this luxury tax women get taxed $10,000 extra in their lifetime buying feminine products, and that’s something men don’t have to deal with,” Molina said. “We already get the short end of the stick as women getting paid less and now they’re charging us more for something that’s a necessity.”

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Nutritional Sciences, said, “which in the general population is somewhere between 60 and 70 percent, so between six and seven people in the normal population who are overweight or obese. So, obesity in college students is not as high as it is in the general population, but it is growing. It’s definitely something we need to keep an eye on.”

Mindy Diller, an on-campus dietician, said obesity and weight gain can lead to a slower metabolism, a lack of energy, interrupted sleep patterns and an increased risk of diseases such as cancer, diabetes, heart issues and many more. There is no single solution to battling obesity that will work for everyone, but prevention remains key.

“Several solutions would be starting out with managing intake and managing sleep,” Diller said. “College kids have so many responsibilities from handling their classes and taking care of their day-to-day responsibilities that sometimes eating healthy foods gets pushed onto the backburner.

Something that we can do to

combat that is managing our stress, manage our sleep and manage our exercise.”

Diller said as stress increases people turn to carbs and sugars as snacks, and adding to the impact of unhealthy eating, sleeping for more than nine hours or less than five hours can upset the balance of hormones in someone’s gut, which may lead to overeating and poor eating.

To combat unhealthy eating, she said, Tech has numerous on-campus resources that allow students to be more conscious of what they are putting into their bodies.

There is a Smart Choice Wellness Program that allows students to understand the nutritional make up and background of the foods offered throughout the 21 dining outlets across campus. This program can be found at smartchoices.ttu.edu.

Childress said all students who live on campus and/or have a dining plan have access to an on-campus dietician.

There are many factors that go into choosing student dining options, Diller said, such

as student interest, the traffic patterns of the outlet and the purchase history of the outlet.

“Typically, the number one foods on a college campus are going to be chicken strips and French fries and things like that,” Diller said, “that are mostly purchased, even though we have healthy options as well. We try to put those healthy options right next to those other options because we want our students to have a variety.”

While the goal of the Tech dieticians is to cater to the health and well-being of the students, she said, they are

also looking to cater to the tastes of the students as that may apply to the differing cultures, tastes and schedules of the students.

Weight gain may be avoided, Childress said, but battling obesity is more than that.

“It’s really important to highlight that obesity treatment is more than just eating right and exercise,” Childress said. “There’s a lot more that goes into treating obesity.

There is behavior change, there is some mental work that needs to happen with a lot of people, there’s more to obesity.” @DTalexarosas

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Republican response to attacks shameful

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nce again, the Republican presidential candidates have opened their mouths, and instead of speaking of mournful solace, they spewed out more hate and disrespect.

According to a USA Today article, the Islamic State has taken responsibility for three explosions, two at the airport in Zaventem and one downtown at a metro station near the European Union buildings in Brussels, Belgium.

The Belgium government has confirmed that 31 people were killed in the attacks, according to the article — a devastating day for the country and its people.

And within not even a minute of hearing of the surprising news of the attacks, Republican presidential candidate frontrunner Donald Trump spat out his go-to argument for closing borders and allowing more use of torture against terrorists. According to an article in Politico, Trump was calling in for an interview with Fox News.

Trump argued the government has no idea what kinds of people are coming into our country, mostly refereeing to our allowance of Syrian refugees. However, the most confusing part of Trump’s argument is that the United States policy on allowing refugees in the country is the reason for this attack — mind you, this attack was in Belgium.

Maybe I don’t understand his stance because he is speaking some secret language that only billionaire heirs can understand, or maybe, and I’m pretty positive I’m right here, the man is just not making any sense.

Somehow Trump is able to spin this horrific incident in a way that defends his plan to introduce more racial profiling into our already illegitimate security system.

And as the duckling follows its mother, Ted Cruz trailed Trump with comments of doing away with political correctness and go into a hard defense against Islam. As if political correctness has anything to do with terrorism.

In a news conference video

by CBS news, Cruz said the current administration has been “woefully ill-advised” on ways to vet in Syrian refugees. According to the video, Cruz said this is the primary way ISIS fighters can infiltrate the U.S. Cruz went on to say we

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should not let anyone into this country who is not seriously looked into so as to make sure he or she is not a terrorist.

I think if both Cruz and Trump would look into the process of letting refugees into the country, they would realize it is not a process that takes 10 minutes and people get in. It takes quite a while and takes an insane amount of background checks along with medical checks.

Even through all of this we’re not defining the enemy, according to Cruz.

“That’s part of the problem of not defining the enemy. When you don’t define the enemy then you don’t have screening programs designed to keep them out,” Cruz said in the news conference. “And I would note that if you look at the San Bernardino terrorist the female terrorist had publically posted on social media calls to jihad.”

What Cruz fails to mention is that the claims that the female attacker had relation to ISIS were never substantiated, which just goes to show how much he cares about the truth.

It is almost as if these people have forgotten that families’ lives were ruined and people have died because of nonsensical actions. Their responses of condolences have been woefully overpowered by their politicization of this incident.

