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esearchers from Texas Tech have been looking into ways to fight global food insecurity, and now, they have the funds to inspire change throughout the world.

The researchers are part of a research group created by former Tech President M. Duane Nellis and took in faculty and staff from various disciplines on campus, Todd Brashears, associate professor in agricultural education and communications, said.

In mid-April, the College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources received two grants from the United States Department of Agriculture that totaled more than $895,000, according to a Tech news release. With that money, the re-

searchers will be able to continue their work and add on more university resources.

“This research grant is a product of that food-security cluster. Those are the people he hired along with myself,” Brashears said. “We wrote this grant and received the money. It’s actually the second one in a series.”

The research regarding food security comes from research they have conducted that shows the worldwide population is nearing the 9-billion mark, Brashears said.

This makes it hard to feed everyone.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has conducted research that shows there is a decrease in hunger but an increase in the intensity in some regions of the world. Some of the most undernourished regions of the world include Southern Asia, sub-

Saharan Africa and Eastern Asia.

“Most of the time, when you hear people in government talk about food security and feeding the world, their conversations revolve around mostly plant production,” Brashears said. “And, there’s a lot of focus put on bean production and corn production and things that you can grow for human food.”

The Tech cluster is going to take a different approach to this problem, however, because of the resources available around West Texas, he said.

Tech’s scientists will focus on livestock — primarily cattle — and food safety, he said. Sometimes, when it comes to food production, it does not matter how much people have. It matters if they are able to store it safely.

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SOURCE: FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS

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Texas Tech club prioritizes longboarding

By TORI MCGEE Staff Writer

Longboarding is a popular hobby for many students at Texas Tech, and a campus organization hopes to expand students’ love for the activity.

Tech Longboarding Club, according to the organization’s OrgSync website, purpose is to unite Tech students who longboard, help them progress in the sport and build leadership skills.

The club encourages members to have fun while following school policies. It is open to beginning riders and advanced riders alike, according to the website.

Nate Lamoureux, a sophomore chemical engineering major from

Lake Jackson, serves as president of the club. Lamoureux said he has been longboarding for almost two years.

“We’re all about getting skaters organized in an area where we can help each other, teach each other things and building up the skating community,” Lamoureux said.

While the club does not currently partake in competitions or travel much, Lamoureux said members still meet in different places in Lubbock, such as Hodges Park, to skate together.

“Hodges is a great beginner park,” Lamoureux said. “There’s also a place we call ‘secret spot,’ which is a secret because it’s definitely not for beginners. There are a lot of beginners who start

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Members of the Tech Longboarding Club help each other learn, no matter what skill level they are at. They go to different parks around the area to practice. in the club, and we want to make sure they can handle the bigger hill. You can get up to about 35

miles an hour on that.”

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A stabbing at the campus of University of Texas at Austin resulted in three injuries and one death, according to The Daily Texan. A non-credible bomb threat was also investigated by university police, but the threat is no longer considered ongoing.

"Due to this horrific and senseless tragedy in the heart of our campus, we are cancelling all classes and scheduled events for the rest of the afternoon and evening," UT President Greg Fenves said in a statement issued after the incident. "A number of buildings are closed or have limited access because of the ongoing investigation."

A sign that read "Tuition Pays for Bombs" was seen hanging from a bridge on campus, according to The Daily Texan. It is unclear at this time if the banner and the stabbing were related.

The UT Police Department and the Austin Police Department cannot confirm the rumors that members of Greek fraternities were being targeted in the attack. UTPD officials also cannot confirm if any of the victims were fraternity members.

"Our prayers go out to all those affected by today’s tragic events," Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said in a statement after the attack. "I have been briefed by the Department of Public Safety on both incidents, and have also talked to University of Texas at Austin President Greg Fenves.

As the investigations into these heinous crimes continue, I have offered all available state resources to both Dallas and the University of Texas to assist in any effort."

The stabbing suspect has been identified as Kendrex White, a junior biology major from Killeen, according to The Daily Texan. The victims of the violent attack were not identified but described as three white males and one Asian male.

"At about 1:49 p.m. this afternoon, UTPD received a call of an individual who had assaulted somebody outside of the Gregory Gym," David Carter, chief of UTPD, said in a joint press conference with Austin PD. "In less than two minutes, we had a police officer on the scene."

The officer observed the assailant attempting to flee the scene while armed with a large Bowie knife, Carter said.

The officer then confronted the suspect, who complied with law enforcement and was arrested at the scene. The suspect is still in custody.

After the suspect was apprehended, three other victims were attended to by campus police within a block of where the assailant was arrested.

All of the victims identified at the scene were confirmed to be students, Carter said.

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Graduate students to Residency program show work at art trail receives accreditation As part of the First Friday Art Trail, the Texas Tech Department of Design in the College of Human Sciences will host its second graduate student exhibition from 6-9 p.m. on Friday in McPherson Cellars, 1615 Texas Ave. The works that will be displayed at the event include posters from the Graduate Research Poster Competition, master’s students’ final projects, posters and projects completed by doctoral

students, and projects from four environmental design classes, according to a Tech news release.

