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Alamo followers fail to show up for court hearing TEXARKANA, Ark. (AP) — Followers of convicted evangelist Tony Alamo failed to attend a court hearing that was scheduled to consider their claims of ownership of Alamo ministry properties in Fouke and Texarkana, Arkansas.

A federal magistrate ruled previously that the properties can be sold to help pay $30 million Alamo owes two men after a federal jury found that he ordered the beatings and other abuse of the men when they were children in his ministry, but scheduled a hearing on claims that members of the ministry are the owners.

The Texarkana Gazette reported Thursday that one man, Douglas Brubach, who has claimed ownership of a house in Fouke that has been ordered sold, sent a letter to U.S. Magistrate Judge Barry Bryant to explain his absence from Wednesday’s hearing.

2 Texas schools part of federal sex assault probe DALLAS (AP) — Two Texas schools are included on a list released by the federal Education Department of 55 colleges and universities from across the nation facing investigations over their handling of sexual abuse complaints.

The list released Thursday includes Southern Methodist University in Dallas and the University of Texas-Pan American in Edinburg. Federal officials say schools were publicly identified to increase transparency and spur a broader conversation on campus sex assaults.

The schools are being investigated under Title IX, which prohibits gender discrimination but has been increasingly used by victims who say their schools failed to protect them.

UTPA in a statement acknowledged it’s being investigated but said it treats with dignity and respect any victim of sexual abuse.

SMU says it’s been “aggressive” at adopting new procedures to resolve complaints and hold violators accountable.

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National sexual assault report released

By KAITLIN BAIN Staff Writer

One in five women are sexually assaulted between ages 16 and 24, most often during their freshman or sophomore years of college.

The White House formed its first task force aimed toward combating sexual assault of students in January and released the Not Alone: The First Report of the White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault in April, according to a news release from the Office of the Press Secretary.

“We want to put an end to this violence,” Valerie Jarrett, senior adviser to President Barack Obama and chair of the White House Council on Women and Girls, said. “In the majority of

these cases, it’s by someone the victim knows – and also most often, she does not report what happened. And though fewer, men, too, are victimized.”

According to the release, the OBAMA task force as well as the White House is focusing on new ways to help prevent sexual assault in students.

These new ways include conducting climate surveys at universities, implementing effective prevention programs that teach students sexual assault is

unacceptable, assisting schools when responding to a reported sexual assault and improving federal enforcement procedures, according to the report.

“These steps build on our previous work to combat sexual assault,” Jarrett said. “We decide on these recommendations after a 90-day review period during which we heard from thousands of people across the country, via 27 online and in-person listening sessions and written comments from a wide variety of stakeholders.”

These steps have been recorded and will be implemented in the coming months. Also, the White House is taking steps for a new anti-sexual assault campaign entitled 1 is 2 Many, according to the release.

This campaign not only targets fe-

males and victims with tips to stay safe, according to the release, but also reaches out to bystanders, whether male or female, to speak out in a situation where they may have seen or suspect a sexual assault, according to the release.

“We want people to know: If she doesn’t consent — or can’t consent — it’s a crime … and if you see sexual assault happening, help her — don’t blame her — and speak up,” Vice President Joe Biden said in the release.

According to a news release from the Feminist Majority Foundation, the report will give school officials the guidance they need when handling situations such as sexual assault to better help the victim and to stop the problem before it occurs.

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Sgt. Jason Lewis with the Lubbock Police Department said the number of scams in Lubbock correlates with the increase in fraud cases across the nation.

“It seems like more and more we’re having problems with scams,” he said. “A lot of times, they target older people but they do target all ages.”

Elderly individuals, Lewis said, can be easier targets for criminals to take advantage of because threatening phone calls or emails can be effective.

A recent IRS scam, according to a Lubbock PD news release, targeted an older woman, who was told she

owed the government money and would be arrested if a payment was not arranged immediately.

However, for younger generations, social media and rental fraud can be the easiest ways for a scammer to cash in on college students.

“When people are going online to check for a rental, they may be checking Craigslist or some other social media website,” Lewis said. “If you find a rental on social media, proceed with caution. Not all of them are going to be frauds, but we’ve also found a lot of times they’ll ask for deposits to be mailed or claim to be in the military.”

Young renters were targeted in a recent housing scam by a man pretending to be in the military and

said he needed a deposit immediately, according to a previous article in The Daily Toreador. Katie Lucas was scammed out of $1,200, she said in the article.

