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Jed’s Back Brother Jed, ministry visit Tech

By MATTHEW SETZEKORN Staff Writer

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rother Jed Smock and other members of his religious organization, Campus Ministry USA, have returned to Texas Tech’s campus once again. The group plans to be on campus and preach to students in the Free Speech Area for the remainder of the week.

Jed Smock was joined by his wife, Sister Cindy Smock, and two other members of their organization on Wednesday, March 28, to inform Tech students of their message and what makes them sinners.

At one point, Smock stood in the middle of a large crowd of Tech students detailing his college career and telling the crowd of his past sins. He discussed his life in a fraternity, what college was like for him in the 1960s and the type of women he was attracted to, warning the fraternity members in the crowd to steer clear of certain temptations.

When asked by a student in the crowd why he was “glorifying” his past sin, Smock responded by saying he was simply warning the crowd of what not to do.

Brother Jed and his organization often make students upset, causing arguments, mocking from both sides and shouting matches. Shelby Oubre, a senior English major from Garland, said it is all about the delivery of their message that makes things so heated.

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Brother Jed Smock gestures toward the crowd as he preaches onWednesday, March 28, 2018, in the Free Speech Area. Smock and his wife Cindy Smock come to Tech each year to share their religious beliefs.

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ABC Pro Rodeo starts tonight

By AUSTIN WATTS

The 76th annual ABC Pro Rodeo will be at the Lubbock Municipal Coliseum from March 29 through March 31. Performances will begin every evening at 7:30 p.m., with an additional performance at 1:30 p.m. on March 31, according to the ABC Pro Rodeo website.

Shuttle service will be available for the Rodeo from the United Supermarkets Arena, beginning at 6:15 p.m. for the evening performances. The Carizma bus shuttle will also begin running at 12:15 p.m. for the Saturday matinee, according to the website. Shuttle services will be available throughout

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At the beginning of the 20172018 season, the Texas Tech men’s basketball team was picked to finish seventh in the Big 12 preseason poll, but the Red Raiders exceeded those expectations with one of the best seasons in recent history for the program.

The reason for the low preseason rankings was obvious, as last season the Red Raiders started with a 11-1 record in non-conference play, but struggled heavily in Big 12 play, finishing with an 18-14 overall record and a 6-12 record in conference play.

“Even though last year’s team didn’t win as many games as I would have liked, there’s still just a great positive vibe around our program,” Tech coach Chris Beard said, prior to the season opener against South Alabama. “We respect the past and tradition of Tech basketball, but we also have the vision to do things that have never been done here before.”

A major factor in the Red Raiders struggles during the 2016-2017 season was a lack of depth. Heading into the 2017-2018 season, Tech added senior Tommy Hamilton IV, freshman guards Jarrett Culver and Zhaire Smith and other role players. The freshman duo of Culver and Smith immediately became impact players for Tech and finished second and third in scoring this season respectively.

“Tommy is in the rotation,

the duration of the performances.

Tickets can be purchased online, at the ABC Pro Rodeo website, or at Dollar Western Wear, Cavender’s, Boot Barn, Boot City or Select-A-Seat. Tickets will also be available at the door the day of, according to the website. Presale general admission tickets cost $10, general admissions at the door cost $12. Reserved presale tickets cost $18, while those same tickets cost $20 at the door day of. Establishments selling tickets reserve the right to add a service charge. @RyannRaelDT

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Senior guard Keenan Evans makes a three pointer during Texas Tech’s game against Texas on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018, in the United Supermarkets Arena.

The Red Raiders’ season concluded after a loss to Villanova in the Elite Eight round of the NCAA Tournament. basically got seven or eight guys in the rotation that I would call starters,” Beard said, following the game against Maine. “They are just talented freshmen, I’d put Culver in that same category.

They are guys that were recruited by a lot of schools around the country, and they chose Texas Tech for many reasons. One of those knowing they could play here early in their career, as we built the program.”

Despite their low standings in the preseason poll, the Red Raiders showed dominance early, racking up three conference wins, including Tech’s first win in Allen Fieldhouse against the Kansas

Jayhawks. Despite a stretch of four games that included three losses following an injury to senior Zach Smith, the Red Raiders rebounded with a seven-game winning streak to vault into first place in the conference standings midway through February.

The Red Raiders’ standings at the top of the conference would not last long, as senior Keenan Evans would break his toe against Baylor, and the loss of the top scorer on Tech sent the team tumbling on a four game skid, with the Red Raiders recovering to win the season finale against Texas Christian University.

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A bull rider tries to hold on to his bull at the beginning of his ride during the 75th annual ABC Pro Rodeo on Friday, March 31, 2017, in the Lubbock Municipal Coliseum. This year, the ABC Pro Rodeo will take place from Thursday, March 29 through Saturday, March 31 and tickets can be purchased online or at the door.

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Tech instructor dead after house fire There has been no official determination as to what caused a house fire in Tech Terrace 2910 21st St. on Tuesday, but the Fire Marshal’s Office is still investigating.

Four people were inside of the house at the time of the fire, two of those people have died. Authorities have identified 72-yearold John Fleming and 45-year-old Rodica Gelca as the two victims.

Officials with Texas Tech have been able to confirm Gelca was an instructor in the Mathematics & Statistics department. Gelca came to the department in 2005 and earned her doctoral degree in environmental toxicology in 2009, according to a memorial webpage on the department’s website.

From 2010 to 2013, she worked as a postdoctoral associate and as a research assistant pro-

fessor for the Institute of Environmental and Human Health and was mentored by GELCA Katharine Hayhoe, director of Tech’s Climate Science Center.

Gelca worked as an instructor in the Math & Statistics department since 2016, according to the website. She is survived by her husband Razvan Gelca, another professor in the Math & Statistics department.

Razvan Gelca is also a victim of the house fire and is still in the hospital, according to the website.

