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Tech instructor named to College of Fellows A Texas Tech instructor in the College of Architecture in El Paso is the first in the college’s history to be promoted to the College of Fellows.

Of the 80,000 people in the American Institute of Architects, about 3,000 are promoted to fellow status, according to a news release.

The Tech alumnus said in the release he graduated from the university in 1969 with a degree in architecture.

Brown was elected to the College of Fellows by his peers after meeting the criteria of making significant contributions to architecture, and reaching a standard of excellence in the field on a national level, according to the release.

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Texting while driving ban advances in Texas House AUSTIN (AP) — A renewed push to make texting while driving illegal in Texas stayed afloat Wednesday, but only after narrowly defeating bipartisan resistance to an outright ban over concerns that ranged from racial profiling to government meddling.

The House eventually gave preliminary approval to leveling a $100 fine to drivers caught texting behind the wheel. Yet another hurdle for backers of a Texas texting ban remains: Gov. Rick Perry, who vetoed a similar bill in 2011.

Perry already has signaled that his stance hasn’t changed — leaving shaky this second try by more than two dozen Republicans and Democrats, who point toward Texas being among just 10 states without laws against texting while driving.

Prevailing in a three-hour debate on the House floor, however, left supporters savoring a win for now.

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Texas fertilizer plant blast injures dozens **EDITOR’S NOTE: All information regarding the West, Texas, explosion is up-to-date as of press time at 12:44 a.m.

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WEST, Texas (AP) — A massive explosion at a fertilizer plant near Waco on Wednesday injured dozens of people and killed an unknown number of others, leaving the factory a smoldering ruin and leveling buildings for blocks in every direction.

The explosion at West Fertilizer in West, a community about 20 miles north of Waco, happened shortly before 8 p.m. and could be heard as far away as Waxahachie, 45 miles to the north. It sent flames shooting high into the night sky, and rained burning embers, shrapnel and debris down on shocked and frightened residents.

Although authorities said it will be some time before they know the full extent of the loss of life, Texas Department of Public Safety spokesman D.L. Wilson said just after midnight that an unknown number of people had died.

West Mayor Tommy Muska told reporters that his city of about 2,800 residents needs “your prayers.”

“We’ve got a lot of people who are hurt, and there’s a lot of people, I’m sure, who aren’t gonna be here tomorrow,” Muska said. “We’re gonna search for everybody. We’re gonna make sure everybody’s accounted for. That’s the most important thing right now.”

A member of the city council, Al Vanek, said there is a four-block area around the explosion “that is totally decimated.” Wilson said the damage was comparable to the destruction caused by the 1995 bomb blast that destroyed the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma

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A FIRE BURNS at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas after an explosion Wednesday evening.

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Muska, who is also a volunteer firefighter, said the town’s department went to the plant to fight a fire about 6:30 p.m., and the blast that followed knocked off his fire helmet and blew out the doors and windows of his home nearby.

He said main fire was under control as of 11 p.m., but residents were urged to remain indoors because of the threat of new explosions or leaks of ammonia from

the plant’s ruins.

Among the damaged buildings was what appeared to be a housing complex with a collapsed roof, a nearby middle school and the West Rest Haven Nursing Home, from which first-responders evacuated 133 patients, some in wheelchairs.

“We did get there and got that taken care of,” Muska said.

Erick Perez, 21, of West, was playing basketball at a nearby school when the

fire started. He and his friends thought nothing of it at first, but about a half hour later, the smoke changed color. The blast threw him, his nephew and others to the ground, and showered the area with hot embers, shrapnel and debris.

“The explosion was like nothing I’ve ever seen before,” Perez said. “This town is hurt really bad.”

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Texas Tech officials partner with Nigerian government

By CATHERINE MCKEE NEWS EDITOR

Next year, Texas Tech will see an increasing Nigerian student population because Chancellor Kent Hance and Oyo state Sen. and Executive Gov. Abiola Ajimobi signed an agreement to explore partnership opportunities.

The memorandum was signed at 10 a.m.

Wednesday in the Office of the Chancellor in front of Ambassador and Vice Provost for International Affairs Tibor Nagy, Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs Joseph Rallo and Nigerian federal and Oyo

state officials.

This international partnership, Hance said, will bring about 200 students per year from Nigeria who have completed two years at Oyo state’s Technical University to Tech to complete two more years of schooling.

The students, he said, will earn a degree from both the Nigerian university as well as Tech. In 2014, the 200 undergraduate students who will come to Tech will help expand Tech’s brand, Hance said.

“To have an American degree helps them internationally,” he said. “And, I want to have more international students. We have the lowest number

of international students in the Big 12 right now.

We’re dead last and that something I’m stressing that we need to turn around.”

Tech has about 1,700 international students enrolled, but Hance said he wants to increase that number to 4,000 by 2020.

“This is a big part of the game plan,” he said.

“When you’re doing things internationally, it helps you prestige-wise.”

Ajimobi said he, along with other Oyo state officials, chose to partner with Tech because of the university’s focus on engineering and agriculture.

This, he said, is important for the state to improve

social structures, human development and capital, and agriculture.

According to a news release, Nigeria is the most populated country in Africa with about 125 million people.

The country produces more than 2.5 million barrels of oil per day, according to the release, making it the world’s sixth-largest oil producer.

After visiting other countries for a potential partnership, Ajimobi said Tech stood out for its efforts in the two fields.

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Freshman guard Josh Gray announces intent to transfer

By MICHAEL SUNIGA STAFF WRITER

After being appointed head coach of the Texas Tech men’s basketball team two weeks ago, Tubby Smith will have another scholarship to award to a prospective student-athlete as he continues to recruit for the 2013-2014 season.

However, the extra scholarship comes at the expense of losing one of Tech’s

top scorers last season, as Tech freshman guard Josh Gray announced via Twitter he would not return to the team for the next season.

“My family and I decided that I will be transferring,” he tweeted. “I want to thank the University and the city of Lubbock for showing me a great time this past year, it was an unbelievable experience.”

Following his announcement, Tech Associate Director of Athletics Commu-

nications Trenten Hilburn said Gray has contacted Tech requesting permission to speak to other schools about the prospect of transferring.

After Gray initially signed for Billy Gillispie, Gray warmed up to interim head coach Chris Walker when Gillispie resigned from his post.

Walker played point guard in his collegiate days at Villanova and mentored the Lake Charles, La., native.

Following the 2012-2013 season, Tech decided to cut ties with Walker and hire Smith to take over on a permanent basis.

Following Smith’s appointment, Gray exhibited dismay for the situation in tweets sent out, suggesting Tech would break up a family with the loss of Walker.

Gray also retweeted fans who suggested he transfer and leave Tech.

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“At Tech, it was way less expensive,” he said. “Tech was on the top of my list of Texas colleges.”

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While some students choose to transfer to Tech from junior colleges, Sewell said even though it may cost less, it is not recommended by him.