Online scams, Lewis said, are becoming increasingly common.

“Social media is how a lot of these people are gaining information,” he said. “If you are putting a lot of information out there, take the steps to protect the important information. Protect yourself.”

Last year alone, the number of identity fraud victims increased by more than 1 million, according to Javelin Strategy’s 2013 Identity Fraud Report.

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Tech signs agreement with Tech library introduces mobile US Department of Energy app to connect with students Texas Tech signed a memorandum of understanding with the United States Department of Energy and National Nuclear Security Administration on Thursday in the Administration building, according to a Tech news release.

The agreement will allow the National Wind Institute access to research data and will increase the partnership with the Pantex Renewable Energy Project, according to the release. The agreement will also promote future projects and collaborations with the Pantex Plant, according to the release.

Pantex Renewable Energy Project is a wind farm scheduled to be in operation in June, according to the Tech news release. It will be located 17 miles northeast of Amarillo in Carson County.

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The wind farm, upon completion, will provide 100,000 renewable energy credits and provide 60 percent of the annual electricity needed by the Pantex plant.

The NNSA’s Pantex Plant is the primary site for the United States that focuses on assembling, disassembling and maintenance of nuclear weapons, according to the release.

The plant will function to meet and support the Department of Energy’s plan to enhance security, defense, nonproliferation and environmental efforts.

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The Texas Tech Library has developed a mobile app, which will allow students to scan a book’s barcode and check the book’s availability within the Tech library.

Ryan Litsey, assistant librarian in document delivery, Alain Arduain, programmer analyst, Ryan Cassidy, assistant librarian in research instruction and outreach, Matt McEniry, digital library assistant librarian, and Kenny Ketner, software development manager, collaborated in the creation of the app, named Book Raider.

The app will allow a student to scan the book and send a request to the Tech library to check it out, Litsey said.

“It will allow you to scan the barcode of the book, it will tell you if Texas Tech owns the book that you are scanning,” he said. “Then it will allow you to make a request through document delivery to have that book pulled from our stacks and

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you can come pick it up or we’ll get the book from another library.”

The team of developers applied for the $15,000 Mobile Solutions grant from the Texas State Library Archives Commission, Cassidy said.

“It’s basically a way for libraries, whether they’re public libraries, school libraries or academic libraries, to apply for money that will go toward creating or enhancing a mobile presence,” he said.

Arduain said the app can also be used at other universities.

“It’s written in a way which can be customizable for another university’s needs,” he said. “They can take this and change a few lines of code.”

They are looking to expand the app into other fields, McEniry said.

“We also want to be able to put other modules on so it can be expanded in usage,” he said. “Right now it’s on the base level and then it will follow up later.”

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The team of developers will look to “There’s maybe a couple that might expand the app by connecting students have an app like it, but we couldn’t find to personal librarians, expanding the one anywhere we looked,” he said. use of the app’s scanning abilities and The app helps provide students with adding an augmented reality aspect, an instant service, Litsey said.

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On March 25, Texas Tech Tricia Earl, unit coordiwas recognized by the Ameri- n a t o r a n d a c a d e m i c a d v i can Association of University sor for the women’s studies Women as being one of seven p r o g r a m , s a i d e v e n t s l i k e universities that work to em- t h i s o n e a n d m o r e i n t h e power women. future are important to Tech Tech was specifically rec- b e c a u s e i t ’s t i m e f o r t h e ognized for its work through women’s studies program to t h e w o m e n ’s s t u d i e s p r o - continue to support campus gram with rape culture and advocates that want to prea rape culture panel that was vent sexual assault.

“We will continue to host modeled after the task force formed to release this report, more forums to discuss how well Texas Tech measures up,” according to the list.

“The rape culture panel she said, “to disseminate and is an important step toward engage in preventative procreating a safe and secure gramming on our campus and environment where women to counteract rape culture.” c a n b e f r e e t o g r o w p e r- ➤➤kbain@dailytoreador.com

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SAVANNAH BINGHAM, A freshman music performance major from Meadow, plays her violin during an event that allowed students to try out different string instruments Thursday in the Music building.

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Nearly $21 million was stolen nationally in 2013, meaning an identity is stolen every three seconds, according to the report.

If mysterious charges appear in a bank statement, potential victims should contact their bank or credit card company immediately, according to the Federal Trade Commission’s website. Account information could be compromised and lead to purchases by a criminal.

“In your early twenties, identity fraud can get away from you very quickly,” Lewis said. “At that age, you’re not so worried about being overly cautious with watching your checking account.