“The First Friday Art Trail provides an excellent venue to feature the work of the graduate students in the Department of Design,” Kristi Gaines, the department’s director of graduate programs, said in the release. “The student projects address a variety of issues that benefit the public: designing for aging, sustainable environments, health care design, learning

environments, retail design, considerations for physiological and psychological differences and many others. The students will be present to answer questions about their research and design solutions.”

An outside jury of design professionals and the university’s Graduate Advisory Board will present awards for outstanding master’s student, outstanding doctoral student and outstanding projects on display, according to the release. @ReeceNationsDT

The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine's Department of Otolaryngology residency program has been approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.

The program, which was established in 2015, trains physicians to treat or manage disorders and diseases of the ear, nose, throat and related structures of the head and neck. Tech's Otolaryngology residency program will equip the School of Medicine to provide the community with

better health care, according to an HSC news release “With a residency program, our department will be equipped to provide a better education and better health care,” Joehassin Cordero, chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology, said in the release. “This provides our community better care because there will be more access to physicians. We will have the ability to see more patients in the long run.”

There are 106 otolaryngology residency programs in the United States, according

to the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education’s website. Six of those programs are in Texas.

“Our new residency program will present residents opportunities to develop ongoing, cutting-edge advances in ENT clinical service, research and teaching, which are so vital to an academic environment,” Steven Berk, HSC executive vice president, provost and dean of the School of Medicine, said in the release.

"For West Texas, this is an excellent opportunity.” @ReeceNationsDT

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CONTINUED FROM PG. 1 “Reducing spoilage, transportation issues: There’s so many components to food security that often are overlooked,” Brashears said, “or overshadowed by plant, food production. We’re beginning to fill that role. We have a niche of what we do well and how we can help continue work towards solving this problem that we’re approaching in the next couple of decades.”

Climate-change factors that contribute to the issue are already being seen in some parts of the world, such as Latin America, Cristina Bradatan, associate professor of sociology, said. There are parts of the world where the

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in other places.

“The research shows that we are going to have to be very aware and be willing to shift those production zones to the north, as the temperate zones change,” Brashears said.

The way the grant is designed, the cluster administration will create a type of infrastructure within the university that takes a less academic approach and a more active approach, he said. Researchers within the clusters hope to add more faculty, staff and courses that may encourage students to get better, hands-on experiences.

The grant will also expand the way they go about teaching distance courses and open up the opportunity for more courses that may include a master’s program, he said.

“We don’t want to just provide it and offer it,” Brashears said. “We want absolutely the best courses you can possibly get in this program.”

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rain patterns are beginning to change, which is changing where certain types of foods are growing.

Parts of Bolivia are already seeing this change, she said. Though Bradatan is not part of the research cluster Brashears is in, she is currently conducting research with colleagues from other countries, and they are seeing the same pattern.

“They produce a lot of coffee. Now, what’s happening is there is a corridor in the western part of the country,” Bradatan said.

“So, their coffee production is affected.”

Changes in weather patterns also affect the migration patterns of immigrants, she said.

But, here in the U.S., some of the heavier rains are shifting toward the north, which is affecting food-growth cycles, Brashears said. That does not mean people cannot grow food in those regions, but it does mean that soon some crops will grow better

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. president had a historical question: Why did America's Civil War happen? "Why could that one not have been worked out?"

Remarks by Donald

Trump, aired Monday, showed presidential uncertainty about the origin and necessity of the Civil War, a defining event in U.S. history with slavery at its core.

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CONTINUED FROM PG. 1 "It was described to us that the individual (in custody) calmly walked around the (Gregory Gymnasium) plaza, and basically attacked these four unfortunate students," Carter said. "One of the things I can say at this particular time is this is something that obviously rattles any community, certainly a college campus community like ours. We're very fortunate here at the UTPD (because) of our relationship with both the Austin Police Department as well as the Depart-

ment of Public Safety, and they're both assisting us in terms of the investigation."

At the time of the press briefing, no motive for the attack had been established.

The attack had about 25 witnesses, and the investigation is still ongoing, Carter said.

The UT Austin official safety alert system sent out a text about 30 minutes after the incident occurred, according to The Daily Texan.

"I want to stress today that we have to interview at least 25 people that were witnesses (to the attack)," Carter said. "So, this investigation is going to take a little while." @ReeceNationsDT

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Dallas paramedic shot, suspect found dead DALLAS (AP) — A gunman opened fire on emergency responders treating a gunshot victim in a Dallas street on Monday, critically injuring a paramedic and prompting police to lock down the area until the suspect — and another person — were found dead in a local home, authorities said.

Police believe the shooting started as a dispute between the suspect and the gunshot victim, who were neighbors. A police officer who responded

to the late-morning shooting in a largely residential area east of downtown was injured and treated at the scene.

The gunman fled before holing up in a house where investigators believe he fatally shot another person before killing himself.

A police robot found the two bodies after authorities barricaded entrances to the community for several hours to allow officers to scour the neighborhood, Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings said during a news conference.