“As far as experience comes, Tech has the advantage over small, community colleges,” he said. “Coming from OSU, the attitude of Tech is more laid back and inviting for a cheaper cost.”

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Conference on the Sowell Family Collection in Literature, Community & the Natural World Time: 8 p.m.

Where: Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library So, what is it?

Come listen to presentations by noted writers Rick Bass, Pattiann Rogers and Robert Michael Pyle as well as presentations by students from Tech and other universities.

Conference on the Sowell Family Collection in Literature, Community & the Natural World Time: 8 p.m.

Where: Southwest Collection/ Special Collections Library So, what is it?

Come listen to presentations by noted writers Rick Bass, Pattiann Rogers and Robert Michael Pyle as well as students from Tech and other universities.

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2013 Lubbock Go Red for Women Luncheon Time: 9:30 a.m.

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Information was hard to come by in the hours after the blast, and entry into the town of about 2,800 people was slow-going as the roads were jammed with emergency vehicles rushing in to help. Texas Gov. Rick Perry said state officials were waiting for details about the extent of the damage.

“We are monitoring developments and gathering information as details continue to emerge about this incident,” Perry said in a statement. “We have also mobilized state resources to help local authorities.

Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of West, and the first responders on the scene.”

Dozens of emergency vehicles amassed at the scene and hours after the blast, fires were still smoldering in the ruins of the plant and in several surrounding buildings. Aerial footage showed injured people being treated on the flood-lit football field that had been turned into a staging area for emergency responders.

Al Vanek, a West City Council

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans backed by a small band of rural-state Democrats scuttled the most far-reaching gun control legislation in two decades on Wednesday, refusing to tighten background checks on firearms buyers or ban assault weapons as they spurned the personal pleas of families of the victims of last winter’s elementary school shootings in Newtown, Conn.

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mission for the system to take on a more global presence. This is a great start.”

Nigeria, he said, has been experiencing infrastructure problems, or growing pains, and is trying to recapture its 1960s and 1970s presence as one of the best educational systems in the world.

In the future, Hance said Tech students will be able to travel to Nigeria to complete two years of study and receive a degree at both universities.

The memorandum, he said, will renew itself year-to-year unless any changes need to be made.

As a sign of appreciation, Hance presented Ajimobi with a gift and he in turn gave Hance a Nigerian talking drum, used to communicate through drum beats — the first drum Hance said he has been given since he was about 3 years old.

member, said first-responders were treating victims at about half a dozen sites, and he saw several injured residents from the nursing home being treated at the community center.

“Tomorrow is going to be a very sad day,” Vanek said.

Glenn A. Robinson, the chief executive of Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center in Waco, said in an interview on CNN that his hospital had received 66 injured people for treatment, including 38 who were seriously hurt. He said the injuries included blast injuries, orthopedic injuries, large wounds and a lot of lacerations and cuts. The hospital has set up a hotline for families of the victims to get information, he said.

Robinson did not immediately return messages from The Associated Press.

Messages to Scott Clark, spokesman for Scott and White Hospital in Temple and Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center in Waco, were not returned Wednesday. A spokesman at Providence Health Center was not available for comment, a hospital operator said.

Debby Marak told the AP that when she finished teaching her religion class Wednesday night, she

noticed a lot of smoke in the area across town near the plant. She said she drove over to see what was happening, and that when she got there, two boys came running toward her screaming that the authorities ordered everyone out because the plant was going to explode.

She said she had driven only about a block when the blast happened.

“It was like being in a tornado,” Marak, 58, said by phone. “Stuff was flying everywhere. It blew out my windshield.”

“It was like the whole earth shook.”

She called her husband and asked him to come get her. When they got to their home about 2 miles south of town, her husband told her what he’d seen: a huge fireball that rose like “a mushroom cloud.”

Lucy Nashed, a spokesman for Perry’s office, said personnel from several agencies were en route to West or already there, including the Texas Commission for Environmental Quality, the state’s emergency management department and an incident management team. Also responding is the state’s top urban search and rescue team, the state health department and

mobile medical units.

American Red Cross crews from across Texas were also heading to the scene. Red Cross spokeswoman Anita Foster said the group was working with emergency management officials in West to find a safe shelter for residents displaced from their homes. She said teams from Austin to Dallas and elsewhere are being sent to the community north of Waco.

The explosion knocked out power to many area customers and could be heard and felt for miles around. Lydia Zimmerman told KWTX-TV that she, her husband and daughter were in their garden in Bynum, 13 miles from West, when they heard multiple blasts.

“It sounded like three bombs going off very close to us,” she said.

In 2001, an explosion at a chemical plant killed 31 people and injured more than 2,000 in Toulouse, France.

The blast occurred in a hangar containing 300 tons of ammonium nitrate, which can be used for both fertilizer and explosives. The explosion came 10 days after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in the U.S., and raised fears at the time it was linked. A 2006 report blamed the blast on negligence.

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“It would not be out of place to mention that we visited Taiwan, we’ve gone to China, we’ve gone to Britain, we’ve gone everywhere,” he said, “and we just zeroed in on your university system because of those qualities, but particularly those concentrations, that we’re interested in.”

Acting Pro-Chancellor of Oyo’s Technical University, Oladopo Afolabi’s, daughter graduated from Tech in December, Rallo said, which led to the collaboration.

Rallo said Tech system officials have been meeting with the Oyo state government for about three months, and he went to Washington to meet with a Nigerian delegation.

In two to three weeks, he said, a Tech faculty member will travel to Nigeria to meet with Oyo state officials to see what their needs are.

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Barack Obama vowed at the White House moments after the defeat on one of his top domestic priorities. Obama, surrounded by Newtown relatives, said opponents of the legislation “caved to the pressure” of special interests in casting their votes.

An attempt to ban assault-style rifles went down, too, and a ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines faced the same fate in a series of show-

down votes four months after a gunman killed 20 elementary school children and six staff members at Sandy Hook Elementary.

A bid to loosen restrictions on concealed weapons carried across state lines also fell.

That last vote marked a rare defeat for the National Rifle Association on a day it generally emerged triumphant over President Barack Obama, gun control advocates and individuals whose lives have been affected by mass shootings in Connecticut and elsewhere, some of whom watched from the spectator galleries above the Senate floor.

“Shame on you,” shouted one of them, Patricia Maisch, who was present two years ago when a gunman in Tucson, Ariz., killed six and wounded 13 others, including former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.

Vice President Joe Biden gaveled the Senate back into order after the breach of decorum.

The background check measure commanded a majority of senators, 54-46, but that was well short of the 60 votes needed

to advance. Forty-one Republicans and five Democrats sided to scuttle the plan.

In the hours before the key vote, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., bluntly accused the National Rifle Association of making false claims about the expansion of background checks that he and Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., were backing.