It’s something that can get out of hand very, very quickly.”

Bank of America, according to its website, offers fraud protection by monitoring accounts and crediting back money lost while one’s identity is compromised.

Lewis said by simply checking online to see what charges have been made, students can save themselves

future hassle and money.

“I almost gave my information over the phone one time,” Jessie Zuo, a sophomore biology major from San Antonio, said. “I felt bad because they kept talking, so I was beginning to tell them. My friend made me hang up the phone, though.”

In hindsight, Zuo said she is glad her friend stopped her from potentially compromising her identity.

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POLICE BLOTTER Wednesday 1:36 pm. — A Texas Tech officer investigated theft, which occurred at the Skyview Plaza Restaurant.

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the Zone 2-D parking lot. An unattended vehicle was hit.

3:5 p.m. — A Tech officer arrested a non-student for an outstanding Lubbock County warrant after a traffic stop at the 1800 block of Texas Tech Parkway. The nonstudent was transported to the Lubbock County Jail and the vehicle was released to a responsible party.

4:17 p.m. — A Tech officer investigated a traffic accident in the Zone 3-G parking lot.

7:42 p.m. — A Tech officer investigated theft of an unsecured cellphone from the Student Union building.

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

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Student organization honors its graduates

By JENNIFER ROMERO Staff Writer

The Black Student Organization at Texas Tech hosted the Black Graduation Ceremony at 7 p.m. Thursday in the McKenzie-Merket Alumni Center.

Benita Ilesanmi, a senior chemistry and human development and family studies major from Chicago, organized the event because Tech has not hosted an event like it in many years.

“I looked at other schools in the Big 12, and I realized they all have ceremonies like this,” she said. “The ceremony isn’t to separate us from the traditional commencement ceremony, but it’s about us honoring each other.”

South Asian and Hispanic groups host their own graduation ceremonies, Ilesanmi said, and the Black Graduation Ceremony will be a tradition for the black community in the future.

Robyn Adams, a sophomore

journalism major from Houston, opened the ceremony by reading her poem about how both she and her cousin in jail are defined by ID numbers instead of their names.

“Ultimately this poem is about how easy it is to lose yourself,” she said. “When you leave Texas Tech University, are you leaving with your college degree or are you going to leave with a purpose? There will be so many people out there who will tell you no, but they don’t know your vision or your potential.”

Ilesanmi then played a slideshow she made of older pictures of all the attendees as a “throwback Thursday” aspect.

The planning for the event started after spring break, Ilesanmi said, and the Student Government Association and the Black Faculty and Staff Association helped fund the event.

“I’m meeting people through this event that I’ve never met be f ore ,” she sa i d. “I didn ’t

think I was going to have as big of a response as I did. Next year I plan to host separate ceremonies for December and May graduates.”

There were 46 students who registered to attend the ceremony, Ilesanmi said, and t h e y w i l l g r a d u a t e i n M a y, August or December.

Jazzmine Reese, a senior exercise and sport sciences major from Houston, will graduate in December.

“I’ve seen other schools do ceremonies like this, and I never knew Tech had one,” she said.

“I was so excited when I heard about it because it’s something we can cherish and honor.”

All of the attendees then walked across the stage and received stoles Ilesanmi specially ordered.

Next year Ilesanmi said she hopes to have closer to 100 students attend the event and to invite more important members of the Tech community such as Tech System’s Chancellor Kent Hance.

“So far I’ve had really positive feedback,” Ilesanmi said.

“Everyone has been so supportive, which is encouraging because initially I didn’t have a good response. To get people to want to come and participate is really a blessing.”

The event focuses on celebrating the achievements of the graduates, Adams said, and many of those in attendance were first-generation college students.

In the future, the name of the event may be changed, Ilesanmi said, because all members and supporters of the black community are welcome to attend regardless of race.

“The event gives the black community a chance to be recognized,” Reese said. “At Tech, you’re only a number. You stay four years and just walk off the stage. This is a chance for you to feel honored in your community and know you’re not just a number.” ➤➤jromero@dailytoreador.com

Family Promise to host local luncheon Family Promise of Lubbock is hosting a free community lunch for anyone who would like to come and enjoy some good food with good people.

The lunch will be hosted from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 8 at the First United Methodist Church.

Jeff Malpiede, executive director of Family Promise, said Family Promise is an interfaith organization that provides shelter for homeless families with children.