Tech’s Office of Communications & Marketing released a statement on behalf of Magdalena Toda, the department’s chair.

“Rodica was a wonderful teacher, loved and appreciated by students, as well as a

great colleague,” Toda said in an emailed statement. “She was a hardworking teacher and researcher, with a positive, optimistic and nurturing personality. She will be greatly missed.”

The other two people who were in the house are still in the hospital and are expected to recover, according to a Lubbock Police Department news release.

The Lubbock Fire Department updated its Facebook page, which serves as the communication point for its official statements, writing there were also three firefighters injured while working the scene.

Authorities were initially called to the scene just before 10 p.m. on Tuesday night, and emergency officials were still on the scene just before noon on Wednesday. LFD has since categorized the fire as a two-alarm fire, according to its Facebook.

As the fire was being reported, many of the neighbors around the house said they

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A house at 2910 21st. St. sits heavily damaged after a house fire on Tuesday, March 28. Upon arrival, officials found 72-year-old John Flemings dead and 45-year-old Rodica Gelca was later pronounced dead after being taken to University Medical Center. Authorities are still investigating the cause of the fire. could hear and felt an explosion.

Officials have not yet been able to determine the cause of the fire, but as of now local, state and federal authorities are investigating, according to the post. However, at this

time authorities have ruled out any criminal activity.

The fire department’s HazMat crew has also been able to clear the area and have not reported any contaminants in the air.

The Daily Toreador will continue to monitor the situation and update its website at www.dailytoreador.com as more information becomes available. @MichaelCantuDT

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Food pantry hosting poster contest to raise awareness

By GRACE STARK Staff Writer

The Texas Tech Food Pantry, the Office of the Dean of Students, and Center for Campus Life are hosting a contest for Texas Tech Students called “Name the Pantry. Fill the Pantry”.

The contest challenges students to develop a new name for the food pantry and create a new logo. Submissions are due Tuesday, April 2 to foodpantry@ttu.edu with “Logo and Naming Contest” in the subject line, according to a Tech news release.

The Food Pantry is located on the first floor of Doak Hall in room 117. The hours are Mondays and Wednesdays 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. and Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

The food pantry made its first appearance the first week of the fall 2017 semester.

“It has been a very soft opening,” Kimberly Thornton, senior director for the center of campus life, said.

“It is open 20 hours a week and by appointment.”

The judges of the contest

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CONTINUED FROM PG. 1 “I don’t think he’s intentionally preaching hate,” Oubre said. “But when you yell at people or attack their

will focus on the originality and recognition of the food pantry in the design. Submissions may be created through a graphics software program or hand drawn, according to the release. Students should note that if they use the Double-T in their design they need to follow the guidelines that have been created for its proper use.

The winner of the contest will be selected and notified by mid-April, according to the release. The winner of the contest will receive a gift card and a basketball signed by basketball Coach Chris Beard and Keenan Evans.

“During normal business hours (8 a.m. – 5 p.m.) when we don’t have students working there you can call the dean of students’ number and someone will come over and let you in to get food,” Thornton said.

The requirements for students to get involved with the food bank are not strenuous.

The food pantry was created and proposed by the Center for Student Life, Student Government Association and a few other organizations, she said.

Essentially, they noticed appearance and style of life, you’re definitely not preaching love or tolerance.”

Cullen Gilliland, a junior communication studies major from Coppell, agrees that the delivery of their message is what makes

a need and that their students were suffering from food scarcity and they decided to take action. By August of 2017 they were able to locate a space and it took off from there.

“It is open to all TTU students. That is really important to us,” Thornton said.

“You just walk and get a bag and you just have to give us your R number and sign a

paper saying you had come by and that you`re a student.

It`s all anonymous.”

This is a reality for some students at Texas Tech University. Students may be working two jobs, going to school and doing everything they can but can only afford to eat a single slice of bread, she said.

However, many Tech students are still unaware of the

food pantry.

“I had no idea there was a food pantry available for students but I think it is a great idea that they should promote more,” Eddie Guerra, freshman digital media major from Houston, said. “I don’t know anybody currently suffering, but I do know that there are probably a good number of students that are.”

But the food pantry has

the people view Campus Ministry USA’s in an even more negative light.

“I don’t feel the words itself are spreading hate, I feel like the way he’s saying it is,” Gilliland said.

“I feel like the delivery is wrong and it’s contorted a little bit to elevate himself instead of Jesus Christ.”

Despite the students’ feelings that his message is harsh, Smock assures the students that he is doing it out of care and love.

“Love compelled me to want to share this,” Smock said. “I went back to my community to tell them the great things Christ has done in my life and the great things Christ can do in their life

if they believe.”

One may think Smock has grown up with these beliefs, and that is only half true. He said he grew up as a Methodist and the problem was that he did not fully believe.

“I went through the rituals, I was baptized and confirmed at 13,” Smock said. “It was more a rite of passage. I didn’t take it seriously. But I was born again in 1972 when I made a decision to follow Christ.”

Many students who watched Smock and his organization preach were Christians themselves.

Some even had bibles in their hand or passages on their phone so that they can inform fellow students

of any inaccuracies.

Throughout the week, the Christian fraternity, Beta Upsilon Chi, and the Christian sorority, Sigma Phi Lambda, decided to set up a table near the Smock clan, hand out bibles and spread the word of God the way they see it in order to counteract the Campus Ministry USA’s message.

Many of the Christian students believe what Smock and his group said shines a negative light on Christianity as a whole, and they do not reflect the actual views of a majority of Christians.

“If you come to an actual church and hear the actual gospel, you’ll be able to understand better,” Gilliland, who is also a member of Beta Upsilon Chi, said. “They do create a bad name for us, but that’s not my stance towards Jesus, it’s his.”

For more than 40 years, Smock has been spreading

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previously partnered with the Wreck Hunger Pantry and are interested in getting more student involvement.