“Where I come from in West Virginia, I don’t know how to put the words any plainer than this: That is a lie. That is simply a lie,” he said, accusing the organization of telling its supporters that friends, neighbors and some family members would need federal permission to transfer ownership of firearms to one another.

The NRA did not respond immediately to the charge, but issued a statement after the vote that restated the claim. The proposal “would have criminalized certain private transfers of firearms between honest citizens, requiring lifelong friends, neighbors and some family members to get federal government permission to exercise a fundamental right or face prosecution,” said a statement from Chris Cox, a top lobbyist for the group.

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Community runs in honor of Boston bombings

By PAIGE SKINNER LA VIDA EDITOR

Even with more than 2,000 miles separating the two cities, the Lubbock community showed its support for the city of Boston on Wednesday night.

About 75 members of the community gathered outside the Texas Tech Robert H. Ewalt Student Recreation Center to honor the victims of Monday’s Boston Marathon bombings.

The people ranged from toddlers in strollers to grey-haired men and women. One woman carried a poster that read, “Lubbock runs for Boston,” and two men both carried American flags.

Christine Steen, an accountant in Lubbock, said she organized the 5K run for a couple of friends.

She said she was shocked when

she found out about the bombings, but still wants to qualify for the Boston Marathon one day.

“I was shocked and honestly I didn’t know what to think,” Steen said. “I wasn’t sure what to think because this is something I honestly want to be able to qualify for one day and does that change my mind?

And a day later, I realized no, it’s not going to change my mind. I still want to be there.”

The group of runners snapped a group photo before the run and Steen spoke.

“I put this run together for a couple of friends,” she said to the group.

“Now, I have a lot more friends.”

She explained the run was for support for those affected by the bombings.

Steen then led the group in a moment of silence and a prayer.

At about 7:15 p.m., the runners,

who were bonded together because of a national bombing, started running and walking.

Farrell Martin, a Lubbock resident and 12-year member of the West Texas Running Club, said he came to the event because he knew people at the Boston Marathon.

“It was just horrible,” Martin said about the bombings. “Such a travesty and it was unnecessary.”

All the people he knew at the Boston Marathon were safe after the bombings, but that didn’t stop Martin from showing his support.

“We don’t want it to stop us from doing something we enjoy… ,” he said. “The last thing we want to do is let them win.”

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RUNNERS BEGIN A 5k run in remembrance of the Boston Marathon on Wednesday outside the Robert H. Ewalt Student Recreation Center.

USDA starts new program to track farm animals

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The federal government has launched a new livestock identification program to help agriculture officials to quickly track livestock in cases of disease.

It is the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s second attempt at implementing such a system, which officials say is critical to maintaining the security of the nation’s food supply. An earlier, voluntary program failed because of widespread opposition among farmers and ranchers who described it as a costly hassle that didn’t help control disease.

There has been talk for years among consumer advocates about establishing a program that would trace food from farm to plate. The livestock identification system doesn’t go that far and isn’t meant to. Its main goal is to track animals’ movements so agriculture and health officials can quickly establish quarantines and take other steps to prevent the spread of disease.

“This ensures that healthy animals

can continue to move freely to processing facilities, providing a dependable and affordable source for consumers as well as protecting producer’s livelihoods,” Abby Yigzaw, spokeswoman for the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, said in an email.

Michael Doyle, director of the University of Georgia’s Center for Food Safety, said livestock identification also helps investigators determine the source of disease — and whether it happened naturally or someone tampered with the food system.

“Identify the farm from which it originated, which can help you identify the source,” Doyle said, adding, “Did it come in from the feed? Was it intentional?”

The federal government has been trying for nearly a decade to establish an animal identification system. It introduced a voluntary program in 2006 but scrapped it several years later amid widespread complaints from farmers about the expense and red tape. Some

also worried about possible privacy violations with the collection of information about their properties. The program ultimately failed because relatively few participated.

The new program is mandatory but more limited in scope. It applies only to animals being shipped across state lines, and it gives states flexibility in deciding how animals will be identified — an important concession to cattle ranchers in western states, where brands are still commonly used.

While the program covers a range of livestock, much of the focus has been on cattle. That’s partly because aggressive programs to fight diseases such as sheep scabies have already resulted in widespread identification of those animals, said Neil Hammerschmidt, APHIS’ animal disease traceability program manager. Tracking cows has been less of a concern over the past decade because earlier programs targeting diseases that affect them have been successful, he said.

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a smaller school than Tech, so I expected the more expensive tuition.”

The transition has not been easy financially, she said.

“I’ve been paying my own tuition,” Nattinger said, “and it has been more difficult than last year since I don’t have as many scholarships.”

Although Nattinger enjoyed having a smaller college experience and cheaper tuition costs, she said she is glad she transferred.

“I think with larger schools, there’s a lot more opportunity with internships and jobs later on,” she said, “and a bigger network.”

Elizabeth Bohm, a senior electronic media and communications major from Giddings, said

although she does not directly pay her tuition, she thinks Tech’s ranking is accurate.

“I think they’ve done a pretty good job with tuition here,” she said, “but it’s still fairly high.”

Bohm said her brother might have a different opinion about Tech’s tuition, though.

“My tuition is more than my brother’s was,” she said. “He attended Sam Houston State University in Huntsville.”

Tech is more affordable than some of the other Texas colleges listed in the rankings, Nattinger said.

“Compared to my friends who go to A&M and stuff like that,” she said, “I think Tech is a lot more affordable.”

Landre Nattinger, a sophomore nursing major from New Braunfels, also transferred to Tech. In Fall 2012, she came to Tech from Stephen F. Austin State University.

She said she disagrees with Tech’s ranking.

“I got a lot more financial assistance at SFA through scholarships,” Nattinger said, “and at Tech I only got one scholarship.”

She said she understands why Tech requires greater expenses than SFA. “I just think it’s a bigger university and the name is more out there,” Nattinger said, “SFA is

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STUDENTS OF THE wind energy lab were allowed to climb the wind turbine Wednesday at the American Wind Power Center. After climbing the 165-foot ladder, students were able to see the inner workings of the nacelle unit.

United Kingdom TV pulls terrorist satire after Boston bombings LONDON (AP) — A British television channel is pulling a comedy about a group of hapless terrorists from its schedule in the wake of the deadly Boston Marathon bombings.

The Film4 channel was planning

to air the movie “Four Lions” next Monday. The 2010 film is a dark comedy about four incompetent British Muslim jihadists who undergo terrorism training before trying to attack the London Marathon.

Film4 said Wednesday it has

decided not to proceed with the broadcast “in light of recent tragic events.”

Three people were killed and more than 170 were wounded by two explosions this week at the Boston Marathon finish line.

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Thrift shopping: Good for your wallet, environment Kaitlyn Frederick hemp tapestry. The grand total for her purchases was $19.97.