Family Promise networks with 25 church congregations to provide hospitality through shelter and food, Malpiede said.

“Family Promise’s focus is to

help families that are homeless get back on their feet,” he said. “We want to help them leave homelessness behind by providing care and shelter until they are able to do it on their own.”

Family Promise hosts up to three or four families, providing them with employment opportunities and stable housing, Malpiede said.

He said the organization screens individuals for background checks and includes drug tests for eligibility into the program.

“We screen very carefully before letting families into the program,” Malpiede said, “but once they pass the tests we provide them with all

the help we can until they are ready to face the real world on their own.”

Malpiede said the lunch will be a very simple boxed lunch catered

by Raising Cane’s.

The goal of the lunch is to give recognition to current volunteers, and hopefully bring more volunteers into their program.

“We want to acknowledge all of our volunteers for their hard work and say thank you,” Malpiede said, “as well as give newcomers a chance to see what Family Promise is about.”

He said they will have a speaker who has been part of the program explaining his experience with

Family Promise and how they have helped him.

There will also be volunteers who will speak at the lunch, providing insight into why they have volunteered and how it has impacted their lives personally.

“This lunch is a way for current volunteers and potential volunteers to all get together and have a little fun while gaining knowledge about our mission,” Malpiede said.

“To RSVP, anyone can call our main number and just let us know.

Anyone is more than welcome to come and we hope to see many people there.”

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PAIGE LEWIS, A sophomore biology major from Houston, and Benita Ilesanmi, a senior chemistry and human development and family studies major from Chicago, look at traditional African shawls given at the Black Graduation Ceremony inside the McKenzie-Merket Alumni Center on Thursday.

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Heroin played a role in Peaches Geldof’s sudden death LONDON (AP) — Heroin likely contributed to the sudden death of British model and television personality Peaches Geldof, a British inquest revealed Thursday — a sad echo of the life of the 25-year-old’s mother, who died of a heroin overdose when Geldof was young.

Geldof, the second daughter of Live Aid organizer Bob Geldof and late television presenter Paula Yates, was found by her husband Thomas Cohen on April 7

in a spare bedroom at their home in Kent, southeast of London.

While the initial results from a post-mortem examination were inconclusive, forensic samples confirmed that Geldof had recently used heroin, with the levels identified “likely to have played a role” in her death, Detective Chief Inspector Paul Fotheringham of Kent Police told the inquest.

Cohen, a musician who led the defunct London punk band

S.C.U.M, was returning home from a weekend visit to his parents’ house. He had been away with the couple’s older son, 23-month-old Astala, while Geldof had been home alone with their 11-month-old son Phaedra.

“Thomas entered the property and went upstairs thinking that Peaches may have been sleeping,” Fotheringham said. “Thomas then located Peaches in a spare bedroom and it was obvious to him that she was deceased.

“She was located on the edge of a bed with one leg hanging down to the floor with the other leg tucked underneath her; she was slumped forward across the bed.”

Authorities said the baby was quickly found elsewhere in the house.

Fotheringham said although Geldof had spent much of that weekend alone, she had been in contact with friends and family and had appeared fine to them.

National Ranching Heritage Center hosts ‘Tall Tales of the Wild West’ The National Ranching Heritage Center is presenting “Tall Tales of the Wild West,” an exhibit for students to learn about the German Western writer, Karl May, from 6 to 10 p.m today.

Julie Hodges, the Helen DeVitt Jones manager of education, said Karl May is a famous writer and creator of the characters Winnetou and Old Shatterehand.

She said both are two of the most famous fictional characters of the 19th and 20th century.

“They are depictions of the trail of the American West,” Hodges said. “Karl May’s nature of the west was highly influential for people moving to America.”

The opening reception will feature a lecture by Dr. Pawel Goral, author and lecturer at the University of Texas at Arlington, and Dr. Meredith McClain, founding director of the Southwest Center for German Studies at Texas Tech University, Hodges said.

The lectures will be introductions to Karl May’s life and stories about his journeys into the west of America.

“The exhibit is a great way for students to come and learn about the different diversities of European culture and why the west is so important to them,” Hodges said.

Hodges said the event is open to the public and admissions are free.

There will be light refreshments

and popcorn provided throughout the event as well, she said.

“Karl May’s writings have deeply impacted the German settlement in Texas and we feel holding this event will help appreciate May’s writings and accomplishments more,” Hodges said.

After the lectures, a movie based on May’s books will be shown on the Campbell Patio of the Center.