“The big thing we need right now is donors,” Thornton said. “We need inventory. If you`re interested in stocking the pantry that will be one of our needs as we move forward.”

Some students even provided potential ideas to help benefit the Food Pantry.

“I knew it was a problem but I haven’t really thought about it all that much,” Grace Ford, sophomore finance major from Montgomery, said.

“I think it would be really cool if maybe we could have a fundraiser and make it an annual event and the money we make could go on a meal card and give it to them.”

For those who visit the pantry, there are hardly any questions asked from those who are working there.

“You never worry about feeding yourself you just get food when you`re hungry,” Thornton said. “But people who are facing food insecurity don’t know where that meal is coming from.” @GraceStarkDT

his controversial message to college students across America and occasionally, across the globe. He said he chose college campuses because students are the future leaders of the world.

Because of this, Smock and the other members of the Campus Ministry USA are determined to spread their message on every class day. Smock said he plans to stay on Tech’s campus for the remainder of the week, and they hope to return to Tech for many more years. @mattsetzekornDT

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Former mayor remembered as incredible man

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om Martin was an academic, teacher, politician, gentleman, lion, freemason and a friend to all who knew him. On Tuesday, March 27, Lubbock lost a legend.

Martin started his service to the City of Lubbock in 1970 as the city’s public information officer. After working in law enforcement for more than 25 years, according to the Texas Tech Political Science Department website, he jumped into politics. He served on the Lubbock City Council as the District 5 Representative. He also served as Mayor Pro Tem before being elected as mayor in 2008.

I met Tom in 2016 when I joined the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry. From the day I met him, he was a true role model to me. The kindness he gave the world and the knowledge he was always willing to share made him unlike any other. He was easy

Jason Jones is junior political science major from Alvin.

going, kind hearted, caring, well spoken and probably my favorite person to sit down and talk politics with over chicken fried steak.

In the polarizing world of politics, Tom taught me an important lesson I will never forget: though he might not agree with them, he treated everyone with respect. Tom leaves behind an incredible legacy at Tech and in Freemasonry in West Texas.

I did not have the privilege of knowing Tom for long but I will always cherish the time I had as his friend. Rest easy Brother Tom Martin, until we meet again SMIB. @DailyToreador

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Pro-life, women’s rights present different arguments

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o you know whose business a woman’s vagina is?

Hers.

Did you hear that, politicians? Did you hear that, religious radicals?

Abortion has been a hot topic for a hot minute. After Trump’s election, I remember a state of fear in many female friends as Roe vs.

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Wade, Planned Parenthood and birth control accessibility suddenly hung in the balance.

Abortion is a topic with many complexities, so let’s make it simple. What gives one person the right to dictate what another person does with their own body?

I know it is not my job to force someone to have a baby.

Reports of abortion were on the rise in America following the Roe v. Wade ruling, but that doesn’t actually mean abortion numbers are rising. Just the number reported. Abortion is not a new concept. It’s not a modern medical marvel. Abortions have been around for centuries — they were just supersecret, barbaric procedures with high mortality rates.

Making abortions more difficult to get is not going to stop people from getting abortions; it’s just going to stop them from getting safe abortions.

There are a lot of arguments that are “pro-life” or anti-abortion, one of which is religion. Well, one of the founding principles of our great nation is the freedom of religion, including the freedom from religious persecution. So, if you disagree with abortion on a religious level, don’t get an abortion but you cannot persecute another party by telling them they are going to hell.

They might not be religious, they might not care, or maybe it’s none of your business. What concern of it is yours if their soul burns in the pit of hell in eternal damnation. It’s not your soul. It’s not your body. It’s not your life.

In the words of one of my favorite people, Barack

Ryann Rael is a freshman journalism major from Albuquerque.

Obama, “No, you can’t deny women their basic rights and pretend it’s about your ‘religious freedom.’ If you don’t like birth control then don’t use it. Religious freedom doesn’t mean you can force others to live by your own beliefs.”

There have been pro-life rallies and protests outside of Planned Parenthood and clinics that form abortion. But protestors just stand outside and scream rather than going into the building, and sitting down next to the woman receiving the procedure. Ask her why she is doing what she is doing.

Babies are expensive.

Young people in this country are struggling to make ends meet for just themselves. By tacking a baby onto those expenses, it makes it extremely difficult to support that child if the parent is not financially stable.

If she is worrying about rent, groceries, possibly tuition and coursework already, by throwing doctors’ bills and another human life on her shoulders and then giving her virtually no options, her life can be derailed fast.

The counter argument here would be that if a highly motivated student were to get pregnant, she could have the baby, work to cover her bills, take night courses and make it work. Sure, it’s possible. But even a highly mo-

What one person does with his or her body is his or her business, so long as it does not violate another’s constitutional rights.

Among girls in the 18-25 age range, from my experience, birth control is not a widely or openly discussed topic. When it is brought up, its main function is danced around. A lot of girls I know take it to ease cramps during periods, or to help with their skin. While these are all perfectly valid reasons, no one says they take it so they won’t get pregnant, which is the point.

This is the problem.

Instead of women talking openly and honestly about women’s issues and making decisions to benefit them, a primarily old, male congress is doing it for us. Many of us subscribe to the Christian belief —which there is nothing wrong with; but, Christians tend to have a habit of forcing religion on others. Just ask the Native Americans.

I have a hard time believing people when they are pro-life. All life? Black life? Mexican and Hispanic?

Gay? Transgender? Asexual?

Disabled? Or are people only pro-life when the fetus has the potential to be just like them?

Assuming a pro-life rally actually convinces a scared pregnant woman not to abort the fetus, where are the pro-lifers when that child is living in poverty because she had to make a choice between education and baby bills, or when they become another case number in an overstuffed foster care system.

Where are the pro-life advocates once a baby is born into a world in which they were not wanted?

If a child is not wanted, and the mother is forced to keep the child, that child will struggle growing up.

