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Professors provide study tips for finals

By JESSICA GUEDEA Staff Writer

The spring semester is ending and finals are here. Texas Tech students should already be preparing for finals, but for those who are not, professors have study tips to help students succeed.

Jenna Shimkowski, an assistant professor of communication studies in the College of Media and Communication, said she has taught classes including communication in relationships, communication theory, small group communication, business and professional communication and graduate quantitative research methods.

Shimkowski said her tips include starting the studying process sooner rather than later and staying focused.

“Start early and include enough time for built-in

breaks,” Shimkowski said.

“I would also suggest that you don’t try to mix in fun while studying but reward yourself with something fun after.”

Melissa Gotlieb, an assistant professor of advertising in the College of Media and Communication, said she taught advertising and society and special topics in advertising: political advertising.

Gotlieb said her final is the same as exams, but offers the same advice to students.

“I always tell my students to actively study,” she said.

“I tell them not to just read over their notes but to use them to answer questions, to come up with examples and to quiz yourself.”

According to a Huffington Post article, there are five tips that can help one study better.

Those tips include getting up and going for a walk,

taking a snack break, listening to Baroque music in the background, getting a good night’s sleep and establishing a routine.

Taking a walk allows the studier to get outside, stretch and let the brain roam, according to the article.

Similar to taking a walk, taking a snack break gives the brain a chance to recharge. According to the article, healthy food is needed for the brain to be able to absorb and retain knowledge.

Music has been proven to lower blood pressure and increase blood flow, but Baroque music, which is recommended for studying, has between 50 and 80 beats per minute, according to the article, and allows the studier to have better focus and concentration.

According to a previous article in The Daily Toreador, a student’s lack of sleep could affect his or

her ability to learn so it is suggested a studier get a good night’s sleep. Brains need sleep to recharge and adequate sleep helps improve memory, according to

a Huffington Post article.

The final tip, establishing a routine, can help set expectations and present less resistance to study, according to the Huffington

Post article. A positive environment to learn creates a trigger of expectation that cues a studier it is time to study. @JessicaGuedeaDT

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Center to host free skin cancer screening

By SHASHIDHAR SASTRY Staff Writer

As part of American Academy of Dermatology’s SPOTme® program, skin cancer screenings will take place from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Saturday in the Southwest Cancer Center. The event is free and open to the public.

The Southwest Cancer Center is located at 601 Indiana Avenue.

Kathleen McPherson, clinic office manager at the Health Sciences Center Department of Dermatology, said each screening takes approximately 15 minutes.

Only exposed areas, such as face, neck and arms, will be inspected for skin cancer.

The screening will be conducted by faculty members at

the Health Sciences Center along with local dermatologists.

During summer, more skin is exposed to the sun, McPherson said, which increases the chances of skin cancer.

“Early detection is the best way for it to be treated,” she said. “It’s highly treatable.”

Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States, according to the American Academy of Dermatology’s website.

Current estimates indicate one in five Americans will develop some form of skin cancer in his or her lifetime.

Basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma are the most common forms of skin cancer, and melanoma is the most deadly, according to the website. On average, one American dies each hour

artificial UV radiation that may cause skin cancer.

Early detection is the best way for (skin cancer) to be treated. It’s highly treatable.

KATHLEEN MCPHERSON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER because of melanoma.

At the same time, melanoma has a high cure rate when detected early.

According to the website, basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma have a cure rate of about 95

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percent with early detection and proper treatment.

Exposure to ultraviolet light is the most preventable risk factor for skin cancer. People can protect their skin from sun’s harmful UV rays by seeking shade, wearing protective cloth-

ing and using a sunscreen with a SPF of 30 or higher, according to the website.

Additionally, people should prevent using tanning beds or sun lamps, according to the website, since these are sources of

Skin cancer warning signs include sores that do not heal, new growth on the skin and moles that change in size, shape or color, according to the website. When in doubt, individuals should consult a board-certified dermatologist. @sastryshashi_DT

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Clinton on track despite sound defeat by Sanders in West Virginia LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Bernie Sanders has won his 19th state, only four short of Hillary Clinton’s tally, but that’s not the gap that counts.

Despite his decisive victory in West Virginia on Tuesday, winning 51 percent of the vote to her 36 percent, Sanders trails nearly hopelessly in the contest for del egates needed to secure the Democratic presidential nomination.

Clinton is in the mopup phase now, 94 percent of the way to the magic number when the party insiders known as superdelegates are included, and on track to clinch the nomination in early June.

Republican Donald Trump is closing in on his prize, too, 92 percent of the way there after wins in West Virginia and Nebraska on Tuesday — in a field with no rivals left.

Sanders is vowing to fight on.

Sanders campaigned in Oregon and California on Tuesday and his victory in West Virginia highlighted anew Clint o n ’s s t r u g g l e s t o w i n over white men and independents — weaknesses

Trump wants to exploit in the fall campaign.

“Let me be as clear as I can be, we are in the campaign to win the Democratic nomination,” Sanders said at a campaign event in Salem, Oregon. “We are going to fight for every last vote.”