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San Diego gunman calls ex during shooting rampage SAN DIEGO (AP) — A gunman distraught over a recent breakup calmly reclined in a pool chair as he shot strangers at a birthday party and phoned his ex-girlfriend so she could hear the gunfire and screams of terror, San Diego police said Monday.

Before police fatally shot him, Peter Selis killed one woman and wounded six other people in a rampage .that turned a birthday party into bedlam as shots echoed among upscale apartment towers, people ran for their lives and the wounded lay bleeding by the pool.

All but one of the victims were black and Latino and Selis was white, but police don't think race played a factor.

"These victims were just in his vicinity when he committed this terrible tragedy," police Chief Shelley Zimmerman said. "What started as a celebration of a friend's birthday party turned into a tragedy of just epic proportion for all those in attendance."

Selis, 49, was despondent and depressed over a recent breakup, though family and friends interviewed by police had no hint of any sinister plot.

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Tech hosts panel on need for opinion diversity

By TORI MCGEE Staff Writer

Texas Tech hosted a panel discussion, titled Speaking Freely: The Need for Opinion Diversity, on Monday evening in room 001 of the English and Philosophy building.

The discussion was hosted

by Erik Bucy, the Formby professor of strategic communication in the College of Media & Communication. The panelists for the discussion were Sean Cunningham, the chairman of the Department of History; Katie Langford, an associate professor of communication studies; and Rick Rosen, the interim dean of Tech School of Law. The members of the panel discussed the importance of respecting differing opinions, tolerating various viewpoints and political beliefs, and distinguishing fact from opinion in the media. The panel also answered questions from the audience.

Cunningham said opinion diversity makes the campus community healthier.

“We’re a country of mixed

opinions, ideologies and political parties,” Cunningham said. “It’s easy to gravitate to areas you’re more comfortable in and to protect yourself, but I think the university can challenge people to understand why you think the way you think.”

Langford said diversity of opinion is fundamental for democracy. When the United States government was founded, it was intentionally done so as to not be a monarchy, and a diversity of opinion was wanted.

“Within our culture, reasonable people differ,” Langford said. “It’s very important to equip students to understand what they believe to be able to engage and understand the perspective of the other.”

Rosen said the First Amendment protects people’s freedom of speech, not freedom from speech. Universities have no choice but to allow opposing points of view, regardless of how reprehensible they may be.

Cunningham said society has created a social

and cultural community in which people constantly compete with one another, wanting to be correct and to win arguments. This has led to animosity toward others’ opinions.

“People model what they see in political arenas,” Cunningham said. “Getting to know people rather than stereotyping and labeling them before going into a conversation would go a long way towards helping political and other dialogue seem less intense.”

Langford said classrooms are a good starting place for students to have healthy conversations and engage in civil discourse.

“One thing that I would love for universities to do is hold teach-ins,” Langford said. “The university is a spot to be able to have these conversations and to model the kind of behavior that we want students to engage in once they leave here.”

Ben Sharp, a senior economics major from Borger, said opinion diversity is a conversation that

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Texas Tech hosted a forum titled Speaking Freely: The Need for Opinion Diversity on Monday in the English and Philosophy Building. Panelists spoke on the importance of differing opinions and tolerating different viewpoints. needs to happen, espe- pened at UC Berkeley, we op a worldview of some kind. cially with recent protests don’t want that to hap“It doesn’t matter what that have happened across pen here, so I think it’s that view is,” Sharp said, “but the nation. important we talk about I need to know why I believe “I was very thankful diversity of opinions.” what I believe and not only when I saw that this event Sharp said he learned that, but to be able to defend was being put on,” Sharp from the discussion that he what I believe.” s a i d . “ L i k e w h a t h a p - personally needs to be devel@DailyToreador

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Tech Model UN team builds students’ communication skills

By MUHAMMAD SADIQ Staff Writer

Cristhian Avendano, a junior political science major at Texas Tech, joined his first Model United Nations team as a freshman after he received an email about the launch of a Model UN team.

The Tech Model UN was started in 2013 by Daniel Epstein, a a visiting professor of political science, and John Barkdull, head of global studies for the Department of Political Science.

When Avendano joined the Model UN team, it was not yet an official club. It only had 10 members, Avendano said, and those who wished to compete in the annual national Model UN

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Deshlin Franklin, a junior family and consumer sciences education major from Wichita Falls, said the club encourages safety and style with ease when skating.

“We really like having a good time, but at the same time, we like staying safe,” Franklin said. “The best way to lose a skate spot is to have to call an ambulance, so when we have new people, we like to stick to campus skating

competitions had to register individually without any support from the school.

“We weren’t really a club when we first started competing. (When we) competed in our first conference in Atlanta, we were just a group of kids who happened to be at the same conference,” Avendano said. “In our second national conference in San Francisco, we still weren’t a club. We only officially became a club this past fall.”

This was Avendano’s first exposure to public s p e a k i n g , a n d he s ai d the Model UN experience helped him build publicspeaking, leadership and communication skills.

“When I got here, I was

really shy and antisocial because I came from a school that had a thousand students, but I didn’t talk to many and socialize,” Avendano said. “When I came here it completely changed.

