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Texas Panhandle group works up disaster plans AMARILLO (AP) — Planners in a Texas region where cattle are fattened and pigs and milk are produced have completed most of the work needed to help area livestock businesses reduce and survive consequences of natural or man-made disasters.

The Amarillo Globe-News reports that an important theme during the Texas Panhandle planning process was the threat of diseases — such as hoofand-mouth disease — arriving through natural means or possibly by terrorism.

The newspaper says the effort lasted 18 months and cost $1.4 million and involved business leaders, county judges and other emergency management offices like sheriffs’ departments.

The planning can function as a template for multiple livestock industries.

Texas Cattle Feeders Association president Ross Wilson said the planning helps cattle feeders in natural disasters and in response to foreign animal disease.

Fraternity helps raise money for Red Cross

LBJ summit celebrates law’s 50th anniversary AUSTIN (AP) — Four U.S. presidents, including Barack Obama, are scheduled to headline a summit this week that commemorates the signing of a law 50 years ago that brought broad changes in America’s social fabric.

The Civil Rights Summit celebrates President Lyndon B. Johnson’s signing the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

The event runs Tuesday through Thursday at the LBJ Presidential Library and the LBJ Auditorium on the University of Texas campus in Austin.

Obama will give the keynote address Thursday morning, with former President George W. Bush speaking that evening.

Former President Jimmy Carter will converse Tuesday evening with library director Mark K. Updegrove, and former President Bill Clinton is to speak Wednesday evening.

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KEVIN WADE, A graduate mass communications major from Albuquerque, NM pets a dog from the Humane Society of West Texas at Delta Sigma Phi’s Dog Days at the Wells Fargo Amphitheater on Sunday.

By JENNIFER ROMERO Staff Writer

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DELTA SIGMA PHI’S annual dog days event featured dogs up for adoption, food and live music on Sunday at the Wells Fargo Amphitheater.

Many Texas Tech students are involved throughout the community, and many organizations sponsor events throughout the year.

Delta Sigma Phi hosted its Dog Days phi-

By KAITLIN BAIN Staff Writer

Four people were killed and 16 wounded Wednesday at Fort Hood, the second time in five years an event like this has taken place at the same base, the first time leaving 13 people killed and 30 wounded.

According to an Associated Press article, the gunman was an Iraq War veteran being treated for mental illness.

This situation is very different than the shooting that took place at Fort Hood in 2009, Lt. Col. Dave Lewis, a Texas Tech professor of political science said, but it is still odd that two shootings would take place so close together in

time and at the same base.

“In one, Maj. Hasan was clearly targeting people but with the shooting now, it’s still in the preliminary stages and we don’t know a lot of details, but it looks like a person with mental health issues that dealt with them this way,” he said. “We don’t want to put the two together. It is very unique, though, that in all the military bases we have in Texas that two events like this would happen in the same place.”

The gunman from the most recent attack, according to the article, was not physically wounded in action but sought help for depression, anxiety and other problems and was undergoing assessment for post-traumatic stress.

Lewis said it is important to note that a service member may not be physically wounded, but the wounds from the most recent war in Iraq and Afghanistan are often emotional, which cannot be measured just by looking at someone.

According to the article, after the initial shooting at Fort Hood, security was tightened at bases nationwide and additional scenarios were added to local law enforcement trainings to be more equipped in this type of situation.

“The tactics for these scenarios have changed over the years,” Lewis said. “Now they work very hard to locate the active shooter and hunt him down. We learned that from Columbine, the high school in

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Colorado. We used to secure the scene, make sure no one gets out but meanwhile you have an active shooter inside taking people out. That has changed, though, so we try to get someone on scene as quick as possible to get the shooter.”

In September, a similar incident took place at the Washington Navy Yard, according to the article, and White House Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel ordered all security to be reviewed at bases like Fort Hood.

He also ordered there to be a reexamination of the process to grant security clearances on bases as well, according to the article.

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Urban Tech, nonprofit reveal plans Cultural awareness seminar hosts for new homeless facility in Lubbock speakers from diverse backgrounds

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lanthropy event from 12-7:30 p.m. Sunday at the Wells Fargo Amphitheater.

Aric Denton, a senior chemical engineering major from Big Spring, said this is the first year the fraternity hosted the event.

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In a joint effort between Urban Tech and Link Ministries, plans to expand Lubbock’s current living facility for homeless individuals were revealed to the public during the First Friday Art Trail on Friday at the Texas Tech Downtown Center.

The High Cotton Vision Plan will provide temporary housing, recovery programs, recreational space and more to the homeless individuals of Lubbock, Les Burrus, executive director of Link Ministries, said.

Currently, High Cotton Genesis, also known as Tent City, serves as a temporary shelter for those living on the streets, according to a Texas Tech Today article.

“We have to tell people all the time that we don’t have room for them,” Burrus said. “These plans are going to change a lot of that.”

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Texas Tech’s Latino/Hispanic Faculty and Staff Association’s Cultural Awareness Seminar will host speakers from diverse backgrounds and cultures to discuss their journey toward escaping poverty.

The seminar will begin at 10 a.m. Friday in the International Cultural Center, according to a Tech news release.

LHFSA’s topic for the seminar is “The Occupational Hazards of Being Poor,” according to a Tech news release.

Jerry Perez, research associate and LHFSA president, said the purpose of the seminar is to let people know there are different cultures among them.

“Each culture has its obstacles,” he said. “Poverty really has no colors. We are hoping to give insight into how these very successful speakers overcame their obstacles.”

They are hoping to convey a message of hope and inspiration to students on campus, Perez said.

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“These people (the speakers) overcame hunger, homelessness, sickness, death of family members and having to deal with the turmoil and unfortunate circumstances of being poor,” he said.

“I’m hoping this will give an idea of what many people are going through.”

Many students attending Tech are going through their own personal struggles, Perez said.

“Often times we have students here who grew up poor and are poor,” Perez said. “They’re here, but the difficulties still continue, and that can weigh heavily on them.”

The discussions and topics addressed at the seminar will be relevant to many students on campus, Perez said.

“I think through the sharing of these stories people become empowered,” he said. “We are hoping to expand people’s consciousness with respect to understanding how these people overcame their issues and understanding their backgrounds.”

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No fatalities for US forces in March

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Today Pop Art Pics Time: 11:00 a.m.

Where: SUB West Basement So, what is it?

Take your own pop up art pictures free with a student ID. Girls Rising Time: 12:00 p.m.

Where: Wall/Gates Residence Halls So, what is it?

First day of a week-long event where girls can share their stories and how they have overcome challenges.

Study Abroad Opportunities in Australia Time: 10:00 a.m.

Where: Human Sciences building So, what is it?

Get information about the different Study Abroad programs Tech offers in Australia.

Tuesday Girls Rising Time: 12:00 p.m.

Where: Wall/Gates Residence Halls So, what is it?

First day of a week-long event where girls can share their stories and how they have overcome challenges Sesame Street Live “Make a New Friend” Time: 3:00 p.m.

Where: United Spirit Arena So, what is it?

Tickets range from $15 to $55 to see your favorite childhood friends live.

Percussion Ensemble/Steel Bands Concert Time: 8:00 p.m.

Where: Hemmle Recital Hall So, what is it?

Free percussion concert for students and the public.