Among those voting in the West Virginia Democratic primary, about a third said they would support Trump over either Clinton or Sanders in the general election.

An additional 2 in 10 said they wouldn’t vote for either candidate.

But 4 in 10 also said they consider themselves to be independents or Republicans, and not Democrats, according to the exit polls.

While Sanders is still attracting thousands to his campaign rallies, his campaign has grown more difficult as Clinton closes in on the nomination.

His fundraising has fallen off and so, too, has his advertising, with only about $525,000 in ads planned for California and $63,000 each in West Virginia and Oregon, according to national advertising tracker Kantar

Media’s CMAG. That’s a significant decline from the wall-to-wall advertising campaign he ran earlier in the primary, during which his $74 million in ads outspent Clinton by $14 million.

Edward Milam, of Cross Lanes, West Virginia, is a self-described socialist who gave money to the Sanders campaign but his vote Tuesday to Clinton.

“After about six-seven months of debating and watching, I think Hillary has a lot more to offer than Bernie internationally,” Milam, a 68-year-old retiree said. “I think she handles herself well. I’ve known about her for 30 years, just like everybody else has. I don’t think there will be any surprises.”

Even as the primaries continue, Clinton has largely shifted her focus to the general election.

“I don’t care about what he says about me,” she said of Trump in Louisville, Kentucky, on Tuesday night. “But I do resent what he says about other people, other successful women, women who have worked hard, women who have done their part.”

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Page 3 Finals Frenzy

Student pursues degree while battling cancer

By JENNIFER ROMERO L a Vida Editor

In addition to finishing up his classes for the semester and grading the final exams of students in the classes he teaches, McDaniel Ubi, a hospitality and retail management doctoral student from Huntsville, Alabama, is also battling cancer.

Ubi came to Texas Tech after being recruited at a conference at Auburn while finishing his master’s degree there, he said.

“Tech has been awesome, a very accepting, friendly atmosphere,” he said. “The students in the program have been very hospitable, which matches our program.”

Ubi battled leukemia while he was in Alabama and was able to beat it, he said, but he was hospitalized last fall when the cancer returned.

Despite undergoing treatments at the University Medical Center, Ubi continued his studies and research project, while still teaching classes to younger students. “ I t ’s d e f i n i t e l y b e e n challenging,” he said.

“But that stuff kind of kept me going — it kind of takes your mind off of chemotherapy and stem cell transplants. I told my professors, ‘don’t stop sending me stuff because I

want to be involved.’”

The Department of Hospitality and Retail Management has been supportive of Ubi and whatever he needs, he said, and he has been able to keep his graduate stipend to pay his bills.

The students have also been supportive and helpful, he said, and many of them gave him rides to and from the hospital whenever he needed.

“I’ve been very blessed,” he said. “I’ve noticed the good in people. It’s given others the chance to do good things, from what I’ve noticed.”

The Department of Hospitality and Retail Management hosted an “Ubi Strong” reception on April 21 to raise money for Ubi’s cancer treatments, according to a previous article in The Daily Toreador.

Shelia Scott, associate department chair of HRM, said her service-learning class organized the fundraiser during the spring semester.

“We had some people from other departments attend the event and some community members came out,” she said. “We got a lot of support from the university, and I know we’re all very appreciative of it.”

The event raised money through admission tickets, T-shirt sales, a Pie-YourProfessor event, raffles and a silent auction, Scott said. The student clubs in

the department also helped by preparing the food for the event.

It was refreshing to see the professors having fun getting pied in the face during the event, Ubi said, and he got to pie Scott in the face.

Ubi was already a graduate student at Tech when Scott became a professor at the university, and she said he is an inspiration to others.

“He’s always had a fantastic attitude, even before he got sick, and he’s maintained that,” Scott said.

“He’s unassuming, he’s a genuinely good person.

The students who have had him for a class have talked about what an incredible instructor he is. I can’t say enough nice about Ubi.” The event raised approximately $5,300 for Ubi, Scott said, and the department plans to host another event in the fall to raise more money to help him pay for the cost of his medical treatments.

Ubi and the other members of HRM also organized a bone marrow drive during the week of the fundraiser, she said, and Ubi talked to classes about the importance of being a donor.

“In my case, all I needed was one donor to save my life, but now we have almost 80 people out there from the department that are willing to donate if the

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Students in the Department of Hospitality and Retail Management pose with McDaniel Ubi, a hospitality and retail management doctoral student from Huntsville, Alabama, at the “Ubi Strong” reception on April 21 at the Skyviews Restaurant. The event was a fundraiser for Ubi, who is currently battling leukemia for the second time, and it raised $5,300 for him to help him pay his medical bills.

time calls for it,” he said.

“I think personally that means a lot more to me than anything else.”

Ubi’s parents and siblings live in Nigeria, and he said while he is used to being so far from them, it has sometimes been difficult not having them close while he undergoes treatment.

While Ubi could have gone back to Alabama to receive more cancer treatment, he said he trusted the doctors at UMC with his life and chose to undergo stem cell transplants in Lubbock. He was UMC’s first stem cell transplant

patient this year.