It is a spaghetti western movie based on May, enlightening people of his life and his stories about the west, she said.

“This event will give participants an insight into one of the most famous German authors,” Hodges said. “It’s always cool to learn about different perspectives around the world, and this is a perfect chance to start.” ➤➤tpeace@dailytoreador.com

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People have different opinions on what makes a good man Alexis Nelson as a good man when he values a lady for more than just her looks. Appreciating her personality, her intelligence and what makes her unique are all qualities that define a good man in a relationship. He should also treat her with respect and not inflict violence on her.

According to a Madame Noire blog, the author, Liz Lampkin, states that women tend to characterize what a good man is by his status and his outward appearance. The practice of doing so, according to her, is wrong

and shallow. A man cannot be defined simply by his exterior.

According to the blog, a man ought to be judged by his character, how he interacts with other people, his ambition and the way he responds to certain situations.

Now men might define what makes up a decent and wholesome man a little differently than women do.

According to a Chad Howse fitness article, the characteristics that make up a man depend on a few different

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Whether a man realizes it or not, he has the capacity to lead others even if he does not consciously recognize it.

Social food pressures harmful to health

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We have all known about the power of peer pressure since we were in middle school. We were taught things like say “no” to drugs, don’t give in to bullying and don’t let anyone make you do something you don’t want to do. Those are obvious examples and were probably more difficult to deal with in high school when acceptance from your peers meant everything and you would do almost anything to look cool or fit in. Luckily, in college people don’t really care who you are, who you were or what you do. But peer pressure still makes its appearance and often in subtle ways — especially when it comes to eating habits.

It is common knowledge that eating is a social event. In cultures all over the world, mealtimes are special times to meet up with friends a n d f a m i l y, catch up and do life together. In Spain, lunch is a social affair in which time is taken out of the day to relax and indulge in tapas and community. Of course, here in the United States, we go out to coffee with friends or might run to Coldstone when the craving hits. The sociality of eating and mealtime is what makes it pleasurable and fun, but it can also be a hidden detriment to health. The effects of peer pressure can lead to making bad health decisions just because your friends or peers are making certain choices.

First off, a lot of college students don’t really think twice about their diets or concern themselves too much about whether pizza is bad for them

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or not. If it tastes good, you eat it. That is completely fine, and is a lot of what college is about: late night Jeff ’s Pizza, copious amounts of Ramen and probably too many Texas Roadhouse rolls.

However, for the many students who are concerned about their dietary choices and health right now, it can be a daily challenge to make the healthy choices they want to make while also having fun and indulging with their peers.

From personal experience, it is difficult to balance the internal cues to eat nutrient dense foods and healthy options with the pressure from friends to run to the C-store for a late night snack or pint of Ben and J e r r y ’s . U n less you have iron willpower, which most people probably don’t, peer pressure will always win.

Of course, in this kind of situation the pressure is not really negative or dangerous but more light-hearted and fun.

There is no malicious intent to get you to eat fatty, sugary foods, but a motivation to conform to the people around you. Most people can testify that it would be really awkward if a group of friends went out to eat and a single person “sat out” and didn’t eat because it wasn’t healthy. Or for “girl’s night,” if everyone got a pint of ice cream and the last person didn’t want any and sat there rather out of place while everyone ate. This is why the college can be such a toxic environment for making good choices. Even for someone who came to school following a “perfect diet” and never ate chocolate, fast food or desserts, it is hard to keep it up here.

It is a combination of the

You are more likely to agree on a normal body shape and acceptable eating patterns with the people you hang out with, so that can be a driving factor.

dangerous proximity and availability of the junk food, the stress that drives cravings, topped off by the exact peer pressure I’ve discussed. Undergraduate Taylor Howieson says it perfectly, “I would never drive to Casey’s to get a candy bar, but with the C-store, you can just run over really quick…and you don’t have to use money. You can just use your Dining Dollars.”

Scientifically, there is evidence that peer pressure really does drive eating habits. Food science and human nutrition lecturer Rose Martin discusses that there is a high correlation between body weights and who you are friends with. In a 2011 study, Martin says that you are more likely to be friends with people who have similar weights or waist circumferences as you. That may seem trivial or ridiculous, but look at your friend group. Are they similar in body shape to yourself? Blogger Christine Junge attributes this to peer pressure, as we’ve seen, collaboration and mirroring.

You are more likely to agree on a normal body shape and acceptable eating patterns with the people you hang out with, so that can be a driving factor.