Those children are more likely to grow up in an abusive household, and subjecting a child to an abusive household will never be OK under any circumstance.

In a country where church and state are supposed to be separate, I take issue with the government making decisions about my healthcare options based on a particular faction of peoples’ beliefs,

particularly when our constitution says that’s not supposed to happen.

I understand why people have issues with abortion.

It is squashing the potential of life. However, the majority of abortions occur before 8 weeks, according to an Abortion After the First Trimester online pamphlet from Planned Parenthood in which they cite the Center for Disease Control.

Before being born, the fetus cannot survive on its own without a mother or medical assistance. This plays into the theme that no one can make decisions for another person’s body, but there is a concept called body autonomy. It’s why someone cannot be forced to donate an organ even if it would save someone else’s life, even if they are dead. A fetus is using the mother’s body, and as soon as she doesn’t want it to, she revokes permission.

Abstinence is the only sure-fire way to avoid pregnancy. And if that is what some people want to practice then that’s their business, the same way that if people want to have sex it’s their business. Realistically, according to the Harvard Crimson, 60 percent of college students are sexually active. So, while abstinence is an option, like other forms of birth control, it’s not a one size fits all solution.

What one person does with his or her body is his or her business, so long as it does not violate another’s constitutional rights. @RyannRaelDT

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Trump hopeful, some skeptical ahead of US-NK talks WASHINGTON (AP) — An enigmatic North Korean leader takes a secretive train trip to China to affirm fraternal ties and declare a commitment to denuclearization.

It sounds like Kim Jong Un’s visit this week, but his father and predecessor Kim Jong Il made similar declarations on a trip to Beijing, months before he died in 2011. Yet North Korea’s nuclear weapons development only speeded up.

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mism Wednesday after the younger Kim’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, saying there’s “a good chance” that Kim will “do what is right for his people and for humanity.” But there are plenty of reasons to be skeptical that the U.S.-North Korean summit slated for May will produce the breakthrough that Washington wants.

After a year of escalating tensions, Trump agreed to talks after South Korean officials relayed that Kim

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tivated and smart student is at an extreme disadvantage should she find herself knocked up.

I’ve heard the argument that she got pregnant as a punishment for having sex.

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Between 2007 and 2011, the Contraceptive CHOICE Project was conducted in St. Louis. From 2008 to 2010, abortion rates dropped to as low as 4.4 per 1,000, compared to the national rate of 19.6 per 1,000 in 2008, according to the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

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was committed to ridding the Korean Peninsula of nuclear weapons and was willing to halt nuclear and missile tests.

That has tamped down fears of war that elevated as Trump and Kim traded threats and insults and North Korea demonstrated it was close to being able to strike the U.S. with a nuclear-tipped missile.

Kim’s meeting with Xi offered some reassurance to Washington that “denuclearization” will be up

for negotiation if the first summit between American and North Korean leaders in seven decades of animosity takes place.

But while Trump has elevated expectations of what that sit-down would achieve, North Korea has yet to spell out what it wants in return for abandoning a weapons program that Kim likely views as a guarantee for the survival of his totalitarian regime.

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Knight Raiders go for gold

By BROOKLYN MURDY Staff Writer

For the fifth year in a row, the Texas Tech Chess Program will participate in the Final Four of Chess.

The team will compete in New York City, on Satu r d a y, M a r c h 3 1 , a n d Sunday, April 1, against Webster University, Saint Louis University and the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.

Tech placed third in the Pan-American championships, qualifying them for the Final Four, which took place in December 2017.

“The Final Four consists of four of the best teams,” Iryna Andrenko, the Women’s International Master and a graduate student in horticulture from Simferopol, Ukraine, said. “The first day is going to be one game, with two games are going to be on the next day. It’s a total of three games.”

The team’s success in making it to the Final Four for the fifth year is because of how strong the team is, Onischuk said.

“Besides having a great coach who really cares about the players, all the players are very passionate about chess,” Munoz said. “I thank the director and unit coordinator for all they do for us, because they really care.”

To support the team, Tech’s chess club, the Knight Raiders is hosting an openinvitation live viewing party on Saturday, March 31, in the library.

On average, a game lasts about four hours, and each team of four will play against each other, Grandmaster Alex Onischuk, the head coach and director of the Chess Program at Tech, said.

Representing Tech will be Grandmasters Andrii Baryshpolets, Pavel Vorontsov and Sergey Matsenko, as well as International Masters Jack Shtembuliak and Luis Carlos Torres Rosas.

Grandmaster is the highest title a chess player can achieve. The title, which shows excellence in the player ’s game, is held for life by those who

achieve it, Andrenko said.

These students have been employing many methods of preparation for this competition, Opal Gonzales, unit coordinator for the Chess Program, said.

Chess is a universal game, you don’t have to speak the same language to understand the rules and the concept of the game.

OPAL GONZALES UNIT COORDINATOR “Not only do they come in here and do a lot of practice and train with Alex, but they also do tactics and train on their own,” Gonzales said.

The students can train individually with Onischuk or in groups.

“We play, look at our opponent's games and work on what we call chess openings, which is the

beginning of the game,” Onischuk said. “We go over some positions and work on tactics.”

The students’ best resource is their coach.

Onischuk has been a top 100 player for 20 years straight. As a coach, he is one of the most highly sought-after chess teachers in the world, according to the TTU Chess website.

“I’m thankful to the coach for providing us the chance to have this chess scholarship, play in chess tournaments and represent Texas Tech,” Andrenko said.

O n i s c h u k ’s d e d i c a tion to the team is shown through its success as well as the development of the players. This includes taking students out to exercise or eat to improve their health in addition to their chess strategy, Gonzales said.

“Not only does he sit there and do one-on-one trainings with them, but he also does little things,” Gonzales said.

“He doesn’t just care about winning and losing, he cares about each of these players

as individuals.”

Since he was seven, Onischuk has been playing in all kinds of tournaments, moving up until he achieved his grandmaster title.

