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Taking Down Texas

Texas mayors look to improve military bases

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AUSTIN (AP) — Mayors of Texas communities that are home to military bases are seeking $150 million from state lawmakers in order to enhance the bases and make them less likely to be closed.

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price and mayors elsewhere are intensifying efforts to increase funding for bases like Naval Air Station Fort Worth.

Elected officials say years of deep military cuts could result in another round of base closures. The federal government closed more than 350 installations from 1989 to 2005.

Price and others want to increase from $2 million to $5 million the size of state grants that can be awarded annually to a community for base improvements.

They note that other states like Connecticut and Florida have already poured millions into enhancements.

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Prescription drug deaths in Texas vastly undercounted AUSTIN (AP) — Prescription drug deaths in Texas have been widely undercounted even as officials try to crack down on overprescribing and prescription drug-dealing.

Data from the Texas Department of State Health Services only counts overdose deaths involving certain painkillers, not all prescription drugs, a joint investigation by the Houston Chronicle and the Austin AmericanStatesman has found. The newspapers reported that the data does not include information from medical examiners whose drug screenings identify many more overdoses.

The state’s method of tracking cases undercounts deaths in every major county across Texas, and often does not include deaths that involve multiple medications or prescription drugs mixed with alcohol or other illegal substances, the newspapers reported.

Carrie Williams, a spokeswoman for the health services department, said the agency is not trying to obscure the numbers. There is no death certificate code that captures all prescription overdoses, she said.

“We are in public health, and we have no reason to undercount the problem,” she told the newspapers.

According to the newspapers, medical examiner reports in Harris, Travis, Dallas, Tarrant and El Paso counties, as well as some smaller counties, attribute many more deaths to prescription drug overdoses than the state has counted in opioid overdoses.

In 2013, only 622 deaths in Texas were specifically blamed on opioids, mostly painkillers, according to the health services department.

But the newspapers tallied 798 prescriptiondrug related deaths recorded by local medical examiners that year in just 17 of the state’s 254 counties.

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ABOVE TOP: TEXAS Tech infielder Brooke Scott tries to catch the ball before Texas catcher Randel Leahy slides to second during game two on Saturday at Rocky Johnson Field. Tech defeated Texas 4-0. ABOVE BOTTOM: MEMBERS of the Texas Tech softball team stand at attention during the national anthem on Friday at Rocky Johnson Field. Texas won against Tech 4-3.

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during the investigation portion of the process.

Todd said when she first calls a student in to her office, she explains she is unbiased and is going to have the exact same conversation with the other student involved.

While the Office of Student Conduct is there to help resolve issues, Todd said she refers students to the counseling center or other remedies to be able to talk with someone outside of the unbiased nature of the investigation process.

The information is then put into a report by the investigator, Murphy said, and presented to the student.

“This isn’t the law,” Todd said. “It isn’t a court of law. We’re trying to teach students how their behavior could be better and more appropriately align with the goals of the university.”

As a result, there are three different options available to students when partici-

pating in a hearing.

The first option, Todd said, is the informal resolution process. In this process, a student admits he or she violated the Code of Student Conduct and is willing to accept whatever punishment is given.

The second option is an administrative review hearing, where an administrator reviews the information collected by the investigator and then makes a decision.

Finally, the third option is a university discipline committee.

“Our university discipline committees are comprised of faculty, staff and students,” she said. “Our university discipline committees are trained over the summer and they hear the case brought forth by the conduct officer.”

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A university is not a courtroom, and as a result, Texas Tech administration strives to keep the hearing process as non-adversarial as possible.

Amy Murphy, Tech dean of students, said a student judicial process begins when a report is made, either by a student, faculty or staff member or through a police report.

Interim actions and remedies are then made if need be, such as temporarily suspending a student from classes or changing a student’s residence hall, she said.

“Those types (suspensions) of interim actions are rare,” she said, “but in the case there is a continuing threat or there is a concern to the campus community then we would take

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The Texas Tech softball team won a three-game weekend series against the Texas Longhorns at Rocky Johnson Field to claim its first regular season three-game series win against the Longhorns in program history.

In the first game of the series, the Longhorns ended Tech’s four-game winning streak by defeating the Red Raiders 4-3 Friday night.

After a scoreless first inning, Texas opened the second with three runs to grab an early lead.

Two back-to-back singles with one out placed two Longhorns on base before junior second baseman Stephanie Ceo hit a ball to left center and ran in an inside-the-park home run.

The Longhorns kept Tech scoreless until the bottom of the fourth as sophomore designated player Devon Thomey lead off for the Red Raiders and hit a home run down center to cut the Texas lead to 3-1.

After a scoreless fifth inning for the Longhorns, Tech tacked on the tying runs.

With two outs on the board, junior shortstop Brooke Scott beat the throw to first with a bunt single to keep the inning alive.

Bettiol reached home on a bizarre play near the Longhorn catcher after Thomey hit an infield double toward the catcher and reached third on a fielder’s choice.

Following Thomey’s inside double, the Longhorns regained the lead at the top of the sixth with a two-out home run to right field.

The game came down to the final inning as Tech trailed 4-3 at the bottom of the

seventh. The Longhorns scratched two quick outs at the start of the inning, but two consecutive singles for Tech kept the Red Raiders in the game.

Texas, however, closed out the game with a strikeout to end the inning.

Tech coach Adrian Gregory said the team did have opportunities to draw a win over the Longhorns.

“We out-hit them, we left a lot of runners on, we played great defense,” Gregory said.

“It was a great ball game.”

Texas freshman right-handed pitcher Erica Wright earned the win after pitching five innings and allowing six hits, one walk, three earned runs and recording 10 strikeouts.

At the start of the game, Thomey said the Longhorns found their rhythm earlier than Tech.

“I think as a team we came out a little flat,” Thomey said. “It took us a while to get the hang of things and lay off the girl’s rise ball.”

The Red Raiders evened the series at one each Saturday afternoon with a shutout 4-0 win in front of a sold out crowd.

For the Red Raiders, their shutout win over Texas marked the first shutout of the season against a Big 12 opponent and the first time Tech shut out the Longhorns since 2002.

Senior right-handed pitcher Chandler Moore took the pitcher’s circle and stranded seven Longhorn runners on base in her 6.1 innings of work.

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Parent and Family Relations hosted its annual Sibling Weekend on Friday and Saturday, giving students an opportunity to participate in a variety of events with their younger siblings.

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interim action in that step.”

After the initial intake phase is the investigation phase, Brittany Todd, associate director with the Office of Student Conduct at Tech, said.

MURPHY The investigator, an unbiased fact gatherer within the Office of Student Conduct, will speak first with the student accused in the report or the person who initially filed the report, depending on the type of case, she said.

“We talk to anyone we can talk to,” Todd said. “We ask you to gather any physical evidence you might have — text messages, emails, anything like that.”

A large part of the investigator’s job is staying unbiased and only acting as a fact gatherer

said. “We want to make sure we include athletics as well as academics.”

Sibling Weekend was originally scheduled for February, but it was rescheduled because of snow storms before the weekend.

The weekend started with the children participating in the Arbor Day activities at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Tech campus.

“We’re always open to different events,” Carrizales said. “We kind of look at the schedule of what’s going on. This year we included Arbor Day. Things like that we’re always looking to include in our schedule.”

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Two Texas Tech students used their wine mixology talents to place third in a competition with Sonoma State University.