At conferences, you have to talk to people. If you do not talk, you lose practically.”

Now the president of the organization, Avendano said he led the team in this year’s annual Model United Nations conference in New York, where they received an honorable mention.

“The conference in New York is one of the most prestigious and cutthroat Model UN competitions,” he said. “More than 250 schools from schools from America and Europe competed. I think to receive

the honorary mention and being acknowledged for work is a big step forward for our club.”

Avendano wants to use the skills he gained in Model UN to pursue a career as a diplomat working for the US state department, or work in local government.

He also has plans to expand the Tech Model UN team.

Avendano wants to bring in more members, find more sponsors, and compete in national and International Model UN competitions.

Usman Khan, a junior at Tech, represented the team at the International Atomic Energy Agency, he said. This was a great experience not only in terms of being able to speak and debate but also in terms meeting new people

and other easy areas like Urbanovsky Park.”

Franklin said she joined the club a couple of years ago, and at the time, she did not know how to longboard.

“I had never ridden one before,” she said, “so, I would hop on one, and they would tell me what techniques to follow, whether it was putting all your weight on your front foot, leaning forward, bending your knees and things like that. People let you borrow boards, as well.”

Lamoureux said there

is a notable difference between skateboarding and longboarding. Regular skateboarding is centered around slow speed and performing tricks, whereas longboarding is centered around high speeds and going downhills.

Beginners should not feel intimidated, Lamoureux said. If anyone with little to no experience is interested in becoming better at riding, members will teach them.

“It’s OK to ask questions, and it’s a learning community,” Lamoureux

said. “I just want people to enjoy it and to better their skills for their enjoyment.”

Franklin said she hopes members gain more experience by being part of the organization and also make new friends.

“We like to do a lot of downhill skating, and that’s a new thing for a lot of skaters.” Franklin said. “At any point, you can ask anyone if they want to go skate with you, and they’ll be down for it. You’ll definitely make some new friends.” @DailyToreador

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Eminem lawsuit against New Zealand political party begins WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — They may not have lost themselves in the music or the moment but a judge and nine lawyers in a New Zealand courtroom did listen politely to Eminem's "Lose Yourself" as a copyright trial involving the country's ruling political party began Monday.

The Detroit-based music publishers for Eminem are suing New Zealand's conservative National Party, alleging the soundtrack for a 2014 election campaign ad copied the rapper's acclaimed 2002 song. Titled "Eminem Esque," the track has the familiar urgent, pulsing beat of the original.

The party has previously said it purchased the track through an Australianbased supplier and doesn't believe it has infringed anyone's copyright.

In 2014, when the case was filed, lawmaker Steven Joyce said he thought the use of the song was "pretty legal," and that Eminem's team "are

just having a crack and a bit of an eye for the main chance because it's an election campaign." That response was widely ridiculed, including by comedian John Oliver on "Last Week Tonight."

"Pretty legal? That's not a concept that exists. That's like being sort-of dead," Oliver joked on the show.

and making friends from around the world.

“It was great,” Khan said. “I learned a great deal about diplomacy and policymaking. I had to make policy papers about nuclear non-proliferation and the peaceful use of nuclear energy. For a whole week, we were interacting with such a diverse and talented group of students. I met some wonderful people and shared some great moments.”

Nisreen Abbas, an electrical engineering major, has been part of the team since last year. The experiences gained through Model UN competitions have been invaluable, Abbas said.

“Model UN helps build

your confidence a lot,” Abbas said. “You get to have healthy exchange of ideas with people all around the world, discussing the problems about the countries and coming up with solutions to these problems.”

Although Abbas does not want to pursue a career in diplomacy or politics like many of the students in the group, she said the skills gained through the club will help further her career as an engineer.

“Even as an engineering student, we have project lab classes. We have to present every week,” Abbas said.

“Therefore, you should be able to speak and present your ideas articulately.” @DailyToreador

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Tomi Lahren settles lawsuit DALLAS (AP) — Conservative talk show host Tomi Lahren has agreed to a settlement that ends her lawsuit against Glenn Beck and his online platform, The Blaze.

The lawsuit filed in Dal-

las, Texas, had alleged wrongful termination. Lahren was ousted from her program after she said she was in favor of abortion rights while appearing on ABC's "The View" on March 17.

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ust as with Donald Trump, I don’t intend to write about Nintendo as much as I do.

I’ve written two other columns this semester discussing the baffling decisions Nintendo has made in regard to “1-2-Switch” and the discontinuation of the NES Classic Edition.

But, as is the case with our favorite orange businessman, this stuff practically writes itself.

For the third time this semester, Nintendo has made a decision that baffled me.

On Thursday, Nintendo announced a new product: the New Nintendo 2DS XL. Sporting a new black and turquoise color design, the New Nintendo 2DS XL is the successor to 2013’s Nintendo 2DS. It features a clamshell design akin to previous DS products, larger screens, a faster processor, addition of the C-stick and Amiibo support. Essentially, it’s a New Nintendo 3DS XL without 3D functionality.

