THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 2022 VOLUME 96 ■ ISSUE 28
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The Texas Tech CoEd Cheer squad brings home a second place prize while Raider Red has a national title.
Men’s tennis player Franco Ribero continues his junior season with nine wins in singles play.
The Student Counseling Center should provide more aid for students mental health. The SCC needs to adapt.
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How Easter is celebrated in different cultures By CHYNA VARGAS Managing editor
President Schovanec, students celebrate opening of new walkway By MICHAEL ALVAREZ Sports Reporter
Students gathered in Lot R07 between the Student Union Building and Administration Building in celebration of the pedestrian mall connecting the two. At a party hosted by President Lawrence Schovanec, students enjoyed free hamburgers, hot dogs and Bahama Bucks from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on April. 13. Carla E. Lovelace, senior event coordinator in the Office of the President, said the new pedestrian mall area was created to connect the Student Union Building and Memorial Circle for a more convenient way of travel for students and visitors on campus. “The addition to the area makes it a more eco-friendly space for the students,” Lovelace said. “There’s some tables and fittings together. There’s electricity out here, so students who needed to study can charge their phones and laptops. It is also just a more convenient way for students and visitors to travel on campus.” Martha Ritz, lead specialist operations division-utilities, said the work control engineering division of operations spent two years on the project, which
included eight months of the original planning. “They put together the whole project,” Ritz said. “They redesigned this space to make it more for the student’s use rather than just a parking lot, by closing off the streets and made it into a pedestrian-friendly area. They put benches, planted trees and my daughter even said they bring food trucks out here for the students.” Ritz said the vendors of the construction company and Schovanec put together the whole event to present the finished product, as well as use the event as a chance to embrace and offer community to the student“Yeah, Schovanec set up this whole thing,” Ritz said. “With a little help from the vendor, they invited everybody and use it and the food is all on him. The Bahama Bucks is all on him for the students, staff, faculty and everybody to enjoy. So that’s what it’s all about.” Lovelace, who was the overseer of the event, said the party was about the glorification of the space. “The party was something the president wanted to do to celebrate the space,” Lovelace said. “And then to also, you know, thank the students, the faculty,
the staff, just an appreciation “I thought it would be neat to kind for kind of all they do. Also, have a ribbon-cutting, but someto have fun, which it is intended body said, ‘let’s throw a party in to, you know, provide a better the parking lot’ and I thought that campus environment.” was a better idea,” Schovanec Schovanec said. “There said the idea were so many for the projpeople inect all began volved in w i t h s a f e t y First we need to address the safety t h a t , a n d I considerdon’t know .... We also took this opportunity to ations, while about you, also providing beautify the campus as you see it but I think more aesthet- connects to memorial circle and I it was nice. ic qualities to am proud of that.” It turned out the campus. really well, “First we the free food, LAWRENCE SCHOVANEC needed to the free stuff. PRESIDENT OF TEXAS TECH address the It definitely safety,” Schogot people to vanec said. come out.” “We’ve been talking about it for Schovanec said one of the a few years, but we had a few in- best parts about the event was cidents where students had close that it was a chance to embrace encounters with buses and lime everyone that makes up the Tech scooters. We also just took this community. opportunity to beautify the cam“Any time we can bring each pus, as you see it now connects to other together, faculty, staff and memorial circle and carries that students it’s good for us,” Schofeel of memorial circle and I’m vanec said. “Tech is a big place proud of that.” and it’s easy to get in your own Event-wise, Schovanec origi- little corner and to come out and nally wanted to do a ribbon-cut- be around others is good. I think it ting, but some of his colleagues creates a sense of camaraderie and introduced the idea of turning it appreciation for the university.” @MikeAlvarezDT into a party.