Connor Hudspeth and Kady Augustus competed in the competition, according to a Tech news release, as a part of a wine marketing class taught by Natalia Velikova, associate director of the Texas Wine Marketing Research Institute and professor.

According to the release, the professor partnered with Liz Thatch, a wine marketing professor at Sonoma State, to create the inaugural competition.

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Tech students respond to judicial process

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As a part of the Student Code of Conduct, the student judicial process for Texas Tech is outlined.

This process includes the intake, or first report, the investigation, a hearing and, if applicable, an appeal, according to the Student Code of Conduct.

Amy Murphy, Tech dean of students, said the process is a learning opportunity for students, and administration tries to ensure it will be conducted in the least adversarial way possible.

“That’s why we use this investigation model where the investigator is neutral at the point of information gathering as far as they’re gathering information from both students about what occurred,” she said. “We already have the information. They (the students involved) don’t have to participate in the hearing.”

Also a part of this model, she said, is the decision that students are not able to cross-examine witnesses, nor are the students’

advisers, during the hearing.

If cross-examination were to be allowed, she said, it would create a chilling effect for future possible reports.

“We want responding and reporting parties to talk to that investigator about the questions that they have for witnesses,” Murphy said, “the information that they want to see in that investigation report.”

While the procedure is in place to better educate students, students are split in their opinion of the procedure.

Andy Johnson, a sophomore exercise and sport sciences major

from Albuquerque, New Mexico, said he thinks the system has flaws that should be updated.

“I can’t speak for other people and I’m only thinking about if I were accused,” he said, “but if it were me I’d be mad that no one could represent me. I’m a student. How am I supposed to know what to say and what not to say?”

He said if he could change the system, he would make it more like a court system because college is his real world right now, so it should resemble the real world.

Brittany Todd, associate di-

rector with the Office of Student Conduct, said the decision of what to say and what not to say is one she deals with often in the office. The office, she said, is there to help students, and telling the truth can help students’ cases more than hurt them.

Jenn Davis, an undeclared freshman from Houston, said she thinks this procedure is good in some instances but she would change it in others.

“I can’t imagine being a sexual assault victim,” she said, “but if that were ever to unfortunately happen to me, I would not want people to ask me

questions about it after I had already told my story. I’ve done some research on the topic and it can be traumatic to continue to relive the situation over and over again.”

In other instances, Davis said, she does not understand why it would hurt to change procedures.

In a situation involving an incident like hazing or stealing, she said she thinks the point at when a person would report would be when they do not have as much loyalty to the other person or any longer.

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If a student believes a member of the committee was biased, a procedural stipulation was violated or he was given a much more severe punishment than the original action warranted, Todd said the student can appeal his case if he participated in an administrative hearing or a university discipline committee, not an informal resolution.

During the university discipline hearing process, a student may have an adviser. The adviser can be a parent, friend, attorney or others, Murphy said, but this adviser can only give counsel to the student and cannot speak during the hearing.

In addition, a student is not allowed to ask witnesses questions during the hearing and if it is something that was not thought of during the

I would care what they thought of me anymore,” she said. “In that case why does it matter if we let some students ask other students questions? If it makes people happy then why not?”

Reece Walker, a Tech student who was expelled after a university discipline committee issued a ruling against him saying he participated in hazing – consumption and harmful, threatening or endangering behavior, is currently suing the university for reasons including the lack of due process rights during the hearing.

“The Disciplinary Policy also deprived Plaintiff (Walker) of his due process rights by preventing him from having meaningful assistance of an attorney,” according to the lawsuit filed by Walker. “University Disciplinary policy permits an individual to have an ‘advisor’ present but limits the involvement of a legal professional to cases where there is a pending criminal charge.”

The Daily Toreador attempted to reach Walker for comment.

investigation process, it must pass through the investigator and then it will be determined if the inquiry is needed.

“The involvement of advisers is very important to us, and at the same time, we do see this as an educational process so it’s important that the student is participating and that’s for both the complaining and the responding party that this is the student’s perspective and the information they want to share,” Murphy said. “That this isn’t a court of law. This is a very different set of evidentiary standards.”

In situations where the actions were taken against a member of the

university community, she said it can be hard to be a reporting party and an accused party. As a result, the two should not talk to each other during the hearing in an attempt to make it as streamlined as possible.

“So if you were to allow attorneys to speak throughout the course of the process it increases the adversarial nature of it and it’s not a court of law,” Murphy said. “It’s a university administrative process and we want the student to participate in that.”

One of the most important reasons hearings are conducted this way, she said, is to encourage future students to report things they see happening

on campus.

For example, in a hazing investigation, she said new members can be rather hesitant to share information. The cross-examination of the reporting parties by members can re-victimize the reporting student, she said.

“It (cross-examination) really creates a chilling effect of whether students will report these types of incidents,” she said. “Again, it’s about keeping it less adversarial and still helping to encourage reports but not disadvantaging responding parties at the same time.”

In relation to hazing, Reece Walker, a Tech student, was recently expelled but is still attending classes because of a temporary restraining order against a decision from a university discipline hearing expelling Walker.

The decision stated Walker was responsible for hazing - consumption, along with harmful, threatening or endangering behavior, according to a letter sent to Walker from the Office of Student Conduct.

Walker took part in a university discipline hearing, where he was not allowed to cross-examine witnesses and his attorney was not allowed to

speak, and he later appealed the decision, just as Tech procedure mandates, according to a lawsuit filed by Walker.

At other universities in Texas, as well as in the Big 12 Conference, the procedure would have been different for Walker because it involved his potential expulsion.

The University of Texas, the University of Oklahoma, Iowa State University, Baylor University, Texas Christian University and others all allow students to crossexamine witnesses, some in purely expulsion hearings and others in all types of hearings, according to the Student Codes of Conduct from the respective institutions.

Oklahoma, however, not only allows a student to question witnesses but also allows students to be represented by an attorney in cases where students are facing the possibility of expulsion, Steven Ashmore, director of the Office of Student Conduct at the University of Oklahoma, said.

He said he believes it is important for students to be able to follow up on things in the investigation and ask his or her own questions.

“Our procedures were drafted at a time when the Oklahoma Adminis-

trative Procedures Act required expulsion cases to follow the state act,” he said. “That’s no longer the case but the procedures have not been changed since and under the Oklahoma Administrative Procedures Act, any student that is facing the possibility of expulsion is entitled to have an attorney represent them. Oklahoma is kind of unique in that way.”

Oklahoma, along with other schools, also separates the types of cases, he said, separating them into administrative review, expulsion and sexual misconduct hearings. Different procedural elements, such as the ability to ask questions and the use of closed-circuit televisions in sexual misconduct hearings, typify the three.

Iowa State also separates its cases into major and minor cases, Joseph Campos, assistant director of the Office of Judicial Affairs at Iowa State, said.

“The real line in the sand is in a minor offense a student cannot be suspended or expelled from the institution,” he said. “We use our discretion to determine what is a major and minor offense, although there are some times where it’s clearly listed.”

Minor cases, he said, are generally handled through an administrative hearing where students must represent themselves.

If a student has allegedly committed a major offense, Campos said they have three options for a hearing. The first is an agreed resolution, similar to Tech’s informal resolution. The second is an all-university judicial board, similar to Tech’s university discipline committee.