After doing some research, it turns out the average Free People dress costs about $130 and similar candelabras are sold for about $80. Although the retail price of the tapestry could not be determined, Laura saved approximately $190 purchasing these items at a thrift shop as compared to retail pricing.

Thrift shopping also offers the opportunity to purchase unique or vintage items no longer available in a retail setting. Items such as records, vintage clothing and costume jewelry are often found

in abundance.

While these items are not always in perfect condition, they offer the age and individuality that can’t be found in the shining halls of the mall.

Although the idea of finding interesting items is enough reason for many people to try thrift shopping, it also is important to consider thrift shopping as a form of recycling. Instead of throwing away items no longer used, many people donate them to thrift shops.

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According to Goodwill Industries, its company sold more than 173 million pounds of clothing and other goods, which would have otherwise been thrown away to rot in landfills.

This shows thrift shopping is not only beneficial to t h e b u y e r, but also to the environment.

While shopping in thrift stores can be an excellent opportunity to save money or recycle, it also is important to monitor what one is purchasing. Being aware of the

One major drawback of thrift shopping is the items are typically previously used, so it is difficult to know how they were cared for.

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he popularity of thrift shopping seems to have spiked recently as a result of the catchy and comical hit song “Thrift Shop”

by Macklemore featuring Ryan Lewis. While Macklemore mentions some of the items that can be found while thrift shopping, many people don’t recognize the benefits as well as drawbacks of searching through mountains of eclectic, and sometimes undeniably interesting items.

One obvious benefit of scaling thrift shop mountains is the opportunity to save some cash.

These savings can later be applied to bills, an upcoming trip, or in the case of college students, the funds for a weekend at the pool.

For example, on a recent thrift shop excursion, sophomore environmental engineering major Laura Parker, purchased a Free People dress, a 1960s art-deco brass candelabra and a woven

limitations of thrift shopping can help avoid wasting money and time.

One major drawback of thrift shopping is the items are typically previously used, so it is difficult to know how they were cared for. This is particularly important when considering buying electronics and appliances.

It is not a pleasant experience to buy what appears to be a perfectly functioning blender only to discover it plasters one’s kitchen walls with half-beaten strawberry-banana smoothie.

In addition to boycotting the purchases of questionable electronics, it also is wise to leave behind clothing with holes or stains. There is no guarantee the garments will be easily cleaned or repaired once they are taken home. If you’re like me, you will end up with a pile of “I’ll fix them eventually” clothes that eventually turns into never.

Thrift shopping also can be difficult if one is searching for a particular item. The day you need an old tennis racket, the stores yield golf clubs galore. Need a golf club? You might find an empty golf bag from the 1920s.

The one exception to this rule seems to be holiday sweaters: There always is an abundance of sequined pumpkins, snowmen or hearts.

Regardless of the ups and downs of thrift shopping, it is an entertaining experience and a search for new treasures. Instead of spending money this weekend on the movie you may forget the name of, grab some friends and use the $20 in your pocket to give thrift shopping a try and, in the words of Macklemore, “pop some tags.”

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Lack of cultivation, substance curbing current hip hop culture

By THE DAILY FREE PRESS EDITORIAL BOARD THE DAILY FREE PRESS (BOSTON U.)

We get it. Rap music is full of explicit lyrics. If you listen to any modern rap song on the radio, chances are the song has been heavily censored. Nowadays, much of rap is consistently misogynistic, glorifies criminal activity or encourages drug use. What has happened to the poetry in the real-life stories?

A prime example of what is wrong with rap is Miami-based Rick Ross.

Reebok recently booted him from an advertising campaign for lyrics

he wrote in “U.O.E.N.O.” The lyrics are too explicit to republish, but essentially he rapped about slipping a drug into a woman’s drink, taking her home and, well, you can infer the rest.

Lyrics like these are abominable.

Rappers are constantly scrutinized for their explicit lyrics, so it is expected that they push back by writing more incendiary lyrics.

Then we hear songs about sexual assault or Lil’ Wayne’s decision to mock the death of Emmett Till, a 14-year-old African-American boy who was murdered during the Civil Rights Movement for allegedly flirting with a Caucasian woman. That

line, which is purely provocative for the sake of defiance, like Ross’, holds no artistic value nor does it set any sort of example for their listeners. Rap used to be about finding the roses between the cracks in the sidewalk. Rap is now about how ostentatiously they spend their money and how many women they objectify. It needs to stop.

Rick Ross is exactly what is wrong with modern rap music. Rap was extremely engrained with social issues and criminal activity because people like Tupac and Biggy rapped about their experiences growing up in neighborhoods where crime,

sexual assault and general deviance happened daily. Now rap does not have that same effect because the most popular artists such as Drake and Rick Ross attempt to be as thug

as possible, meanwhile they grew up middle-class or were never in a gang.

A lack of education and culture is becoming apparent in today’s music. While the art and poetry

that was rap begins to fade behind declarations, “my swag,” artists like Ludacris invent stories of their lives in the hood, simply mimicking the giants of the 1990s.

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Superman’s 75th birthday Celebs address security concerns at annual NY gala puts spotlight on Cleveland CLEVELAND (AP) — Superman’s 75th anniversary is giving his creators’ blue-collar hometown a renewed chance to claim the superhero as its own.

Fans hope Thursday’s anniversary, including lighting city hall with Superman’s colors, will raise the profile of co-creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.

The city is making a start with a Superman day proclaimed by the mayor and giving out birthday cake at the airport’s Superman display.

The June release of Hollywood’s latest Superman tale, “Man of Steel,” also should renew fan interest. The film offers a fresh start for the kid from Krypton, with Henry Cavill as the boy who falls to Earth and becomes its protector.

Siegel and Shuster labored on their creation for years in the throttling grip of the Great Depression before finally selling Superman to a publisher.

The Man of Steel became a Depression-era bootstrap strategy for the Siegel/Shuster team, according to Brad Ricca, a professor at nearby Case Western Reserve University who uses Superman in his classes.

“They really just saw it as a way out,” he said.

In his upcoming book “Super Boys,” Ricca says the story of Superman’s creation is mostly about their friendship: two boys in the city’s Glenville neighborhood dreaming of “fame, riches and girls” in a time when such dreams are all the easier to imagine because of the crushing economic misery.

Ricca said Siegel and Shuster reflected Cleveland’s ethnic mix: both were sons of Jewish immigrants, struggled during the Depression and hustled to make something of themselves.

Superman’s first appearance, in Action Comics No. 1, was April 18, 1938.

The first and greatest superhero has gone on to appear in nearly 1,000 Action Comics and has evolved with the times, including a 1940s radio serial, a 1950s TV series and as a reliable staple for Hollywood. Pop culture expert Charles Coletta at Bowling Green State University said Superman ranks globally with George Washington and the Super Bowl as American icons.

But it wasn’t just hardscrabble cir-

cumstances that tempered the Man of Steel, Siegel’s daughter said.