“I still try to improve when I work with the students,” Onischuk said. “Chess is such a complex game that you can improve at any age. You’ll always have something you can work on.”

Chess develops many qualities in its players including logic, problem-solving abilities, strategy and dedication, Gonzales said.

“If they didn’t enjoy it, they wouldn’t put in the work that they do,” Gonzales said. “It teaches them to be consistent in their dedication to something. It doesn’t necessarily have to be in chess; they can apply it to different aspects of their lives.”

When they play as a team, the students practice against each other, which provides an atmosphere of learning.

“It gives them a little bit of an edge because you have this playful competitiveness when you’re playing

against your friends, which helps our team since each of them is striving to be better than the next person,” Gonzales said.

The office can get crowded on Fridays when students come in to play each other and hang out, Claudia Munoz, a Woman Candidate Master and a sophomore mathematics major from Wichita Falls, said.

“We’re all in there playing chess, trash talking a little and just enjoying each other ’s company,” Munoz said. “We’re all a family, and we’re willing to share and learn from each other.”

Tech’s chess program represents 12 different countries among its 22 students. In the office, Munoz said she could be hearing teammates speak in Russian, Ukrainian and Spanish at any moment.

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Experts: Prince toxicology report shows very high drug level MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A toxicology report from Prince’s autopsy, obtained Monday by The Associated Press, shows he had what multiple experts called an “exceedingly high” concentration of fentanyl in his body when he died.

Prince was 57 when he was found alone and unresponsive in an elevator at his Paisley Park estate on April 21, 2016. Public data released six weeks after his death showed he died of an accidental overdose of fentanyl, a synthetic opioid 50 times more powerful than heroin.

A confidential toxicology

report obtained by the AP provides some insight into just how much fentanyl was in his system. Experts who are not connected to the Prince investigation said the numbers leave no doubt that fentanyl killed him.

“The amount in his blood is exceedingly high, even for somebody who is a chronic pain patient on fentanyl patches,” said Dr. Lewis Nelson, chairman of emergency medicine at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. He called the fentanyl concentrations “a pretty clear smoking gun.”

The report says the concentration of fentanyl in

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‘Hänsel und Gretel’ to be performed in German The Texas Tech School of Music, the J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual & Performing Arts and the University Symphonic Orchestra will present two performances of Engelbert Humerdinck’s “Hänsel und Gretel” in original German at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, March 30, and Saturday, March 31, in the Allen Theatre of the Student Union Building, according to an article from Texas Tech Today. The classic fairy tale is an opera and will feature

guest’s performances from the West Texas Children’s Chorus and the Hub Performing Arts School English supertitles will be available as the show progresses, according to the article. Tickets are available online, at the School of Music website, and at the door. General admissions tickets cost $15, seniors and non-Tech students cost $10 and Tech students will be admitted for free with a valid Tech ID.

Prince’s blood was 67.8 micrograms per liter. The report explains that fatalities have been documented in people with blood levels ranging from three to 58 micrograms per liter.

The report also says the level of fentanyl in Prince’s liver was 450 micrograms per kilogram, and notes that liver

concentrations greater than 69 micrograms per kilogram “seem to represent overdose or fatal toxicity cases.”

There was also what experts called a potentially lethal amount of fentanyl in Prince’s stomach. Dr. Charles McKay, president of the American College of Medical Toxicology, said gen-

erally speaking, the findings suggest Prince took the drug orally, while fentanyl in the blood and liver suggest it had some time to circulate before he died.

Experts say there is no “lethal level” at which fentanyl can kill. A person who takes prescription opioids for a long time builds up a tolerance,

and a dose that could kill one person might help another.

Search warrants released about a year after Prince’s death showed authorities found numerous pills in various containers around his home. A lab report obtained by the AP shows many of the pills tested positive for fentanyl and other drugs.

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Tech looks to continue winning ways as Big 12 play starts

By CONNELLY BOCK Staff Writer

The No. 28 Texas Tech men’s tennis team heads into Big 12 conference play hoping to improve on a disappointing 1-4 conference record from a season ago.

In 2017, the Red Raiders started conference play 0-4 after losses to No. 8 Oklahoma State, No. 16 Oklahoma, No. 9 Texas Christian University and No. 8 Texas.

Tech won its final Big 12 match of the season, defeating No. 4 Baylor 4-3 before going on a Cinderella run in the Big 12 Championships, beating No. 6 Baylor and No. 8 Oklahoma in the first two rounds of the tournament.

They lost to No. 4 TCU in the championship match.

The Red Raiders will enter Big 12 play this season 16-5 overall, 9-0 at home and 3-5 against opponents ranked in the top-50.

No. 119 junior Tommy Mylinkov is Tech’s only nationally ranked player in singles play, going 5-5 when playing in the one spot and 0-3 against nationally ranked opponents.

Senior Connor Curry’s 10 wins in dual match play are third on the team. He has spent time at the one, two and three spots with a majority of his matches coming in the number two spot.

Curry received All-Big 12 First Team honors for doubles play during the 2017 season and Big 12 All-Tournament Team honors for singles play.

His 11 wins in doubles matches this season tie with freshman Ilgiz Valiev for the team lead.

The Red Raiders have used seven different pairs in the

number one spot this season.

With Curry and Mylinkov spending two of the last three matches there, it appears as though Tech is finding consistency in its rotation heading into conference play.

Tech travels to Stillwater, Oklahoma, to face the No. 18 Oklahoma State Cowboys in its first conference match of the season at 6 p.m. on Friday, April 6.

The Cowboys went 3-2 in conference play a season ago including a 4-1 road victory over Tech. Despite defeating Tech during conference play, the Red Raiders shocked the Cowboys in the second round of the Big 12 championships, beating them 4-3.

This season, the Cowboys are 16-4 overall and 11-1 at home. They boast victories over No. 13 Mississippi State, No. 20 Tulane and No. 22 Dartmouth College.