The third option, however, he said is unique to the university and the state of Iowa.

“There’s a provision in the Administrative Procedures Act that allows what is called a contested hearing,” Campos said. “There are judges in the state of Iowa that hear contested cases.”

In this type of hearing the university is represented by the university attorney, he said, and the student is represented by legal counsel who is able to provide input into the case.

This is the only type of hearing a student is allowed to be represented by an attorney who speaks during the hearing, Campos said, although students are allowed to represent themselves and question witnesses during other types of hearings.

“It’s important because a student needs to have the rights and feel supported in exercising their right to bring in witnesses that can support their testimony,” he said. “The student has every right to represent themselves and bring in witnesses that proves they’re innocent.”

This ability to take an active role in the process, Campos said, is important to the proceedings because it is a learning process.

By allowing students to speak, talk with witnesses and present their case to those on the board or assessing the hearing can better gauge what the student has learned through the process.

“Philosophically speaking I believe that any student facing the potential of expulsion ought to have the best opportunity to present their side of the story as possible,” Ashmore said, “and if they feel that would involve a lawyer and so forth, I want them to feel like they have every opportunity. I want students to feel that their rights are as protected as they could possibly be.” ➤➤@KaitlinBainDT

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Rawls College implements new concentration Senior reporter

In response to the increase in demand for human resource managers, the Texas Tech Jerry S. Rawls College of Business Administration introduced the Human Resource Management concentration. The HRM concentration forms the latest addition to the Area of Management within the college.

The college recognized the need for a competitive advantage and specialization within the growing human resources field, according to a Tech news release. Accordingly, the Area of Management implemented the HRM concentration.

Employment opportunities for all human resources positions are expected to grow much faster than average in the coming years, according to the release.

“We wanted to give our stu-

dents more opportunities to sucThe median annual wage for ceed post graduation,” Trevor Bell, human resources managers was communications manager for the $99,720 in May 2012, according Rawls College of Business, said. to the United States Depart“So we decided ment of Labor to offer anothstatistics. Ader concentraditionally, hution, and this man resource time particumanagers are larly in human employed in resource mannearly every agement.” industry.

With an Recent aging workgraduates from force, glothe college saw balization an increase in and evolving their job placeTREVOR BELL t e c h n o l o g y, ment rates.

COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER Undermore comCOLLEGE OF BUSINESS graduate stupanies and dents in the nonprofits are college who turning to human resource managers who can earned their diplomas in Decemhelp them think strategically ber 2014 achieved a 90.7 percent about recruiting, hiring, training job placement rate, according a and retention practices, accord- Tech news release. This is the highest placement rate in the ing to the release.

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We wanted to give our students more opportunities to succeed post graduation.

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POLICE BLOTTER Wednesday 6:33 p.m. — A Texas Tech officer investigated a traffic accident, without injuries, and duty upon striking an unattended vehicle in the R-8 parking lot.

8:12 p.m. — A Tech officer investigated a traffic accident, without injuries, and duty upon striking an unattended vehicle in the 1100 block of Boston Avenue.

8:12 p.m. — A Tech officer documented damaged property in the 2600 block of the eastbound access road to Marsha Sharp Freeway. Concrete on the north side of Jones AT&T Stadium was damaged by a traffic accident.

Thursday 12:44 p.m. — A Tech officer documented information concerning a theft at an off-campus location.

1:06 p.m. — A Tech officer investigated a theft outside Stangel Residence Hall. A secured Gary Fisher bicycle was taken.

4:12 p.m. — A Tech officer investigated a theft in Murdough Residence Hall. An unsecured trashcan was taken.

6:34 p.m. — A Tech officer arrested a student for possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia in Bledsoe Residence Hall. The student was transported to the Lubbock County Jail.

6:58 p.m. — A Tech officer arrested a student for one outstanding Montgomery County Sheriff ’s Office warrant in Bledsoe Residence Hall. The student was transported to the Lubbock County Jail.

11:00 p.m. — A Tech officer arrested a non-student for possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia in the 300 block of Detroit Avenue after a traffic stop. The non-student was transported to the Lubbock County Jail. The non-student’s vehicle was left legally parked.

Information provided by B.J. Watson of the Tech Police Department.

Billionaires face off in renewed space race VAN HORN (AP) — An isolated edge of vast West Texas is home to a highly secretive part of the 21st-century space race, one of two being directed in the Lone Star State by Internet billionaires whose personalities and corporate strategies seem worlds apart.

The presence of Blue Origin, LLC, the brainchild of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, barely registers in nearby Van Horn, a way station along Interstate 10, a full decade after he began buying land in one of Texas’ largest and most remote counties.

Few visitors are allowed beyond the “No Trespassing” sign and a remote-controlled gate and into the desert and mountain environment reminiscent of the

Air Force’s renowned Area 51 in Nevada. The privileged who do get inside decline to describe what they’ve seen, typically citing confidentiality agreements.

“No one gets in other than employees,” says Robert Morales, editor of the weekly Van Horn Advocate newspaper.

At the opposite end — of Texas and the competition — is the highly visible SpaceX venture, led by PayPal co-founder and electric car maker Elon Musk. His company contracts with NASA to resupply the International Space Station and is building a launch site about 600 miles from Van Horn, on the southernmost Texas Gulf coast, with the much-publicized goal of sending humans to Mars.

S pa c e X a n d Blue O r ig in are among several U.S. companies engaged in the private space business. Both men have seemingly unlimited resources — Bezos’ wealth is estimated at nearly $35 billion, Musk’s at $12 billion — and lofty aspirations: launching a new era of commercial space operations, in part by cutting costs through reusable rockets.

Texas’ glory days of space exploration, when “Right Stuff” Mercury astronauts trained in Houston and the city’s name was the first word spoken on the moon by Neil Armstrong, are long gone. The utilitarian Space Shuttle fell to budget cuts, depletion and age, leaving astronauts to hitch rides on Russian rockets.

college’s history.

Such an upward trend in the job employment rate has continued throughout the past four years, according to the release.

“Our students are getting jobs at a higher rate and I think that it’s a testament to the programs we offer,” Bell said, “and the HRM concentration is just another example of that.”

Tech’s HRM concentration has also recently become fully aligned with the Society for Human Resource Management’s HR Curriculum Guidebook and Templates, according to the release. SHRM is the largest association devoted to human resources management.

This pre-professional organization builds skills and provides networking opportunities with future employers, according to the release. With an SHRM-accredited concentration program, students are provided with op-

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• Human resource management concentration added to Area of Management • Median annual income of human resource managers is $99,720 portunities to apply for numerous scholarship and foundation donation opportunities.

“We are very proud to be one of the select programs in the world aligned with SHRM,” Professor Yitzhak Fried, the coordinator of the Area of Management, said.

“This alignment is a testimony to the high quality of our HRM concentration and students. We expect our HRM concentration and alignment with SHRM to help our students in their learning and career development and future growth.”

Courses in the HRM concentration, augmented by additional management and business courses, will

prepare graduates for a wide variety of career paths, according to the release. The curriculum is designed to build skills in analyzing and effectively dealing with individuals in the work place while providing techniques essential to successful careers in HR management.