Laura Siegel Larson said Cleveland’s public library, comic pages and high school mentors all nurtured her father’s creativity.

“The encouragement that he received from his English teachers and the editors at the Glenville High School newspaper and the literary magazine gave my dad a real confidence in his talents,” she said by phone Monday from Los Angeles. She plans to be in Cleveland for the Thursday anniversary.

The tale of Superman’s first moments begins in Siegel’s bedroom. He once recalled coming up with the idea while looking up at the stars and imaging a powerful hero who looked out for those in distress.

Today, Siegel’s home is easy to pick out on a street with a mix of renovated and dilapidated homes: a stylized red Superman “S’’ adorns the fence and a sign identifies the home as “the house where Superman was born.”

And like the Man of Steel, the neighborhood is tough.

“You better have ‘S’ on your chest if you come out after dark,” grinned Tommie Jones, 50, helping move furniture several doors away.

Hattie Gray, 61, who moved into the home nearly 30 years ago unaware of its history, has gotten used to the parade of Superman fans walking by or knocking, trying to savor a piece of comics lure.

“I get people all the time, people all the way from Japan, from Australia,” she said. “It’s a great joy to live here.”

The top floor, where Siegel went to write, still offers the nighttime view of the sky over Lake Erie that inspired Siegel.

Gray has heard the talk about Glenville being tough, but said crime that might merit Superman’s attention can be found anywhere. “The neighborhood is not really bad, it’s just the people are poor. That’s all,” she said.

Shuster’s home has been demolished and replaced by another, but the fence has oversized Superman comic book pages displayed. The nearby commercial strip has a state historic marker detailing Superman’s Cleveland roots.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Tribeca Film Festival was born out of the 9/11 terror attacks and celebs attending an annual Vanity Fair gala in New York City Tuesday to kick off this year’s event were mindful of the shadow cast by Monday’s explosions at the Boston Marathon.

Police and security guards were visible at the festival Tuesday night, where there was an outdoor metal detector for arriving guests.

Whoopi Goldberg said she understood if some people were apprehensive about going out in crowded, public areas.

“I say that’s alright. We’re

out for you,” she said. “Stay u n t i l y o u f e e l b e t t e r. B u t we’re out here and we got your back.”

The actress and TV personality is a juror at the festival this year and directed a documentary that is holding its world premiere called “I Got Somethin’ to Tell You” about comedian Moms Mabley.

Aida Turturro, best known for her role on TV’s “The Sopranos,” said it’s important to live your life and not be scared.

“You never know. I mean you can die by crossing the street or you can get hit by a car. ... I think the best thing is to continue life because if you

don’t they’re winning,” she said. “If they keep you from living your life than they’ve won. They’ve taken your life away from you right there.”

Meantime, Jane Rosenthal, the co-founder of the Tribeca Film Festival, said essentially the event must go on.

“Our hearts are with everyone in Boston,” she said. “We can’t let terror or fear deter us from doing anything so we’re going on with our film festival and as the President and the Mayor says we’re gonna keep on doing what we do.”

The bombings in Boston, carried out with kitchen pressure cookers packed with explosives and lethal shrap-

nel, killed three people and injured more than 170. No suspects have been identified and no arrests have been made.

New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly, who attended the gala, said he hoped increased police presence would calm people’s fears.

“We believe that by increasing uniform presence we’ve sort of raised the comfort level. People understandably feel a little anxious after a terrible event ... in Boston, so we do that to again make people feel a little more comfortable and let them know we’re on the job.”

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By ELLEN CHAPPELL STAFF WRITER

On the road again, the Texas Tech softball team heads to Ames, Iowa, this weekend for a matchup against the Iowa State Cyclones.

The team suffered three loses last weekend against Oklahoma, the No. 1 team in the Big 12 Conference.

Sophomore outfielder Katelyn Williams said despite going winless, the team saw not what they lost, but what they accomplished. She also said the team remains optimistic about the games they have set up for Friday.

“We said we weren’t going to do so hot against Oklahoma and we ended up scoring seven runs,” she said. “I think if we can score seven runs off of the No. 1 team, then we can score off of Iowa State.”

After a rough couple of weeks, the team is looking for-

ward to its matchup with the Cyclones. Tech has recorded two wins throughout the past four weekends, but with its place in the NCAA Rating Percentage Index, the team still has a chance to make the NCAA tournament.

“Monday, our RPI came out and we were 51 and basically that says, if we can take care of business and finish strong, we’re going to get into a regional,” Tech coach Shanon Hays said. “When you finish a series like Oklahoma, it doesn’t feel like your team is going to get into a regional the way they put it on us, but they’re a great team and they deserve to be No. 1. I think we improved by getting to play them and hopefully we’ll take that one to Iowa State.”

The girls, he said, are going into this weekend with full confidence. Even though they walked away without the marks they hoped for last weekend,

the girls added experience in playing the No. 1 team in the country.

“When you start six freshmen and you see them grow over the weekend and adjust in their bats against a great pitcher like [Oklahoma senior pitcher] Keilani Ricketts and see them gain some confidence, I think that really helps us,” Hays said. “I feel better about our team this week than I did last week before we got swept.”

After the losses throughout the past few weeks, Williams said the team’s focus is on its upcoming matchups. This season, having an abundance of new players has been rough on the team. The rapport among one another has been repeated throughout the season as being a holdback, but getting closer to the end of the season, the girls are getting used to one another on the field.

“The chemistry is really

good,” she said. “Our seniors are positive, they keep pumping us up before each game. I think we’re prepared for this one, I think we’ll do really good this series.”

The team has identified the importance of this weekend’s series.

Junior infielder Taylor Powell said winning this weekend’s series could not only be their ticket into a regional spot, but also enhance the girls’ confidence in themselves.

“They’re a good team,” Powell said. “That’s one of the perks of being in the Big 12 — that everybody’s a great team. You have competition in every game you face. They’re going to put the ball in play and they’re going to be a good offensive team. They’ve had some good wins this year so we’re just going to have to go out there and give it all we got.” ➤➤echappell@dailytoreador.com

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Rangers rained out at Wrigley Busy weekend in store for track and field CHICAGO (AP) — The Texas Rangers are getting accustomed to this cold, damp weather.

The game between the Rangers and Chicago Cubs scheduled for Wednesday night was rained out.

It was postponed two hours before it was supposed to start at Wrigley Field.

No makeup date was announced. The teams are set to play Thursday afternoon. “(Tuesday) night wasn’t bad, just a little chilly but we’re in Chicago and we’re going to have to put up with that,” first baseman Mitch Moreland said. “We’ve kind of dealt with it the last few games anyways.”

It might’ve been more than “a little chilly.” The gametime temperature Tuesday night was 39 degrees with the wind blowing in off nearby Lake Michigan.