Following their match against Oklahoma State, the Red Raiders travel to Norman, Oklahoma, to square off against the No. 17 Oklahoma Sooners at 1 p.m. on Sunday, April 8.

The Sooners finished the 2017 season 2-3 in conference play, with one of their two wins being a 4-2 road victory over the Red Raiders.

Oklahoma is 14-2 to start this season including victories over No. 5 Texas A&M, No. 28 Kentucky and No. 36 Drake.

Its only two losses are at the hands of Top-25 opponents.

No. 73 junior Alexander Bakshi is 8-2 in dual match play and 6-2 in the number one spot. No. 62 junior Ferran Calvo is 5-2 in dual match play, splitting time between the one, two, three and four spots, with four of his wins coming in the three spot.

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Senior Alex Sendegeya took on Northwestern at McLeod Tennis Center on Wednesday, March 28, 2018. After a 10-day hiatus, the men’s team returns to play a home match. start the season with seven of his wins coming in the number five spot.

After two tough matches to start Big 12 play, Tech will return to Lubbock to host Tulsa in its final non-conference match of the season at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 11, at the McLeod Tennis Center.

Tulsa and Tech met a season ago in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as the Red Raiders won 4-0.

Next, the Red Raiders will continue Big 12 play, traveling to Waco to face the No. 24 Baylor Bears at 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 14, for their final road match of the regular season.

The Bears went 2-3 in conference play a season ago including a 4-3 road loss against Tech to close out the regular season. Tech also defeated the Bears in the first round of the Big 12 Championships 4-2.

Baylor is 15-4 to start the season including victories over No. 11 Columbia, No. 21 Florida State and No. 41 Memphis.

No. 39 junior Johannes Schretter’s 21 wins in singles

play lead the team, as do his 10 wins in dual match play.

The Bears feature the No. 6 duo in the country in Schretter and redshirt junior Will Little. The duo is 7-4 in dual match play and 5-3 against nationally ranked opponents.

The Red Raiders will conclude the regular season with two home matches, starting with the No. 15 Texas Longhorns at 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 14, at the McLeod Tennis Center.

The Longhorns were 2-3 in conference play a season ago including a 4-1 victory over the Red Raiders.

Texas is 12-3 on the season and 3-2 in away matches.

It features victories over No. 6 North Carolina and No. 16 North Carolina State.

No. 60 sophomore Yuya Ito leads the team in dual match wins with 12. He’s 6-2 when playing in the number one spot.

The No. 4 duo of juniors Rodrigo Banzer and Leonardo Telles lead the team in doubles wins with 19.

Following their match

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Sophomore Jackson Cobb took on Northwestern at McLeod Tennis Center on Wednesday, March 28, 2018. After a 10-day hiatus, the men’s team returns to play a home match. against Texas, the Red Raiders will host the No. 8 TCU Horned Frogs at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 22, at the McLeod Tennis Center to close out the regular season.

The Horned Frogs were 5-0 in conference play a season ago, winning the Big 12 title outright. Their 4-0 victory over Tech in the Big 12 Championships final match also secured them back-to-back Big 12 Championships titles.

No. 12 junior Alex Rybakov leads the way for TCU in singles play, going 8-2 in the one spot. He is 10-2 in dual match play including a team-leading eight wins over nationally ranked opponents.

After the regular season comes to an end, Tech will travel to Austin to participate in the Big 12 Championships starting on Friday, April 27, hoping to make a third straight appearance in the finals. @ConnelyBockDT

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Pair of Red Raiders selected for Palmer Cup this summer

By SAMUEL MEDLIN Staff Writer

Two Red Raiders have been picked to compete in the 22nd annual Arnold Palmer Cup this summer, occurring from Friday, July 6, to Sunday, July 8, at the Evian Resort Golf Club in Évianles-Bains, France.

The chosen competitors from Tech were the No. 3 player in the nation, senior

Fredrik Nilehn, who finished first in the Arnold Palmer Cup Rankings, as well as senior Hurly Long, according to Tech Athletics. They have been picked to represent team Europe in the Arnold Palmer Cup and it is Nilehn’s second time being selected.

The Arnold Palmer Cup, formerly known as the Palmer Cup, was founded in 1997 and is an annual tournament consisting of

the top golfers from colleges and universities across the United States, according to the Arnold Palmer Cup website. There are two teams, the United States team and the European team.

Each team is made up of 28 individuals, 12 players and two coaches for the men as well as 12 players and two coaches for the women.

Last year, in the 2017 Palmer Cup, there were two Tech representatives in the field. It was Nilehn, who finished second in the Palmer Cup rankings last

year, as well as former Red Raider Hannes Rönneblad, who finished first in the Palmer Cup Rankings, according to Tech Athletics.

In order to conduct the selections for each team, the first six players are picked up through the Arnold Palmer Cup Rankings, according to the Arnold Palmer Cup website. The remaining six spots are filled by using five committee picks and one coach’s pick.

This year marks the first time women have been allowed to qualify for this

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team coming from the Big 12, according to the Arnold Palmer Cup website.

Since its inception, 101 former Palmer Cup alumni have gone on to earn either their PGA Tour card or European Tour card, according to the Arnold Palmer Cup website. Also, 47 players out of the entire Palmer Cup alumni have won a combined 172 tournaments on the PGA and European Tours.

The Red Raiders next event will be the Aggie Invitational, occurring on Saturday, April 7, and Sunday, April 8, at the Traditions Club at Texas A&M in Bryan. @SamMedlinDT

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The format for the tournament will include five four-ball matches, five foursome matches and two sets of 10 single matches, adding up to a total of 30 points available for each team, according to the Arnold Palmer Cup website.

The Big 12 conference has a large presence this year, sending 11 individuals to the Arnold Palmer Cup. It consists of four players and two coaches for the United States team hailing from the Big 12 as well as four players and one coach for the European

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Spieth looking to regain putting form HUMBLE, Texas (AP) — The last time Jordan Spieth was in contention at the Houston Open, he lost out in a three-way playoff in 2015.