Students will gain the required knowledge and skills for leading people, teams and organizations, according to the release. They will be able to better serve the business industry in developing the leadership skills of organizations, working with people and solving both qualitative and quantitative problems. ➤➤@DailyToreador

Clinton Foundation admits missteps in donor disclosure WASHINGTON (AP) — The acting chief executive of the Clinton Foundation is acknowledging the global philanthropy made mistakes in how it disclosed its donors amid growing scrutiny as Hillary Rodham Clinton opens her presidential campaign.

In a blog posting Sunday, Maura Pally defended the foundation’s work and reaffirmed its commitment to transparency, describing its policies on donor disclosure and contributions from foreign governments as “stronger than ever.”

Still, Pally said the foundation expected to refile some of its tax forms, following a voluntary external review, because it had “mistakenly combined” government grants and donations.

She said the foundation would “remedy” any errors but stressed

the total revenue was reported accurately and that grants were properly broken out on audited statements on its website.

“Yes, we made mistakes, as many organizations of our size do, but we are acting quickly to remedy them, and have taken steps to ensure they don’t happen in the future,” she said.

Pally also described the foundation’s work with the Clinton Giustra Enterprise Partnership, which she said received funding from a separate organization in Canada.

She said that partnership does not disclose its donors because under Canadian law they are not disclosed without prior permission from each donor.

“This is hardly an effort on our part to avoid transparency,” Pally said.

That partnership has come

under scrutiny because it is named after Frank Giustra, a Canadian mining billionaire who has donated more than $31 million to the Clinton Foundation since the mid-2000s.

Since announcing her run for president, Clinton has sought to dismiss questions about financial support of her family charity and allegations of undue influence as “distractions and attacks” by Republicans seeking to discredit her. The philanthropy was started in 2001 by former President Bill Clinton.

Bill Clinton and daughter Chelsea will be starting a nineday trip to Africa on Wednesday to highlight the group’s work on issues such as economic growth and empowerment, climate change and empowering women and girls.

Town prays for Texas ice cream maker linked to listeria BRENHAM (AP) — Alice Stern and Billie Schomburg were among the more than 200 people who gathered at a prayer vigil Saturday to show what they say is their unwavering support for Blue Bell Creameries, which is working to resume operations after a series of listeria illnesses linked to its ice cream prompted the company to recall all of its products.

The two friends and residents of Brenham, Blue Bell’s hometown in Southeast Texas, said they’re confident the company will discover how its products became infected with listeria and that things will soon be back to normal for Blue Bell. The company, which started small more than a century ago and is now the third-largest ice cream maker in

the country, has a devoted following, particularly in Texas.

“I had some last Thursday night as a snack. ... I didn’t lay awake worrying about having eaten it,” said Stern, 74.

“And it was business as usual,” Schomburg, 80, added.

Listeria was first tracked to a production line in Brenham, triggering an initial recall of some products.

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how I was definitely introduced to the world,” according to an article in Newsday.

In a moral sense, West seems to be a perfect match for KardashianWest. Repeated acts of narcissism and insensitivity drench West’s lyrics, as well as his public life.

From the legendary interruption of Taylor Swift’s Grammy speech, to the controversial music video “Monster,” in which West is pictured among several dead women, West frequently appears in the controversial spotlight.

Perhaps the pinnacle of his debauchery remains his speech during NBC’s Hurricane Katrina Relief video, in which We s t p r o claimed President George W. B u s h “doesn’t care about black people.” In a later NBC interview, Bush said, “I resent [the remark].

It is not true, and it was one of the most disgusting moments of my presidency,” according to the NBC website.

Because the couple has a large following, many actors have criticized the couple for acting as a bad role model to the American public. In an interview with GQ magazine, actor Daniel Craig criticized Kardashian-West’s show “Keeping Up With The Kardashians” by saying, “You see that and think, ‘What, you mean all I have to do is behave like a f***ing idiot on television and then you’ll pay me millions?’ I’m not judging it - well, I am obviously,” according to an article in the New York Daily News.

While the couple obviously

lacks the moral charisma suitable for a public role model, the media’s intimate relationship with the couple shows Kardashian-West and West’s popularity in the public image. While Bush may have condemned West in an NBC interview, he also gave West credibility by even addressing the issue.

Bush’s retaliation toward West reveals West and KardashianWest’s perverse relationship with the media. Though media and social networks alike continuously criticize the couple, it is through that public attention in which the couple thrives. It appears as a symbiotic relationship — the couple graces the media with larger-thanlife stories, and in return the media makes the couple renown to the

Time magazine was right to include them into the list of the most influential people, regardless of their moral stance.

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To prove this, see how many Americans know the other Time 100 candidates. In the 2015 Time reader poll, popular celebrities received the majority of the attention, while influential leaders received a few dismal votes, according to the Time website.

Actress Emma Watson won over legendary writer Haruki Murakami. South Korean pop singer CL won over human-rights activist Malala Yousafzai. These results do not show who is influential over world politics, but instead who is most influence over the American public’s attention.

Perhaps this is why so many are disappointed in Time’s choice of West. Americans expect the prestigious Time magazine to select figures that reflect popular ideals and dreams. Instead, Time selects the real cultural influences, regardless of moral integrity or dreams. Time magazine reveals that despite how Americans may think of themselves, they have a severe obsession with these celebrities, no matter how narcissistic or repulsive they may be.

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hen I think of an influential person, the first people who pop into my mind are political and social activists, strong proponents of charity work and change or inventors of many different types of innovative devices. Typically, I do not think of Kim Kardashian-West and Kanye West. Nevertheless, “Time Magazine” decided to include the couple in its list of the “100 Most Influential People.”

Although I disagree with this selection, it is not at all surprising. The world we live in today is becoming more and more centered around entertainers and the general public is often fixated on analyzing every move

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they make. Therefore, it makes sense for “Time’s 100 Most Influential People” to contain a large amount of actors, musicians and television personalities. But just because it makes sense, doesn’t necessarily mean it’s always the right choice.

One of the reasons I don’t think Kardashian-West and West should be considered two of the most influential people today is because it’s not really clear what kind of influence they have. Keep in mind, “popular” and “influential” are two completely different terms. Without a doubt, the couple, also known as “Kimye,” are two very popular and wealthy individuals. A large portion of the general public, whether they like them or not, tend to follow the couple’s every move, and the two are always making headlines. However, I don’t see that as evidence of how much influence they have over people. Popularity doesn’t always equate to influence.

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because they haven’t really put out much work which can be considered influential. While West has put out some albums that have made him a pioneer in rap, the same can’t quite be said for Kardashian-West. She has put out books and apps — all of which have had rather lackluster reviews. Some say she is a staple in the world of reality television — but I’m not so sure this could really be counted as truly influential work.

Another reason Kimye aren’t the most influential people is they don’t make much effort to be an influence in the lives of others. Kardashian-West and West are obviously focused on being successful and making sure everyone knows their name, but they don’t seem to have a plan on what to do once people do know it.

There’s nothing wrong with being driven and ambitious, it just seems like they haven’t put much thought into what message they want to send to people once they become household names. They don’t seem to try to be a positive influence in other people’s lives.

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Kard ash i an -West an d West shouldn’t be on the list is such that any influence they might have probably isn’t the best influence. West is known for swiping the spotlight from fellow artists and largely discrediting their accomplishments if he doesn’t feel they deserve them.

Kardashian-West is known for starring alongside her family in the television broadcast of their day-to-day disagreements and being featured in several controversial photos and videos in the past. Whenever KardashianWest or West is in the media, there is usually a negative comment, event or outburst attached to the story.