Rangers manager Ron Washington said it was worse the conditions he’s felt crosstown at U.S. Cellular Field, where the White Sox. “I can tell you what, we’ve been on the south side when it’s cold, but it’s not the same cold on the north side,” Washington said.

Texas opened the interleague series with a 4-2 win.

Before Wednesday, the Rangers had played their last five games with the temperatures below 50 degrees, including four at Seattle’s Safeco Field. So, for a warm-weather team, Texas is rather well-versed in ways to beat low temperatures and tough conditions.

The Rangers will skip Wednesday’s scheduled starter, Justin Grimm, in favor of Alexi Ogando on Thursday.

Yu Darvish will pitch Friday against Seattle regardless of Thursday’s weather. Grimm will pitch Sunday and Tuesday’s winner, Derek Holland, will open the Rangers’ set Monday with the Los Angeles Angels.

And if the Chicago weather continues to be a problem, there are a few Rangers who know how to deal with the raw conditions.

The Rangers have former Chicago White Sox catcher A.J. Pierzynski, along with ex-Cubs Geovany Soto and Jeff Baker. The three spent parts of a combined 20 years in Chicago, and certainly experi-

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enced some miserable April days.

“The thing you keep coming back to is that both teams are playing in it,” said Baker, who spent parts of four years with the Cubs.

“Yeah, you’re probably not going to have your great individual performance that day but at the same time all that matters is beating that other team and going out there and scoring more runs.”

Moreland said he was told to expect what the Rangers are getting.

“That’s the way it is in Chicago this time of the year,” Moreland said. “That’s part of it.”

That isn’t to say the conditions are pleasant at Wrigley. Baker remembered that last season he didn’t wear short sleeves under his jersey until June at Wrigley.

His mindset, however, never changed. It was always about winning and trying to block out the raw weather.

“If you look at it that way, it keeps you sane and you don’t focus on how miserable it is,” Baker said.

Even with the weather, the rare trip to Wrigley was still a special one for many Rangers.

“You’re going to deal with that,” Moreland said. “The Wrigley part of it kind of overshadows the weather.”

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After returning from the Texas Invitational the previous weekend, the Texas Tech track and field team will separate when it travels to four different meets this weekend.

Various competitors from The No. 16 Red Raiders and No. 15 Lady Raiders will compete in the Mt. SAC Relays in Walnut, Calif., the Azusa Pacific Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa, Calif., the Long Beach State Invitational in Norwalk, Calif., and the Baylor Michael Johnson/Dr. Pepper Classic in Waco.

Although Tech is sending its athletes to different places, Tech coach Wes Kittley said he is doing what is best for each studentathlete.

Despite the NCAA outdoor championships being more than a month away, he said Tech team members need to perform to the best of their abilities in order to help the team qualify for championships.

“I really would like to see some better marks out of our best people so that we can stay away from some of the better people in later competitions,” Kittley said. “It’s a little bit of an easier road to the national championships.”

He said he is looking forward to seeing Tech sophomore sprinter Cierra White compete this weekend, because her performances have gotten better as the year has progressed.

White is ranked No. 3 in the nation in the 100-meter dash.

“Cierra’s just been phenomenal,” Kittley said. “I don’t think anybody on our team has been more consistent than she has.”

White said she is excited about

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the upcoming event this weekend, and that her teammates have put her in a good mood with their positivity.

“I know that I can go out there and run fast,” she said, “but I just want to see how fast I can run.”

Although White said it will be different traveling without the whole team, it will not break the team’s spirit, as she will be cheering on her teammates the whole weekend.

Another student-athlete Kittley said he looks forward to seeing compete this weekend is Tech sophomore thrower Kole Weldon.

Weldon is ranked No. 2 in the nation in the shot-put throw, while he also competes in the discus and hammer throwing competitions.

Kittley said Weldon is one of the best Tech athletes he has seen compete in all three competitions, and expects him to qualify for nationals in at least two of the three

events he competes in.

Another Tech athlete set to compete this weekend is senior hurdler Isaiah Gill. Gill is ranked No. 8 in the nation in the 400-meter hurdle event.

Gill will compete against professional runners in the Olympic Development section at the Mt. SAC Relays.

“It’s kind of exciting that I get to run with pros,” Gill said. “Sometimes when it comes to running with the pros I get a little nervous, but this time I’m just gonna get out there and run and do what I have to do.”

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Women’s golf looks for success Red Raider Tennis tries to redeem itself with weekend road trip to Austin in Big 12 Championships After losing to No. 12 Oklahoma during the weekend, the No. 46 Texas Tech men’s tennis team looks to win an NCAA bid when the team plays its next matches Friday and Sunday, against No. 37 TCU and No. 19 Texas respectively. Both matches will be played away.

Tech coach Tim Siegel said he has been eager to earn an NCAA bid for his team, and expects to receive one if the players perform well this weekend.

Although Siegel and his team

By JORDON LEGENDRE STAFF WRITER

The Texas Tech women’s golf team will travel Friday to Rhodes, Iowa, to compete in the Big 12 Championships.

The fourth-seeded Lady Raiders are paired with Baylor and Iowa State for the opening round and will begin play at 8:50 a.m. on Friday.

Tech coach JoJo Robertson said she likes where her team stands heading into the event.

“We’ve had some really good tournaments this spring,” she said. “It seems like we’ve improved every time out. I think as our players play more and get comfortable near the top of the leaderboard and get comfortable with themselves under par, we’re in a pretty good position.”

The championship is a 54-hole event played for three days at The Harvester Golf Club, a par-72, 6,055-yard course.

Senior Gabby Dominguez said the team is not worried about playing at Harvest even though it is a course they are not familiar with.

“I actually like not knowing it,” Dominguez said of the course, “because it’s just a different experience, and I think that we’re all kind of waiting and wondering to see what it’s going to be like. I think we’re very excited about that.”

Robertson said the team’s lack of experience with the course will not affect how the team prepares.

“We try to think about two or three main points,” she said, “playing the par5s, having our short game the best it can be, being aggressive with our wedges, and that’s what we’ll do again this week.”

The Lady Raiders enter the event No. 20 in the GolfWeek Collegiate Team Rankings. Only Oklahoma (No. 3), Texas (No. 16) and Oklahoma State (No. 17) are ranked higher. Tech had two victories during the spring season and finished in the top three in five of the six tournaments it played in.

“As a team, I think we’re peaking right now, which is great,” senior Kim

play two matches during the weekend, he said his focus is solely on TCU for the time being.

“TCU is a very good team,” he said. “Our focus is on Friday at 5:30 (p.m.) and if we play well it certainly gives us a chance (for a bid.)”

Despite the recent loss, Siegel said there is no lack of confidence from the players and he feels the players will be ready to compete and give it their all this weekend.

“Overall, our team is as positive as they have been all season,” he said.

“They know they’ve got to play well to get an NCAA bid.”