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Although the speakers are “We always try to build a from different backgrounds good relationship with the and cultures, the theme of the people of the Lubbock commuseminar will strike home for nity,” she said. “Our topic is so many of the people attending broad because it’s a topic which the event, Perez said. can be addressed by anyone.”

“I think it’s a story that will The seminar is targeted to strike a chord with many peo- the Tech and Lubbock commuple,” he said. “We are trying to nity first, Beatrice Perez said. “ We a r e a n a s s o c i a t i o n give people the opportunity to understand how people experi- that was founded by other ence being poor and excelling.” faculty and staff,” she said.

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Since October 2001, the U.S. has experienced 12 years of war, and 22,005 U.S. servicemen have been killed or injured.

This March marked one of three months during which no U.S. serviceman deaths were recorded.

More data like this will soon be recorded, according to an Associated Press article, as the U.S. does not have a contract to be in Afghanistan after 2014 and Afghanistan’s president, Hamid Karzai, refuses to sign a deal to allow the troops to stay longer.

“It is important to realize that a lot of the wounds our service members come back with are emotional,” Lt. Col. Dave Lewis, a Texas Tech political science professor, said.

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“Obviously when we have these kinds of tragedies on our bases, something’s not working,” Hagel said in a news release.

There are other ways to prevent these kinds of tragedies though, Lewis said.

In situations where a service member has come home from a war, he said it is often hard for them to seek medical help relating to any emotional trauma they have experienced in their service.

and unwounded,’ but that’s not necessarily true.”

United States citizens are beginning to catch on to this idea, according to the article, and now favor the war in Afghanistan significantly less.

According to a February Gallup survey, 49 percent of those surveyed favored the war and 48 percent did not. This is a very different sampling of the public than from November 2001, when 9 percent of the population thought the war was a mistake and 89 percent agreed with it.

Nicholas Creel, a part-time professor and political science graduate student, said the lack of fatalities spawns from the shift of the mission in Afghanistan.

“We’ve gone from primarily combating insurgent forces,” he said, “to primarily training members of the Afghanistan military.”

The number of Afghan soldiers

and police officers also can be considered at this stage in the U.S. intervention and, according to Afghan government data, 13,000 have been killed since October 2001.

This number may change, according to the article, because government troops are set to pull out at the end of the year, although President Barack Obama has expressed his desire to keep a small number of troops in Afghanistan to continue to help train their police. It is believed that he will gain final approval from Karzai after the Afghan elections, but the repercussions are indefinite.

“Should we have a willing and committed partner in the Afghan government, a limited post-2014 mission focused on training, advising and assisting Afghan forces and going after the remnants of core al-Qaida could be in the interests of the United States and

Afghanistan,” Obama said in a White House news release.

White House Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said in a release that he completely supports Obama’s decisions.

Obama, he said, has ensured plans are in place to be able to either withdraw troops or keep them in Afghanistan to be ready for anything.

“In continuing to shift our mission in Afghanistan, we have drastically drawn down the number of troops to the point that our current military presence is only about onethird of what it was at its peak in 2011,” Creel said. “So not only have our soldiers been taking on fewer dangerous missions in Afghanistan as of late, but there are far less of them in this still dangerous theater of operations, and we should expect that number to continue to decrease.”

“One of the biggest challenges is the stigma associated with seeking mental help in the military,” he said. “It’s both perceived and real that it’s going to be a barrier to your career if you ask for help.”

A way to combat this, he said, is to break down those ideas and make sure people are comfortable seeking mental assistance.

He said post-traumatic stress is a body’s natural response to abnormal circumstances and can be treated but is often misinterpreted as a disorder that cannot be cured.

“We’ve come a long way in the past 20 to 30 years on how we treat

this stress in a military perspective,” he said, “and it’s important that we continue to urge people to do that.”

With this positive growth, it is expected there will be a decrease in service members that face posttraumatic stress on their own and instead are able to seek help, which should decrease the number of occurrences such as the tragedy at Fort Hood, he said.

In addition to the progress made for combatting emotional trauma, he said, with the decreased number of service members in combat, there should be a decrease in posttraumatic stress.

“We should see a decrease in these occurrences with a decrease in combat,” he said, “and as the kinetic forces kind of wind down.

We’re going to have fewer and fewer people exposed to the trauma of war, so we should see a decreased number of cases.

“The sad thing is, with over a decade of war, we have lots of people that have come back with the signature wounds in this conflict: the emotional wounds. We never know the extent of the invisible wounds so we just have to keep doing what we can.”

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Rallies in cities across US decrying deportation PHOENIX (AP) — Immigration advocates and supporters rallied Saturday in cities across the country in a renewed effort to push President Barack Obama to put a freeze on deportations.

Organizers of the more than 50 planned “Day of Action” demonstrations said Obama has the executive power to stop deportations that separate immigrants living in the country illegally from their loved ones.

In Eloy, Ariz., more than 100 support-

ers converged in front of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center after journeying more than 60 miles from Phoenix.

Natally Cruz, an organizer with the grassroots group Puente Arizona, said many of the people in attendance have relatives who have been inside the facility for more than a year.

“We want President Obama and his administration to really hear our community members across the country, to understand we do not want one more person separated,” said Cruz, who en-

tered the U.S. at age 8 illegally with her parents. “One family every night goes to bed missing somebody in their family.”

Many walked with signs saying “Not 1 More Deportation” and calling for deferred deportation action for all. The group included a woman whose son has been in the Eloy Detention Center for nearly three years and a woman who was arrested at her work and detained for two months, the group said.

The Eloy Police Department had about five officers monitoring the rally.

Sgt. Brian Jerome said the demonstration

was relatively peaceful with no arrests.

Amber Cargile, an ICE spokeswoman in Phoenix, said the agency respects the rights of people to protest outside its facilities.

“While we continue to work with Congress to enact commonsense immigration reform, ICE remains committed to sensible, effective immigration enforcement that focuses on its priorities, including convicted criminals and those apprehended at the border while attempting to unlawfully enter the United States,” Cargile said.

Mudslide survivors wonder: Why are we alive SEATTLE (AP) — It was a sound like a jet engine. Then a forest of trees collapsed. And all was quiet except for the calls for help.

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“Larry, Larry, did you see those trees? There’s a hundred trees that just went down,” she screamed to her neighbor, Larry Taylor, who opened his door and poked his head out.

About 150 feet away, the rest of their rural Washington neighborhood had disappeared in a massive tangle of mud and debris. The huge March 22 landslide in Oso killed more than two dozen people and left many others missing. It was one of the worst natural disasters in state history.

Taylor, Langton, her four children, her mother and her great aunt survived. And like others who are still alive — either by luck or circumstance — they are trying to make sense of the tragedy.

LoAnna Langton’s husband, Kristopher Langton, also lived. When the slide struck, he had been on his way back home from an errand. After a few seconds of listening to his wife scream on the phone, he raced into the muck to try to reach his family.

“I was scared out of my mind,” LoAnna Langton recalled days after the landslide. She was worried about her husband and about getting her children to safety.

Emergency workers tried to stop Kristopher Langton, but he pushed on through the mud and over trees and other debris. He helped pull three adults and a baby out of the debris. By the time he reached their house, it was surrounded by water and his family was safely away.

Hours later, LoAnna Langton turned to Taylor and asked, “How did we survive that?”

“I bless my house every day,” Taylor said. The ordained minister was only half-joking.