Then he won the Masters for his first major championship.

The Dallas native is back this week for the usual Masters’ tuneup, searching for some momentum.

“This hasn’t been the start that I’ve wanted so far, but I would like to think the season kind of starts next week,” Spieth said Wednesday. “You put a lot of emphasis on peaking for four weeks a year and that first one comes at the Masters. I’m trying to have a fantastic event here obviously, which is the best way to gear up for (Augusta National).”

The 24-year-old Spieth, ranked No. 4 in the world, has been hurt by inconsistent putting of late. He missed the cut in the Valspar Championship and then lost to Patrick Reed on Friday in the Dell Technologies Match Play.

He is one of three top-10 players in the field at the Golf Club of Houston, followed by Justin Rose at No. 5 and Rickie

Fowler No. 8. Phil Mickelson also is in the tournament after winning the WGC-Mexico Championship in early March for his first championship since the 2013 British Open.

Spieth’s chances of winning could hinge on returning to form on the greens, which are groomed to mimic the putting surfaces at Augusta National. He is currently ranked 201st in total putting on the PGA Tour and 172nd in strokes gained by putting.

“It’s simple stuff. It’s setup stuff that’s just gotten off and I just haven’t figured out how to consistently get it back on,” he said. “I’m getting there, putting a lot of work in. If it comes by next week or this week, great. If it doesn’t, it will come soon.

I’m going to stay the course.

“I’ve got 20-plus more years out here and a few months of setup stuff isn’t going to derail my confidence too much. I’m in a good place right now where I know I’ve got time on my side. These couple weeks aren’t the be-all, end-all of my career.”

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s March Madness turns to March sadness for all but the final four teams remaining in the tournament, 30 fan bases anxiously wait for the start of a new baseball season.

For the state of Texas, it’s the tale of two teams.

One, coming off its first World Series championship in franchise history is -led by its incredibly young and talented core. The other is not.

The Houston Astros steamrolled through the American League West in 2017, winning the division by 21 games on their way to a World Series victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Texas Rangers finished with their first losing season since 2014, and 24 games behind the first-place Astros.

The offseason addition of starting pitcher Gerrit Cole looks to only strengthen Houston’s stranglehold on the division. Meanwhile, the Rangers wandered around aimlessly this offseason hoping to run into someone that will guide them back to where they need to be.

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The Rangers entered the offseason in a peculiar spot. As it stood, they were not contenders. Nowhere close. However, they did have a decent enough foundation of talent to justify making a few big moves to build something great.

On the flip side, they also had enough aging talent to justify a fire sale, thrusting themselves into the rebuild that the franchise desperately needs.

Instead, they did nothing. Nothing to move the needle in either direction.

The acquisitions of pitchers Bartolo Colon, Tim Lincecum, Doug Fister and Mike Minor, all guys who haven’t had a positive impact on a starting rotation since 2015 at best, don’t push the Rangers into the realm of contention. Instead, it leaves them stuck in the muck that is mediocrity.

Is it possible the Rangers shock the league and

play their way to contender status? Sure. Is it possible I actually wake up early enough to work out before class? Sure. That doesn’t mean either scenario is likely.

The Rangers organization and fans alike seem to have contracted what I like to call ‘iffism.’ If Colon, Fister and Minor can pitch like its 2013, if Cole Hamels can pump the brakes on his rapid decline, if Rougned Odor doesn’t swing at every pitch he sees, if Robinson Chirinos and ShinSoo Choo can stay healthy for an entire season then maybe they will compete.

Unfortunately, there are too many ifs and most of those ifs are complete and total longshots.

However, not all hope is lost heading into the season.

Sure, the days of the early 2010’s are long behind us.

Sure, the younger brother Astros that the Rangers used to push around and bully went to the gym and got super intimidating. But once again, not all hope is lost.

With a new stadium slated to open before the 2020 season, the Rangers can begin a rebuilding pro-

cess that should set them up for success as early as the new stadium’s inaugural season.

The process needs to begin dealing with third baseman and team captain Adrian Beltre. A tough pill to swallow for Rangers fans but a necessary one.

Beltre signed a six-year, $96 million contract before the 2011 season, a deal that was widely met with criticism and concern.

Since then, he’s finished top-15 in MVP voting four times, made the All-Star game three times and solidified himself as a future Hall of Famer.

With Beltre, who’s turning 39 in April, in the final year of his contract, the Rangers owe it to themselves and Beltre to explore avenues for Beltre to end up on a contending team.

The possibility of Manny Machado and former MVP Josh Donaldson hitting the market at the same time as Beltre may hurt his trade value, but the Rangers should realistically expect at least one top 10 prospect from a contending team’s farm system in return for

the future Hall of Famer.

Following an amicable breakup with Beltre, the Rangers need to explore trade avenues for former ace Hamels. Texas paid a king’s ransom for Hamels during the 2016 season, parting ways with three top-10 prospects.

At 34 years old and still owed $43 million over the next two years, Hamels won’t garnish anywhere near the same return as the Philadelphia Phillies got for him three seasons ago.

However, he is only two years removed from an AllStar appearance, and he posted a respectable 4.20 ERA in 2017. Much like Beltre, the Rangers should realistically expect at least one top 10 prospect from a contending team in need of rotation help.

While Beltre and Hamels may be the Rangers only lucrative trade pieces, players like Choo, Matt Bush, Jake Diekman and Tony Barnette could land solid returns if the team plays its cards right.

Bush, Diekman and Barnette are all over 30 and have each seen success out of the bullpen over the

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Amid protests outside arena, Mavericks beat Kings would they still be garnering the same attention?”