Embarrassing does not even begin to describe their responses, and then they criticize President Barack Obama’s response to the attacks. Time and time again these men go off the tracks and try to propagandize any issue, while simultaneously defaulting to the side of no truth.

And all the while John Kasich has been standing in the background being respectful and gets no votes. It is near the same story for the Democrats, as they have not been blatantly politicizing this.

I’m not saying Kasich, Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders are near perfect, but props to those folks for trying to stay human. @MichaelCantuDT

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‘Rosie the Riveters’ honored with visit to Washington WASHINGTON (AP) — Seven decades after their “we can do it” attitude proved invaluable to the Allied victory, about 30 “Rosie the Riveters” were honored Tuesday with a trip to Washington that included visits to the National World War II Memorial.

Wearing honor flight red cardigans, the women — now in their 80s and 90s — whose work helped the war effort posed for group photos with the U.S. Capitol as a backdrop, had lunch at a Library of Congress building and visited Arlington National Cemetery. At every stop, people approached them, shook their hands, and said, “Thank you.”

“They have those signs: ‘We can do it.’ They should say: ‘We did it,’” said Helen Kushnir of Dearborn, part of Tuesday’s group, which traveled from Michigan.

As women worked during the war at jobs traditionally done by men, such as churning out bombers at Ford Motor Co.’s

Willow Run plant in Michigan, one of them was the inspiration for the Rosie character that came to symbolize female empowerment and the “we’rein-this-together” spirit of the American homefront.

“You incredible women are such an inspiration,” U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell of Michigan told the women during the luncheon.

“You opened the doors wider for (women),” said Dingell, who co-hosted the event with fellow Michigan U.S. Rep. Candice Miller.

When the four-bus convoy ferrying the women around town arrived at the WWII Memorial, they were met by throngs of supporters, drawing cheers and applause.

Sylvia Tanis of Holland, Michigan, was one of the first ones through, waving to the crowd, grasping people’s hands, posing for snapshots and stopping to embrace a Girl Scout who had come out to greet the women.

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Beachgoers should be friendly to environment

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hen given the week off from classes that spring break provides, many students decide to spend their time off at South Padre Island, a popular party destination.

While the environment is a huge concern for environmentalists and everyday people who live on the island, these beachgoers only stay for a short time, and most of the time, they do not really care about how they impact the area.

Because of the amount of partying on the island, its environment is taking a drastic change from the massive amounts of pollution, littering and degradation on the beach.

Because of spring break, many college students, not just from Texas Tech, decide to make the trip down to the

NEW YORK (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz said Tuesday that surveillance in Muslim neighborhoods in the U.S. must be intensified following the deadly bombings at Brussels, while rival Donald Trump suggested torturing a suspect in last year’s Paris attacks would have prevented the carnage.

Echoing Trump’s earlier statements, Cruz said the U.S. should stop the flow of refugees from countries where the Islamic State militant group has a significant presence. The Islamic State took credit for the attacks at the Brussels airport and a subway station that killed dozens Tuesday and wounded many more.

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Trump praised Cruz’s plan as a “good idea” that he supports “100 percent” in an interview with CNN. The GOP front-runner also intensified his past calls for the U.S. to engage in harsher interrogation techniques, arguing that Belgium could have prevented the bombings had it tortured a suspect in last year’s Paris attacks who was arrested last week.

“Well, you know, he may be talking, but he’ll talk a lot faster with the torture. ... Because he probably knew about it. I would be willing to bet that he knew about this bombing that took place today,” Trump said.

Trump, who has proposed a temporary ban on foreign Muslims entering the U.S., said “nothing’s nice” about techniques such as waterboarding, which simulates drowning. He added, “It’s

your minimal form of torture. We can’t waterboard and they can chop off heads.”

Rep. Adam Schiff of California, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, said earlier Tuesday the Brussels plot was probably already underway before the suspect’s arrest and that his apprehension may have sped up its execution.

When reminded that international law proh i b i t s t o r t u r e , Tr u m p responded: “Well, I would say that the eggheads that came up with this international law should turn on their television and watch CNN right now, because I’m looking at scenes on CNN right now as I’m speaking to you that are absolutely atrocious.”

Speaking Tuesday aft e r n o o n i n N e w Yo r k , Cruz praised the city’s po-

lice department’s former program of conducting surveillance in Muslim neighborhoods, called for its reinstatement and said it could be a model for police departments nationwide.

“New Yorkers want a safe and secure America,” Cruz said. “New Yorkers saw firsthand the tragic consequences of radical Islamic terrorism.”

After the 9/11 attacks, the New York Police Department used its intelligence division to cultivate informants and conduct surveillance in Muslim communities. In a series of articles, The Associated Press revealed the intelligence division had infiltrated dozens of mosques and Muslim student groups and investigated hundreds.

The program was disbanded amid complaints of religious and racial profiling.

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Veterans Affairs suspends top official in relocation scam WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Veterans Affairs is suspending the head of the Veterans Benefits Administration for allowing two lowerranking officials to manipulate the agency’s hiring system for their own gain.