Kardashian-West and We s t h a v e been on the tip of almost e v e r y o n e ’s tongue for a w h i l e n o w.

They are undeniably one of the most well-known celebrity couples in Hollywood t o d a y. B u t just because they are wellknown and can create buzz doesn’t mean they are a strong influential force in the lives of other people.

I think Time magazine may need to reexamine its use of the word “influential” when it composes next year’s list.

The world we live in today is becoming centered around entertainers and the general public is often fixated on analyzing every move they make.

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n a world driven by money, sex and power, righteousness does not always determine the most influential people.

By including Kanye West and Kim Kardashian-West in Time magazine’s “100 Most Influential People” list, Time magazine curtly reminds people what speaks in today’s modern times.

Vanity, money, narcissism — all of the traits that KardashianWest and West possess — garner attention and power. Time magazine was right to include them into the list of the most influential people, regardless of their moral stance.

In comparing Kardashia n - We s t o r West to other titans, such as LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman, the d u o ’s i n f l u ence raises many questions. In my opinion, Hoffman changed the face of social media.

Janet Yellen, who serves as Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, heads one of the most influential central banks in the world.

In comparison with the successes of the other Time candidates, the only thing Kardashian and West seem successful at is making themselves rich.

To make matters worse, the duo has an irrefutable history of morally questionable decisions.

Kardashian-West, who Forbes estimates a net worth of $28 million, began her ascension to fame after a leaked sex tape of her with rapper Ray J. In a 2012 interview with Oprah Winfrey, Kardashian-West noted, “You know, I think that’s

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Community unites for autism awareness

By JENNIFER ROMERO Staff Writer

Various departments at Texas Tech host events throughout the year, including fun events for students and events to raise awareness about different topics.

The Burkhart Center for Autism Education and Research hosted its annual Walk for Autism Awareness at 2 p.m. Sunday at the John Walker Soccer Complex.

Wes Dotson, the interim co-director and director of outpatient services for the Burkhart Center, said the Burkhart Center has been planning the event since last year’s walk.

“This is our biggest event of the year, and we usually have between 3,000 and 4,000 people here,” he said. “It’s one of the bigger autism events in this part of the state.”

Teams could either register online before the event or when they arrived at the event, Dotson said, and the Burkhart Center paid for the entire event so everyone could participate without paying a

registration fee.

Many of the participants formed teams, and the teams had matching shirts representing their organization or the individual they were supporting, he said.

“The energy just continues to grow,” Dotson said. “More and more of these groups come out and get their T-shirts made. So many people rally around autism and the people that they know.

This is a community fellowship event.”

Participants walked around the soccer field as long as they chose to, and music played as the large group of walkers participated with their teams.

Jamie Roe, a junior nutritional sciences major from Tuba City, Arizona, volunteered at the event with the Lady Raider basketball team.

“We just wanted to come out and be around people who are trying to contribute to a really good cause,” she said. “It’s just awesome to see that our community cares this much about such an interesting group of people. There’s such a vast variety of people here, and we’re just trying to contribute as much as we can.”

The Lady Raiders passed out free toys

and took pictures with people, Roe said, and everyone was excited to see them and the team wanted the community to know the players were supportive.

There were a variety of vendors promoting different groups, she said, and there were also inflatables for the kids to play on.

“Everyone in this community is affected by autism in one way or another,” Dotson said. “When you look around at these groups and these teams, you realize just how many folks are out here and you start to realize that. It’s important for the families to recognize because it can feel really lonely when you have a child with autism.”

The Burkhart Center opened in 2005, and according to its website its mission is to increase the quality of life for those with autism as well as for their families.

Large events like the Walk for Autism Awareness allow more support to be generated from the community, Dotson said, and those directly affected by autism can see they are not alone.

“Autism is the fastest growing de-

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Award winning actress Nia Long visits Lubbock

By MICHAEL CANTU Staff Writer

On Friday, Mentor Tech hosted its annual banquet to celebrate the end of the school year for its students and other guests. Included in the banquet was keynote speaker Nia Long, a three-time NAACP award winning actress.

But before speaking to Texas Tech students and faculty at the banquet, Long stopped at the Talkington School for Young Women Leaders to give some advice to the students.

“I’m really excited for you all to have such a wonderful opportunity,” Kimberly Burdine, a counseling psychologist from the Student Counseling Center, and liaison for the Mentor Tech program, said.

Long took questions from students about her career and how she was able to overcome diversity in the work place, and discussed other topics with the students.

Long also shared her own personal accounts of different parts

of her life, and shared her views on how to deal with trouble and difficult times.

“I was the only brown one in school. I didn’t know that racism existed until I was chased home and called the N-word,” Long said. “Then I went to South-Central, a predominantly African-American community, and I was teased because I spoke proper English and I didn’t have an accent.”

After moving from New York to Los Angeles, California, at a young age, Long felt as though she had no group she fit into, she said. Through that difficulty she found there was a lesson to be learned from feeling like a stranger among many.

Long looked at the crowd of young women from atop the stage and said they should love one another. Because they are all young women around the same age group they should feel like sisters, she said, which is one bond keeping them together.

“It is natural for women to be competitive, that’s just who we are.

But use it in a positive way,” Long

said. “Be competitive and give your friend a challenge and say ‘Let’s see how much money you can raise for this particular nonprofit.’”

Through giving each other a challenge, individuals can learn to appreciate those around them and see that differences make every person unique, she said. It is through actions like that a person is able to give back to the community in a positive way.

Since her mother was always gone due to strange bus route hours, a job her mother took despite having a master’s degree in fine arts, Long said she always found herself taking on adult tasks at a young age.

It was through those experiences she found her time that should have been spent being a child and doing other child-like activities was robbed from her.

“Enjoy these times. Don’t be reckless, make smart choices and enjoy these times because you do not get these times back,” she said.

“Have joy in your heart, faith in your heart and have a plan” She said to the young women in the crowd to find what she dubbed

“your own uniqueness,” and challenged each student to go out and find theirs. Finding something to make the spirit happy is one of the keys to finding that uniqueness, she said.

Long was able to give examples of times where she had to pick her spirit up after she was shot down.

Through her many trials she felt as though quitting was an option, she said, but one day while sitting in her car after a failed audition attempt she realized that self-pity was not going to get her through life.

“Don’t think ahead, just be, be in the moment, because the other stuff will make your head get all huge, and it’ll just start grabbing for straws,” she said. “Or you start to get fearful.

Doesn’t it feel so much better when you just feel sure?”

Besides her acting career, Long also has extensive mentoring experience. She is a mentor to young women nationally and internationally, frequenting countries like Trinidad, Barbados and Granada, according to a Tech press release.

The Mentor Tech program sees

Adam Sandler movie sparks debate about American Indian images ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — When a group of American Indian actors walked off the set of an Adam Sandler movie this week, their decision generated praise and scorn on social media.

But everyone agreed on one thing: Despite growing awareness, outdated Native American stereotypes in Hollywood remain. And more Native Americans are voicing their opinions.

This week, eight actors quit the production of the satirical Western “The Ridiculous Six” over complaints about offensive names and religious scenes. The actors said they couldn’t participate in a movie depicting a Native American woman urinating while smoking a peace pipe.

California writer Megan Red Shirt-Shaw, founder of Natives in America, an online publication for Native American youth, said the walkout generated praise from American Indian advocates because people were tired of the images and now have outlets to express their outrage.