After Tech plays TCU at Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center in Fort Worth, it will travel to Austin to take on the Longhorns on Sunday.

Texas is 8-2 in its previous 10 matches and will be fresh off a match against Baylor before facing the Red Raiders.

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Kaufman said. “I feel like every single person can go out there and shoot even par.

We can all play well, we’ve all finished well. It’s exciting. Our team is definitely peaking at the right time.”

Robertson said her team’s attitude will be important during the event.

“It’s going to be important for us to go to Iowa State and start off strong and not have to fight our way back into it the last couple of days,” she said. “We just need to get off to a quick start and just feel confident, look confident, act confident, all those things.”

Robertson said nerves could play a factor as well.

“Some of our players are brand new to this,” she said, “but as long as we handle it well and look at it as one more tournament, one more step to get us closer to regionals and nationals, I think that’s the only way we can approach it really.”

Dominguez said the players feel confident going into the championships.

“I think we’re in a great place right now,” she said. “I believe that we can come out on top in the Big 12.”

CHICAGO (AP) — The Texas Rangers are getting accustomed to this cold, damp weather.

The game between the Rangers and Chicago Cubs scheduled for Wednesday night was rained out.

It was postponed two hours before it was supposed to start at Wrigley Field.

No makeup date was announced.

The teams are set to play Thursday afternoon. “(Tuesday) night wasn’t bad, just a little chilly but we’re in Chicago and we’re going to have to put up with that,” first baseman Mitch Moreland said. “We’ve kind of dealt with it the last few games anyways.”

It might’ve been more than “a little chilly.” The gametime temperature Tuesday night was 39 degrees

with the wind blowing in off nearby Lake Michigan.

Rangers manager Ron Washington said it was worse the conditions he’s felt crosstown at U.S. Cellular Field, where the White Sox. “I can tell you what, we’ve been on the south side when it’s cold, but it’s not the same cold on the north side,” Washington said.

Texas opened the interleague series with a 4-2 win.

Before Wednesday, the Rangers had played their last five games with the temperatures below 50 degrees, including four at Seattle’s Safeco Field. So, for a warm-weather team, Texas is rather well-versed in ways to beat low temperatures and tough conditions.

The Rangers will skip Wednes-

day’s scheduled starter, Justin Grimm, in favor of Alexi Ogando on Thursday.

Yu Darvish will pitch Friday against Seattle regardless of Thursday’s weather. Grimm will pitch Sunday and Tuesday’s winner, Derek Holland, will open the Rangers’ set Monday with the Los Angeles Angels.

And if the Chicago weather continues to be a problem, there are a few Rangers who know how to deal with the raw conditions.

The Rangers have former Chicago White Sox catcher A.J. Pierzynski, along with ex-Cubs Geovany Soto and Jeff Baker. The three spent parts of a combined 20 years in Chicago, and certainly experienced some miserable April days.

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HELP WANTED SUMMER EMPLOYMENT and more. Direct Support Professional positions, all shifts, working with adults with intellectual disabilities assisting with activities of daily living, training, and recreation. Great full time summer job with opportunities for continued employment during school year. May advance to a professional position upon graduation for psychology, social services, education, and allied health majors. Now accepting applications for May 1st and 15th orientation classes. To apply on line go to www.careersatdads.com, come by Lubbock State Supported Living Center, 3401 North University Avenue, Lubbock, or contact jill.walker@dads.state.tx.us SUMMER EMPLOYMENT: agricultural field technicians wanted. No experience necessary. Agricultural background is beneficial. Starting pay $90 per day with raises and bonuses given. Potential earnings $5000 to $6500 are possible. Internships are available, receiving three to nine hours of degree credits. Call Mark Scott Crop Consulting at 7731444 or 745-4706.

FURNISHED THE RANCH, 4th & Frankford. 1/1. Immediate availability through lease takeover. $715/mth.

TheRanchLubbock.com. 972-310-9232

UNFURNISHED $1500. TECH Terrace. 2911 Canton. 3/2/1.Quality home. Hardwood. Washer/Dryer furnished. 1750 feet. Central AC. Yard kept. Available August 1st or June 1st. No pets. $1000 deposit.

806.765.7182. $2300. 3 blocks from Tech Awesome. 4/4/2. 2201 16th. Lawn kept. No Pets. 806.765.7182. Photos on Craigslist.

1 BEDROOM BACKHOUSE

Appliances. W/D. Fenced Yard. Small pet welcome. $400. 2300 21st. Call 795-2011.

1 BEDROOM home-$495;2 bedroom homes-$750;3 bedroom homes-$1200;4 bedroom homes-$1800. All close to Tech. No dogs.Owner/Realtor SheriGallo@Austin.RR.com

1,2&3 BEDROOM HOUSES

TECH TERRACE*Pre-Lease for June 1 *Monitored Security*Lawns Maintained*Updated Homes*Owned & Managed by TTUrental.com

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UNFURNISHED 2 BEDROOM HOME

Open House. 1 bath. Hardwood, appliances. W/D. Garage. Large fenced yard. 2321 21st. $725. Today: 1:00-2:30. Call 795-2011.

2 BEDROOM/ 2 bath Mobile. Stove, refrigerator, washer/dryer, central heat & air, fenced yard. 701 CR 7200 ( 98th & Short Road) Controlled access.

Available July 1. $600/month plus electricity. 806786-9193 or 806-799-8894.

3 BEDROOM HOUSES

1904 28th - $1050/mo Two story with lots of space Both have wood floors, central h/a, security system, pet friendly & Over 2,000 sq ft!

3312 27th - $1,200/mo Central Tech Terrace, call/text 806-441-0611 http://merlinspetshop.com/tech-area-rentals.html 33RD & W. 3/2.5 with Washer/dryer hookups. Sunroom. 2 car garage and circle drive. $1200/month.

832.434.0227 or dwight.h.clark@gmail.com AVAILABLE JUNE 1st. 3/2/2 house $1200+ bills.

Students preferred. Pets allowed. 4914 17St. (806)778-6542.

BACKYARD APARTMENT near Tech. Resonable rent. No pets. Quiet neighborhood. 741-1800.

CAMPUS EDGE

has over 20 properties ranging from efficiencies to 5 bedrooms all within walking distance to Tech.

Please call 806-438-5964 to schedule an appointment or go to campusedgeproperties.com NEWLY REMODELED efficiencies,1, 2, 3 & 4 bedroom homes. Convenient to Tech. 771-1890. www.lubbockleasehomes.com.

NICE 1, 2 & 3 bedroom houses near campus. All have range and fridge. Most have washer and dryer. See them all at toadstoolproperties.com. For additional information call 796-0774.