On April 17, many people will celebrate Easter in a variety of ways. For those who do celebrate the spring holiday, traditions are unique depending on where one is celebrating. While it has the same name, this holiday is commemorated differently across the world than in the U.S. Anthony Qualin, associate professor of Russian from San Diego, California, said Russia and Ukraine Easter does not always fall on the same day as the U.S. This year, 2022 is an occasion where it actually does fall on the same day.
“When Europe switched to the Gregorian calendar, Russia at first didn’t and then it switched,” Qualin said. “Later it switched to the Gregorian calendar, but they kept the church on the Julian calendar. So church holidays are about two weeks.” Qualin said that Russian Easter will not fall on the same day again until 2034, which will be in 17 years. A similar tradition that the countries have is dyeing eggs, Qualin said. In Ukraine they have more commonly an ornate dyeing process which means intricate shapes and patterns are displayed on the eggs.
“They use wax to put patterns or sometimes even pictures onto eggs. They’re called pysanky (eggs),” Qualin said. “They’re pretty amazing.” Qualin said they have very elaborate, colorful, different patterns on the eggs. While it is much more present in Ukraine than Russia, it can sometimes be seen in western parts of Russia. Easter is commonly known as a religious holiday and Qualin said for Russia and Ukraine, the churches have split. The churches are both Orthodox Christian that have stemmed from the Byzantine Empire.
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TOP OF PAGE: Construction on the new walkway has finished and it is open for students and the campus to enjoy. TOP: The Texas Tech walkway connects from memorial circle to the administration building, on April 13, 2022. BOTTOM LEFT: President Lawrence Schovanec gives out food at the opening of the walkway on April 13, 2022. BOTTOM RIGHT: Students stand on the new walkway on April 13, 2022.
“It’s similar to other forms of Christianity, but it has some specificities,” Qualin said. “One thing that they do that is kind of interesting is they take their Easter cakes and Easter eggs to the church on Easter morning, or at the midnight mass and get them blessed by the priests so that their feast is as blessed as well.” Qualin said traditions were interrupted during the Soviet period when the government pushed atheism on everybody. A lot of traditions have fallen out of practice or even disappeared. Egg rolling, Qualin said, was
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Ribero turns hard work into leadership role By KAITLYN SALAZAR Sports Reporter
Junior Franco Ribero has positively impacted the Texas Tech men’s tennis program since joining as a freshman nearly four years ago. Coming from Rafaela, Argentina, Ribero displayed one of the most impressive performances by a Red Raider in program history during his first collegiate year in 2018-19, according to Tech Athletics. Ribero began his career recording a 15-8 singles record, starting with seven consecutive victories, according to Tech Athletics. His following season was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but while active he led the team with 16 singles victories, including a team-best 9-1 record in dual match play. In his junior year, the Argentinian earned 18 wins in the spring, according to Tech Athletics. Additionally, he climbed as high at No. 48 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings, along with his doubles partner for-
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Junior Franco Ribero makes a play in the match against the University of Oklahoma at the McLeod Tennis Center on April 8, 2022 in Tech’s first match in Lubbock in over a month. mer Red Raider Parker Wynn. Ribero is currently in his fourth year with the Red Raiders’ tennis program, holding a singles record of 9-7 so far this season, according to Tech Athletics. In a recent matchup against the University of Oklahoma, Ribero clinched the Red Raiders’ 13th win
after defeating his opponent 7-6 (7-1) in tiebreak, also securing the team’s first conference win of the season. Head coach Daniel Whitehead said Ribero’s fight was exactly what the team had been looking for throughout this season. “Franco winning after five match points was crazy,”
Whitehead said. “I’m just really proud of this team for finding a way to beat OU on a night that we knew was extremely important for us and our season. For us to find a
way to breakthrough in the biggest moment we’ve faced thus far was huge.” The win was Ribero’s first third set tiebreak victory this season, with his one other tiebreak victory occurring in the second set against the University of Denver, according to Tech Athletics. Ribero said it is a great feeling to be representing the Scarlet and Black and his fellow Red Raiders. “Oh, this is amazing,” Ribero said. “The feeling of being on the court here for Texas Tech with my teammates, like all of them supporting me, there were people in the crowd, it was really, fun. It felt so good.” Ribero’s teammate, sophomore Reed Collier, experienced a similar situation on Sunday afternoon against Oklahoma State University where he claimed a 2-6, 7-6 (7-2), 7-6 (7-4) victory against his opponent to give
JUNIOR TENNIS PLAYER the Red Raiders their second conference win. Being in his third season with the Red Raiders, Collier said he often looks up to Ribero as a mentor on and off the court. “Franco is the ultimate fighter,” Collier said. “He’s always fighting …. I always hear him down there and he’s a great leader on this team because he’s just always working hard, always doing something that everyone looks up to.” The Red Raiders will host their final regular season competition against Baylor on April 16 at 5 p.m. at the McLeod Tennis Center. The Big 12 Championships will take place April 22-24 in Fort Worth.