The transplant went well, he said, and his own cells started growing within seven days of the treatment, which is better than in most patients where cell growth can take several months to begin.

“It’s not over, it’s an ongoing deal,” he said. “We fight cancer every day — you do, I do.”

Ubi is set to graduate in another year, and he said he plans to teach at a four-year university after he graduates.

He is working on creating an organization called I

Leukout, where the “I” will be represented in the logo with an eye, Ubi said. The organization represents that he wants to look out for present and future leukemia patients and give them the resources they need to battle cancer.

“This second chance has given me a new purpose in reaching out and helping other cancer patients out there,” he said. “The first time I battled this, I was fighting for myself, just trying to stay alive. This time around, I’m motivated to fight for others.” @JenRomeroDT

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Colorado theater shooting trial could prompt increased security at movies CENTENNIAL, Colo.

(AP) — Movie theaters across the U.S. could be forced to adopt costly security measures — and ticket

prices could rise significantly — if a jury finds a Colorado theater at fault in the 2012 shooting rampage that left 12 people dead, industry

experts say.

“I don’t think there’s anything more important in the motion picture industry than what’s happening in

this case right now,” said theater-security consultant Howard Levinson.

The trial — unfolding in the same courtroom where

gunman James Holmes was convicted and sentenced to life in prison less than nine months ago — asks jurors to decide whether, in an age of

mass shootings, Cinemark, the nation’s third-largest chain with 338 theaters in 41 states, should have foreseen the possibility of violence.

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elaxation is something easier said than done, and I believe with proper encouragement all of us will be able to leave this place with our heads held high.

This is my second year at Texas Tech, therefore making it the second time I’ve gone through the finals before summer — the finals that seem like one last hurdle before I’m able to cross the finish line.

My problem is, I hate studying and if it’s not on a video or recorded, I’m not interested. There is something that just becomes too difficult for me when it comes time to open that book or notebook.

It’s almost like a disease.

However, I would not have gotten this far into college if I had not found the right formula. I’m probably the dumbest, laziest person I’ve ever met. So, when it comes up on this time of the year it gets difficult to even put on pants.

That being said, my advice to everyone would be: try no to freak out.

Now, it might be I’ve only ever had classes that did not require me to memorize formulas and numbers, but I never understood why it is some people get so worked up over finals. If you’re one of those people who do have to memorize things, just move on to a different column because you’ll probably get mad at me.

Whatever.

I’ve found all throughout my entire career I’ve been able to take classes that are either interesting enough to almost memorize or simple

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enough to breeze through.

Therefore, I’ve never really fretted at the thought of the impending finals.

That’s not a humble brag at all though. Believe me, I’m not getting high A’s on these finals.

C’s get degrees kids. That’s the motto. I’ve stuck to that since I’ve started college, and it has worked out pretty decently for me, I must admit.

I’m not going for gold here.

I’m going for the finish.

It is completely naïve of me, but I think of finals like another test.

I don’t get too flustered over what can go wrong.

Rather I think about just trying to get through it.

So needless to say, I have a lot of trouble sympathizing with those who are losing their cool during this time.

I attribute this to going to class (feel the shade there, people. Feel the shade).

There is honestly no other substitute to attending class, and it has saved my life way more times than I’d like to say. Just the extra credit options you can accrue make me so happy. It’s added so much to my end-of-the-year grade that it’s crazy.

Basically, here’s the gist of this column: I’m not worried.

So maybe you shouldn’t be. It boils down to one big thing. All students have their own way of getting through the semester and getting through finals. So I would say, do what works best for you.

However, it worries me when I go on Facebook or Twitter, and there are people practically crying through the screen about finals season. Calm down and find some happy music. I saw some people swinging in a hammock near Urbanovsky Park — do that. It looks fun.

Just try not to worry and try not to overcook yourself figuring out ways to pass your class. Take some deep breaths, and do some good praying to who or whatever it is you pray to. @MichaelCantuDT

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End of school year, set for summer

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fter a long 10 months of tests, homework, labs and other draining work, we finally have arrived at the end of the road.

Summer school has its pros and cons, of course. The pros? Well, you get classes out of the way and the opportunity to boost your GPA. The cons? You’re technically going to be in school year-round unless you’re only taking summer one or summer two, and the possibility of Lubbock being a desert land.

This summer I decided to skip the traditional vacation and hourly job to pursue extra credits during summer two.

The best thing about summer school is you have the chance to take classes within a short term. Granted, there might be more work, but you have the opportunity to get hard classes out of the way now instead of having to fi-

Jayda Ward is a sophomore public relations major from Houston.

nesse a whole semester.

Now, if you’re one of the lucky students who has trips planned all summer, us summer school students envy you. Relaxing on the beach, watching the sunset, eating good food and making memories is what summer is about.

Last summer I vacationed in the Dominican Republic at the Hard Rock Café Punta Cana and I was in awe of the beautiful beaches and delicious food. If you’re going on a vacation this summer take a camera or write a blog. I wish I had taken more photos in the Dominican or wrote about my days because

it’s always good to have tangible memories instead of the ones just in your head.

Now if you’re not going anywhere this summer and just staying home, cherish the time with your family. If you live far from your hometown like me, then you probably see your family twice a year during the school term.