Deputy VA Secretary Sloan Gibson says acting VBA chief Danny Pummill will be suspended without pay for 15 days for his role in a reloca-

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plied to Red Raiders and Texas Tech University.

We, as a student body, need to put forward a positive public image of the university. In doing so, we would cause more people to be interested in applying to Tech because of our unintentional advertisement of the campus.

Even though students on spring break are on South Padre for only a week, the image that we put forth through littering is unacceptable. Just by picking up our trash, we are making the beach a nicer place for those who use it next.

In order to have a great spring break trip to South Padre Island, we, as Red Raiders, are expected to clean up after ourselves in order to maintain the island’s status as the prime destination for spring break parties.

Cruz, Trump boost surveillance of Muslims after Brussels

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island for a memorable experience. What many partygoers do not understand is that by leaving litter on the beach, it makes for a terrible experience for other college students.

While partying, some students might end up leaving their empty bottles around when they finish, not realizing the harm they are doing to the environment. In order to create a happy party environment, everyone at the beach should clean up their own part, making sure everything they use makes it into a trash bin.

While this mindset is great to fall into during spring break, it can also work for anywhere a person goes, whether it is at the movies or just walking down the city street.

While we go on spring break, most of us would have been socializing and the word would go around that we attend Tech. Anyone from Tech who willfully advertises they go to this university should realize they are the public image of this school.

If someone is representing Tech, they should make sure they are presenting their university in a good way.

For instance, if you saw people fully decked out in Texas A&M clothes and they were littering and throwing trash everywhere, you would have a negative thought toward Aggies.

The same idea can be ap-

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Pummill failed to exercise proper oversight as Kimberly Graves and Diana Rubens forced lower-ranking managers to accept job transfers and then stepped into the vacant positions themselves, keeping their senior-level pay while reducing their responsibilities, Gibson said Tuesday.

Pummill is one of VA’s five highest-ranking officials and leads VBA’s employees across 56 regional offices nationwide that provide compensation and pension benefits, life insurance, home loans and other services to millions of veterans.

Under VA rules, Pummill can appeal his suspension to an independent arbiter.

Pummill was the VBA’s deputy chief when Rubens and

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Pummill replaced former VBA chief Allison Hickey, who retired as allegations against Rubens and Graves were made public.

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DIVERSITY WEEK

Week increases cultural discussion

By EASTON WOLLNEY Staff Writer

Texas Tech Diversity Week is happening all week and involves several organizations on campus promoting and celebrating the importance of diversity.

Diversity on the Tech campus mirrors diversity that students will see in the outside world, Caitlin Graves, a prevention specialist at the Risk, Intervention, Safety and Education office on campus, said, so it is important to educate and expose students to different groups and cultures.

Diversity Week is also a great opportunity for different student groups on campus to share their values with campus members who may not be aware or may not have been given the opportunity to be exposed to certain things, Graves said.

“I think education is extremely important,” she said, “because once you know about something, you’re able to support it and celebrate it as well.”

Tech’s promotion of diversity on campus has not gone unnoticed, Graves said, since the college won the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity award again in 2015.

The award, given by INSIGHT Into Diversity Magazine was received by 92 universities across the nation for showing success and outstanding efforts in diversity and inclusion on campus, according to the Tech website. This was the fourth consecutive year that Tech has received the award.

Tech was also one out of

10 universities selected as a diversity champion by the magazine in February, according to the Tech website.

“You’re preparing students while they’re at university to go and be productive members outside once they have their degrees,” Graves said. “So you’re preparing better, well-rounded students for the future.”

Once students graduate and become Tech alumni, they represent the university, Graves said, so educating students about diversity while they are in college is important so they can positively represent the university when they leave.

Caitlin Burns, a sophomore psychology major from Ennis and member of Tech Activities Board, said the “Where Are You From” wall, which will be displayed throughout the week in the Student Union Building, is a way for students on campus to see all of the different places Tech students are from. “(It) just kind of shows how diverse Tech’s student population is,” Burns said, “and where all they’re from and different cultures and things like that.”

Learning about students from other cultures can make everyone on campus feel more comfortable, she said, and it is important for students to embrace diversity.

“There are a lot of different people here and that’s something we should be proud about,” Burns said. “Tech does have one of the most diverse student populations I’ve seen.” @EastonWollneyDT

POLICE BLOTTER

Police investigate campus robberies Monday 9:49 a.m. — A Texas Tech police officer investigated burglary of a vehicle in the C12 parking lot. A secured vehicle was entered and property was taken from inside.

2:35 p.m. — A Tech officer documented information for damaged property in the Wiggins parking lot. A vehicle’s window was damaged.

2:59 p.m. — A Tech officer investigated a traffic accident without injuries involving a Texas Tech vehicle at the intersection of 18th Street and Indiana Avenue.

3:58 p.m. — A Tech officer investigated theft at a park bench of Knapp Residence Hall. A Haro Bridgeport bicycle was taken.