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CONTINUED FROM PG. 1 a game that consisted of a board and depending on the complexity of the board’s paths, the egg would roll down on the board to try and reach the prizes. “If your egg hits the prize, then you win the prize. If it doesn’t hit anything, then it stays there and someone else can roll their egg price,” Qualin said. Qualin said whether discussing Russian Orthodox or Ukrainian Orthodox, Easter was traditionally the biggest holiday. The associate professor said now after 74 years of Soviet rule, the biggest holiday is New Years Day. A country that is a secular society and does not entirely base Easter around religion is Germany. Marlene Selker, senior lecturer from Bad Bentheim, Germany, said even though it
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is a secular society, Good Friday and Easter Monday are official holidays. “Often starts with, interestingly, quite an egg search, not an egg hunt,” Selker said. “I always find that intriguing in Germany, where the Easter hare, not the Easter bunny, hides the eggs so kids will go out with baskets and look for the carefully hidden eggs and sugar bunnies and chocolate chicks.” Selker said families try to make the most out of nature. Since the weather is often cold in Germany, being outside and witnessing spring awakening is important on Easter.
There used to be a German tradition that was called an Easter bonfire. However, Selker said they have now become environmentally controversial. “In some communities, they still have them or they tried to set them up. Very short term before they’ve been burned,” Selker said. “The idea of Easter bonfires is still practiced and sometimes you can see still fires burning in the distance when you’re on a hill.” A custom that Selker said she has not seen here is a way to decorate Easter eggs. Emptying out the egg but keeping the shell intact, once the egg is clean and dry, it is a family activity to paint the eggs and pull thread through them to decorate them on branches. Religion still plays an influence in some ways In Germany. Selker said that it is about 50/50 percent of Protestant and Catholic Christians. Although, the majority would celebrate the holiday as a celebra-
tion of nature and spring officially arriving. “I would say there’s still a reverence for Easter and that it denotes something special,” Selker said. “Finally, spring is here. Everything is coming back to life, but maybe from a slightly different angle.” Veronica Moreno, a graduate student and president of the Texas Tech French club, said in France the people celebrate Easter predominantly as a Christian holiday. Instead of an Easter bunny or hare, Moreno said the church bells on wings bring the children eggs and chocolate and goodies. “There’s a lot of really historic old churches in France. Each town has a church with church bells,” Moreno said. “So it’s really common to hear the church bells ringing a lot just for celebrations all throughout the year. And so the church walls fall silent on Good Friday.” Moreno said on Easter
@DailyToreador www.dailytoreador.com Sunday, the church bells ring again signaling that the bells flew to the Vatican to pay respects to the death of Jesus and they drop off candies, eggs and treats to the children. “Kind of like Santa Claus delivering presents type of thing but cute little church bells,” Moreno said. The bells in French are les cloches de Pâques or les cloches volantes. The literal translation meaning Easter bells or flying easter bells said Moreno. In France, Moreno said they do a la chasse aux oeufs, an easter egg hunt similar to U.S traditions. “I would say 80 percent of the holiday is pretty much the same as what we have in the U.S.” Moreno said. With regards to religion and the connection to the holiday, Moreno said that France is heavily involved with religion and Easter but whether or not ev eryone’s a believer people can come together and
celebrate. “Your friend maybe if they’re not the same religion as you, if you invite them to celebrate Easter, they’ll maybe come along, but they’re not actually celebrating themselves,” Moreno said. “I think Easter is definitely more central to religious beliefs.” The Daily Toreador wishes everyone a Happy Easter weekend.