The Langtons and their friend and neighbor, Taylor, are trying to rebuild their lives and find meaning in their survival.

LoAnna Langton says, “God protected us.”

This was the second time her family had a close call with disaster. About a year and a half ago, when they lived in her hometown of Ellensburg, the 2012 wildfire known as the Taylor Bridge Fire skipped their house and destroyed 61 other homes and blackened 36 square miles around them.

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Students, residents prepare for Child Abuse Awareness Month

By TRAVIS MABRY Staff Writer

In an effort to increase child abuse awareness, the City of Lubbock has deemed April Child Abuse Awareness Month.

Several organizations in Lubbock have partnered with Lubbock United Way with the goal of spreading awareness about child abuse.

Caroline Simpson, community impact associate and success-by-six

director at Lubbock United Way, coordinates events to raise awareness for child abuse.

“Our coalition is partnered with a number of people,” Simpson said.

One of these events will be CASA’s Tech Theta Color Dash Run, which will be April 19th, Simpson said.

The Color Dash Run is a five-mile run in which Texas Tech sorority Kappa Alpha Theta raises money to help support child abuse awareness,

Simpson said.

“Four children are abused and neglected in Lubbock every day,” Simpson said. “There were over 1,326 children that were confirmed abused in Lubbock last year.”

Lubbock County has one of the highest rates of prevalence of child abuse in the state, Simpson said.

“Tech students need to be aware of the signs because abuse is not necessarily relegated to one part of town,” Simpson said. “It occurs within every

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Carla Olson, executive director of the Parenting Cottage and co-chairman of the South Plains Coalition for Child Abuse Prevention, helps deliver community-based service programs in order to spread awareness for child abuse.

“There are different events throughout the rest of the month,” Olson said. “The Lubbock-area United Way has established a webpage, liveunitedlubbock.org, that

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lists all of the events for the month.”

In Lubbock County, the majority of cases are not sexual or physical abuse, but consist more of neglectful, inadequate parenting and are mostly poverty related, Olson said.

“Anyone can report child abuse or neglect,” Olson said. “If you actually fear for the safety of a child, then you should report it through the normal law enforcement channels.”

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ing for 51 percent of all reasons provided in the survey.

“We’re trying to address all of CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 their needs in one area,” Burrus said, B e f o r e H i g h C o t t o n , t h e “so they can have a place to call homeless population predomi- their home and not just be dispersed nantly lived on the streets and all over the city.” became an issue for city council, More than 50 percent of homeBurrus said. When Link Ministries less individuals in Lubbock are unoffered its private field property a employed, according to the survey. few years ago, he said Urban Tech Of those who did work, the median director David Driskill became monthly income was $700. involved immediately.

The expansion of Tent City will Architecture students worked encourage autonomy amongst its directly with Burrus and others residents, Burrus said. An area to involved in the planning process, wait for day labor will be provided Driskill said. as well as a library and computer “They would come out and lab for the homeless to search for visit,” he said. “They got to know jobs, he said. what homelessness is like, and A membership courtyard will it transformed their lives as they be established as a multipurpose worked with this program. They had center, but it will predominantly to research what is it you really need be used as a shelter for drug users, and then they had to try to incorpo- Burrus said. rate that into architectural design.”

“This is for hardcore people According to the Texas Home- on the street who are still selfless Network 2013 Point-In-Time medicating,” he said. survey, 55 percent of Lubbock “It’s just an overnight shelter for individuals on the street were anybody. They can stay outside or homeless for the first time in the come into the multipurpose room, past three years. and it’s used at night for sleeping Unemployment, inability to and during the day as a day shelter.” pay rent or mortgage and domestic In Lubbock, 11 percent of homeviolence were cited as the top three less people listed addiction as why reasons for homelessness, account- they became homeless, according

symptoms of issues with quick-fix solutions is not effective. Citizens must address the root causes of problems in order to create lasting, positive change.

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to the survey.

If someone relapses while in Tent City, Burrus said they will be asked to spend a few nights in the membership courtyard until they are ready to return to sober living.

“There’s a separation because this will be a sobering community,” Burrus said. “We won’t allow anyone who is using drugs or using alcohol in that particular area.”

Additionally, new rooms for families with children will be created, which are not currently available in High Cotton Genesis.

In the first phase of the expansion, a chapel will be built, Burrus said.

“Our plans are to add a chapel here as a spiritual center,” he said.

“In the spiritual center, there will be rooms that will provide recovery programs, game programs, counseling and case management, just give us a place where people can go to and bide their time.”

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MORGAN HATCHER, A sophomore landscape architecture major from New Braunfels, tries to catch coupons at the Texas Tech Residence Hall Associations’ money booth on Friday outside the Student Union Building.

People could get inside the booth if they donated money for peer-to-peer scholarships.

Drought threatens Texas rice farmers’ futures BAY CITY (AP) — Brothers Stewart and Kirby Savage should be out right now, planting rice, a crop that their family has grown in Matagorda County for nearly a century. But here they sit, in their low-slung office along Texas 60, talking water, or the lack of it.

The Savage family, like many rice farmers, are facing a third year in a row without irrigation water from the Colorado River. That’s because Texas officials have cut off deliveries to maintain reservoirs near drought-stricken Austin, more than 100 miles away.

This would have seemed ludicrous not too long ago. For decades, farmers had all the water they could use from the Colorado.

They now are idling land, laying off workers and wondering whether they have a future in cultivating rice.

The Savage family, for one, will try for the first time to grow corn, a less profitable crop but one that does not require the copious amounts of water that rice does.

“We have to diversify if we still want to farm,” said Stewart Savage, an affable 53-year-old who has worked at the farm nearly his entire life. “But we can’t grow enough corn to sustain (the five-family operation). We are not swapping dollars” by switching crops.

In a season of hard decisions in the Texas rice belt, growers and owners of related business say they are trying just to get to next year.

Maybe it will rain by then. But it’s clear farming’s hold on the land is fragile.

“Farmers are seeing the nasty end of population growth,” in Austin and other places upstream, Ronald Kaiser, a professor of water law and policy at Texas A&M University, told the Houston Chronicle (http://bit.ly/1fBPCau). “We are probably looking at a long-term

transition” for agriculture.

The Colorado rises in West Texas, winds through the Hill Country and bisects Matagorda

County before emptying into the Gulf of Mexico. Farmers on the coastal plains began drawing from the rain-fed river in the 1880s.

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Government should stop giving tax breaks to oil companies Jakob Reynolds sector of the economy.

The credit, which is still in effect, allows oil companies to deduct costs for exploration and drilling of wells, which at the time the credit was introduced was an expensive gamble conducted without the advanced geological scanning technology and drilling techniques available now.

Other tax breaks given to oil and gas companies include the Oil and Gas Royalty Relief, which exempts oil companies from paying royalties on oil and gas extracted from publicly-held lands and waters, the Percentage Depletion Allowance tax credit, which allows oil and gas companies breaks on wells being used up, and numerous other deductions on drilling and refinery equipment and production processes.

Altogether, these tax breaks

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Cigarette discussion lost in shadow of marijuana

By RANDALL HELLMER

The Collegian (Kansas sTaTe U.)

Marijuana has been in the news a lot lately. The question of legalization has been going back and forth for a while, and it seems like those in favor are winning the overall debate.

The conversation will continue, and, even if the process is successful, it will likely drag out for years as legalization works its way through various governments and agencies.

