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TUESDAY, AUG. 4, 2015 VOLUME 89 ■ ISSUE 134

Tech alumnus found dead in the Bahamas Texas Tech alumnus Mason Hart was found dead around 5 p.m. local time on July 29 in the waters of Scotland Cay in The Bahamas. A gofundme account was created to raise funds for bringing Hart’s body back from the Bahamas and to support his family. Originally from Katy, Hart graduated in May with a degree in supply chain and logistics management, according to his Facebook page. After graduating, he set out on an adventure and spent several weeks exploring the Bahamas, according to an update on the gofundme account webpage. Hart last contacted his family and friends around 4 p.m. local time on July 28 and was later seen by a couple who reported seeing him get into his boat before heading back to Abaco Beach Resort where he was staying, according to the update. Hart’s body was found the next day in Scotland Cay, Abaco. He was found without any clothes on or boats nearby, according to the update. His belongings, including his boat, clothing and wallet, have not yet been found. An autopsy has been arranged for today, according to the update. Hart’s family is in Lubbock and working with detectives, outside support and the U.S. embassy to solve the case. Hart was also a member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity at Tech. “He was a great member of our chapter who truly loved and respected all of his brothers,” Trey Erpillo, chapter president of Alpha Tau Omega, said in a Facebook post. “He was the embodiment of what it took to truly live life as a Tau. As a chapter, we would like to pass on our sincerest condolences for all of Mason’s family and friends.” People can donate to the account at www.gofundme.com/MasonHart.

Ringing of the Bells Tech students earn scholarship, ring closing bell at New York Stock Exchange By SHASHIDHAR SASTRY Staff Writer

Texas Tech students Nicole Dunn and Shelby Huber, recipients of TD Ameritrade Institutional’s NextGen Financial Planning Scholarship, traveled to New York City on July 22 for a VIP tour of the New York Stock Exchange and also had the opportunity to ring the closing bell. Dunn, a senior personal financial planning major from Coppell, and Huber, a senior personal financial planning major from Keller, are part of one of the few institutions in the country that offer a program in financial planning. The trip to the New York Stock Exchange was part of the NextGen scholarship award, which also included a cash prize of $5,000. Huber said private tours of the New York Stock Exchange are, nowadays, not only limited but also exorbitant. “It’s a huge deal. I don’t think I realized it until I was there,” Huber said. “I think this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.” It was also a great networking opportunity, Dunn said. TD Ameritrade did a great job in highlighting its scholarship winners and putting their names out there in order to aid their future career goals. SCHOLARSHIP continued on Page 2 ➤➤

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Nicole Dunn, a senior personal financial planning major from Coppell, Shelby Huber, a senior personal financial planning major from Keller, and Thomas Nally, president of TD Ameritrade Institutional, stand at the New York Stock Exchange on July 22. Dunn and Huber received TD Ameritrade Institutional’s NextGen Financial Planning Scholarship and traveled to New York where they got to ring the closing bell at the NYSE.

School of Medicine continues White Coat Ceremony tradition By SHASHIDHAR SASTRY

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Donations for Siegel’s son approaching goal Luke Siegel, the son of former long-time Texas Tech men’s tennis coach Tim Siegel, was involved in a serious golf cart accident July 28. The 9-year old suffered severe head trauma when the golf cart rolled on top of him and he went into cardiac arrest at the hospital, according to Courtney Davis of the Tech Athletics department. While Luke Siegel is in stable condition now, he is recovering from brain damage and a collapsed lung. Davis has started a gofundme page that can be found at www.gofundme. com/LubbockBacksLuke. Anyone can go to the website and donate an amount to go toward his recovery. On Friday, the donation total was approaching $35,000 with the page being launched less than 24 hours earlier. As of late Monday morning, more than 400 people had donated slightly more than $56,000. The original goal was $10,000 but it was increased to $50,000 and is now $75,000 because of donations coming in so quickly, according to the website. ➤➤@JeremyK_DT

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Texas Tech Health Sciences Center officials stand on stage during the White Coat Ceremony on Friday at the City Bank Auditorium. School of Medicine class of 2019 students received their first white coats and recited an oath the class collaborated to write.

Medical students from the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center School of Medicine class of 2019 participated in the White Coat Ceremony at 3 p.m. Friday in the City Bank Auditorium. The White Coat Ceremony is a reminder to the students of their responsibilities as future physicians not only to take care of their patients but also to care about them. Students participating in the ceremony are presented with their first white coats as symbols of their chosen profession. “To the class of 2019, your white coat today means that you have been invited into a prestigious profession,” Dr. Steven Berk, dean of the School of Medicine, said. “Very few are permitted to take this journey that you are beginning.”

Berk gave the welcome address to the students, which was followed by presentation of white coats to the entering students. The event concluded with an oath by the students — one they collaborated to write themselves. With 183 students, the class of 2019 is one of the largest in Tech history, Berk said. The entering class has an eclectic mix of students from 57 different schools, with an average GPA of 3.64, Berk said. “But that’s really only part of the story,” he said. “We have musicians of every instrument. Many claim to have started at age 2 or 3.” Among the students, there are also football players, students who have published research papers, students who have obtained patents, and even a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Berk said. CEREMONY continued on Page 2 ➤➤

Rise Up family event brings nutrition information to East Lubbock By JARROD MILLER Staff Writer

Texas Tech’s East Lubbock Promise Neighborhood grant program partnered with the East Lubbock community on Saturday to provide the second annual Rise Up summer family event. Hosted at Estacado High School from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m., the event brought together 16 different community organizations to discuss health and nutrition, as well as provide a variety of family activities to the East Lubbock community. “This is more involved with community people. We have this family event every year at the first of August,” Dr. Oak Hee Park, co-investigator of ELPN and a senior research associate at the College of Human Sciences, said. Park said the event is aimed to proADVERTISING: 806-742-3384

vide a family fun day while providing the families with health and nutrition information. The event featured a speech from Reggie Dial of the East and North Community Development Corporation, as well as a competition in Zumba dancing, an aerobic fitness dance. While these events took place, Rise Up participants were free to talk to the 16 different community organizations represented at the event. These organizations, including Lubbock Habitat for Humanity, Community Health Center of Lubbock and Speak Out Lubbock, all offered a variety of different services and information. Because of these organizations, participants received diabetic, cholesterol and blood pressure screenings, Park said. ELPN continued on Page 3 ➤➤

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Lubbock residents wait in line for smoothies at the Rise Up summer family event at Estacado High School on Saturday. The goal of the event is to provide East Lubbock residents with ways to lead healthy lives.

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