Barnes asked following the Mavericks’ 103-97 win over the Kings. “Would it be at the front of every opposing team that’s coming in here? Would it be national news that the Sacramento Kings are locking fans out of their stadium? Why are they locking fans out of the stadium? Oh, because

this young man was killed.

Then the dialogue keeps going that way.

“There’s never an easy way that’s easy for everyone who’s involved to accept it and be on board, but the point is to bring attention to something, to start a debate, and that’s what they’re doing.”

The Mavericks ended their five-game losing streak

behind strong performances from Barnes (20 points, six assists, five rebounds) and Dennis Smith Jr. (19 points, six assists), but the focus remained on the protests.

Some fans who arrived early were let in and allowed to move down into the lower bowl of the arena. Although no official attendance was given, the crowd was estimated at around 4,000.

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The series sweep against Northeastern included a total of 11 home runs against the Huskies which included a grand slam from senior infielder Zach Rheams in the first game of the series on Friday, March 23, at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park.

Rheams the led the team in the series with a total of three home runs while sophomore infielder Josh Jung and junior infielder/ outfielder Cameron Warren had two, according to Tech Athletics. Sophomore infielder Grant Little, senior infielder Michael Davis, junior outfielder Cody Farhat and freshman infielder Gabe Holt each had one home run over the course of the series. “(Rheams) put a good swing on that ball,” Tech coach Tim Tadlock said. “I mean really at that point in the game, the game’s kind of out of reach and Zach hadn’t had a lot of atbats, thought he deserved to get up there and try to find a little more timing

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CONTINUED FROM PG. 1 Tech ended the regular season with an overall record of 23-8, its best regular season finish since the 19951996 season. The Red Raiders finished with 11 wins in conference play, which is the most since joining the Big 12, according to Tech Athletics.

Several key wins for the Red Raiders included wins over Nevada, Kansas State, Kansas and West Virginia. All of these teams would make a splash in the NCAA Tournament by winning one or more games, which helped the Red Raiders build a strong resume full of wins against contender teams.

Despite falling out of first place in the conference

and rhythm and good to see him put a good swing on it. He’s a really neat deal to see a guy get in there and have good atbats for sure.”

Rheams’ grand slam was the first grand slam for the Red Raiders this season. The grand slam happened in the bottom of the seventh as the Red Raiders were up 18-3, according to Tech Athletics.

Before the grand slam, Jung walked while bases were loaded which gave Tech a free run. Davis then lined out which allowed senior outfielder Connor Beck to score a run.

With Little, Jung and freshman infielder/outfielder KC Simonich on base, Rheams stepped up to the plate, and drove them all home. Rheams has hit a home run in the past four out of five games to become one of the team’s highest home run producers in just five starts and 12 games played, behind Jung and Davis, who both have five home runs this season, according to Tech Athletics. “(The grand slam) felt amazing,” Rheams said.

“It’s something that, as a hitter, you’ll never forget.

It’s an amazing feeling.”

In the series against the Huskies, the Red Raiders totaled 57 hits and 56 runs while holding Northeastern to just 12 runs. After the series, Jung leads the team with 41 hits this season followed by Holt, who has 40. Little has 38 hits and leads the team with 10 doubles, according to Tech Athletics. Along with Rheams, Little and Warren both have four home runs and Holt has three.

Rheams also has the highest slugging percentage for the team with a percentage of .909, and Jung leads the team with 34 RBIs, according to Tech Athletics.

“When your guys are putting up 50-something runs in a weekend it makes it a lot easier to go out there and pitch,” junior right-handed pitcher Ty Harpenau said. “It really simplifies things selling strikes, make them hit the ball and if you give up some runs, you know you’re going to go back and score, so it really simplifies things.”

standings, the Red Raiders finished in second place for the first time since joining the Big 12. For the first time, Tech held the second seed entering the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship, earning a bye along with first seed Kansas.

In the their first game, the Red Raiders defeated Texas by a score of 73-69, moving on to the semifinals for the first time since 2005. Despite a close game, the Red Raiders fell short against the West Virginia Mountaineers by a score of 66-63. West Virginia fell to Kansas a game later, with Kansas winning its first Big 12 Championship since 2016.

Despite falling short of the Championship, the Red Raiders secured a three seed in the East region of the NCAA Tournament, tying the highest

seeding in program history.

Tech was one of seven Big 12 teams in the tournament.

The Red Raiders responded to their record-tying seeding with their deepest NCAA Tournament push in program history. Tech defeated Stephen F. Austin, Florida and Purdue in succession to advance to the Elite Eight.

Tech’s historic run was cut short as Tech fell to No. 1 seed Villanova by a score of 71-59.

“To be one of the sixteen teams left standing just means the world to us,” Beard said, prior to the Villanova game.

Of the seven Big 12 teams in the tournament, three lost in the opening round, while three made it all the way to the Elite Eight. However, only Kansas remains in the tournament af-

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2. Zach Rheams, a senior infielder, runs third base, making his way to home on Sunday, March 25, 2018, at RIP Griffin Park. Rheams the led the team in the series with a total of three home runs while sophomore infielder Josh Jung and junior infielder/outfielder Cameron Warren had two, according to Tech Athletics.

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ter Tech and Kansas State both lost their Elite Eight games.

For Tech, the loss to Villanova marked the last game with Tech’s five seniors in Red and Black. Senior guards Keenan Evans, Justin Gray and Niem Stevenson, along with senior forwards Zach Smith and Tommy Hamilton IV all played their last games as Red Raiders, with several leaving Tech as record holders.

Evans leaves Tech after starting 99 career games, and ranks 13th on Tech’s all-time scorer list. Evans also finished eight on Tech’s record list of alltime assists leader. The point guard became a fan favorite in his sophomore season and was instrumental in Tech’s first Elite Eight appearance, scoring 61 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds across the first three

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Freshman guard Zhaire Smith dunks the ball during the Texas Tech men’s basketball game against Oklahoma State on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018, in the United Supermarkets Arena. games of the tournament.

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