With mirroring, it is more based on observation. What we see, we tend to do. If your friend is getting a burger, you’ll probably get a burger.

So why does any of this matter? It’s just about eating and having fun, right? Well yeah, sure, but this peer pressure effect can be channeled into some productive energy. Rather than encourage and affirm each other that unhealthful choices are alright, why not encourage each other to make good choices? If you and your friends are all in it together, it will make it so much easier to succeed. Of course, if you are not really concerned about any of this right now, it is fine, but someday you probably will be. And it’s a lot easier to form habits now rather than sometime down the road when you are bombarded with heavy business lunches and post-work social gatherings.

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aspects and how he responds to life along with the challenges it possesses. According to this article, a man must be humble and willing to do what is necessary to take care of himself and his loved ones.

A guy’s own dependability, his ability to both lead and follow when necessary and his perseverance through hardships all make up a true man, according to Chad H o w s e ’s a r ticle. A man, he states, ideally ought to be able to own up to his

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hat defines a man?

The answer to that question varies based on who is being asked.

While women might define what makes a man in one way, it will differ from the definition provided from men themselves.

In today’s society, the definition of what makes a man good and wholesome is changing and seems to be a fluid concept. Stereotypes might define a man as one thing, but what truly gives a man his purpose and definition?

From some women’s point of view, according to a Huffington Post blog, the definition of a man is based on how he treats females in general. The author, James Sama, states the way a man treats a woman in a relationship defines his quality of character and manhood. According to this blog, a man is characterized

mistakes and learn from them.

He should not be ashamed of himself, but rather be proud of his accomplishments and ensure he is not ruled by his fears and insecurities. A good man ought to look back at how he has grown and laugh at his weaknesses while also strengthening them. His sense of responsibility is incredibly important as well.

According to an article by Tim Morris on intentionalinfluence.wordpress.com, a man is only a man when he takes responsibility for the numerous aspects of his life. His ability to take responsibility for his actions, the way he carries himself and how he influences others are all important. He should recognize that his influence on his children and those around him can affect those people greatly.

Whether a man realizes it or not,

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he has the capacity to lead others even if he does not consciously recognize it.

The concept of what defines and makes up a good man is dependent on who is asked. In the end, the different characteristics given by both genders can make up one general definition: A good man is someone who can take care of himself, treat others with respect, and takes great care and responsibility for the different components in his life.

He should not be defined based on his looks, his status or his preferences, but rather his moral character and the way he handles life and the people he surrounds himself with.

Nelson is a freshman foundational engineering major from San Angelo. ➤➤ opinions@dailytoreador.com

By Luke Watson

Bieber petition distracts from important issues

By AMBER HEWITT

The Daily Cougar (u. housTon)

As much as people seem to hate Justin Bieber, they talk about him pretty often. This time, the White House was among those discussing him.

According to the White House website, it has “no comment” on a January petition to deport Bieber and revoke his green card, which received 273,968 signatures.

The petition was created in response to his arrest in January on charges of DUI and drag racing, according to the Huffington Post.

I understand that Bieber isn’t the most morally upright person to enter this country, but I’m surprised that so many people felt strongly enough to attempt to deport him. With all the other important causes that could have gained recognition, Bieber took precedence.

Rallying together to deport a pop star whose career is likely falling apart

anyway seems ridiculous. There are people living in this country who have done much worse.

With the numbers of unrecognized White House petitions, I’m disappointed that the one on Bieber received enough signatures for consideration.

While I’m glad the White House declined to take action upon the matter, the petition was likely a waste of their time. They could have handled much more important issues.

According to the “We the People Terms of Participation,” the White House will review petitions that reach the 100,000-signature minimum within 30 days. It may elect to respond “no comment,” as with the Bieber petition, “to avoid the appearance of improper influence.”

If everyone hates Bieber so much, they should stop paying attention to him. The more his name gets dragged around, the longer he will continue to be in the limelight for foolish behavior.

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Instead of analyzing Bieber’s mistakes, the White House should be focusing on issues that have direct effects on U.S. citizens, such as the federal deficit and possible improvements to health care.

There are several petitions currently on the We the People website that argue for equality and human rights issues and yet struggle to reach even 1,000 signatures. Moreover, a petition fighting for the legal recognition of non-binary genders was recreated three separate times before it reached the 100,000-signature mark.

Those who signed the deportation petition act like Bieber is the worst human being that has ever walked on earth.