While we are living our college life, we have to remember that as we are getting older so are our parents, and the more they see us, the happier they will be.

Lastly, if you’re spending the summer completing an internship, bless you. Internships can be an extremely beneficial part of your college career, regardless of your major. Whether your internship is paid or not paid, it is still an opportunity that should be taken full advantage of.

To have real hands-on experience relating to what your job might be in the future is one of the best things you can accomplish while still in college. Not only that, but it might help you see maybe that career choice is not for you. Either way, internships should be taken full advantage of, should the opportunity come your way.

Not only can you make connections with a possible future employer but you are also gaining valuable experiences in your future career. Remember, never pass up on an internship.

And to all the graduating seniors, may you be awarded opportunities that will make your dreams come true. The world is at your fingertips. Take advantage of it. jward@dailytoreador.com

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Eager to heal old wounds, White House announces Hiroshima visit WASHINGTON (AP) — Eager to heal old wounds and galvanize new generations, President Barack Obama this month will become the first sitting American president to visit Hiroshima, where seven decades ago the U.S. dropped the devastating atomic bomb that ushered in the nuclear age.

By visiting the peace park near the epicenter of the 1945 attack, the president hopes to reinvigorate efforts worldwide to eliminate nuclear weapons.

But in a sign of the extraordinary political sensitivities attached to the gesture, the White House is going out of its way to stress Obama will not come bearing an apology.

Deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes said flatly: “He will not revisit the decision to use the atomic bomb at the end of World War II.” Instead, Rhodes said in a statement, Obama will spotlight the toll of war and offer a “forward-looking vision” of a non-nuclear world.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who will accompany Obama on the visit, said no apology is expected — or necessary.

“The prime minister of the world’s only nation to

have suffered atomic attacks, and the leader of the world’s only nation to have used the atomic weapons at war will together pay respects for the victims,” Abe told reporters. “I believe that would be a way to respond to the victims of the atomic bombings and the survivors who are still in pain.”

The U.S. attack on Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945, killed 140,000 people. A second bomb, dropped on Nagasaki three days later, killed 70,000. The bombings scarred generations of Japanese, both physically and mentally, but many Americans believe they hastened the end of World War II and saved countless other lives.

Japan announced it would surrender on Aug. 15.

As for Obama’s visit, the Japanese people are ready for this moment, seven decades in the making.

In a NHK television poll this month, 70 percent of Japanese respondents said they wanted Obama to visit, compared to 2 percent against it.

Survivors, especially, have long been waiting. The

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number of survivors who are recognized as “hibakusha” and entitled to medical assistance from the Japanese government was more than 183,000 as of March. Their average age is now over 80.

“The day has finally come,” said 91-year-old Sunao Tsuboi, a survivor of the bombing and head of a survivors group in the western Japanese city.

“We are not asking for an apology,” Tsuboi told NHK. “All we want is to see him lay flowers at the peace park and lower his head in silence. This would be a first step toward abolishing nuclear weapons.”

The president’s visit, at the end of a previously announced trip to Japan and Vietnam, has been widely anticipated since Secretary of State John Kerry went to the Hiroshima memorial in April.

Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui praised Obama’s plan as a “bold decision based on conscience and rationality” and said he hopes the president will listen to survivors’ stories. Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue said the president would “send a powerful

message, in his own words, toward achieving a world without nuclear weapons.”

Obama’s call for a nuclearfree world echoes the message delivered by former President Jimmy Carter when he visited Hiroshima in 1984 and pledged to work as a private citizen “to eliminate nuclear weapons from the face of the earth.”

White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said it was “entirely legitimate” for historians and the American public to debate whether President Harry Truman’s decision to drop the bomb was the right thing to do.

“But that’s not what President Obama will do when he visits Hiroshima,” Earnest said. “What President Obama will do is make note of the fact that the relationship between the United States and Japan has emerged stronger than anybody could have imagined back in 1945.”

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Same day finals add unneeded stress H

alf the Texas Tech campus population is in the library, coffee supplies are at an alltime low and puddles of tears flood the streets. No, those aren’t zombies walking around campus, those are sleep deprived, hungry students preparing for the ever-stressful finals week.

Everything students have learned throughout the semester finally boils down to a single test, which will either make or break their success in the classes they have taken.

Movies and TV shows often dramatize and overexaggerate the college student’s behavior during finals week, as drinking gallons of coffee, taking focus drugs like Adderall and using any method to stay awake. Although this stereotype doesn’t apply to all college students, it does happen, and parents and

Ryan Ortegon is a freshman electronic media and communications major from El Paso.

prospective college students wonder why students behave this way. Surely their work can’t be that extensive.

There are some students who might be blessed with one, two or even no finals, and to those students I say run and get out while you can. Congratulations, but for the rest of us who aren’t as fortunate we must spend our every waking moment studying.

Although students may have finals that may not be as challenging or time consuming as some of their others, they are often placed at inconvenient times. My finals week looks like a pretty

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Transgender bathroom access debate continues (AP) — There was a showdown in Houston last fall.

This spring, North Carolina became the battleground.