“In the past, Native actors did speak out but they didn’t have the technology to share their views widely,” Red Shirt-Shaw said. “It’s different now.”

On social media, activists used the hashtag #NotYourHollywoodIndian to denounce Sandler’s project and to thank the actors for their “bravery.”

Meanwhile, other Native Americans say more actors and writers are needed in media to battle hurtful images. They argued the actors should have stayed on set.

The Sandler film is set for a

Netflix-only release, and the streaming service says it was designed to lampoon stereotypes popularized in Western movies.

A spokesman for Sandler’s Manchester, New Hampshire,-based production company, Happy Madison Productions, didn’t immediately return a phone message.

In recent years, Native Americans have been more outspoken.

For example, in 2013, some Native Americans were critical of Johnny Depp’s portrayal on Tonto in the Disney version adaptation of “The Lone Ranger.” Depp spoke in broken English, chanted prayers and wore a stuffed crow on his head. However, after a campaign by the movie to improve its image with Native Americans, Depp was eventually embraced on the Navajo Nation and was later adopted into the Comanche Nation.

A year before, the band No Doubt was forced to apologize and pull the music video “Looking Hot” after lead singer Gwen Stefani was criticize for dancing around teepees and wearing a series of American Indian-styled outfits.

Elise Marubbio, an American Indian Studies professor at Augsburg College, said those stereotypes are part of the nation’s mythical West narrative and usually center on images of the Lakota, the last tribe defeated by U.S. government forces.

But often those Lakota characters of the Great Plains are portrayed living in Monument Valley on the Navajo Nation of the American Southwest, Marubbio said.

That portrayal has changed little since the 1930s and seems to give

some a justification to disrespectfully use American Indian clothing and practices.

Goldie Tom, a female actor who walked off the Sandler production, said she knew the movie wasn’t going to be historically

accurate, but she thought it would be tasteful.

“I don’t regret my decision to be in the movie,” Tom said.

“But after this experience, I’m reminded that we still have work to do.”

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Arbor Day brings live entertainment to Tech

By MICHAEL CANTU Staff Writer

Students were invited to Memorial Circle on Friday to observe Arbor Day and partake in several activities designed to bring interest in sustaining a healthy environment.

At 11:45 a.m. students were invited to see a free concert with guest Rebecca Moreland. She played a variety of cover songs for students and previewed songs from her upcoming debut album, Kenzie Roberts, a junior arts and visual studies major from Lubbock, said.

After the concert, there were also awards given to various student organizations throughout the campus, Marigrace Gonzales, a senior business major from Houston and concert coordinator for Tech Activities Board, said. The awards were intended to serve as recogni-

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Dinner was provided at 6:30 p.m.

Friday in the Robert H. Ewalt Student Recreation Center, and afterward the siblings participated in various activities at the Rec Center, such as basketball, swimming in the Student Leisure Pool and a sibling dodgeball game.

Saturday’s events started at 9 a.m. with breakfast in the Student Union building followed by campus tours at 10 a.m.

“It’s a great recruiting tool,” Carrizales said. “They get to see what it’s like to be a Red Raider. They’re like, ‘Wow, I want to be like that.

I want to go to school where my brother or sister went.’ It’s really neat for us to do this because we

tion for students who have shown exemplary actions on and around the Tech campus. "(Moreland) was one of the performers that was recommended to us," Roberts said, "so we went ahead and booked her for this event."

Moreland, a San Antonio native, brought with her a vibrant sound incorporating both pop culture and soul music, Roberts said, a change from the usual country sound Lubbock is so used to hearing.

With influences such as Kelly Clarkson, Alanis Morissette and Colbie Caillat, the performer had a vision to change the pop culture scene and bring more live sounds to her music, Moreland said. With her upcoming album, she hopes to show her fans she will successfully be able to do that.

"I started songwriting in college to kind of help find my voice and

figure out who I was," Moreland said.

"I was a journalism major actually and I was going to be a journalist and so what I'm doing is combining journalism with music."

Moreland is currently working on her album, "The Human Experience Project," and has set a theme for each new song, she said. Picking topics such as individuality, disappointment and friendship, she hopes to tie all people together because many share those same experiences.

Moreland said she wants to appeal more toward a college-aged demographic and has tried to tie into songs of ambition that will pull more interest in from a younger generation, she said. Through such songs she feels she is better able to connect with the college scene.

"I'm actually giving away the CD for free. No one else can hear it right now. It's exclusive at my shows,"

Moreland said. "So people who get the album today, literally that is the only place they can get it."

Once the album or individual songs are released, each fan will be notified of the news through email, Moreland said. After shows, Moreland also sees a significant rise in Twitter followers, increasing her fan base with every show she performs.

Moreland decided Nashville, Tennessee, was the place she wanted be, she said. Her move from San Antonio was difficult and she came into the music business with no contacts, no family and a career that was ready to jump out into the public.

But through all the hardships that come with trying to take a career in the music industry, Moreland said all of the hard work put in does go to something.

"It's extremely hard work. There is nothing glamorous about the first

want to promote college to the little ones and get them to start thinking about college.”

After the campus tours, the siblings had the opportunity to get a classroom experience at 11 a.m. in Room 49 of the Chemistry building.

Dominik Casadonte, a professor in the Department of Chemistry, started the classroom event with different chemical experiments in which he had siblings volunteer to help.

Michelle Pantoya, a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, led the second half of the classroom experience and talked to the children about engineering by showing them engineering can be designing everything from cars to paperclips.

“Engineers design technologies,” she said. “The biggest misconception is that technologies are something that needs

to be plugged into a wall. In a way we’re all practicing engineering because we all design things at least once during our lives.”

Although she is an only child, Pantoya said she thinks it is great for siblings to see older students succeeding in college.

Sibling Weekend is hosted every spring semester, according to the Parent and Family Relations website, and it allows children between the ages of 8 and 15 to spend time with their siblings who are students at Tech.

“Whenever I was 8, I went to go visit my aunt at her college for a weekend,” Carrizales said. “It was so cool staying in the dorms and being around a college person. I can relate to what these kids are feeling, and I love seeing their smiling faces.”

The siblings had lunch on their own,

and they finished the schedule of official events at the Tech versus Oklahoma State baseball game at 2 p.m. at Rip Griffin Park.

Many students return year after year, Carrizales said, and she knows a graduate student who has come every year with his cousins since he has been at Tech.

Parent and Family Relations also hosts Parents Weekend in the fall semester, Carrizales said, and she encourages parents to let the siblings spend alone time together during Siblings Weekend.

“I think it’s a great opportunity because the siblings and students usually don’t see each other all the time,” she said. “It’s great for them to reconnect and they can just be themselves. We want it to be just the kids because this is their weekend and their time to spend time together.” ➤➤@JenRomeroDT

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Comcast deal may be dead, but cable consolidation will go on NEW YORK (AP) — Even though Comcast’s $45.2 billion bid for Time Warner Cable is dead, consolidation among the companies that pipe in our TV, phone and Internet will carry on.

Combining the No. 1 and No. 2 U.S. cable companies would have put nearly 30 percent of TV and about 55 percent of broadband subscribers under one roof, along with NBCUniversal. That appeared to be too much concentration for regulators.

Comcast and Time Warner Cable said Friday morning that they would drop the deal in the face of opposition from regulators.