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Citibus hits truck on campus On Tuesday, a Citibus hit a Ford F-150 on the Texas Tech campus.

Chris Cook, managing director of the Tech Office of Communications and Marketing, said there were no injuries reported after the collision.

Cook said the bus clipped the truck in front of it, and he was not aware where the collision took place on campus.

T h e D a i l y To r e a d o r reached out to Citibus but was unable to speak with someone before press time. @KristenBartonDT

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Texas man executed for killing city worker HUNTSVILLE (AP) — A Texas man on death row for killing a worker who was on his property looking for city code violations was put to death Tuesday.

Adam Ward was given a lethal injection for shooting and killing Michael Walker, a code enforcement officer who was taking photos of junk piled outside the Ward fam-

ily home in Commerce, about 65 miles northeast of Dallas.

Ward insisted the 2005 shooting was in self-defense, but the 44-year-old Walker only had a camera and a cellphone.

Ward’s attorneys, both at his trial and later for his appeals, described him as delusional and mentally ill.

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Trump demands GOP support WA S H I N G T O N ( A P ) — A front-runner under attack from all sides, Republican Donald Trump demanded that his party’s skeptical establishment embrace the inevitability of his presidential nomination as he stormed into Washington on Monday.

Democrats responded by debuting a multi-pronged assault, shifting their rhetoric and resources against the man they expect to face in a contentious and ugly general election campaign.

“If people want to be smart, they should embrace this movement,” Tr u m p d e c l a r e d a t a news conference, shrugging off passionate resistance to his candidacy from both parties. “ I ’ m a n o u t s i d e r, ” Trump said. “They’re not used to this.”

As he often is, Trump was dogged by protests. A group of rabbis said they were boycotting his evening speech to a pro-Israel lobbying group as protesters gathered outside.

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ABOVE: The Texas Tech Activities Board put up an activity Tuesday showcasing the diversity of the school for Diversity Week. Participants pinned pieces of paper that marked the city they were born in across the world. LEFT: Jade Gouris, a sophomore sociology and human development and family studies dual major from Austin, and Meranda Franklin, a freshman pre-occupational therapy student from Austin, point toward their hometowns they pinned on the “Where Are You From” wall in the SUB as a part of Diversity Week. The wall will be displayed from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. today in the SUB.

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Students attend Ameritrade conference

By DAVID GAY Staff Writer

Nicole Dunn, a senior personal financial planning major from Coppell, and Shelby Huber, a senior personal financial planning major from Keller, were chosen to participate in TD Ameritrade’s annual National LINC Conference in Orlando, Florida, in February.

Both Dunn and Huber received scholarships from TD Ameritrade, according to a news release from TD Ameritrade. This scholarship gave them the opportunity to attend the conference.

“TD Ameritrade contacted us and wanted Shelby and I to be student ambassadors at this year’s conference,” Dunn said. “They paid for everything so we could participate in the conference in Orlando.”

Getting the opportunity to attend the conference was

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Shelby Huber, a senior personal financial planning major from Coppell, and Nicole Dunn, a senior personal financial planning major from Keller, were two of the 52 attendees of TD Ameritrade Institutional’s annual adviser conference in February in Orlando, Florida. The students participated in breakout sessions, panel discussions and networking events with 3,200 advisers and industry professionals during the conference.

a blessing, Dunn said.

This was not the first time Huber attended the conference, she said. The conference was hosted in San Diego last year, and Huber had a different expe-

rience than she had at this year’s conference.

“When I went the first time, I had not gotten an internship,” Huber said. “I was in a lot of my core course material, so I was still learn-

ing a lot. I had been to other conferences but this was the biggest one. There were thousands of advisers there.

It was a big opportunity to learn about the industry while networking.”

This year, after completing an internship, Huber said she knew more about the industry. Because of this, she got more out of the sessions and the networking aspect of the conference, she said.

It was special for Dunn to attend her first conference with Huber because she was the one who first exposed Dunn to the idea of financial planning, she said.

Through time, they have become close.

“She’s become one of my best friends in the program,” Dunn said. “Going with someone who I’m so close with was really beneficial. In a way, she has mentored me through it even though she is my peer. She has guided me

Sex-video verdict could have limited impact a jury verdict, and an appeals court could reduce it or throw it out altogether.

Even if it is upheld, its effects could be narrow, because in running the video, the sex-and-gossip site did something most media organizations wouldn’t even consider doing, legal experts said.

Or as University of Miami law professor Mary Anne Franks put it: “It’s hard to imagine that any credible media

arships gives students the chance to meet other students in similar situations throughout the nation, Huber said.

“The opportunities that came from this scholarship are invaluable,” Huber said.

“You are not meeting people from your program, but people from different programs in different schools across the nation.”

Dunn said she is grateful for the opportunity TD Ameritrade gave them to attend the conference.

“TD Ameritrade doesn’t hold back in giving back to their employees and their students,” Dunn said. “They really want students to be encouraged, especially women. They really encourage diversity and encourage students to go out and get their certification and be good professionals in the world.