By now, confrontations have flared across the country over whether to protect or curtail the right of transgender people to use public restrooms in accordance with their gender identity.

The upshot, in virtually every case, has been emotional debate over privacy, personal safety and prejudice.

Many of those who favor limiting transgender rights contend that expanding anti-bias protections to bathrooms and locker rooms raises the risk of sexual predators exploiting the laws to molest women and girls on those premises.

Transgender-rights advocates consider this argument malicious and false. They say that 18 states and scores of cities have experienced no significant public safety problems linked to their existing laws allowing transgender people to use bathrooms based on the gender they consider themselves to be.

On Monday, the U.S. Justice Department weighed in, suing to overturn North Carolina’s new law restricting transgender bathroom access and warning that any similar measures elsewhere in the country could also face challenges on grounds they violate federal nondis-

crimination rules. North Carolina has sued to keep the law in place.

Wa s h i n g t o n s t a t e i s among the many jurisdictions with ongoing debate over bathroom access. Conservative activists are gathering signatures with hopes of putting a measure on the November ballot that would override state and local protections against gender-identity discrimination in public accommodations and require public schools to restrict transgender students’ bathroom and locker room access.

“Stand with us as we stand to protect women and children from this dangerous rule,” says a group pushing the ballot measure, in its online appeal for volunteers and donations. The group is called Just Want Privacy, reflecting the view that opposition to the laws goes beyond safety concerns for some.

Among those supporting the current rules and opposing the ballot initiative is John Lovick, former sheriff of Snohomish County.

“We’ve protected gay and transgender people from discrimination in Washington for 10 years, with no increase in public safety incidents as a result,” he said.

“It’s important to remember that indecent exposure, voyeurism, and sexual assault, are already illegal, and police use those laws to keep people safe.”

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simple history test, a math test I am dreading and an advertising test covering a large amount of information I need to study for.

This schedule might not seem so bad, but wait — all these tests are on the same day. May 17 is the day that haunts my nightmares, the day with tests starting from 7:30 a.m. stretching to my last test at 1 p.m. Instead of concentrating on one specific test for Friday, then one for Tuesday and so on, now I am forced to cram three subjects into my head and separate them at different times all in one day.

Surely there is something I can do to avoid this unfortunate situation, and one would think Tech would have some sort of policy against this.

Come to find out, however, the university has no policy preventing this issue. The university final examination

operating policy and procedure states, “there is no university policy that provides relief to students who have three or more examinations scheduled the same day.”

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So my advice to all the poor, unfortunate souls like me would be to ask your professors, department chairs, moms, cousins, anyone you need to talk to in order to get your test moved. states, “when a student is scheduled for three final examinations in one day, the student may request rescheduling of one of the examinations through his or

her dean.” Similar rules apply for Princeton, Oklahoma and several other colleges.

The policy recommends you seek assistance from your professors or the dean of your specific college, and although many of them may be willing to cooperate, what if your schedule won’t allow it, or what if your professor just won’t budge?

Although many of these problems can be resolved from face-to-face talks with professors and department chairs, if for some reason the odds are not in your favor, the university has no rule to put you out of your misery.

I have pretty simple and straightforward exams, but what if I need all of my test time to finish and double check my exam? I would have until 10 a.m. to finish my test then 30 minutes to run from the Media and Communication building to the Jerry S.

Rawls College of Business Administration building, get mentally prepared for a completely new subject and make sure I don’t sweat on my scantron sheet.

I can only imagine how this problem might be for someone taking a biology or chemical engineering final.

So my advice to all the poor, unfortunate souls like me would be to ask your professors, department chairs, moms, cousins, anyone you need to talk to in order to get your test moved.

Study one subject one day and another the next, and then have a final overview before each test. Finally, bring this issue to the attention of the higher-ups here at Tech so our peers can “Strive for Honor evermore” rather than “Suffer from exhaustion, stress and more.” @RyanOrtegonDT

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s the spring semester comes to a close, students look forward to different things about the summer. They look forward to the sun, the beach and seeing friends they have not seen in a while.

What I am looking forward to most is sitting in a dark movie theater watching the most anticipated films that will be released in 2016.

The term ‘summer blockbusters’ started once the movie “Jaws” was released in June of 1975. This film was the first of its kind, centering on a mysterious water creature creating havoc for families enjoying Amity Island.

Ever since then, people have escaped the heat of the summer to see some of the most action-packed and mindless entertainment Hollywood has to offer.

David Gay is a freshman journalism major from Cypress.

The best performing summer movies that came out of 2015 were some quality films including “Inside Out” and “Mad Max: Fury Road.”

Every summer has its flops as well. For every “Straight Outta Compton,” you have a movie like “San Andreas” that makes a lot of money, but lacks in any sort of quality.

The summer of 2016 is the summer of sequels and reboots. The majority of movies being released this year have something they are based on or being continued from.

Every year, the summer movies start earlier and earlier. The 2016 summer movie season started with the May 6 release of “Captain America: Civil War.”

For every “Straight Outta Compton,” you have a movie like “San Andreas” that makes a lot of money, but lacks in any sort of quality.