This petition managed to get 273,698 signatures. If that many people banded together for important causes, major social change would be more feasible. The White House would be forced to pay attention to the issues that U.S. citizens hold significant. The White House surely does not care about Bieber, especially not enough to deal with the process of deporting him.

According to Time Magazine, Bieber currently lives in the U.S. on an O-1 visa for “individuals with an extraordinary ability in the arts or extraordinary achievement in motion picture or television industry.” Violent crime or sentences up to one year would be the only reason for his visa to be re-evaluated, according to U.S. immigration law. The Huffington Post reports that he is scheduled to go on trial on May 5 in Florida.

As is normal for celebrities, it is unlikely that he will face high punishment.

Yes, Bieber has been a bad example in the media, but I do not believe his reckless behavior warrants a petition to kick him out of the country. Despite the fact that he may have caused embarrassment to the U.S., sending him back to Canada won’t end his streak of bad behavior.

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Softball closes out regular season in Oklahoma

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INFIELDER SAMANTHA CAMELLO hits the ball into the infield during the game against Iowa State on April 25 at Rocky Johnson Field. The Red Raiders take on Oklahoma this weekend.

By JEREMY KRAKOSKY Staff Writer

After winning its previous three series, the Texas Tech softball team will attempt to close out its regular season on a winning

streak against No. 10 Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma.

The Red Raiders took two of three games against Iowa State last weekend, and Tech coach Shanon Hays said the team

knows how important playing well this weekend is for its postseason hopes.

“I would have loved to sweep the Iowa State series, felt like we let one get away,” he said. “But

anytime you a have a chance to go against the No. 10 team in country and compete and try to get to a win, it’s going to help you in your RPI, help you in your national standings.”

Due to Tech losing its first two Big 12 series, the team is hoping to win at least one of three this weekend to have high postseason standings.

The three-game series against Oklahoma begins at 6:30 p.m.

Friday. It will continue at 2 p.m. on Saturday and conclude on at noon on Sunday.

Despite Oklahoma being ranked in the top 10, freshman outfielder Sarah Weber said Tech is not intimidated by strong competition. “(Oklahoma) is a team that’s ready to fight. I’m sure they’re ready to fight,” Weber said. “But we are going to show them, like, hey, we are going to beat a top 15 team, easily.”

The Red Raiders enter the series with a 35-16 overall record

including 8-7 in the Big 12 Conference. They have guaranteed at least a fourth place finish in the conference.

The Sooners enter with a 4010 overall record and 11-2 in the Big 12.

After winning seven of their nine games, Weber said the team is going to continue doing what has made them successful over the past few weeks.

“As we showed against (Kansas) and when we took two against Iowa State, we are going to just go in with great leadership, especially with Gretchen (Aucoin) and the seniors,” she said. “If (Aucoin) has her stuff on the mound, we’ll be good.”

Tech freshman outfielder Sydni Emanuel said she will need to continue to lead the Red Raiders offensively and be consistent in the leadoff spot.

“Coming in as a freshman, I always took it as I have no pressure on me. Nobody expected me to come in and do anything, and

they didn’t know, technically, who I was as a player and as a leader,” Emanuel said. “So I just try to produce as many hits and get on base as much as possible.”

Emanuel ranks at the top in the nation for freshman in multiple categories as she is hitting .429 for the season with 36 stolen bases, despite battling an ankle injury for multiple weeks.

Hays said he cannot express how important Emanuel’s play and leadership has been to the team all season.

“When Sydni (Emanuel) is healthy, I don’t think there a freshman better in the country than her. I think she has proven that,” he said. “She’s having an all-american season as a freshman.

When you have someone that’s as impactful as she is at the top of the lineup, usually if you walk her, it’s like giving up a double.

That’s something that is rare to have in this game and it’s been a thrill coaching her.” ➤➤jkrakosky@dailytoreador.com

Rays beat Red Sox 2-1 in 1st game of doubleheader Orioles beat Pirates 5-1 in doubleheader opener BOSTON (AP) — David DeJesus had a solo homer and drew a bases-loaded walk, and Tampa Bay’s bullpen pitched 4 1-3 scoreless innings to lift the Rays to a 2-1 win over the Boston Red Sox on Thursday in the opener of a day-night

doubleheader.

The win snapped Tampa Bay’s three-game losing streak and was just its second victory in nine road games.

Jonny Gomes had an RBI single for the Red Sox, who had won three of their past four.

Red Sox third base coach Brian Butterfield was ejected by first base umpire Toby Basner for slamming his helmet to the ground in the seventh inning after a challenge on an out at the plate on what would have been the tying run.