Unfortunately, all the talk about marijuana seems to have supplanted another subject that still needs discussion. That subject is cigarettes.

Cigarettes have never been illegal the way marijuana currently is.

However, since their adverse health effects came to light decades ago, there have been numerous efforts to curb their use, especially in recent years. It makes sense that some local and state governments have started regulating their use more closely, since secondhand smoke is toxic to the user and people around them.

At the same time, smoking rates have continued to decline. In an article published by Gallup, senior editor Lydia Saad claims that “Since the start of the 2000s, smoking has fallen nine percentage points among 18- to 29-year-olds — from 34% in 2001-2005 to 25% in 2011-2012.

Overall, the rates have steadily decreased from a high of 45 percent of the adult population in the 1950s to approximately 20 percent today.

But in many places, including K-State, smoking in public is still allowed. Some restrictions have been put in place, such as bans on smoking in school buildings, or within 30 feet of a door to one. The problem with the latter is that 30 feet is often not enough. Walk ways are built in a way that mean students often must

pass through an area where people could be, and often are, smoking.

The fact that 30 feet from the door also describes the location of many benches and rest areas on campus means that, to use one, students may encounter smoke while relaxing. KState regulation also says nothing for students who smoke while walking to classes, often forcing those behind them to keep their distance or hold their breath.

Breathing in a puff of smoke while walking behind a smoker isn’t fun. Sometimes, the curt apology from those who notice does little to stem the a coughing fit. Nor does it change the fact that someone who doesn’t actively indulge in such an unhealthy habit is unwillingly dosed with the same toxic cocktail as the person smoking. It’s akin to bumping into a stumbling drunk, though at least the drunk doesn’t spit alcohol in others’ faces.

And much like the drunk, smokers occasionally leave a trail behind them. Cigarette butts are often crushed underfoot and left carelessly behind, if not placed in one of the unsightly fixtures spread across campus. Another residue cigarettes leave behind is the nauseating odor that often clings to the clothes of regular smokers, an odor that can be especially unpleasant in the close quarters of a classroom.

In the currently popular shadow of marijuana, we are forgetting about the issue of cigarette smoking.

While marijuana is definitely a topic that needs to be discussed, if recent political stirrings are any indication, it will be resolved, eventually. The issue of cigarette smoking in a public setting deserves the same kind of attention; it’s time for organizations and K-State to take concrete steps toward making progress.

will cost the federal government $24 billion in revenue over the coming decade, according to the Congressional Joint Committee on Taxation.

Many of these tax breaks, such as the Intangible Drilling Costs and the Oil and Gas Royalty Relief, were originally meant to support the industry when it was young and not overly profitable. However, 2013 saw the five biggest oil and gas companies alone rake in $93.3 billion in profits.

I t ’s s a f e to say the oil and gas industry has come quite a long way since its inception. The tax breaks “Big Oil” is getting from the American taxpayers are chump change in comparison to their current profits and will likely not be missed.

The increasingly conservative polarized Republican-controlled House of Representatives and state governments across the

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country are determined to do everything in their power to prevent a raise in taxes, even for those who can easily afford it. However, should gas prices in the U.S. spike too far for comfort for American consumers, the benefits of the tens of billions in tax revenue over the next decade for the federal and state governments will far surpass the short-term discomfort.

First among the potential benefits of high gas prices in the U.S., according to marketingintelligence.org, is the immediate increase in demand they would provide to the fledgling American alternative fuel industry and the economy. The domestic research and production of alternative energies such as solar, wind and biofuels would skyrocket, providing hundreds of thousands of jobs immediately on building those industries and others immedi-

Oil and gas companies may have at one time needed tax breaks ... but that time is long past.

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n a speech given around this time last year, longtime Saudi Arabian Oil Minister Ali Al-Naimi said oil prices are likely to remain static for “the foreseeable future,” which they certainly have. According to the Associated Press, the cost of crude oil has hovered around $100 per barrel for the past month.

Gasoline prices in the United States have not necessarily been completely reflective of this raise in energy prices, as certain tax deductions utilized by the federal and state government keep gasoline prices artificially low. However, these tax breaks to the oil industry are hurting the economy now and will only become more detrimental in the future.

Historically, the federal government has allowed oil and gas companies to write off the costs of several areas of their production in their taxes. As far back as 1913 with the credit for “Expensing of Intangible Drilling Costs,” the federal government has given special privileges to the oil industry to stimulate what was then a high-risk and only marginally profitable fledgling

ately tied to them and slashing our reliance on expensive foreign fossil fuels.

American automobile manufacturers would see an increased demand for more fuel-efficient cars, spurning an increase in production thereof and an increase in competitive capacity with foreign manufacturers both at home and abroad.

American infrastructure would also potentially see vast improvements as federal and state governments see an increase of billions of dollars in tax revenue to update our crumbling roads and highways whose maintenance costs have become even more expensive on account of increased fossil fuel production domestically.

American public health would also likely increase, as pollutants from the production of oil and gas would drastically be reduced, lowering costs of health care to millions of Americans, not to mention the potential increase in physical activity.

Aside from the non-environmental benefits of high gas prices, the billions in tax revenue for state and federal governments can be used for a wide variety of

other programs that are desperately strapped for money.

Tax dollars that would otherwise be given to private companies that are pulling record profits could be used to overhaul the American public education system, the abysmal American infrastructure, grants for scientific research and cultural enrichment, space exploration, public pensions, veterans benefits or simply paying off our national debt.

Oil and gas companies may have at one time needed tax breaks from the federal government, but that time is long past. Keeping gas prices artificially low is hurting the American economy, squandering its potential and sending billions of tax dollars where they are not needed.

While it may seem counterintuitive, allowing gas prices in the U.S. to rise to their actual prices may be what motivates American consumers and businesses to fulfill their true economic and intellectual potential.

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Anti-gun politician busted for arms trafficking

By SHANE BRANDT

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Last week, California State Sen. Leland Yee was arrested by the FBI on suspicion of weapons trafficking. Yee, who was a frontrunner for secretary of state, has now been suspended from the state’s Senate as well.

Yee, a longtime Democrat known for his anti-gun stance, was arrested after allegedly offering to set up an arms deal for an undercover FBI agent who posed as an East Coast Mafia member. According to reports, he faces multiple corruption charges, and the FBI has audio evidence.

Before his indictment, Yee was known for his public stances against weapons like AR-15s and support for further gun control. When introducing and promoting bill SB 47, a proposal to ban “bullet buttons,” he was quoted as saying, “It is extremely important that individuals in the state of California do not own assault weapons. I mean, that is just so crystal clear — there is no debate, no discussion.”

Thanks to state Senators like Yee, California has a reputation for harsh control over weapon owners. Rifle magazines must be detached using the tip of a bullet to press what is usually called a “bullet button.” Pistol grips and extendable stocks are also banned in California.

However, as much as California Democrats have tried regulating weapons, they have consistently shown their ignorance of the facts, and now they have shown their hypocrisy.

Democratic legislators throughout the U.S. often express their adamant disdain for things like barrel shrouds and magazines — they usually end up confused on what they actually are — and claim banning such devices will curb gun crime in the States. According to the FBI’s Supplemental Homicide Report from 1993, only 3 percent of murders were committed with rifles, while 57 percent were committed with handguns. Meanwhile, legislators target “scary” looking weapons like the AR-15, even though they are mechanically the same as any other hunting rifle and statistically are not used often in gun crimes.