Alex Olges is a freshman journalism major from Humble.

Priced at $149.99, the New Nintendo 2DS XL is about $50 cheaper than its big brother, the New Nintendo 3DS XL. For a platform that’s been around for six years, this isn’t that bad of a price. It’s cheap, but it has an established selection of quality games. It even plays many games made for the original DS. Compared to its predecessor, the New Nintendo 2DS XL is a great upgrade, too. For those unaware, the Nintendo 2DS strangely removed the iconic clamshell design the DS lineup was famous for, opting for a clunky slab form factor, instead.

While the original 2DS is priced at $79.99, the ability of its newer sibling to fit in your pocket is alone worth the extra money.

And it helps that the New Nintendo 2DS XL is the best-looking handheld console Nintendo has made to date.

But, you’ve no doubt noticed the horrible naming scheme Nintendo has employed here. New Nintendo 2DS XL? Good God, that’s like three product names smashed into one.

Sporting a new black and turquoise color design, the New Nintendo 2DS XL is the successor to 2013’s Nintendo 2DS. Since the 3DS, this has been the norm for Nintendo’s handheld consoles. The New Nintendo 3DS isn’t the same as the New Nintendo 3DS XL. The Nintendo 3DS isn’t the same as the New Nintendo 3DS. Are you confused yet?

You should be. Nintendo’s

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naming scheme for its handheld is even worse than its naming of the Wii U, which made the console sound like more of a peripheral than a standalone console.

However, woefully confusing name is the least pressing issue surrounding the New Nintendo 2DS XL. The big question is, why? Why does it exist in the first place? Why now?

I t ’s a n u n d e n i a b l y strange decision to release a brand-new product into a six-year-old lineup. It’s even stranger to bring a brandnew product to the lineup that doesn’t even have all the expected features.

The New Nintendo 2DS XL lacks 3D functionality.

Does bringing in a new, $50-cheaper option really amount to a significant amount of business? How much life is really left in the 3DS’ library, anyway?

Perhaps more importantly, isn’t this a bit of a conflict of interest for Nintendo? What about that

brand-new, shiny console released earlier this year, the Nintendo Switch?

It’s supposed to be the hybrid console. It’s supposed to be the console for at-home and on-the-go.

Wouldn’t Nintendo want to direct any potential handheld-console sales to its new platform?

Granted, I’m not well versed in the business side of things, so perhaps I’m horribly naïve. The New Nintendo 2DS XL just doesn’t make much sense to me, though.

The big question is, why? Why does it exist in the first place? Why now?

Tw o y e a r s a g o , I could’ve seen its place, but in 2017, it just feels like the awkward stepchild in the Nintendo family.

It doesn’t know where it fits in.

If it weren’t for the Switch’s existence, I honestly wouldn’t care.

The New Nintendo 2DS XL — I’m quite tired of typing that out — would’ve been just another option to get your Nintendo fix.

But, with the launch of a truly exciting new platform — and a shot at rising from the ashes of the Wii U — I want to see Nintendo throw everything it has into the Switch.

I want to see Nintendo succeed in a big way, not just scrape by.

But, with decisions like the New Nintendo 2DS XL, it feels like Nintendo isn’t giving its all in regard to the Switch.

This is a shame, because I don’t believe I’m alone in wanting Nintendo to succeed. And I’m definitely not alone in wanting to see the merging of home console and handheld gaming.

But, I guess that’s Nintendo for you. opinions@dailytoreador.com

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With Obama, Clinton gone, No cut in salt, fewer grains: GOP revives Pelosi as enemy Gov’t eases school meal rules ATLANTA (AP) — Move over Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, Republicans have a new campaign boogeyman. Well, sort of new.

It’s more of an encore for Nancy Pelosi, the 77-year-old House Democratic leader who spent four years as the nation’s first female speaker, lost her majority in 2010 and now wants the gavel again.

In that quest, the California lawmaker and fundraiser extraordinaire finds herself as the GOP’s preferred face of a Democratic Party trying to upend Republicans’ monopoly control in Washington.

Republicans are testing their approach in a pair of

special House races where the specter of a second Pelosi speakership is intended to excite — or scare — Republican voters and sway independents enough to counter surging opposition to President Donald Trump.

And the strategy could be a defining theme of the 2018 midterm elections.

“Nancy Pelosi and liberal politicians are flooding into Georgia to try and stop our Republican majority,” a national GOP television spot blares in a suburban Atlanta congressional district where 30-year-old Democrat Jon Ossoff nearly won a multiparty primary outright.

Ossoff still could claim

a June runoff victory that would jolt Washington, and his opponent, Republican Karen Handel, warns he’d be Pelosi’s “rubber stamp.”

In Montana, a grainy black-and-white television image of Pelosi greets voters mulling another Democratic upset bid. “Rob Quist talks folksy, but his record is more Nancy Pelosi than Montana,” a voiceover warns of the singer-turned-candidate.

Tr u m p h i m s e l f h a s joined in. “Ossoff is funded by Nancy Pelosi,” who wants “to land a blow against my presidency,” reads a fundraising email the president signed on Handel’s behalf.