They are a great company.” @DavidGayDT

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ASSOCIATED PRESS ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Hulk Hogan’s $140 million courtroom victory against Gawker for posting a sex tape of the former pro wrestler was many things, including a lurid inside look at the business of celebrity gossip and a dispute over what constitutes newsworthiness.

But legal experts generally agree on what it wasn’t: a serious threat to the First Amendment.

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through the financial planning program and through the conference.”

Huber said taking on the conference as a pair made it more comfortable for her.

“We were each other ’s ‘wing women,’” Dunn said.

“It would have been a struggle to meet other people and network when you don’t have anyone you know there.”

There were more than 3,200 advisers and other industry professionals at this year’s conference, according to the TD Ameritrade release, and students had the opportunity to participate in breakout sessions, panel discussions and networking events.

Dunn said she learned many new skills during her first conference experience.

“I learned how to network in different situations,” Dunn said. “It was kind of scary, but I got to talk to students from different places.”

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outlet is truly confused about the difference between a sex tape and the Pentagon Papers.”

Hogan sued Gawker for invasion of privacy after it published a video of him having sex with his best friend’s wife. Hogan said he didn’t know he was being taped. Gawker argued that the footage was newsworthy information about a public figure and thus protected by the First Amendment.

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T h e Te x a s D i s t a n c e Learning Association will honor Justin Louder, assistant vice provost for Texas Tech, for his work in advancing distance learning from March 28 through March 31 in San Antonio.

The TxDLA is the leading Texas association for distance learning, according to a Tech news release, and it will award Louder and three other recipients of its Outstanding Commitment to Excellence and Innovation in Distance Education award.

Louder has worked to improve Tech’s Worldwide eLearning program, according to the release, and the program has been ranked as one of the best online

programs by U.S. News and World Report for the last four years. It was recognized for its graduate computer information technology, online graduate engineering and online graduate education programs.

Tech has six regional teaching sites across Texas, according to the release, including ones in El Paso, Highland Lakes, Waco, Junction, Fredericksburg and Collin County.

The Worldwide eLearning motto is “you don’t have to live in Lubbock to pursue your education through Texas Tech,” according to the release, and it offers more than 50 degree, certification and certification preparation

programs online.

This year, U.S. News and World Report also ranked Tech as offering one of the best online bachelor’s programs for the first time, according to the release.

“I am honored and humbled to be recognized by the Texas Distance Learning Association for the work I’ve been doing with Texas Tech’s Worldwide eLearning program,” Louder said in the release. “Texas Tech is committed to excellence in all of our online and distance education courses and programs, so this award is for the entire Worldwide eLearning staff here at the university.” @JenRomeroDT

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Tech receives award for global education outreach NAFSA, the world’s largest nonprofit focused on international education, recently selected Texas Tech’s K-12 Global Education Outreach division as a recipient of the 2016 Senator Paul Simon Spotlight Award.

Tech was selected based on its internationalization efforts in primary education, according to a Tech news release.

The award is given to institutions making intentional and significant progress in expanding the reach of internationalization, fostering collaboration in the interest of internationalization, expanding student, faculty and academic support units contributing to internationalization, and assessing and measuring such progress, according to the release.

“We are deeply honored for Texas Tech’s K-12 Global Education Outreach division to be honored with this

prestigious award,” Tibor Nagy, vice provost for International Affairs, said in the release. “Our GEO program will continue to develop new and creative ways to enable West Texas K-12 students to enhance their global IQ.” The award is named after Senator Paul Simon from Illinois, according to the release, who supported the creation of the National Security Education Program to address national security deficiencies in language and cultural expertise.

“We are honored to receive this award and to be recognized for our efforts to help internationalize the campus and educate the local community,” Kelley Coleman, director of the GEO division, said in the release. “This award recognizes years of hard work and we are honored to receive it.”

NAFSA has presented the Senator Paul Simon Spotlight Award to universities

including Duke University, the University of Texas-Austin, Rice University and the University of Notre Dame, according to the release.

Tech will be recognized at a ceremony in November in Washington, D.C., according to the release, and featured in NAFSA’s report “Internationalizing the Campus: Profiles of Success at Colleges and Universities.”

“For the past 18 years, our K-12 Global Education Outreach division has provided cultural outreach programming to local schools across West Texas,” Coleman said in the release. “As our international population has grown, so have our outreach efforts. Serving as a liaison between the university and local community has allowed us to foster cultural awareness for thousands of students and teachers across the South Plains.” @JenRomeroDT

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SOFTBALL

Maisel rises to new role as leader

By DIEGO GAYTAN Staff Writer

Before starting her junior season with the Texas Tech softball team, Mattison Maisel pitched fewer than 30 innings during her freshman and sophomore campaigns. This year, as the only returning pitcher from last season, Maisel now stands as the innings leader at 74 and two-thirds, with an ERA of 3.28, according to a Big 12 release.

More than ever, junior righthanded pitcher Maisel feels ready to step into the pitcher’s circle for the Red Raiders.