Legislators have made outrageous claims, like Sen. Dianne Feinstein saying, “It’s legal to hunt humans with 15-round, 30-round, even 150-round magazines,” and Rep. Diana DeGette saying, “If you ban (magazines) in the future, the number of these high-capacity magazines is going to decrease dramatically over time, because the bullets will have been shot, and there won’t be any more available.”

As we deal with this, it becomes clear that whether they can differentiate between clips or magazines, our nation’s legislators

too often do not make decisions based on facts. Rather, emotional appeal and ignorance of guns has become the common motivator for controlling gun violence.

As Yee and two other Democrats in the California Senate have been suspended for their separate scandals, it should be clear that legislators should not be trusted to restrict our Second Amendment rights.

Many do not have the knowledge on gun safety to make informed laws, and now it seems that some are simply trying to profit for themselves.

While perhaps some measures need to be taken and can be taken to protect citizens from gun abuse, many have too easily voted away their rights to politicians like Yee and Feinstein. Many students in particular with concealed handgun licenses are not allowed to exercise their rights to defense. Texas, as conservative as it is, is subject to Texas Penal Code Statute 46.03, under which citizens cannot bring guns onto campus, even if they wished.

Petroleum engineering junior Nehemiah Niccum said students should be allowed to carry weapons if they meet certain criteria.

“I believe students should be allowed to carry on campus,” Niccum said. “After, of course, completion of a CHL course, as well as a background check.”

Other students, such as accounting junior Deepa Titus, feel less inclined to

change the status quo.

“I personally wouldn’t want college kids to have a concealed weapon, just because most of us are young and under a lot of stress. I would be worried that one day the student would reach a breaking point,” Titus said. “I also don’t feel like there is a point to have a gun on campus, because I consider (campuses) to be safe.”

I feel sympathetic for all students who worry about gun crime on campus, but what cannot be stressed enough — and what many anti-gun legislators have opted not to tell us — is that those licensed to concealed-carry are rarely guilty of violent crime. According to statistics from the Texas Department of Public Safety, CHL holders made up 0.1897 percent of crimes in Texas in 2012. Those responsible for school shootings are not CHL holders.

In a university that is ranked as one of the most dangerous in the country, students need to begin speaking up and fighting for their Second Amendment rights.

Not only are our country’s legislators fooling themselves with poor reform and regulations, we’re letting them fool us.

Don’t let your right to defend yourself continue to be trampled by politicians who play the emotional appeal instead of the statistical one. Even if you are progun control, none of us should be happy with current attempts at reform. It’s time for students to start demanding change.

School dress code can be harmful, silence student expression

By ISABELLE CAVAZOS

The oraCle (U. soUTh Florida)

Sometimes, recalling K-12 years might be extra cringe-worthy if one was subject to mostly arbitrary dress code rules, such as no distracting hair color or not rolling up the bottoms of long pants.

While these regulations are usually among the minor nuisances a student will deal with growing up, some schools are exercising their control over dress code and appearance to an extent that undermines personal choices and individuality.

Such is the case with 9-year-old Kamryn Renfro from Colorado, who shaved her head to support a friend diagnosed with cancer. The USF Rugby Team recently did the same for teammate Marshall Weaver, a sophomore fighting cancer. However, instead of being praised for her support, Renfro was suspended. Though the school reversed its decision, it initially chose to abide by its dress code policy that deemed shaved heads unacceptable.

Why shaved heads stray from “uniformity” or cause distraction, as the school administration stated, is a different matter. The more worrisome issue is the implications of a school telling children that how they appear to the school and other students is more important than expressing what they believe in.

Though Renfro’s mother explained in a Facebook post that the school was supportive of her daughter’s choice, its advice for Renfro to wear a wig to school or wait for her hair to grow back before

returning completely ignores her efforts to stand for a cause she cares about.

Not only would the school have hindered her daily educational process over her harmless decision, but it would have done so in a way typically associated with punishment — which equates her independent, conscious choice with doing something wrong.

Renfro is not the only young student to have recently faced intolerance from her school based on her appearance.

Another child, 9-year-old Grayson Bruce, was banned from taking his

My Little Pony backpack to school because of the bullying he was previously receiving.

While this is more of a cop-out from handling bullying than an issue of dress code policy, the principal of the school ultimately chose how the student should express himself.

With both students’ situations, the schools should have been more open to fostering individuality.

It is unacceptable to trivialize students’ voices at such a young age in favor of what is easiest for the school to say

or do, whether that means prioritizing guidelines instead of a student’s belief in a cause or targeting the victim of bullying rather than those tormenting him.

Though students have likely argued that their individuality is trampled by school regulation since control on appearance and dress code began, these particular situations reveal how schools could discourage students from presenting themselves outside of social norms — something especially damaging if a student does not know why doing so is a problem.

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Letterman’s departure Man rides bike to fundraise for cancer will reshape late-night

By HANNAH HIPP Staff Writer

NEW YORK (AP) — Jimmy Fallon’s fast start replacing Jay Leno on the “Tonight” show the past two months had a secondary effect: David Letterman suddenly seemed old.

The Top 10 list, the ironic detachment, even the set at the Ed Sullivan Theater. Time doesn’t stop for comedy legends, or superstars of any sort. Letterman, who announced Thursday that he will retire from latenight television sometime in 2015, had to feel it.

CBS now faces the challenge of moving on in a reordered late-night world at a time the two Jimmys — NBC’s Fallon and ABC’s Kimmel — have a significant head start.

When Jay Leno left in February, Letterman lost his foil — the man whose victory in the competition to replace Johnny Carson two decades ago he never let go. Leno was someone who spoke his language, though, a generational compadre, and when he left, Letterman was alone.

Fallon and Kimmel have a different style, more good-natured and less mocking of the entire concept of a talk show.

It’s hard to know what role the new competition played in Letterman’s decision. His last contract extension, signed before Fallon took over, was for one year. In the past, he’s done multi-year extensions.

The first time Leno left latenight, Letterman ascended to the throne. Not this time. Since Fal-

lon began at “Tonight,” his show has averaged 5.2 million viewers, while Letterman has averaged 2.7 million and Kimmel 2.65 million, the Nielsen company said. Last year Letterman averaged 2.9 million and Kimmel 2.5 million, so the direction was clear.

Much of late-night now is about making an impression in social media, or in highlight clips that people can watch on their devices and spread around the next day. Fallon and Kimmel have excelled in spreading their comedy beyond their time slots; Letterman has barely bothered.

Late-night television is a far different world than when Letterman and Leno began their competition.

There are more entertainment shows to choose from, with personalities like O’Brien, Arsenio Hall, Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert and Chelsea Handler working every night.

CBS will first have to decide whether or not to continue with an entertainment program in that time slot. It’s not the money-maker it once was, but chances are the network will continue in that direction.

The first in-house candidate would be Craig Ferguson of “The Late Late Show,” which currently airs at 12:35 a.m. on CBS and is produced

by Letterman. But Ferguson’s star has dimmed, his show quickly passed by in the ratings by Seth Meyers on NBC, and he is considered an unlikely choice.

Tetris in the sky: Gamers play on Philadelphia building PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Sam Robinson said it’s been about 15 years since he last played the videogame Tetris on a Game Boy. On Saturday night, he played it on the side of a skyscraper.