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Wind whips wildfires in New Mexico, Colorado Firefighters scouted the drought-stricken mountainsides around a New Mexico village on Wednesday as they looked for opportunities to slow a wind-driven wildfire that a day earlier had burned at least 150 homes and other structures while displacing thousands of residents and forcing the evacuation of two schools. Homes were among the structures that had burned, but officials did not have a count of how many were destroyed in the blaze that torched at least 6.4 square miles (16.6 square kilometers) of forest, brush and grass on the east side of the community of Ruidoso, said Laura Rabon, spokesperson
for the Lincoln National Forest. Rabon announced emergency evacuations of a more densely populated area during a briefing Wednesday afternoon as the fire jumped a road where crews were trying to hold the line. She told people to get in their cars and go. So far, no deaths or injuries were reported from the fire, which has been fanned by strong winds. The winds prevented forced a suspension of the aerial attack on the flames and kept authorities from getting a better estimate of how large the fire has grown. But some planes returned to the air as winds subsided late
in the day, and seven airtankers and two helicopters have now been assigned to the fire, Forest Service officials said Wednesday evening. While the cause of the blaze was under investigation, fire officials and forecasters warned Wednesday that persistent dry and windy conditions had prompted red flag warnings for a wide swath that included almost all of New Mexico, half of Texas and parts of Colorado and the Midwest. Five new large fires were reported Tuesday, and nearly 1,600 wildland firefighters and support personnel were assigned to large fires in the southwestern, southern and Rocky Mountain areas,
according to the National Interagency Fire Center. Hotter and drier weather weather coupled with decades of fire suppression have contributed to an increase in the number of acres burned by wildfires, fire scientists say. And the problem is exacerbated by a more than 20year Western megadrought that studies link to humancaused climate change. The fire season has become yearround given changing conditions that include earlier snowmelt and rain coming later in the fall. In Ruidoso, officials declared a state of emergency and said school classes were canceled Wednesday as the village — about 140 miles
(225 kilometers) northeast of El Paso, Texas — coped with power outages due to down power lines. The residences that burned were mostly a mix of trailers and single-family homes, and close to 4,000 people were displaced by evacuations that were ordered Tuesday. That number was expected to grow with the latest call for residents to leave. Village spokeswoman Kerry Gladden said authorities spent part of Wednesday surveying as much damage as possible before the winds kicked up again. Air tankers also were able to drop a few loads of slurry, and more air support was expected
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SCC is not meeting the mental health demand Texas Tech advertises its mental health care services at the Student Counseling Center on campus. Students may have heard about these resources through Risk Intervention and Safety Education at Red Raider Orientation or from students, faculty and staff. However, the SCC is not functioning at the urgent pace that is the mental health crisis amongst college students. The SCC and Tech should be working to provide more available resources for students who are struggling with their mental health. The SCC holds walk-in hours from 12:30 p.m.to 3:30 p.m. Monday-Friday for students seeking treatment and
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resources. Students can come to the walk-in hours, fill out paperwork and be seen by an initial assessment counselor. In my personal experience, I was seen by a counselor during these walkin hours last week, and I opened up about personal experiences that brought me to look into Tech’s mental health services. After an emotional discussion, opening up about why I came in, I was told there would be a couple month’s wait to be seen for one-on-one therapy sessions. By the time an appointment would be available, I would be home for the summer. The SCC website lists services available for students like MindSpa relaxation exercises, group therapy, therapy assistance online, individual and couples counseling and managing your
mood skills-building groups. However, when I went in, these services were not offered to me, and I was told I would have to wait to be seen or do an online group therapy session, which wasn’t something I was inherently interested in. The amount of stress, pressure and changes that occur during an individual’s college experience can bring on mental health concerns. Relationships, friendships, finances, classes, figuring out what to do with one’s future and maintaining involvement while managing the new independence of adulthood are common concerns. One in five adults in the U.S. experienced a mental illness in 2020, and of those who received mental health services, 17.7 million people experienced appointment delays or cancellations according to the National Alliance of Mental Illness. Mental health problems can impact student’s personal, professional and academic life. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention states that one’s men-