In what looks like a breakout year, Maisel’s numbers currently show a vast improvement from her 2015 season, as she slashed her 6.48 ERA and dropped her opponents’ batting average from .322 to .282.

Maisel’s seniority in the Tech pitching rotation pointed her to a leadership role, but she said to feel like the leader of the group it took more than her familiarity of the Big 12 to feel fit for the role.

As everything began clicking physically, Maisel said she saw herself gain a voice and a new

perception of herself.

“I’m a lot more confident in my ability and my mindset is definitely a lot better,” Maisel said. “I have the mindset that I can defeat whoever I want and put them in the box.”

Maisel realized blasting pitches did not fit her style or her identity, she said. Turning into the pitcher she wanted to personify did not mean changing herself, it meant trusting her ability.

Finishing her sophomore season, Maisel said she spent her fall and preseason polishing the off-speed pitches she floats toward opponents this season.

Assistant coach Amanda Locke said Maisel’s ball movement takes a trajectory unlike the ones batters typically face.

“I think she brings something unique not a lot of people in the country can bring,” Locke said.

“She spins it and it moves and that’s really what we focus on and try to be great at.”

To better prepare the team for the Big 12 slate, Tech head coach Adrian Gregory crafted a schedule for the Red Raiders filled by series against seven

teams ranked in the top 25.

Against a then No.22 California, Maisel showed her increased confidence in her skills. Facing the Golden Bears, Maisel scattered three hits in seven innings while giving up only one walk.

Prior to opening the season, Gregory said Maisel put in the work to reach the expectations the staff had of her.

“She’s in the bullpen all the time, she’s just a really great kid that you want as a part of your program,” Gregory said.

For a player who by the midpoint of her junior season already surpassed two years worth of inning totals, Maisel handles herself as a veteran in the circle, Gregory said.

The trust Maisel places on her individual skills extends to her defense. After redshirting her first year with the team, she said, gaining her stride in the circle took time and numerous sessions with Locke for her to develop her game.

“I call her the miracle worker,” Maisel said. “She has just been by my side in my hip pocket helping me, leading me through the mechanics that I need to do

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Mattison Maisel pitches the ball during the Lady Raiders’ softball game against Ohio on March 5 at Rocky Johnson Field. Tech won with a final score of 7-5. and supporting me and always encouraging me and putting me in that positive mindset that I can do it.”

As the only returning player from last year’s pitching rotation, Maisel said she took the advice from last season’s starting

senior pitchers, Cara Custer and Chandler Moore, to leave the field without regrets and make the most of the limited time she has in the circle.

Even in her losses, Maisel said she finds something to make her time in the circle worthwhile.

“You really have to have a mindset that I’m learning,” she said. “You might be doing bad at that moment, but you got to take those success and little moments as learning moments and go from there.” @DGaytanDT

FOOTBALL

Receiver competition starts by Grant’s departure

By DAVID GAY Staff Writer

Because of the loss of senior wide receiver Jakeem Grant, the young wide receiving core looks to fill the shoes that he left on the field. Sophomore Cameron Batson, freshman Jonathan Giles and freshman Quan Shorts are aiming to replace Grant as the main target sophomore Patrick Mahomes II throws to.

“It’s hard to replace a talent like Jakeem’s,” Texas Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury said. “But, these guys are smart, quick and agile football players.”

Batson said it is always fun to compete with the other wide receivers.

“The guys have done a good job of pushing me and me pushing them,” Batson said. “They have pushed me to try and be number one.”

Giles moved to wide receiver from quarterback last year, and has been improving different aspects of his game, he said. Both offensive coordinator Eric Morris and Kingsbury have been helping Giles to be a better receiver.

“One of the things that I had to work on coming in was blocking and being physical,”

Giles said. “I feel like I have gotten better on my routes, much better than last year.

I feel like coach Morris did a fabulous job in making me better and making sure that my routes are crisp.”

Kingsbury said Giles has been getting the majority of the reps because of the injury to sophomore receiver Ian Sadler.

“Last year was his first year of playing wide receiver,” Kingsbury said. “He progressed really well toward the end of the year. He has made a bunch of plays. It’s going to be a great battle in fall camp when Ian gets back to see who’s going to be the lead guy.”

Batson has learned much from Grant, he said. While he will miss having fun with him as a teammate, he believes the receivers will do a good job this year.

“In my freshman year, he took me under his wing as a big brother/little brother type relationship,” Batson said. “He has shown me everything that he’s known from a receiver standpoint.”

But, now that Grant is gone, Batson said he believes he will have the opportunity to shine.

“I’ve been waiting for two

years for that position to come open,” he said. “We are going to get that position filled and we are going to make sure that the production doesn’t lack.

I’m trying to make a name for myself and trying to fill those big shoes that Grant has left.”

Batson believes his production during practice this spring so far has been really good, he said.

“I feel that I have been catching the ball really well,” Batson said. “We probably catch balls 200 times a day. We have been doing a really good job catching the ball.”

Kingsbury also said he has been impressed with the way Batson has played in practice.