This film was the perfect start of the season because it was the best movie Marvel Studios has released in a long time. The public can rely on Marvel to kick off its summer with the expectation of mindless action,

but this film went a different route. The film relied heavily on story, which was different than most of the other films in the Marvel cinematic universe.

Other sequels and reboots that are scheduled to be released this summer include “Finding Dory,” the female led “Ghostbusters” reboot and “Jason Bourne.”

All three of these films, even if the critics don’t enjoy them, will bring in huge dollars because of the nostalgia people want to feel by watching them.

These sequels are usually hit or miss. Personally, I’m really excited about the “Ghostbusters” reboot because of the four female actors leading the charge.

Paul Feig recruited four of the most popular female comedians to lead this reboot of an iconic film released in

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1984. But, after seeing the backlash of the trailer, being the most disliked trailer in YouTube history, audiences might not respond to it the way I hope they will.

Other “popcorn movies” I am looking forward to this summer include “Now You See Me 2” and “Finding Dory.” After enjoying the first installments in both of those series, I am looking forward to seeing how the story continues.

But, through all the sequels and reboots, there are a few original comedies and dramas that are being released this summer I am looking forward to. “Sausage Party,” the newest release from hitmakers Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, looks to be the best R-rated animated comedy since “Team America: World Police.” “Popstar: Never Stop

Never Stopping,” a movie expanding the brand of The Lonely Island, also looks fantastic.

But, along with the successes, there are bound to be some flops. They are sometimes hard to predict.

But, one I am certain will flop in the box office is “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2.” I believe the American people are tired of seeing Michael Bay produced schlockfests starring the beautiful but terrible actress Megan Fox. I know I am.

But, I know one thing is for certain: studios will succeed and make lots of money off these films this summer, and the trend of summer blockbusters will continue for many years to come. @DavidGayDT

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The College of Media and Communication hosted the Speak Up! public speaking competition at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Allen Theatre of the Student Union Building. Morgan Kennedy, an education major from Sherman, spoke against fat shaming and how harmful it is.

CHICAGO (AP) — A new poll says more than 40 percent of America’s baby boomers stayed with their employer for more than 20 years. But it’s unlikely that their children or grandchildren will experience the same job tenure.

The survey of more than 1,000 Americans 50 and older by the Associated PressNORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows that 41 percent of those employed workers have spent two decades with the same company, including 18 percent who’ve stayed at least 30 years.

But it’s a trend more common among the older baby boomers than younger ones, and traditional pensions appear to be one of the driving factors.

Among those who have had at least 20 years with a single employer, the survey found that about half are excited about retirement, but

a third are anxious about their post-work lives.

David McQuinn, 61, is retiring Tuesday after 30 years with MiTek, a construction and engineering firm in suburban St. Louis.

He says there were times he thought about leaving but he liked his co-workers and his senior position and also owned stock in the company.

“I started working young and I’ve been a man in a hurry my whole life,” he says, “and now I’m in a hurry to not be in a hurry.”

His experience exemplifies a trait among boomers: more attachment to the company than the younger generations. But even among older Americans there’s a gap in employment tenure: Half of those aged 65 and up but only a third of those age 50 to 64 have stayed with the same employer for at least two decades.

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BEIJING (AP) — Next time you leave silly messages on the world’s highest mountain, beware: China is watching you.

Mountaineering officials have scrubbed graffiti from two granite tablets on the Chinese side of Mount Everest’s northern base camp and plan to name and shame future defilers.

State-run mobile news site The Paper reported Wednesday that workers removed the signatures, dates, doodles and messages left by scores of visitors. They include “let’s wander together,” ‘’farewell to the mountain” and “here I come.”

The graffiti grew so thick it covered the information about the mountain carved into the tablets in Chinese, Tibetan and English.

The base camp at roughly 5,200 meters (17,060 feet) is a popular tourist site and has fallen prey to the sort of behavior the Chinese government says is uncivilized and vows to punish.

Along with publicizing the names of those leaving behind graffiti, base camp management is considering setting aside separate wall space just for visitors to write their names and other messages, a local tourism official, Gu Chunlei, told The Paper.

“It’s a way of getting travelers to change their habits without even knowing it,” Gu was quoted as saying. Similar graffiti walls have been set up at other scenic sites, including the Great Wall outside Beijing that has long been a target for those seeking to leave a mark of their visit.

As personal incomes have risen, Chinese have become avid travelers and bad behavior by some of them has become something of an embarrassment.

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Students should use sports as relaxation B eing a young adult in college is hard enough, to say the least, not to mention the added pressure of being away from home and in a new atmosphere. When finals roll around, stress can be a huge factor in one’s success, happiness and even sanity.

There are ways for the stressed out student to unwind during the pressure of finals week. Letting built-up energy out through recreational

Alexa Boutwell is a junior journalism major from Wichita Falls.

sports can help a student release some of the finals stress.

There is nothing harder about college than finals — nothing. All the material of one semester is rolled up into one

little ball of misery and thrown into your lap.

In the past, I’ve had tests with material that looked almost foreign to me, and I promise I studied. The buildup of having multiple tests is the kicker. The multitasking and long, sleepless nights can drive you mad.