Robinson, 30, was among the hundreds of Tetris fans who had a little fun Saturday with a big version of the classic video game on the side of the 29-story Cira Centre in downtown Philadelphia.

“It has been probably 15 years since I played Tetris last on a Game Boy, and it’s much different playing on the side of building that’s a halfmile away,” the city resident said.

“Everything’s happening so quick.”

The hundreds of LED lights embedded in the building’s glass facade normally display colorful patterns. On Saturday night, images of supersized shapes “fell” on two sides of the mirrored tower as competitors used joysticks to maneuver them, creating a spectacle against the night sky that organizers hoped inspired onlookers and players to think about the possibilities of technology.

It wasn’t the first time Tetris has been played on a building. But the 100,000-square-foot “screen” — which includes the north and south faces of the structure — could be a record.

The spectacle kicked off a citywide series of events called Philly Tech Week. It also celebrated the upcoming 30th anniversary of a game revered as the epitome of elegance and simplicity, said Frank Lee, an associate professor of digital media at Drexel University.

Lee, a game designer who oversaw creation of the giant display, said putting it on an office building was like making a huge virtual campfire.

“This project began as a personal love letter to the games that I loved when I was a child - Pong last year, Tetris this year. But it ended up as a way of uniting the city of Philadel-

phia,” Lee told the crowd.

Lee already holds the Guinness World Record for the world’s largest architectural video game display for playing Pong on one side of the Cira Centre last year. Pong, the granddaddy of all video games, is an electronic version of paddleball developed by Atari in 1972.

Tetris, created by Russian computer programmer Alexey Pajitnov in 1984, challenges players to rotate and arrange falling shapes into complete rows.

It became a global phenomenon in the late 1980s after game designer Henk Rogers, who had seen Tetris at a trade show in Las Vegas, acquired the rights and struck a deal to put it on Nintendo’s original Game Boy. Rogers, who was among the players on Saturday in Philadelphia, said he can’t believe the longevity of Tetris, which decades later continues to mesmerize players on more than 30 platforms.

“If a game lasts a year, that’s amazing,” said Rogers, now managing director of The Tetris Co. “They usually go out of style very quickly.”

Rogers said several new Tetris products and initiatives are planned for release around its June 6 anniversary. He declined to discuss details.

Riding a bike for 10 hours straight and over 200 miles is a challenge few people would have the tenacity to take on.

Brian Alger, a Lubbock citizen and cycling enthusiast, was happy to welcome the challenge.

“I’m very competitive,” Alger said.

Alger rode his bike on a stationary setup to complete 10 hour-long cycling videos Saturday at Sun Adventure Sports.

Alger completed the videos consecutively, he said, with only 10-minute breaks in between, in order to raise money for cancer research and to receive “knighthood” into the Sufferfest program.

“You can get your knighthood by riding 10 of their training videos back to back,” Susan Alger, Brian Alger’s wife, said. “What Sufferfest asks is if you do it, raise money for something.”

Brian Alger’s choice for fundraising was cancer research, and all the proceeds will go to the Cancer Survivorship Clinic at the Harrington Cancer Center.

His motivation was Torrence Spence, a 10-year-old girl who was in his daughter’s dance class, who was diagnosed with a brain tumor when she was 18 months old.

“This race came up and a friend of mine had a connection with Torrence’s mom,” he said, “and created a team called Team Torrence.”

Brian and Susan Alger raced previously on Team Torrence at an event called 24 Hours in the Canyon, he said.

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Portraits by George W. Bush go on display DALLAS (AP) — Former President George W. Bush is displaying his portraits of world leaders in the first exhibit of his work as an artist.

The portraits, which include everyone from a grim-looking Russian President Vladimir Putin to a smiling likeness of the late Czech playwright and President Vaclav Havel, are part of an exhibit opening Saturday at the George W. Bush Presidential Library

and Museum in Dallas. He even did a self-portrait.

The exhibit called “The Art of Leadership: A President’s Personal Diplomacy” runs through June 3.

“I spent a lot of time on personal diplomacy and I befriended leaders and learned about their families and their likes and dislikes, to the point where I felt comfortable painting them,” he said in an introductory video to the exhibit.

“Painting portraits of my friends and some people who weren’t necessarily my friends gave me a sense to convey a feeling I have about them because I got to know them well in the presidency,” he added in the video.

Bush, who started painting in 2012, three years after leaving office, said reading an essay by the late British Prime Minister Winston Churchill on painting inspired him to take lessons.

“I’d never lifted a brush before. I’d never been next to paint. So I gave it a whirl,” he said in the introductory video.

Accompanying many of the portraits are photographs of Bush with the leader he painted, along with gifts. On display with Bush’s portrait of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair is a book of Churchill’s speeches that Blair gave to Bush with the inscription, “To George, my ally and my friend.”

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“We raced last year, and I took third,” Brian Alger said. “Altogether we rode over 266 miles.”

When Brian Alger decided to get his knighthood, Susan Alger said, he knew exactly who the proceeds of his efforts would be in honor of.

Cancer survivor Torrence has moved all over Texas, Susan Alger said, to receive the treatment she needs.

“She inspired him to take this on,” she said. “She is still fighting cancer today.”

The couple had a poster set up by Brian Alger’s bike for people to write the names of anyone they know who has been affected by cancer.

At the next 24 Hours in the Canyon race, Susan Alger said the names will be written on signs posted all over the course.

“When they put the signs up along the route,” she said, “the names remind you of why you ride.”

Brian Alger has been training intensely for this event, he said.

He rides four days a week, weight trains two days a week and completes the cycling videos frequently.

“I’ve really been working on my power,” Brian Alger said. “Endurance is essential.”

At the time of the interview, he had completed five videos and was close to crossing the 100-mile mark. By the end of the 10 videos, he said he would have ridden upward of 200 miles.

This event is preparing the Algers for the next 24 Hours in the Canyon race, which will take place May 31 at Palo Duro Canyon.

“This year we’ll ride for team Torrence again,” Brian Alger said, “and I want to win.”

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Black women worried about new Army hair regulations who make up about a third of the women in the armed forces, feel they have been singled out with these new regulations.

“I think that it primarily targets black women, and I’m not in agreement with it,” said Patricia JacksonKelley of the National Association of Black Military Women. “I don’t see how a woman wearing three braids in her hair, how that affects her ability to perform her duty in the military.”

Even before the current controversy, the association had already planned to showcase the hairstyles of African-American women in the military throughout the years at its national convention in Phoenix in September.

While she also feels the new regulations unfairly target black women,

former association president Kathleen Harris said she could understand why the regulations needed some uniformity. “The military is supposed to be conservative,” she said. “My thing is that some folks look gorgeous in their twists, and some people go overboard. The twists are not small twists but they’re real large ones and it doesn’t fit the cover, your hat.”

The changes and several other Army appearance modifications were first published Monday in the Army Times.

“The Army is a profession, and one of the ways our leaders and the American public measure our professionalism is by our appearance,” Army Sgt. Maj. Raymond F. Chandler III said of the updates on the Army’s website.

Delta Sigma Phi chose to work with the Humane Society on the event, Denton said, because the CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 members have been volunteering “We used to do the Miss Creek with the organization throughout pageant, but the rules of Panhel- the semester to aid in weekly lenic changed and the sororities adoption events. aren’t allowed to go to it,” he said.