“Cameron (Batson) has done well,” Kingsbury said. “He has fit into that ‘h’-position, where Jakeem got the majority of the reps last year. He is a very smart player and knows the game. He is getting better and better. He has made some big plays in the first few practices, so that is good to see.”

The wide receiver position will be resolved once Tech hits the field when it opens the 2016 football season at home against Stephen F. Austin on Sept. 3. @DavidGayDT

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Texas Tech wide receiver Jakeem Grant breaks a tackle and heads for the end zone during Tech’s game against Iowa State on Oct. 10 at Jones AT&T Stadium. Tech won the game with a final score of 66-31.

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CONTINUED FROM PG. 1 The Lobos immediately responded with a five-run inning fueled by a threerun home run. Tech’s junior southpaw Ty Damron was pulled from the game after the homer.

Tech’s offense would not be outdone, however, as they scored six runs in the bottom of the inning to take an 8-5 advantage. A two-run homer from Raley highlighted the rally as it rocketed over the left field wall.

By the end of the third inning, Davis had stolen three bases. He ended the game with four stolen bases, which marked the most for a Red Raider since 2008.

Davis also had three hits and two RBIs in the game.

“It’s a little exciting. Speed

RED RAIDERS LOBOS is what I have to bring to the table,” Davis said. “I’m just glad I had the opportunity to (help the team).”

In the top of the fifth inning, New Mexico doubled and then hit back-to-back home runs off freshman southpaw Erikson Lanning to regain a 9-8 lead.

Smith responded by recording his fourth hit of the game and scoring off of an RBI single hit by Davis.

Smith has now had two consecutive four-hit games.

“I’m just trying to get a pitch to hit. Take some pitches, allow myself to get deep into the count,” Smith said. “My approach is just to

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get a good pitch to hit and put a good swing on it.”

The Red Raiders scored a run in the sixth inning to go up 11-9.

The team was leading 12-9 for a moment before a call was overturned to end the inning.

Tadlock was furious over the changed ruling and was ejected from the game.

“I think everybody knew somebody was getting tossed when the call gets changed,” Tadlock said. “I think the (umpires) got the call right.”

Senior first baseman Eric Gutierrez extended the lead with a bases-loaded three RBI double in the seventh inning to put his team up 14-9.

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Texas Tech right fielder Stephen Smith dives back to first base on after the New Mexico pitcher tries to pick him off during their matchup on Tuesday at Dan Law Field. Tech beat the Lobos 14-10.

The five-run lead proved to be enough over the final two innings.

The current Big 12 Conference Player of the Week,

sophomore outfielder Tanner Gardner, continued to swing the bat well with two hits, a walk and two RBIs. Tech is now 13-7 on the sea-

son and will begin its Big 12 home opening series against Oklahoma at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Rip Griffin Park. @JeremyK_DT

SOFTBALL

Top of lineup comes Kierra Miles earns Big up big offensively 12 offensive honors The No. 23 Texas Tech baseball team crossed home plate a season-high 14 times in a win over New Mexico on Tuesday afternoon at Rip Griffin Park.

A majority of the offensive output came from the top half of the lineup.

Junior outfielder Stephen Smith was the leadoff hitter in the game and recorded his second-straight four-hit game.

“I try to have a good approach, but the ball is going to fly when the wind is blowing like (today),” Smith said. “It’s fun for hitters.

Getting a little popup, it

might go out.”

Senior outfielder Zach Davis followed Smith and tied a career high with three hits and four runs on the day.

Davis also stole four bases, which was the most in the team’s history since the 2008 season.

“Every time Zach (Davis) is in the lineup, something amazing is going to happen. You know, four stolen bases,” Smith said. “He should’ve stole on every pitch, they won’t throw him out.”

Sophomore outfielder Tanner Gardner rounded

out the outfield with two hits and two RBI in addition to a defensive highlight.

The fourth and fifth hitters, senior infielders Cory Raley and Eric Gutierrez, combined for three hits and six RBIs. “The top of the order needs to get on. And Stephen (Smith) did a nice job, kind of continued what he’s been doing,” Tech coach Tim Tadlock said. “Really neat to see Zach get in there because he brings a lot to the table. All those guys, we really did a good job applying pressure.” @JeremyK_DT

TENNIS

Lady Raiders prepare for home match against DePaul The No. 11 Texas Tech Lady Raider tennis team looks to bounce back against DePaul at 5 p.m. Wednesday after falling to TCU by a final score of 4-0.

With the loss the Lady Raiders fell to 7-1 at home, and this was the team’s second loss of the season, according to a Tech Athletics news release.

DePaul is entering the away match after a twoweek break from the court,

according to a release from the DePaul website.

DePaul currently posts a 7-6 record and is playing its first match against a ranked opponent since Feb. 27, according to a news release from DePaul.

Coming off of a threegame win streak, the Blue Demons have the nations No. 30-ranked duo in senior Rebeca Mitrea and junior Yuliya Shupenia.

Mitrea and Shupenia are

coming into Lubbock with a seven-match win streak, according to the website The Lady Raiders, however, have the No. 39-ranked pair in the nation, according to the ITA rankings in junior Lynn Kiro and freshman Alex Valenstein.