How are we supposed to feel at ease when these tests ahead of us are constantly in the back of our minds? For me, nothing has helped more than getting

on the sand volleyball court, throwing the ball up in the air and serving it over the net.

Being able to erase that pressure and anger from having four tests ahead of me is an amazing feeling. The physical activity of diving to keep the ball in play and spiking it over the net with force is almost euphoric.

I know my brain goes haywire around this time. The stress is through the roof for me during finals, and I can hardly

balance my life outside of school.

I’ve always tried to find some physical activity to take my mind off having so much to cover for the tests. Freshman year, softball was my finals stress outlet. I would just pretend the ball was that 10-page test, swing that bat and aim for the fences.

Finals are tough, even for the smartest of students. No one is built to withstand the pressure of having so much content to cover, and not just for one

class, but for several.

If you can un-glue your eyes from the computer screen, get out of the library and just find time to unwind, it can improve your ability to focus when you get back to studying.

The mind needs a break from the overload of studying for finals, and sometimes it is getting out and playing a game that does the trick. @TheDT_Sports

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Kittley’s leadership guides team to successful year

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oaching a track and field team is a challenging feat. Keeping up with a multitude of events could be a daunting task for anyone not up to the challenge. Texas Tech coach Wes Kittley was able to coach the Tech track and field athletes to success this year, and that is why he should be named coach of the year.

Kittley focused his attention on all the athletes this year.

Because he made every single athlete a priority, this is what made his team successful.

David Gay is a freshman journalism major from Cypress.

Because of Kittley’s focus, this is what led to the successful outdoor season. With his coaching, the team put up many personal bests, first place finishes in different events and broke school records some that were there for a long time.

According to a May story in The Daily Toreador, the team kicked off the season in the Arkansas Invitational, starting its successes with two nation leading times and several personal bests.

This pattern of personal bests and nation leading times continued throughout the season under Kittley’s leadership.

Certain events throughout the year were consistent in their success under Kittley.

These events included the women’s triple jump.

At the Tyson Invitational in February, junior Viershanie Latham defeated her triple jump record with a distance of 13.31m/43-8. According to a story in The Daily Toreador in February, this performance gave her the lead in the Big 12 at the time and was the sixth best in the NCAA. According to a May story in The DT, Latham won the Big 12 Indoor Championship as well.

Under Kittley this year, a 40-year-old school record was broken, when junior Bernard

Keter broke the record in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 8:40.03.

Another highlight of Kittley’s team was the performance from senior Hannah Carson in the discus and the javelin.

Her throw of 61.97m/203-4 made Carson the first woman in collegiate history to break the 60-meter barrier in both the javelin and the discus.

This is not the first time Kittley has had so many successful performances in a single season. During his time at

Tech, Kittley has produced 10 Olympians, and six of those Olympians have medaled.

With the Big 12 Outdoor Championships looming, Kittley looks to add to the 19 NCAA Championships and five Big 12 Team Championships he already has with Tech.

The team Kittley helped create and the success he has had in his career at Tech are the reasons why Kittley is Tech’s coach of the year. @DavidGayDT

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Petty continues to find success in seventh season as Lady Raider head coach

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exas Tech women’s tennis coach Todd Petty led the Lady Raiders to a strong finish in the 2016 season. Petty has been the Lady Raiders coach for seven seasons.

Since Petty’s arrival, the women’s tennis team has become a team to beat not only in the Big 12, but nationally as well.

He was recognized for his accomplishments at Tech by being awarded Big 12 Coach of the

Alexa Boutwell is a junior journalism major from Wichita Falls.

Year honors in 2011 and 2012.

During his time as the head coach for the 2012 and 2013 seasons, Petty led his athletes to a pair of Big 12 titles. He also led his team

to three straight trips to the NCAA championships, something never done before.

Demonstrating his success as a coach, in his first six seasons Petty made it to No. 2 on the all-time Tech coaching victories list.

As a head coach, Petty has a strong dynamic for recruiting players to Tech. He has signed nine five-star recruits.

He has had a top 20 recruiting class in 2010, 2013, 2014 and

2015, according to the Tech Athletics website.

Early in the season, Petty led the women’s tennis team to do something never done before in school history. After defeating previously ranked No. 11 Miami and No. 13 Alabama, the Lady Raiders moved up to No. 10 nationally in the rankings.

Petty also led his team to the two biggest wins in school history. In back-to-back weekends, Petty and the Lady Raid-

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Alumna works with sports teams

By DAVID GAY Staff Writer

Coming out of the College of Media and Communication, most students have an idea of what they want to do. For one alumna, her time as a student in the college shaped her dream and gave her the opportunity to pursue that dream.

Kaitlyn Kravik, a Tech alumna in the Journalism department of the College of Media and Communication, got the opportunity to become the in-game host of the Texas Rangers after her time working with Double T Insider.

Growing up in theater, Kravik already had the experience of public speaking going in to college, she said.

When she came to Tech, Kravik was not a crazy sports fan, she said.