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LEESBURG, Va. (AP) — Schools won’t have to cut more salt from meals just yet and some will be able to serve kids fewer whole grains, under changes to federal nutrition standards announced Monday.

The move by the Trump administration partially rolls back rules championed by former first lady Michelle Obama as part of her healthy eating initiative.

As his first major action in office, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said the department will delay an upcoming requirement to lower the amount of sodium in meals while continuing to allow waivers for regu-

lations that all grains on the lunch line must be 50 percent whole grain.

Schools could also serve 1 percent flavored milk instead of the nonfat now required.

“If kids aren’t eating the food, and it’s ending up in the trash, they aren’t getting any nutrition — thus undermining the intent of the program,” said Perdue, who traveled to a school in Leesburg, Virginia, to make the announcement.

Before he signed the proclamation, Perdue and Senate Agriculture Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kansas, ate chicken nuggets, fruit and salad with children at Catoctin Elementary.

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Perdue said he doesn’t see the changes as a rollback, but “we’re just slowing down the process.” He praised Obama’s nutrition efforts as first lady but said he wants the healthier meals to be more palatable.

He said the department will work on long-term solutions to further tweak the rules.

The changes reflect suggestions from the School Nutrition Association, which represents school nutrition directors and companies that sell food to schools. The group often battled with the Obama administration, which phased in the healthier school meal rules starting in 2012.

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Tech faces UTSA for doubleheader

By JACK DENSMORE Staff Writer

The Texas Tech softball team wrapped up this season’s Big 12 Conference play against Oklahoma last weekend and will get back on the road to face UTSA on Wednesday in San Antonio.

The Red Raiders will compete in a midweek doubleheader against the UTSA Roadrunners on Wednesday with game one starting at 2 p.m. and game two starting at 4 p.m., according to Tech Athletics.

Last year, Tech defeated UTSA at Rocky Johnson Field, 6-4. In 2015, Tech played three games against the Roadrunners, according to Tech Athletics. The Red Raiders lost the first game, 13-7, but bounced back to win the other two games, 9-5 and 7-2.

“It’s a midweek doubleheader, and we haven’t played a lot of midweeks, but I think it will be a good change of pace from the elite level that we’re

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Senior outfielder Camaury Washington runs toward second base during Texas Tech’s game against Texas at Rocky Johnson Field on April 13. The Red Raiders will travel to San Antonio for a doubleheader on Wednesday against UTSA. Game one is set to start at 2p.m. with game two begining at 4 p.m. playing right now,” Tech coach Adrian Gregory said. “I think that UTSA is known to hit, and they probably won’t be any different, and their ballpark

is small, and so, we just need to make sure that we are competitive, and we have our foot on the gas pedal.”

After being swept by the

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Sooners, Tech is now 1729 overall on the season.

The Red Raiders are 4-10 on the road after defeating Abilene Christian and sweeping Iowa State earlier this season, according to Tech Athletics.

UTSA is 19-32 overall this season and 10-10 at home, according to UTSA Athletics. At home this season, the Roadrunners have defeated New Mexico, Incarnate Word, UTEP, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Florida International and Louisiana Tech.

In comparison, Tech also defeated UTEP this season during the Texas Tech Invitational on March 3, 8-0, and March 4, 12-4, according to Tech Athletics.

Freshman outfielder Raina O’Neal leads the Red Raiders with 32 runs on the season. She also leads the team with 11 home runs.

Senior outfielder Kierra Miles leads the team with 45 hits and 22 stolen bases, according to Tech Athletics. Sophomore

infielder Jessica Hartwell leads the team in doubles with 11 as well as RBIs with 30. Sophomore outfielder Kiani Ramsey leads the team with three triples this season.

O v e r a l l , Te c h h a s scored 209 runs in 304 hits this season, according to Tech Athletics. At the plate, the Red Raiders have registered 52 doubles, nine triples, 43 home runs, 181 RBIs and 61 stolen bases.

For Tech’s pitching roster, freshman right-handed pitcher Kassidy Scott is 9-20 on the season, while senior right-handed pitcher Mattison Maisel is 5-4, according to Tech Athletics. Scott has an ERA of 4.19, and Maisel has an ERA of 5.56. Overall, the pitching roster has a net ERA of 4.86 this season.

For UTSA, freshman outfielder Lindsey Stewart leads the team in runs with 34 on the season. She also leads the Roadrunners with 73 hits and 21 stolen bases. Freshman infielder Rylee Rodriguez

leads the team with 11 doubles, according to UTSA Athletics. Rodriguez is tied with sophomore outfielder Bailee Baldwin with 10 home runs this season, and Rodriguez also leads the team with 38 RBIs. Overall, the Roadrunners have scored 201 runs in 415 hits, according to UTSA Athletics. The team has a total of 52 doubles, nine triples and 32 home runs while at the plate.

To add to its season stats, UTSA also has 182 RBIs and 57 stolen bases.

Junior pitcher Lizzy Fox is 13-17 this season and has an ERA of 3.85.