tal health affects how they think, act, feel and how they cope with emotions and their decision-making skills. With all of these variables, people experience hardships in every aspect of their life when they are struggling mentally. According to the Suicide Prevention Resource Center depression is associated with lower GPA’s and has been correlated to drop out rates. When people are facing mental issues, it may affect their motivation to do their work and to get up and go to class. On top of that, it may affect their desire to socialize which may push them further into a hard place, further making it more difficult to stay attentive to academics. It takes some people a lot of courage to ask for help. In the U.S. 45 percent of individuals with a clinical-level mental health problem do not seek professional help according to a report from the Mental Health Million Project. Many find it difficult to make the time and build up the tenacity to go to the SCC to ask for help and open up to a stranger in a time of need. And to be told that
the services you are paying for and were promised are not available for you until months down the line leaves students possibly feeling
The amount of stress, pressure and changes that occur during an individual’s college experince can bring on mental health concerns. hopeless and alone. 66.8 percent of primary care physicians were unable to refer their patients to high quality mental health specialists due to the rate of unavailability of mental health specialists according to a national study conducted by the Center for Studying Health System Change. Although there seems to be a shortage of professional mental health workers, Tech should be using their resources as a large Texas university to find more graduate students and professionals to provide for
Tech students. In the email sent after leaving walk-in hours, the SCC provides a list of outside counselors that may be available for appointments, however most of the accumulated list say the counselor is not taking new clients right now. If a student builds up the courage to ask for help, they should be met with grace and the resources they need. If the SCC does not have the resources to provide to students at this time, there needs to be more available resources provided for the students whether in Lubbock or online. Tech should be working with SCC to allocate more resources to mental health services on campus for students because mental health problems are increasingly prominent in adults and mental health problems affect students lives and academic performance. Students are also paying for the services and it takes a lot for an individual to ask for help, so when one asks for help, they should be granted it. @ashermcp_DT
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Gun violence threatens the lives of adolescents Living in America, gun violence is rampant. Learning shooting drills to combat the rise in public gun violence have become second nature to students in schools nationwide. I have lived in Texas all my life and the idea of guns so easily accepted here conjures up a fear of violence. The constant mass shootings and deaths from guns leave a bitter taste in my mouth and the effects leave devastating results. Guns being easily accessed and carried puts everyone at risk for gun violence, especially children. According to the CDC, the second leading cause of death in all children and teens between the ages of 1-19 in 2021 was gun violence, the highest in two decades. In an article by the Washington Post, the data being collected for 2021 predicts a higher number. This leading cause of death questions why laws are allowing less gun control when data shows the number of children dying by firearms
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is rising. Despite incidents such as the 2017 Sutherland Springs Church, 2019 El Paso Walmart, 2019 MidlandOdessa, 2021 Baytown Vigil shooting, Texas has refused to pass common sense laws to address gun violence prevention. Moreover, Gov. Greg Abbott signed HB 1927, effectively removing the safety net of licensing and training to carry a handgun in Texas. Although mass shooting events bring heightened attention to gun violence, domestic and routine gun fire take up the majority of fatalities in children and teens. Implementing stricter gun control and preventative measures is crucial in curbing gun violence. Another statistic from Children’s Defense, an organization working to fight