“All of the proceeds will go to “We did Top Chef last year, which the American Red Cross regional was a cooking contest. This year is chapter,” he said. “The Red Cross looking a lot more successful with is our national philanthropy. Evthe Dog Days event.” ery year we raise money for our The Humane Society of West local chapter.”

Tickets to the event were Texas sponsored dog adoptions from 12-2:30 p.m., and people sold for $15, according to a were allowed to walk and play news release, and the price with the dogs present. covered admission, a hot dog Alex Stedman, a sophomore and two concerts. advertising major from Austin, The Dix Hat Band started said she came to the event to play performing at 3:30 p.m., and Jason Boland and The Stragglers took with the dogs.

“I want to try to adopt or foster the stage at 5:30 p.m. a puppy,” she said. “I think I’ll end “It’s the perfect event because up fostering because as a college it has food and puppies,” Stedman student, it is hard to find the time said. “There’s nothing better than to devote to a puppy. I want to go music and friends and puppies. through a trial period and see if The day is perfect for this type of event.”

I’m up for it.”

The Humane Society does There were booths set up not have a kennel for dogs, within the event, and the AmeriDenton said, and it relies on can Cancer Society was there to foster homes to help care for promote its upcoming Relay for Life event. dogs before adoption.

As the American Red Cross is Delta Sigma Phi’s national philanthropy, Denton said he hopes the event will help the South Plains Regional Chapter with its national Heroes Campaign.

“We’re trying to raise awareness for both the Red Cross and the Humane Society,” Denton said. “Hopefully we can help the Red Cross with operation costs.

This chapter covers over 100 counties, and I know they help families with burned homes and family members overseas among other things.”

Similar events have been done successfully by other Delta Sigma Phi chapters across the country, and Denton said the event was not difficult to put together.

Most of those in attendance were Tech students, but there were multiple families and older members of the community as well.

“This is a good event because everyone can come, not just sorority or fraternity members,” Ritchen said. “Anyone can bring their dogs, and anyone can come out and adopt.”

WASHINGTON (AP) — New Army regulations meant to help standardize and professionalize soldiers’ appearance are now coming under criticism by some black military women, who say changes in the hair requirement are racially biased.

The Army earlier this week issued new appearance standards, which included bans on most twists, dreadlocks and large cornrows, all styles used predominantly by African-American women with natural hairstyles. More than 11,000 people have signed a White House petition asking President Barack Obama, the commander in chief, to have the military review the regulations to allow for “neat and maintained natural hairstyles.”

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Finals Watch: Celebrities aplenty, as usual ARLINGTON (AP) — The Kentucky Wildcats had Drake celebrating with them after a victory, and Dwight Howard was doing the “Gator chomp” in the Florida student section.

As usual, the NCAA Final Four drew plenty of stars and celebrities.

After Kentucky won on a late shot to advance to the championship game, Drake was in the locker room with the Wildcats.

“That’s great. He just told us to stay confident, and it’s on us now,”

said Andrew Harrison, who had the pass to his freshman twin brother for the game-winning shot. “Just keep playing and don’t be satisfied, so that was exciting for all of us.”

Gators freshman Dominique Hawkins said he had never before celebrated a victory with someone as famous as the Canadian rapper-singer-actor.

“It’s a blessing to play for Kentucky because we have so many fans, and fans like Drake,” Hawkins said. “He

told us to enjoy the moment and get what you want.”

A few famous quarterbacks were also in the building — Hall of Famer Troy Aikman, a three-time Super Bowl winner with the Dallas Cowboys; Seattle Seahawks championship quarterback Russell Wilson, who played at Wisconsin; and former Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel, who is skipping his final two seasons at Texas A&M to enter next month’s NFL draft.

Community taking a dive for young cancer patient KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Being told to “go jump in a lake” is usually a snarky kiss-off. But it’s become a heartwarming call-toaction for a Missouri community whose effort to help the family of a 5-month-old boy with cancer has inspired thousands across the country to submerge themselves in cold bodies of water.

Organizers of the Facebookbased Plunge for Landon fundraiser said they have lost count of how

many people have posted videos of themselves taking a dive for Landon Shaw, a Tarkio infant who was diagnosed in late February with a rare form of cancer. People are jumping in, from chilly farm ponds north of Kansas City to the Gulf of Mexico and the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. “I can’t believe how viral this is going,” said Alyssa Shaw, Landon’s mom. “My son has been such an inspiration to everybody and

opened up people’s eyes that you can’t take life for granted.”

Before they jump into the water, participants record themselves challenging three other people to do the same, with monetary pledges for each person who completes the challenge. The effort had raised more than $30,000

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Texas Tech softball takes one out of three against Longhorns The Texas Tech softball team lost a three-game series one game to two against Texas this past weekend in Austin.

The series started Friday with a with a 5-1 victory for the Longhorns.

Coach Shanon Hays said the offense did not add any support for a tough pitching performance by Tech.

“We missed several opportunities to get back in the game but credit Texas for scoring early,” he said in a Tech Athletics news release. “Gretchen (Aucoin) didn’t have her best stuff today but we’ve got to be able to work around that. We’ll look

to get back at it tomorrow.”

On Saturday, the Red Raiders snapped their four-game losing streak and earned their first Big 12 Conference victory of the season with a 6-5 victory.

It was also Tech’s first win in Austin since the 2005 season, according to the release.

After the game, Hays said it was a great achievement for the team to get a win on the road against its in-state rival.

“It was nice that we came back focused and learned some things from yesterday,” Hays said. “I was really proud of how we came out and competed at the

plate today. Now we’ve got to build on this and hopefully win the series tomorrow afternoon.”

The Longhorns threatened to steal the game in the bottom of the final inning with the based loaded and down by one run, but sophomore pitcher Gretchen Aucoin got out of the jam and earned the save.

Tech sophomore shortstop Samantha Camello hit her first homerun of the season which proved to be the difference in the victory. Junior pitcher Cara Custer earned her 11th win of the season.

On Sunday, the Longhorns won the series with a 7-3 victory over the Red Raiders.

Texas freshman southpaw Tiarra

Davis threw her second complete game of the series despite Tech sophomore utility player Sydnie Tapia going 2-out-of-4 with an RBI. The Red Raiders are now 28-14 overall including a 1-5 record in the Big 12.

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The Red Raiders scored 16 runs in the game, according to the release, which is their most in a Big 12 road game since 2010.

Tech senior outfielder Todd Ritchie tied a school record with five walks in the game, according to the release, and Tech senior outfielder Adam Kirsch hit two home runs in the win against the Cowboys.

In the final game of the series, the Red Raiders lost 8-3.

Tech freshman pitcher Ryan Moseley came in to pitch in the seventh inning, according to the release, and gave up three runs without recording an out, earning him the loss.

Tech’s next game will be at 6:30 Tuesday at Dan Law Field against Abilene Christian.

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Red Raider baseball loses two out of three at OSU

The Texas Tech baseball team lost its second straight Big 12 Conference series during the weekend, losing two out of three games against Oklahoma State, according to a news release from Tech Athletics.

Tech sophomore pitcher Matt Withrow started game one of the series for the Red Raiders and earned the loss, according to the release, allowing one run on two hits in his one inning of work.

The only run the Red Raiders scored in the Friday night game was on a home run by sophomore first baseman Eric Gutierrez, according to the release. The home run was Gutierrez’s fifth of the season.