Senior pitcher Nicole Merrill is 5-10 with an ERA of 4.26, and senior pitcher Chelsea Parker is 1-5 with an ERA of 6.21, according to UTSA Athletics.

The Red Raiders will look to repeat last year’s success against the Roadrunners — this time on the road — during the doubleheader on Wednesday in San Antonio. @JackDensmore_DT

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Red Raiders tie highest ranking in history Tech earns spots on All-Tournament Team The U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association computer rankings named the Texas Tech men’s track and field team No. 3 in the nation, tying the highest ranking in school history.

Junior sprinter Steven Champlain ranked No. 7 in the 400-meter in the Red Raider Shootout, and senior sprinter Kyle Collins ranked No. 8, according to a Tech Athletics news release. Champlain’s time was 45.01 seconds, and Collins’ was 45.06 seconds. After the altitude conversion, their times were 45.12 seconds and 45.17 seconds. On the national qualifying

list, they were placed at No. 4 and No. 5, respectively.

“I’m really proud that we’ve been able to move up in the polls,” coach Wes Kittley said in the release. “It’s fun for our team, and they’ve worked hard to get to this spot. We just need to keep working hard as we get closer conference.”

Sophomore pole vaulter Drew McMichael got a lifetime-best bar of 5.25 m/17-2.75. Freshman sprinter Trevin Chambers got a personal best of 10.24 seconds in the 100-meter dash, and the time was later adjusted to 10.27 for altitude, according to the release.

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Junior Steven Champlain and senior Kyle Collins race on Friday at Fuller Track and Field Complex. The men’s team moved up to No. 3 in the nation in this week’s rankings.

Rider Open on Saturday at the Fuller Track and Field Complex. @JackDensmore_DT

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The first and second rounds of the NCAA tournament will be played on May 12-13 with times and campus sites to be announced today at 5:30 p.m. at www.NCAA.com, according to the release. @A_HernandezDT

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Tech looks toward Ohio State series

By ARIANA HERNANDEZ Staff Writer

The No. 6 Texas Tech baseball team is coming off a two-game winning streak after defeating TCU on Sunday, 21-3, to clinch the threegame series.

The Red Raiders will hit the road this week as they take on Ohio State in Columbus, Ohio, for a two-game midweek series at 5:30 p.m. today and 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. This will be the first meeting between the two teams this season.

The Red Raiders are 3612 overall, 19-5 at home and 12-5 on the road, according to Tech Athletics. Tech is second in the Big 12 Conference with a conference record of 11-7.

Tech faced TCU over the weekend and clinched the series over the Horned Frogs, 2-1. The Red Raiders fell in the first game on Friday, 4-1.

Freshman Grant Little scored the only run of the contest, according to Tech Athletics.

In game two of the weekend series, which began on Saturday but was delayed until Sunday, Tech came back to even out the series and snag a 6-4 win, according to Tech Athletics. A home run from freshman UTIL John McMillon and another from fresh-

man infielder Brian Klein gave Tech the advantage that carried them into the win, according to Tech Athletics.

Junior left-handed pitcher Parker Mushinski closed out game two after pitching for two innings, according to Tech Athletics. He improved his record to 4-0 this season after the win.

The Red Raiders clinched the series on Sunday afternoon after Tech run-ruled TCU in seven innings with a 21-3 win over the Horned Frogs, according to Tech Athletics. Tech scored in all seven innings, and each Red Raider in the starting lineup had at least one hit, one run and one RBI. “Every Big 12 weekend, when you can win two out of three, it’s a solid weekend,” junior infielder Orlando Garcia said. “We are kind of just going game by game.

Right now, we are just trying to take care of business where we’re at and take on Ohio State.”

Senior infielder/outfielder Hunter Hargrove leads the Red Raiders with a .346 batting average, according to Tech Athletics. Hargrove also comes in second with 46 RBIs this season. Sophomore outfielder Cody Farhat has 63 catches and 61 put outs to place him

on top in fielding stats.

Hargrove said he is looking forward to heading to Columbus, Ohio, because he was a Buckeyes fan growing up.

“You know, I was a big Ohio State fan growing up because of A.J. Hawk,” Hargrove said. “I think this is going to be pretty cool going out there and play somewhere you’ve never been. I’ve never been there, so it’s another state off the list.”

Sophomore left-handed pitcher Steven Gingery has been dominant on the mound for Tech. He has an ERA of 1.55 and a record of 8-0 this season, according to Tech Athletics.

Ohio State is heading into the midweek series after falling to Nebraska twice in the three-game home series over the weekend, according to Ohio State Athletics. The weekend looked promising for the Buckeyes with a 9-7 win over Nebraska on Saturday after inclement weather haltered their play on Friday.

Ohio State then went on to play its second game of the three-game series against Nebraska on Saturday and fell to the Huskers, 3-1, according to Ohio State Athletics. In the series finale on Sunday, the Buckeyes fell by two runs to Nebraska, 11-9.

In that game, Ohio State put up eight runs in the eighth inning, but the effort was not enough to grab the win.