gun violence, states that since 1963, nearly 193,000 children and teens have been killed with guns on American soil. This death toll outnumbers the deaths of American soldiers killed in action in the Vietnam, the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan and Iraq wars combined. The gun-related deaths in children should raise more concern in our leaders; however, the government fails to protect the lives of the youth and others. Every two hours and 36 minutes a child or teen is killed with a gun, according to the Children’s Defense. Every two hours and 36 minutes the lack of gun violence prevention gains another victim. There needs to be change in gun laws and elected officials must take this data into consideration when passing laws that enable gun violence. Many anti-gun and safety organizations have taken steps into demanding stricter gun control for the safety of others. The current federal law
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does not require background checks for private transactions, internet sales or gun sales at gun shows according to Every Town Research, an organization for gun safety. Gun control activists advocate for universal background checks, a concept that is supported by three-fourths of Texans according to Texas Gun Sense. This prevention measure includes prohibiting firearm access for high-risk groups. This includes individuals with a domestic abuse or violent criminal history. The increase of gun regulations must be implemented as well to tackle gun violence. Enacting child access prevention laws and requiring child safety features for every gun would work in reducing the accidental shootings of children by 23 percent, according to Children’s Defense. The existence of military grade weapons in communities is dangerous to children and residents by increasing the damage and the number of bullets used. All assault weapons should be banned
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and denied access to anyone outside of military use. One of the most important aspects of gun violence prevention is educating citizens on gun safety. Funding for gun violence prevention and safety research should be required by federal law to educate citizens on the causes and statistics of gun violence. Recently, an Instagram live video circulated of 12-year-old Paris Harvey accidentally shooting her 14-year-old cousin Kuaron Harvey before then accidentally shooting herself. The devastating video shows the cousins playing with a loaded gun before it accidentally went off and resulted in the deaths of the two children. This tragic incident along with the many cases of gun-related deaths every day expose the dangers of guns and should force federal law to implement stricter gun control to protect the lives of children and teens in America. @JulesCerveraDT
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Continued conference changes, future of Big 12 By ARIANNA FLORES Editor-in-Chief
With the Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby’s recent announcement of his departure, the league is currently searching for its next leader. Texas Tech President Lawrence Schovanec, who also serves as the Chair of the Big 12 Board said they concluded the selection for the executive search committee in charge of finding the new commissioner. “So there are different skill sets. We would want the commissioner to bring to this role,” Schovanec said. “Certainly, they must have an understanding of the administration of collegiate athletics (and) they must also have the ability
or have access to those resources that are going to be so important in making decisions about developing a media strategy and executing a new contract.” During Bowlby’s tenure, he negotiated a 13-year media deal with ESPN and Fox Sports Media group starting from 2012 to 2025, according to Big 12 Sports. The digital network “Big 12 Now” on ESPN+ made its debut in the summer of 2019. Schovanec said because the conference is in a transitional time period, this change in leadership allows the new commissioner to be a part of the important decisions that will impact the league. “Our TV revenue is an important part of the dis-
“We would like to see an increase in our access to media and (the) revenue that comes from our media rights.” Four schools will be added to the conference during the new commissioners' time, the University of Houston, the University of Cincinnati, Brigham Young University and the University of Central Florida. The league will lose the University of Texas and the University of Oklahoma but have the four new additions by the year 2025. This is not the first time the league has added tribution of funds that are made to the schools. And as new members come into the league and the number
new schools. Back in 2012, Texas A&M and Missouri left the conference while Texas Christian and West Virginia were added. Schovanec said the search for the new leader has a time frame of 90 days and that changes will continue in college athletics but as of now the Big 12 is in a good place with new schools excited for the years to come. “Now we go on to the next stage of the history of this conference,” Schovanec said. @AriannaFloresDT
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There’s still a way to reach global goal on climate change If nations do all that they’ve promised to fight climate change, the world can still meet one of two internationally agreed upon goals for limiting warming. But the planet is blowing past the other threshold that scientists say will protect Earth more, a new study finds.