“I did not get into the stats or the defensive schemes or things like that,” Kravik said. “As I got to Tech, and at my first Tech football game, it really hit me. I became a sports junkie. I started watching ESPN all the time. I fell so in love with sports, it’s out of control.”

Working for Double T Insider in college gave Kravik the experience in the media world she wanted to go into, she said. Just from working at Double T Insider, Kravik became a sponge in the sports media element.

Kravik was curious to see how Double T Insider could give her some more hands-on experience, Erica Taylor, assistant professor of practice in journalism and electronic media and communication, said. Taylor relied on Kravik because she was always willing to help with everything that needed to be done.

“Whenever we needed help with something, even if it was the smallest thing,

she would be willing to step in and help out,” Taylor said. “She was very consistent and that was helpful because we could start relying on her.”

Double T Insider gave Kravik the opportunity to do something most students in other universities did not have access to, she said.

“We were kids running a television show and doing all the legwork ourselves,” Kravik said. “Those more adult experiences prepare and mature you to be in this industry.”

The most nerve-wracking interview Kravik did for Double T Insider was with the new head coach of the Tech football team, Kliff Kingsbury, she said.

Interviewing Kingsbury was good experience for her future positions.

“When you are done with interviewing one of the top coaches, the bro coach, the Ryan Gosling coach, it really helps,” Kravik said. “It’s maturity more than anything.”

Kravik started to look for different positions eight months before her graduation date, she said. Through her searches, she reached out to Chris DeRuyscher, the senior director of ballpark entertainment, productions and promotions with the Texas Rangers, through a direct message on Twitter.

When Kravik first reached out, the Rangers did not have anything open, but in March 2015, DeRuyscher called her and asked her availability because they were kicking around the idea of having an in-game host, she said.

Kravik tested out being an in-game host with the Rangers on exhibition weekend of the 2015 season, she said.

During those first two games, she was nervous, she said.

“I worked my first two games with the Rangers,

scared out of my mind,” Kravik said. “The first time I talked on the mic was during pregame of the actual exhibition game, but I got through it. To cap off that weekend, Chris asked me to come back for Opening Day. It was awesome. He thought that I got through it and I did well enough to handle Opening Day. It was the best experience.”

Exhibition weekend was a dress rehearsal for the big performance, which was Opening Day, Kravik said, and she felt incredible afterward.

Kravik had never gone live before working with the Rangers, she said. All her work with Double T Insider was pre-recorded and she could do multiple takes.

Going live was an added pressure for Kravik, she said, but she is more comfortable with it now in the 2016 season.

“The pressure of going live is not easy,” Kravik said. “It has not felt like riding a bike. It has not been something that I have gotten used to. But it was a learn-as-you-go thing. I had to pump myself up before and be confident with it. I had to tell myself that the fans are not going to hate you and we are all here for one reason and that is the Texas Rangers.”

When the Rangers are in the offseason, Kravik also gets the chance to be a reporter and a video producer with the Dallas Mavericks, she said. With her position with the Mavericks, Kravik gets to apply more of what her journalism degree gave her the tools for. Both jobs involve other things she had to learn once she accepted the position.

“I’ve really enjoyed the reporting stuff that I have been doing with the Mavs,” Kravik said. “Although I am a journalism major, a lot of

COURTESY OF KAITLYN KRAVIK

Kaitlyn Kravik is the in-game host for the Texas Rangers baseball team and is a video producer for the Dallas Mavericks. She is also a Tech College of Media and Communication alumna. the stuff that I do with the Rangers is promotional, and some of the stuff that I do with the Mavs is promotional as well.”

Todd Chambers, associate dean of undergraduate affairs in the College of Media and Communication, said Kravik is in an interesting position with both the Rangers and the Mavericks.

Chambers said Kravik got a great deal of experience through her time in the College of Media and Communication.

“Kaitlyn is in an interesting position with both the Rangers and the Mavericks,” Chambers said.

“Would you call it journalism? No. Would you call it public relations or marketing? No. You can call it everything. I am so thankful that Kaitlyn is such a great ambassador

for our program.”

Ta y l o r w i t n e s s e d Kravik’s on camera talent when she was working on Double T Insider, she said.

Kravik had the natural comfort and ability to be in front of the camera. When Taylor sees Kravik in the Mavericks videos, Taylor still thinks she is solid.

Coming into her journalism degree, Kravik thought she was going to focus on hard news and politics, she said. She now feels the sports direction is what she was meant to do.

Taylor said she was not surprised when Kravik got the positions with the Rangers and the Mavericks.

“It was a surreal feeling to see a student like her from Double T Insider that moved on to organizations like that,” Taylor said. “It

was surreal and an awesome feeling. It also didn’t feel like a surprise because she had those capabilities.”

Kravik has enjoyed her positions with the Mavericks and the Rangers, but eventually wants to transition into more core reporting with a major league baseball team, she said.

Kravik’s dream is to travel with a team and report for them as a dugout reporter.

Chambers said he is proud of what Kravik has done after graduating from the college.

“She has always been one of my favorite students,” Chambers said. “She has this energy, this spark. She has an excellent work ethic.

It’s no surprise that I have been able to see her flourish and continue every day to get better. @DavidGayDT