With the loss, Ohio State is 17-26 overall, 5-9 in conference play and 6-13 at home, according to Ohio State Athletics. The Buckeyes are now on a two-game losing streak.

Buckeye freshman outfielder Dominic Canzone has been a force at the plate for the Buckeyes and leads Ohio State with a batting average of .339, according to Ohio State Athletics. Junior right-handed pitcher Seth Kinker has an ERA of 2.43 and a record of 2-0 on the mound this season.

“I’ve followed (Ohio State’s) scores,” Tech coach Tim Tadlock said. “They were playing good early. I know they split some games with Nebraska. I kind of followed them because I knew we were playing them. I’m excited to go there. I’ve never been to Columbus. Never been there and I know there’s a lot of history, a lot of tradition in their athletics.”

Tech will look to continue its win streak as it heads into today and Wednesday’s games. Both games in the two-game midweek series are set to start at 5:30 p.m. in Columbus, Ohio. @A_HernandezDT

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Texas Tech junior pitcher Parker Mushinski pitches to a TCU batter.

Tech won the second game of the series, 6-4, on Sunday at Dan Law Field after rain suspended the game on Saturday. Tech will travel to Columbus, Ohio to face Ohio State in a midweek series today and Wednesday.

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Red Raiders grab No. 6 national ranking

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The Texas Tech baseball team sings the “Matador Song” with the crowd after run-ruling TCU, 21-3, on Sunday at Dan Law Field. After winning two of its three games against TCU, Tech moved up to No. 6 in D1Baseball’s rankings.

T h e Te x a s Te c h R e d Raider baseball team moved up in D1Baseball rankings after clinching the series over the TCU Horned Frogs over the weekend.

While the Red Raiders moved up from No. 8 to No. 6 in the nation, the Horned Frogs moved down from No. 5 to No. 9, according to D1Baseball.

In game one of the series on Friday, the Red Raiders were unable to put a run on the board until the fourth inning, according to Tech Athletics. In the end, Tech could not capitalize any further at the plate and fell to TCU, 4-1.

Game two of the series was set to start on Saturday.

However, after playing two innings in inclement weath-

er, the game was postponed until Sunday, according to Tech Athletics. The contest resumed Sunday morning as the Red Raiders rallied back to even the series with a 6-4 win over the Horned Frogs.

The result of the series all came down to the third and final game. The first inning, which featured an offensive showing by both teams, ended with the Horned Frogs on top, 3-2, according to Tech Athletics. However, the Red Raiders stood their ground at the plate and collected 20 total hits in the game to defeat the Horned Frogs, 21-3.

After clinching the series, the Red Raiders have an overall record of 36-12 and a home record of 19-5, accord-

ing to Tech Athletics.

With a conference record of 11-7, Tech is now in second place in Big 12 Conference standings just under TCU, which has a conference record of 12-6, according to the Big 12 Conference website.

Now on a two-game winning streak, the No. 6 Red Raiders will hit the road for a long away stretch as they face Ohio State at 5:30 p.m. today and at 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday in Columbus, Ohio. Tech will then travel to Morgantown, West Virginia, for a three-game series against West Virginia with first pitches scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. Saturday and noon on Sunday. @ABoutwellDT

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Hargrove, Klein receive weekly honors from Big 12 Two athletes from the No. 6 Texas Tech baseball team received Big 12 Conference awards for their performances against No. 9 TCU over the weekend.

Senior infielder/outfielder Hunter Hargrove was named Big 12 Player of the Week, and freshman infielder Brian Klein was named Big 12 Newcomer of the Week, according to a Tech Athletics news release.

The Red Raiders have acquired nine Big 12 awards this season, which marks the most Tech HARGROVE has earned in a single season, according to the release. Other Red Raiders to receive awards this season were junior infielders Michael Davis and Orlando Garcia, junior infielder/outfielder Tan-

ner Gardner, sophomore lefthanded pitcher Steven Gingery, and freshman infielders Josh Jung and Grant Little.

Last week, Hargrove and Klein recorded a conference high of nine hits, according to the release. Hargrove leads Tech’s starters with a batting average of .346 and in hits this season with 66.

He is second on the team with 46 RBIs and leads the team with 191 at-bats.

Klein has a batting average of .298 with 47 at-bats and 14 hits this season, according to Tech Athletics.

KLEIN Over the week, Klein brought in a Big 12 best of 10 runs and scored eight runs, according to the release.

Hargrove had six RBIs and six runs. Against New

Mexico last week, Klein posted a career high of four hits and six RBIs. He also registered his first-collegiate home run against the New Mexico Lobos.

In game three of the threegame home series against TCU on Sunday, all nine starters, including Hargrove and Klein, registered a hit, a run and an RBI, according to Tech Athletics. In his three at-bats, Hargrove registered

three runs, three hits and an RBI. In his five at-bats, Klein registered three runs, two hits and one RBI. With the help of Hargrove and Klein, the No. 6 Red Raiders will look to extend their two-game winning streak as they travel to Columbus, Ohio, for a two-game midweek series.

The first game will be at 5:30 p.m. today, and the second will be at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. @ABoutwellDT

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