But cable companies are likely to keep merging as online video options proliferate, the number of cable and

satellite TV subscribers slips and costs rise for the shows, sports and movies piped to subscribers.

At the same time, there will be more competition for young customers seeking stand-alone Internet and mobile video offerings and cheaper TV channel packages.

This is already happening. Verizon’s FiOS is trying smaller, customizable TV bundles, while HBO has launched an online version of its content, HBO Now, that doesn’t require a cable TV subscription.

“I don’t think it’s the demise of the cable industry. But its complete dominance of distribution is over,” said Randy Giusto, a media industry analyst with advisory firm Outsell Inc. One of the concerns consumer

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broadband providers from charging Internet companies for “fast lane” access or favoring some content.

The broadband industry has sued to stop the rules.

So how did this play out?

Opposition from consumer advocates and competitors was fierce since the deal was announced in February 2014.

“This is one of those deals where the opponents of the merger have been one of the most vocal I can remember,” said S&P Capital IQ Tuna Amobi.

On Tuesday Al Franken, DMinn., along with five other Democratic senators and Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, urged the Federal Communications Commission and the Department of Justice to block

the merger, saying it would lead to higher prices and fewer choices.

“It’s a dead end for Comcast,” said Rob McDowell, a former FCC commissioner.

Comcast spokeswoman Sena Fitzmaurice confirmed that company executives met Wednesday with Justice Department and FCC officials.

But she would not comment on what occurred during the meetings or what other conversations the company was having with regulators.

A dropped Comcast-Time Warner Cable deal means a transaction with Charter Communications Inc. aimed to smoothing the way for regulatory approval also falls apart.

Charter’s bid for Bright House Networks, which it announced in March, could also be killed.

Many analysts expect that Charter, which lost out on its bid for Time Warner Cable to Comcast, to resurrect its effort.

“Other cable deals that don’t involve Comcast might be allowed to go through,” McDowell said.

There “seems to be an antipathy towards Comcast at the FCC” because the agency thinks Comcast didn’t stick to the conditions of its acquisition of NBCUniversal, he said.

A combined Charter and Time Warner Cable would have had 15 million video customers and 16.5 million Internet customers.

That’s still smaller than Comcast alone, which has 22.4 million video subscribers and 22 million Internet customers.

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advocates and competitors had with the Comcast deal was that it could undermine the streaming video industry that is reshaping TV. Comcast could, for example, require onerous payments from new online-only video providers for connecting to its network.

Dish, the satellite TV company behind the new Web video service Sling TV, and Netflix opposed the deal.

“It goes to show you how important broadband is,” said Amy Yong, a Macquarie analyst.

Regulators have taken other steps that signal how important they consider Internet access. The Federal Communications Commission in February released new “Net Neutrality” rules meant to keep

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NEW YORK (AP) — When Amanda Berry’s toddler daughter had night terrors and started screaming and running around the room, Berry couldn’t always get to her — because she was chained and couldn’t move that far.

Big, heavy chains were a regular part of Berry’s life for years as she, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight were held captive in a Cleveland home by Ariel Castro before finally escaping in 2013.

So were repeated rapes and other abuse.

But the women survived, and now Berry and DeJesus have written a book about their experi-

ences. “We are free, we love life,” the women said in the note to readers at the beginning of “Hope: A Memoir of Survival in Cleveland,” which they wrote with journalists Mary Jordan and Kevin Sullivan. “Hope” is scheduled to come out Monday. The Associated Press purchased an early copy in New York.

Berry kept journals and other writings during her captivity; the book shifts between her and DeJesus’ perspectives and recounts what their families went through and what Castro’s background and life were like.

Knight, who legally changed her name to Lily Rose Lee, has written a separate book about her experience, which was published last year. Berry and DeJesus said they invited her to write with them and “wish her only the best.”

Castro kidnapped the women from 2002 to 2004 and kept them locked up in his home. Berry, who gave birth to Castro’s daughter during her imprisonment, broke out through a door in May 2013, leading all three women to freedom. Castro, 53, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to life plus 1,000 years in prison. He hanged himself in his cell in

September 2013.

Berry and DeJesus were teens when they were abducted, and they recounted how Castro was familiar to them through his children when they initially accepted car rides from him that led to their captivity. The years that followed were a mix of horror interspersed with odd moments of grace, like when the three girls had a pillow fight when Castro locked them in the garage.

Castro initially kept the women apart, and even when he allowed them to be together, he tried to manipulate their relationships with one another. The women described how he insisted the sex was consensual, that he said he had been a victim of sexual abuse as a child and wasn’t doing anything wrong. The women said he even talked about when they would get out of the house, wondering what moniker he would be known by. He insisted that if Berry wrote a book, she write “the truth,” that she had feelings for him.

The birth of Berry’s daughter in December 2006 was also a turning point. Castro doted on his child, whom he called “Pretty” and took out and about in Cleveland. As the girl grew older, Berry wrote, it became harder and harder to hide the strangeness of their lives.

On the day of the escape, Berry said, Castro left the house without locking her in her room. She was terrified it was some kind of trap, but she took the risk anyway. They recount their mix of feelings on hearing of Castro’s death, with Berry in particular conflicted over the impact it would have on her daughter.

In the end, they wrote about the steps they’ve taken to move forward, such as Berry learning to drive and DeJesus getting a job.

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By BRANDON SOLIZ Staff Writer

Before Saturday, the Texas Tech Lady Raiders Tennis team had never played for an automatic bid to reach the NCAA Tournament.

After defeating both Oklahoma and No. 11 Oklahoma State, however, Tech was taking on Baylor in the Big 12 Championship with the chance to do just that.

Tech and Oklahoma were the first two teams to play outside in the quarterfinals after the first matches were held indoors at the Hawkins Indoor Tennis Facility.

However, halfway through the first set the match was delayed because of the weather.

Tech swept the match against the Oklahoma Sooners after a 72-minute rain delay.

“I think the rain delay allowed us to refocus,” Tech head coach Todd Petty said. “We came back out and got some quick, early

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Tech used a trio of runs to jump ahead of the Longhorns and give Moore early run support in the first inning.

After giving up three runs at the start, Wright relieved Smith and pitched the rest of the game for the Longhorns.

Wright kept the Longhorns within reaching distance of Tech and kept the Red Raiders hitless until the fifth inning.

Custer relieved Moore with two outs left in the seventh inning and runners on first and third, and secured Tech’s win with a strikeout and a groundout to record the final two outs.

Tech earned its first regular season

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TEXAS TECH TENNIS player Gabriela Talaba hits the ball during the match on April 12 at Don & Ethel McLeod Tennis Center.

points and we really took control of the match.”

After the delay was over, three freshmen for Tech, Gabriela Talaba, Katelyn Jackson and Sarah Dvorak, pulled out victories, and sophomore Lynn Kiro clinched the match for the Lady Raiders.

The Lady Raiders then pulled

off the upset yet again when they played the No. 11 Oklahoma State Cowgirls.

Tech previously defeated Oklahoma State at home just two days after they defeated Oklahoma in late March.

With the win over Oklahoma State, Tech reached its first ap-

series win over the Longhorns in program history Sunday afternoon with a 7-3 win on Senior Day. Following a scoreless first inning, the Red Raiders struck first by loading the bases with two straight walks and a single to right field before Thomey took a bases-loaded walk.