The world is potentially on track to keep global warming at, or a shade below, 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) hotter than preindustrial times, a goal that once seemed out of reach, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature.
That will only happen if countries not only fulfill their specific pledged national targets for curbing carbon emissions by 2030, but also come through on more distant promises of reaching net zero carbon emissions by midcentury, the study says. This 2 degree warmer
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Cheer, Raider Red return home with championships By ARIANNA FLORES Editor-in-Chief
The Texas Tech CoEd Cheer team and Raider Red both brought home awards from Daytona Beach, Florida after competing in the National Cheerleaders Association and National Dance Association Cheer and Dance competition. Raider Red earned the national championship title for the second year in-a-
row while the cheer team secured second place in the Division 1A CoEd Cheer category. Bruce Bills, the cheer mascot and STUNT head coach, said he was grateful to get back to competing after going through the hardships of the pandemic. “This team was a very special team. They came together and worked hard from day one …. we had a lot of senior members that
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Raider Red shoots the game day guns at the start of game versus Stephen F. Austin on Sept. 11, 2021, at Jones AT&T Stadium.
came back for a bonus year,” Bills said. “So they got an extra year this year. And so they really bought into it and they worked hard from day one on that.” Oklahoma State took the first title and finished just under one point above the Red Raiders. “They did a great job and all the way through the final performance. Very proud of the score sheets that reflect that we did exactly what we needed to do,” Bills said. “But unfortunately, we just had two mistakes that cost us the title but overall, it was an exciting year.” Matthew Stephenson, a graduate student from Waco said earning second place was heartbreaking because he and the team were so close to winning the national championship title. “One less error in our routine and we would have taken first place so (it) definitely hurts,” Stephenson said. “Definitely hurts after having put so much time and so much work into the routine into this team.” The team prepared all season and traveled about 1,400 miles to Daytona, to represent the scarlet and black at the highest stage. “I believe that you know,
regardless of our placing, I think we have a very incredibly talented team,” Stephenson said. “The work ethic is definitely there to match that so I don’t think of his team as being anything less than a first place team. Fourth-year kinesiology student, Shannon Woolsey from Katy, said it was difficult to not get first place but instead of being a sore loser she put a smile on her face and remembered the happy memories while in Florida. “It is my last year graduating and it sucks to, you know, go out and not get first place like you hoped and dreamed to get but this team was 1,000 percent one of the best teams I’ve ever been on in my cheer career,” Woolsey said. Raider Red earned new bling as they won the first place NCA & NDA Collegiate Cheer and Dance Championships. “They are seriously the greatest human beings (Raider Red) comes to our things and gives us so much support. And so when he went out there and he got first place he deserved that 1,000 percent,” Woolsey said. Raider Red will now spend another year defending their National
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Tech cheer preforms during a timeout in the NCAA March Madness Sweet 16 game at the Chase Center in San Francisco, California on March 24,2022. Championship title after winning in both 2021 and 2022. Stephenson said Raider Red worked out at the same gym as his and he saw the amount of hard work and effort they put in for this title. “They worked very hard for it. So I know that they
put in a lot of work,” Stephenson said. “So they’re hungry and they wanted to hold the national championship for another year. And I think they’ll do it again next year. I definitely think red is the best mascot in college.” @AriannaFloresDT
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Hot Shot, from the Harlem Globetrotters, dribbles the ball to start the performance at the United Supermarkets Arena on April 13, 2022.
Thunder, from the Harlem Globetrotters, dances with a fan at half court on April 13, 2022 at the United Supermarkets Arena.
Airplane, from the Harlem Globetrotters, hangs from the rim after an alley-on April 13, 2022 at the United Supermarkets Arena.