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BALTIMORE (AP) — Cast aside and then welcomed back, Steve Pearce enjoyed a memorable performance in his return to the Orioles.

Pearce had three hits and two RBIs to help Baltimore beat the skidding Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1 Thursday

in a doubleheader opener.

Nick Markakis homered and No. 9 hitter Ryan Flaherty drove in two runs for the Orioles. Flaherty batted directly ahead of Pearce, who tied a career high for hits.

Pearce was designated for assignment by Baltimore on April 22 and

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MAY 2, 2014

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Baseball team faces last Big 12 road test

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HUGO TORRES, A junior petroleum engineer from Brownsfield, practices the clean and jerk exercise in an olympic weightlifting class Thursday at the Robert H. Ewalt Student Recreation Center.

The Texas Tech baseball team will play its final road series of the season against Kansas starting at 6 p.m. Friday at Hoguld Ballpark in Lawrence, Kansas.

The series against Kansas will be games two, three and four of the Red Raiders current five-game road trip, according to a news release from Tech Athletics.

The trip began Tuesday with a 12-inning Tech victory against Oral Roberts in Tulsa, Oklahoma, according to the release.

The Red Raider bullpen gave up only one run with eight strikeouts combined in 8.1 innings to help Tech defeat the Golden Eagles 4-1.

Currently in third place in the Big 12 Conference, the Red

Raiders enter the weekend series on a four game winning streak, according to the release. Tech has also won 12 of its last 14 and 19 of its last 25 games.

36 wins for Tech are the most at this point in the season since 2002.

The Red Raiders head into Kansas having won their last three weekend series, according to the release, and they have beaten the Jayhawks 13 of the 24 times the two teams have faced off in Lawrence.

After the series against Kansas, Tech will have one more game on the road against Dallas Baptist before returning home for the final regular season series against West Virginia. ➤➤sports@dailytoreador.com

Cleveland Browns sign quarterback Vince Young to one-year deal Thursday BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Vince Young doesn’t take anything for granted. Not after the road he’s been down.

Once of the NFL’s rising stars before personal problems

sidetracked the quarterback’s career, Young signed a one-year contract on Thursday with the Cleveland Browns.

Although rusty, Young who hasn’t played in a regular-season

game since 2011, showed enough during a three-day tryout to get the deal.

It’s been a long climb back for Young, who won’t celebrate with so much work to be done.

“There’s no popping the champagne bottle,” he said.

The 30-year-old Young comes with an impressive resume after going 31-19 as an NFL starter and making two Pro Bowls.

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He was signed along with free agent QB Tyler Thigpen and linebacker Zac Diles shortly after the Browns completed their first minicamp under new coach Mike Pettine.

This is another fresh start for Young, who spent part of the past two preseasons with Buffalo and Green Bay but hasn’t appeared in a game since Dec. 18, 2011, for Philadelphia.

He has endured financial problems, dealt with emotional issues and tried to balance his personal life while keeping his professional one afloat. Young is thankful for the new opportunity and plans to do all he can to convince the Browns that he’s worth hanging onto for a while.

After being offered a contract, Young told the Browns that instead of flying home to Texas, he planned to stay the weekend in Cleveland so he could become more acclimated with the team’s playbook and to work out.

“Right now I have my head down, just wanting to work and show the team, the organization

what type of guy I am,” Young said.

“That was my whole focus and how much hard work I put in.”

Pettine said there were some moments over the past few days when Young looked like the Young of old.

“He took off and ran for a first down, we just finished up a rack of third down plays here and you could tell he’s very rusty,” Pettine said. “I was just joking with him the other day that rust was falling off in large clumps, but he flashed a couple of times. You don’t realize how big he is until you stand next to him.

“We talk about all these 6-foot, 5-11 quarterbacks in the draft and then he comes walking out and you say, ‘Oh, that’s what they’re supposed to look like.’”

Young acknowledged there were moments he felt like himself, and others when he struggled.

“There is definitely some rust on there,” he said. “The biggest thing is I just want to get down to my playing shape, eating right and try to get a feeling with the team, what they do with their workouts and things like that.

“I just want to be around the team, be around the coaches and show them the part that they never see, the hard work that I do put in.

That’s what they’re really about to see now.”

Thigpen was out of the league last year after playing six seasons with Kansas City, Miami and Buffalo. He’s 1-11 as a career starter with 21 touchdowns and 18 interceptions.