RENEWLY REFURBISHED 2/1/1 house. Hardwood floors, big backyard, pets allowed. Students preferred. 2519 41st $700+ bills. Available April 15th. (806) 778-6542 TECH AREA Houses, all updated, all include yard & are pet friendly. 4/2 2415 25th, 3/2 3312 27th, 2/2 all bills paid 2315 25th, 2/1 2811 24th, all bills efficiencies, more info: http://merlinspetshop.com/tech-area-rentals.html Text/call 806-4410611/806-438-8746

TECH AREA HOUSES

4 Bedrooms, unique houses 2004 17th, 2415 25th 806-441-0611/806-438-8746 More info: http://merlinspetshop.com/tech-arearentals.html

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FOR SALE

SHOP THOUSANDS of items at Lubbock Women’s Club Gigantic Garge Sale! 3907 Ave. Q (Old Gene Messer Building). April 19-21: Friday & Saturday, 8 AM-4 PM; Sunday, 1-3 PM (1/2 price). Don’t miss out!

CLOTHING/JEWELRY NEED CASH

Buying any gold/silver jewelry. Any condition.

Avery and others. Varsity Jewelers 1311 University.

TEXAS TECH

Officially licensed rings. Men’s from $845.

Women’s from $495. Varsity Jewelers.

1311 University.

MISCELLANEOUS $$ SAVE MONEY $$

Closest Storage Facility to Campus. Reserve online today… www.StorageTodayLubbock.com or call Jeff @ 744-3636

10% OFF TO ALL TECH STUDENTS!

Eyebrow Threading ($8), Facials, Pedicure, Manicure, Nails & Haircut. Om Threading, Nails & Spa. 4505 34th St. (806)771-0160.

32ND & FRANKFORD STORAGE

Affordable West Storage, convenient for students.

High security, great location. Units from $20 and up. Reserve online today. www.AffordableStorageOfLubbock.com or call Travis @ 791-1166

YOUR GIFT MEANS THE WORLD

Consider donating your eggs to help other women.

Your time is worth $3500. The Centre for Reproductive Medicine. 806-788-1212

ROOMMATES FEMALE ROOMMATE needed. 5521 16th street five minutes from Tech. 1650 square feet. $500 rent includes utilities. 8067890177

SERVICES

$5,500-$10,000 PAID. EGG DONORS for up to 6 donations. All races. N/Smokers, ages 18-27, SAT>1100/ACT>24/GPA>3.0 Reply to: info@eggdonorcenter.com if qualified.

4TH & FRANKFORD STORAGE

Add-A-Closet Storage (Next to Cujo’s).

Specializing in dust & climate controlled units.

Call 793-5560. Credit Cards Accepted.

ABA STUDENTS - If you are working on becoming BCBA certified and need a supervisor, text your number to (409)622-9796 or email supervision@autismaba.org. I use inter-active technologies to help you reach your supervision fieldwork requirements.

AFFORDABLE STORAGE

50th & Ave Q (behind United Supermarket) Climate & Dust Controlled Units.

Student Discounts. Reserve online today… www.AffordableStorageOfLubbock.com or call Brendan @ 767-9777

ALLAMERICANSTORAGE.COM

Rates $10 and up. Free truck. 24/7 Rental station.

Clean. 5839-49th 792-6464

EZ DEFENSIVE DRIVING.

Free chicken fried steak included Super Cheapist :) Cell 781-2931. More Information www.LubbockClass.com.

LEARN TO FLY

HUB CITY AVIATION offers personalized flight training at all levels, including beginners. Aircraft rentals also available. Visit www.hubcityaviation.com or call 806-687-1070.

MATTRESS SALE

Mattress, Furniture. Huge discounts. 5127 34th Street (34th & Slide). 785-7253.

RED & BLACK BOOKSTORE

buys back textbooks everyday. The most money for your books guaranteed. 6th & University (behind chili’s). 806-368-7637.

SUMMER STORAGE SPECIAL

10x10. Shadow Hills Storage 307 Frankford Avenue. $90.00 one time payment for storage thru August 31st. 806.548.2005.

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SPORTS

APRIL 18, 2013

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humbling Changed Stars still contending for playoff spot Aseason for

FRISCO (AP) — The Dallas Stars traded captain Brenden Morrow, then dealt away points leader Jaromir Jagr and Derek Roy with a focus clearly on the future.

Except the young Stars playing now still have a chance to make something happen this season.

Just more than two weeks after completing those trades, a stretch that includes a five-game winning

streak, Dallas is still in contention to make the playoffs for the first time in five years.

“It’s been exciting. It was tough losing the players that we did, but I think we came together as a group, especially with the young guys coming in,” fourth-year center Jamie Benn said. “I think we’re a younger, better, faster team and we’re just going out there and having fun.”

When the Stars wrapped up practice Wednesday, they had six games remaining in the regular season and were 10th in the Western Conference.

They were only two points out of the eighth and final playoff spot.

“We’ve responded great,” said Stephane Robidas, one of only two players remaining from the Stars’ last playoff team in 2008. “The easiest thing would have been to fold. You look at what the

young guys did coming in, they gave us like a boost of energy.”

The Stars’ five-game winning streak ended with a 5-2 loss at Chicago on Monday night, a game tied 2-2 in the third period. That was just less than a month after a seven-goal loss at home to the Western Conference leader.

Dallas plays Roy’s new team, Vancouver, at home Thursday night.

Goaltender Kari Lehtonen is expected back in the Stars’ lineup after missing almost four full games with a groin injury.

That is the first of four games in six days — the rest on the road, at St. Louis, Los Angeles and San Jose. The Stars will end the regular season with home games against Columbus and Detroit, the teams directly ahead of them in the standings right now.

proud Texas baseball team (AP) — Augie Garrido says, maybe only half-jokingly, that he needs to be fitted for a miner’s cap the way the baseball season is going for Texas.

“It’s dark down here where I’m at,” he said.

The Longhorns are tied for last in the Big 12, unfamiliar territory for a program that has made a record 34 College World Series appearances and is headed by the coach with the most wins in Division I history. No Texas baseball team has finished at the bottom of its league since 1956.

The struggle is excruciating, and not just because the Longhorns are losing so many close games. The annual expectation is to end the season in Omaha, Neb., at the CWS — something the Longhorns have done seven times since 2000.

Each time they make it, Garrido unfailingly says it’s as much a relief as an accomplishment.

The CWS is a long shot this year. With a month left in the regular season, the Longhorns have a lot of work to do just to avoid missing the NCAA tournament in consecutive years for the first time since 1997-98.

They’ve lost seven straight Big 12 series going back to last season as they head into a three-game set against West Virginia. They’re 20-15 overall after Tuesday’s 6-1 non-conference win over Texas-Pan American, but just 4-8 in the Big 12.

Of their 35 games, 23 have been decided by two runs or less. They’re 9-7 in one-run games.

“They’ve lost some close games, and they probably don’t have the talent top to bottom that you would normally have at Texas,” said Stanford coach Mark Marquess, whose team has played a series against the Longhorns every season since 1998 and swept their three games last month.