Tech added three more runs at the bottom of the third to take a 4-0 lead over the Longhorns.

Texas sophomore left-handed pitcher Tiarra Davis, who earned the save in Friday’s opening game, didn’t make it past the third inning once Tech scored off a single from sophomore right fielder Kierra Miles.

Senior catcher Kristi Belshe led off the bottom of the fourth with a home run blast past the right field wall to set up Tech for a 5-0 advantage.

Playing in front of her family,

Belshe said she felt motivated to get a ball past the outfield wall.

“Every single time my dad has come to watch me play up here, I manage to do it,” Belshe said. “I’m glad I got to keep it up.”

Texas cut the Red Raider lead with a three-run home run at the top of the fifth. Tech, however, added a run at the bottom of the fifth with a RBI single from Hopson. The Red Raiders added the final run at the bottom of sixth off a single from sophomore first baseman Brittany Warnecke.

Despite putting in three runs in the fifth, Gregory said Tech’s confidence didn’t falter despite the game’s close score.

“When they countered with a three-run bomb, we didn’t even wave,” Gregory said. “We played defense, we had some errors, but we continued to

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Trailing in the doubles match, Tech surged back when senior Kenna Kilgo and her teammate, Gabriela Talaba tied their match at 5-5 after trailing 3-1 then served for the win.

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point, and never looked back.

The Lady Bears went on to win the first three singles points and defeat the Lady Raiders 4-0.

Baylor freshman Theresa Van Zyl said she worked hard to bring energy to the match, which helped her stay focused and win in the singles portion.

The Lady Raiders will now await the NCAA Selection Show, where they learn their postseason fate.

not let it snowball.”

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In the pitcher’s circle, Custer said everything worked for her against the Longhorns.

“I was just trying to throw hard and use my changeup,” Custer said. “They hit my changeup, but I still kept them off balance.”

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Tech drops last Big 12 home series to OSU Staff Writer

This weekend the No. 18 Texas Tech baseball team welcomed the Big 12 Conference leading No. 9 Oklahoma State Cowboys to Lubbock. The Red Raiders lost the series by taking only one out of the three games. “(The team’s mood is) not good.

Not a good game today by us, allround,” senior right-handed pitcher Dominic Moreno said. “We need to pick it up, that’s plain and simple, we need to pick it up. We’re going to be fine by Tuesday but it’s a tough loss.”

The series started on Friday night when Tech won their third-straight Big 12 game by beating Oklahoma State 5-3.

Tech jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning when junior first baseman Eric Gutierrez hit a two RBI single. They added a single run in the fifth and sixth inning to take a 4-1 lead.

Oklahoma State scored two runs in the eighth inning but senior righthanded pitcher Dominic Moreno threw the final 1.1 innings without

allowing a run to earn his 10th second lowest in the conference. career save.

Tadlock said Freeman is one of He is now one of only five pitchers the top pitchers in the Big 12 for in school history with double-figure a reason. career saves, according to a Tech “The biggest thing was he commanded the ball on both sides of the Athletics news release. plate. Really, he The series was evened on was outstanding. Just tip your Saturday when the Cowboys hat to him,” he said. “Really downed the Red Raiders good today and too much for us 8-2 in front of to handle toa sellout crowd at Rip Griffin day.”

Gutierrez Park.

Tech startextended his hit-streak to 17 ing pitcher games on SatCameron DOMINIC MORENO Smith threw urday, which is RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER the longest of 5.2 innings but allowed five his career.

TEXAS TECH The Cowruns on eight boys pulled hits and was handed his first loss in the month away in the game by scoring two runs in the fifth and sixth innings. of April.

Oklahoma State starting pitcher Senior second basemen Bryant Michael Freeman threw eight innings Burleson said all the games count the only allowing one unearned run and same so everyone was just looking to striking out 10 batters. He lowered have a better game on Sunday.

On senior day and the final game his ERA to 1.17 for the season, the

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of the series, the Red Raiders lost 6-3 to lose the series.

Tech scored a run in the first inning when junior outfielder Tyler Neslony was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded.

In the second inning, the Red Raiders used three different pitchers but allowed two runs. Neslony tied the game at 2-2 in the next inning with a solo home run.

The Cowboys connected for two home runs in the fourth inning, a solo shot and a two-run blast.

Once again Neslony got the Red Raiders closer in the following inning by hitting a triple and bringing in sophomore outfielder Stephen Smith.

“I was able to get some pitches to hit, able to get into some good counts,” Neslony said. “Yesterday didn’t go so well so I’m not going to get too high about it. Just going to stay humble.”

In the bottom of the eighth inning, Tech had runners on second and third base with one out but they were left there.

Moreno threw the final 3.2 innings without allowing a run and only allowed two hits. The Red Raiders were unable to take advantage The Red Raiders are now 27-17 overall and 10-8 in conference games this season. ➤➤@JeremyK_DT

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TEXAS TECH LEFT-HANDED pitcher Cameron Smith tosses the ball to Eric Gutierrez, infielder for Texas Tech, for an out during Tech’s 8-2 loss to Oklahoma State on Saturday at Rip Griffin Park.

Paul, Clippers even series with 114-105 win over Spurs SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Chris Paul had 34 points and seven assists, Blake Griffin added 20 points and 19 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the San Antonio Spurs 114-105 on Sunday to even their first-round

series at two games apiece.

J.J. Redick scored 17 points for the Clippers and Austin Rivers provided an unexpected boost off the bench with a postseason career-high 16 points.

The Clippers, who bounced back

from a 100-73 loss in Game 3, host Game 5 on Tuesday. This is the only series that is tied after four games.

Kawhi Leonard scored 26 points, Tim Duncan had 22 points and 10 rebounds and Tony Parker added 18 points, but Paul proved too much.

Paul hit jumpers over Parker and Duncan in scoring six straight points for the Clippers beginning midway through the fourth quarter. He then drove the lane and kicked out to Redick, who drained a 3-pointer for a 106-92 lead.

Leonard followed with consecutive 3s to pull within 106-98, but Paul settled the Clippers with a pair of free throws.

The game grew tense in the opening minutes as Parker hit the floor on a drive and screamed for a foul on Paul, yelling, “I’m bleeding! I’m bleeding!” and pointing to a cut along his left eyebrow. Parker and San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich’s tirades led Paul to scream for a technical that wasn’t called.

“It’s the champs, so no tech,” Paul said.

Paul charged into Duncan off an inbounds two possessions later, drawing a blocking foul on the Spurs veteran.

Both players stared angrily at each other, with Duncan rising and telling an official, “He kicked me! He kicked me!” after the foul.

The exchanges energized the lethargic Spurs, especially Parker, who keyed a run. Parker, who was limited to 17 points on 7-for-28 shooting in the first three games, had eight points in the opening 8 minutes.

Paul didn’t need any added incentive, pushing his way into the chest of every defender the Spurs threw at him large or small to clear space for drives and mid-range jumpers.

The Spurs never trailed in Game 3, but DeAndre Jordan staked the Clippers to a 6-0 lead Sunday. He blocked the game’s initial shot, a 13-foot jumper

by Leonard near its apex and scored the Clippers first points on an alley-oop dunk. Jordan later set a jarring pick that dropped Leonard to the court and freed Redick for a layup to close the early run.

Jordan finished with six points, 14 rebounds and four blocked shots.