First serve for the Lady Raiders and the Blue Demons is scheduled for 5 p.m.

Wednesday at the McLeod Tennis Center. @BSoliz_DT

Junior right fielder Kierra Miles earned Big 12 Conference Softball Player of the Week after her performance in Tech’s last home tournament, according to a Tech Athletics news release.

During the course of Tech’s five-game tournament, Miles went yard on three occasions. Miles’ home runs increased her season total to 10, the current leader in homers on the team. Along with

the home run totals, Miles recorded nine RBIs and a .938 slugging percentage.

Overall, Miles batted for a combined average of .312 against Tech’s two opponents, Boise State and Georgia Southern.

As the Big 12 season draws near, Miles leads the Big 12 in total bases and places fourth in RBIs at 28. For the Red Raiders, Miles tallies a teamleading overall on-base percentage of .425 and

is second among the Red Raiders in batting average at .347.

Te c h c o a c h A d r i a n Gregory said Miles has increased her patience at the plate allowing the junior outfielder to connect on well-placed pitches.

“She has been super disciplined,” Gregory said. “She swings and does not get cheated and she is continuing to trust her ability.” @DGaytanDT

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Jamie Dixon introduced at TCU FORT WORTH (AP) — Jamie Dixon is back at TCU, and the Horned Frogs are hoping their former player can provide a lot more winning moments for the program that has struggled in the Big 12 Conference.

Even before Dixon entered the completely redone arena for his introduction as new coach at his alma mater, his biggest shot as a player was shown on the video board.

It was from 30 years ago when Dixon, then a junior guard, hit a contested buzzer-beating shot from about 30 feet for a victory over rival Texas under the same roof.

"To bring someone home was

what we wanted to do," athletic director Chris Del Conte said.

"It was the right time."

Dixon left Pittsburgh after 11 NCAA Tournament appearances in his 13 seasons as head coach.

He got a six-year contract from TCU, a place he said he always dreamed of returning to — and a school that had long desired for that to happen.

TCU has won only eight Big 12 games since joining the power league four years ago, and hasn't been to the NCAA Tournament since 1998.

Their last NCAA victory was in the first round in 1987 when Dixon was a senior guard and the Frogs were outright Southwest Athletic

Conference champions.

"We are here to win, and we are here to win right now, and we are here to win the right way," said Dixon, relaying what he told TCU players. "I don't think anybody can sell this place better than I can, because everything I've gotten in my life is because of TCU." The 50-year-old Dixon was 328-123 at Pitt, where he led the Panthers to Big East Conference regular season titles in 2004 and 2011 before they moved to the Athletic Coast Conference three years ago.

He first went there in 1999 as the top assistant to Ben Howland, who left in 2003 for UCLA.

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Attacks put week in perspective for Pieters

House leads Texas A&M into Sweet 16

AUSTIN (AP) — An important week of golf for Thomas Pieters quickly turned into a somber one for the 24-year-old Belgian.

“It was just one of the worst days to wake up,” he said Tuesday.

His phone was buzzing before dawn. Everyone who called wanted to know the obvious: Was his family OK? Pieters spent the next four hours talking to his family in Antwerp and texting

friends in Brussels, where two bombs in the airport and another at a subway station killed at least 31 and wounded nearly 200 others.

His family and most of his close friends are fine.

He still had not heard from one friend who was in the Metro.

“So it’s still a nervous time,” Pieters said. “But we’ve heard that there’s still a lot of people just stuck in the Metro, because there was only one exit to get out. And hopefully,

he just comes out there.”

The Dell Match Play starts Wednesday, and it’s a big week for Pieters.

A two-time winner on the European Tour, he is No. 57 in the world ranking and this is the final week before the top 50 earn invitations to the Masters. His first match is against Adam Scott.

Because the format is headto-head, match play tends to bring out more raw emotion than regular tournaments.

COLLEGE STATION (AP) — Danuel House had no points with 5 1/2 minutes left in regulation of Texas A&M’s game against Northern Iowa.

He and the Aggies were far from done. House finished with 22 points in an astonishing comeback that has the Aggies in their first Sweet 16 since 2007, where they’ll face Oklahoma on Thursday.

House received plenty of well wishes after that game where A&M rallied from a

12-point deficit with 44 seconds left to win in double overtime.

He had 120 text messages piled up by the time he got back to his phone in the locker room.

But one that was just a tad premature stood out above all the rest.

“My friend had sent me a text message: ‘Hey man, it’s been a great season. You did all you could do,’” House said.

Time stamped a few minutes later was one backtracking.

“Then the next thing you know bam: ‘Way to pull it out,’”

House said the text said before cackling. “That’s probably the most memorable one.”

No one on the team was surprised to see House bounce back late in that game after a start where he missed his first nine shots and had three turnovers.

“He’s never met a shot that he doesn’t like and he’s never met a shot that he won’t take,” coach Billy Kennedy said smiling. “Offensively that’s a good thing and sometimes he takes some tough shots.