Tech evened the series with the Cowboys in game two, according to the relase, earning Tech coach Tim Tadlock his 50th win as the Red Raiders’ head coach.

They are in sixth place in the conference.

Tech’s next matchup will be a threegame series against Oklahoma State beginning at 7 p.m. on Friday at Rocky Johnson Field in Lubbock.

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Home again, track team continues momentum

By DAWIT HAILE Staff Writer

The track and field schedule finally designated Lubbock for a home meet, the Texas Tech Open. Tech displayed its pleasure for the return home with a third-straight meet characterized by personal bests, school records and first-place finishes.

The weather did not show the same enthusiasm. Wind constantly gusted through Terry and Linda Fuller Track and Field and provided no assistance in raising the temperatures that chilled fans and athletes at the venue.

Sophomore hurdler/jumper Le’Tristan Pledger, however, paid these less than pristine conditions no mind and preserved her unbeaten outdoor record in the 100-meter hurdles with a third-straight victory.

Pledger said all her attention was focused on her technique and dropping time.

She accomplished her goals and is inching closer to completing a race in less than 13 seconds because of the training associate head coach Dion Miller has provided her, she said.

“Coach Miller is throw ing out these different drills,” Pledger said, “and I feel like it is really helping me to get my

technique down in the hurdles.”

The wind would not leave Pledger unscathed.

She reached the finish line in 13.08 seconds to earn first, a time fast enough by two hundredths of a second to overtake former Lady Raider Katie Grimes for the school record.

However, the time could not stand as a school record. The wind blew too hard, according to Tech athletics. All times recorded with the wind blowing faster than two meters per second are barred from standing as an official, un-aided record.

This rule relegated Pledger’s time to sixth overall when placed among the wind-aided 100-meter hurdles.

Wind or not, the hurdles remained a fast event and only became faster as the men ran the 110-meter hurdles.

Former Red Raider Omo Osaghe, indoor 60-meter hurdles world champion, contributed to the speed participating in the event with Adidas sponsoring him. He demonstrated to the crowd why he became world champion.

Separating himself from the field with ease, Osaghe earned the world’s fourth fastest windaided time at 13.46 seconds.

Osaghe said he and coach Miller wanted to try to imple-

ment the technique and game plan they have worked on prior to this meet.

He is now going to use this performance to determine how he is going to approach the rest of his training so he is ready for professional competition this season, Osaghe said. The world champion did not let business stop him from enjoying running alongside few fellow Red Raiders, though.

“It feels good, you know,” he said. “Many of these guys, you know, are right out here with me (training) every day in the heat and wind and dust and everything. We’re just battling trying to make each other better.”

One of those training partners, junior hurdler/jumper Shujaa Benson, tried to give Osaghe a run for his money but could not muster up enough speed to keep up. Benson had to settle for second, 0.56 seconds behind Osaghe.

Speed found a place at the meet with the performance the track athletes showcased.

However, the field athletes would not let the track receive all the glory.

Hammer throw has been an event junior thrower Kole Weldon has tried to improve in with the help of assistant coach

Cliff Felkins.

This focus to improve an event that is not the shot put proved helpful for Weldon on Saturday morning. He earned first place with a throw reaching 199 feet 10 inches.

He now owns sole possession of Tech’s school record in the hammer throw.

Records usually cannot be spoken of without mentioning redshirt sophomore Hannah Carson, and Saturday was nothing different.

Carson threw the javelin 165 feet 4 inches to set a new facility record and win. This performance outdid the previous record she owned in the facility by two feet.

She still has not gone through a meet this outdoor season without breaking a school or facility record, according to Tech athletics.

Coach Wes Kittley said this home meet provided the Red Raiders and Lady Raiders a treat in that it allowed them to showcase to the fans the excellence they have achieved in each of their events, especially for the premier athletes on the team.

“When you are jumping at school records and throwing at school records,” Kittley said, “you are really coming into your own.”

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TEXAS TECH HURDLER Shujaa Benson finished the 110 meter hurdles in second, first among collegians, in a season best time of 13.96 seconds on Saturday at the Texas Tech Open.

The meet not only gave the more notable athletes another meet to improve their consistency, he said, but also delivered the freshmen, who have not competed at home yet, valuable experience in performing in front of the home crowd.

This is important because Tech needs these freshmen to perform well in front of the

home crowd when the 2014 Big 12 Conference Outdoor Championships are hosted in Lubbock, Kittley said.

In the meantime, Tech will attempt to sustain this momentum for a fourth week as they prepare to travel to Kittley’s old stomping grounds Saturday in Abilene for the ACU Wes Kittley Invitational. ➤➤dhaile@dailytoreador.com

Women’s tennis defeats TCU

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LADY RAIDER LYNN Kiro returns the ball across court Saturday at the McLeod Tennis Center. The Lady Raiders won their match against Texas Christian 8-1.

By TYLER DORNER Staff Writer

The Texas Tech women’s tennis team topped Texas Christian 5-2 at 11 a.m. on a windy Saturday at the Don and Ethel McLeod Center.

With the win, the Lady Raiders won their third match in a row and improved their Big 12 Conference record to 4-3.

“This is one that I had circled as one of the scariest matches on the schedule,” head coach Todd Petty said.

The extremely windy conditions favored Tech, Petty said, because the wind took TCU out of its rhythm and allowed Tech to play both a mental and physical match.

The Lady Raiders secured the doubles point to start the match up 1-0. The third doubles pair of Tech freshmen Lynn Kiro and Beatriz Machado Santos improved to 5-0 on the season as a pair and beat TCU junior Simona Parajova and senior Monika Sirilova 8-1.

After going through almost every combination of players,

Petty said Kiro and Parajova had the right chemistry and clicked while playing together.

He said the team has found chemistry at all three spots and it is producing better results than in the beginning of the season in doubles.

“When you have that rock at that three doubles where you feel like you’re going to get that point every single time, it takes that pressure off one and two and usually good things are going to start to happen,” Petty said.

Tech double seniors Nikki Saunders and Rashmi Teltumbde lost 7-6 to TCU freshman Sofiko Kadzhaya and senior Millie Nichols.

The No. 33 ranked doubles pair of senior Samantha Adams and junior Kenna Kilgo defeated freshman Seda Arantekin and junior Stefanie Tan 8-4 after starting down 2-1 to secure the doubles point for Tech.

“It’s just been really great for this team to start winning doubles points and kind of realize how important it is to get that first point coming out into singles,” Adams said.

She said the team was nervous coming into the match, but was confident it could get the win.

Tech would go on to win four of the six singles matches to win on the day, but would lose at both one and two singles.

Kilgo was defeated by Tan 6-4, 3-6, 4-10, while Teltumbde was defeated by Parajova 3-6, 6-0.

P e t t y s a i d Te l t u m b d e ’s match was a prime example of how talented TCU was from top to bottom.

However, the rest of the Lady Raiders dropped just one set in the other four singles matches to sweep the Horned Frogs for the win.

Kiro won her match 6-0, 6-3 against Kadzhaya to improve her record to 25-6 on the year and to win her 12th consecutive match.

With the win, the team will have confidence going into its last regular season matches, Petty said. The Lady Raiders will finish up regular season play against Kansas and Kansas State April 11 and 13 before heading to Fort Worth for the Big 12 tournament. ➤➤tdorner@dailytoreador.com