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The DT to drop print day, continue coverage The Daily Toreador will drop a print day in the fall and spring semesters, producing four papers each week.

The change was approved WILSON in April by the Student Media Committee, comprised of student and faculty members, according to a Texas Tech news release.

The change will not adversely affect the students involved with the paper, according to the release, and they will continue to post stories and new content online to make up for the lost print day.

Carson Wilson, 2014-2015 editorin-chief for the paper, will be the first to usher in the change, according to the release.

“I want to reassure the campus community that, despite this change in the print schedule, we will continue to produce news coverage as it happens, every day,” she said in the release. “There may be fewer newspapers appearing on the racks, but there will still be just as much, if not more news coverage available in print and through our website and social media platforms.”

The change will allow the department of Student Media to focus on the online news delivery platform, Susan Peterson, director of Student Media, said in the release.

“This decision will only change the days a print product appears on the newsstands, not the days our student staff publishes news content,” she said in the release. “News happens 24 hours, seven days a week and making better use of our online platform will actually allow the students to produce better and more consistent news coverage.” ➤➤news@dailytoreador.com

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By KAITLIN BAIN News editor

With the establishment of new graduate dorms and research funding, Texas Tech will continue its quest to become a Tier One university into the new school year.

Tier One, Association of American Universities and Carnegie are all statuses to measure a university’s notoriety and quality of education students are receiving while at an institution to earn a degree, Robert Duncan, Texas Tech University System Chancellor, said.

“I think that whatever we reach, whether it’s Carnegie, Tier One or AAU status, or whatever status it is that you measure a university by, it just increases the value of your degree and the prestige of your degree,” he said.

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FORMER TEXAS SENATOR Robert Duncan became the fourth Texas Tech University System Chancellor July 7. Duncan replaced Texas Tech Chancellor Emeritus Kent Hance, who served as chancellor of the university since 2006.

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After the proposal was introduced for the 19th Street and 34th Street Citibus routes to be eliminated, the Lubbock Public Transit Advisory Board hosted two public hearings for students and citizens to voice their opinions on the topic.

The meetings were hosted Aug. 19 and 20 at Sunset Church of Christ.

“There was an insane amount of people there, which is what we needed. Having that many people there just to voice their opinion,” Stetson Whetstone, a senior restaurant, hotel and institutional management major from Austin and the Student Government Association external vice president, said. “We had over an hour

to an hour and a half of people going up there and speaking and they only had three minutes.”

According to the proposal, over 100 shops, restaurants and businesses will no longer be in route with Citibus, along with the social security office and the medical district.

“These routes are crucial,” Whetstone said. “I was working at the front info desk and students were coming up saying, ‘Hey, I’ve heard the 19th and 34th street routes are closing, what do I do?’ And there’s no way around that.

They aren’t going to have buses.”

The routes would be closed to meet the lowered city budget, according to the proposal.

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On July 7, former state Senator Robert Duncan officially left the Texas legislature and became the Texas Tech System Chancellor.

This is not Duncan’s first time at Tech, he said, as he is a Tech alumnus and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in agricultural economics in 1976 and his doctorate of jurisprudence from the Tech law school in 1981, according to the Office of the Chancellor’s website.

“This is the greatest job in the world,” he said. “You get to come back to your alma mater and then every day you wake up and say, ‘What am I going to do today to help Texas Tech?’ It just doesn’t get any better than that from an employment standpoint.”

While he served as student body president when he attended Tech to earn his bachelor’s degree, he said he had not considered the position of chancellor until Chancellor Emeritus Hance announced his retirement.

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He said the position as chancellor appealed to him both because it would be a positive step in his career, as well as an opportunity to better serve Tech.

“It’s kind of been a way of life for me to do things for Tech,” Duncan said, “and this truly is the ultimate opportunity and we’re just getting things done every day trying to get ready for the upcoming year, but also getting our process going for raising funds and making sure we have a good legislative presence in Washington.”

Tommy Williams, vice chancellor of federal and state relations at Texas A&M and previous chairman of the senate finance committee Duncan served on, made a similar transition from the legislature to academia in December.

Williams said he believes Duncan will be able to help Tech in the senate through his knowledge and connections made during his time serving.

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Proposal plans are in the works for a new phase of West Campus Village, set to open in the fall of 2016.

If approved by both the Board of Regents and the president, the proposal will be put on the board meeting agenda set for October.

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“The board has a very difficult job,” Sean Duggan, managing director with University Student Housing, said. “They are balancing a lot of priorities for the institution: classrooms, athletic venues, housing. It’s a hard task. They’re balancing a lot of balls in the air. Where housing fits in those priorities at any one given time, I don’t always [know].”

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The doors of Texas Tech’s new $54 million residence hall, West Village Phase I, are now open for students to move in and make themselves at home.

West Village, located on Texas Tech Parkway near 19th Street and Indiana Avenue, provides three separate floor plans for residents, 61 one-bedroom units, 47 two-bedroom units and 75 four-bedroom units, according to a news release from Tech Housing, as well as community areas and study lounges.

Amanda Knutson, Residence Life Coordinator for West Village, said the new residence hall is aimed at attracting Tech’s older student body.

“We were competing with the offcampus housing,” she said, “and we’ve seen more students wanting to live on campus and stay better connected with their academics.”

West Village was built to meet Leadership in Energy and Environment Design certifications, making the building envi-

ronmentally sustainable, according to a news release.

“The apartments are equipped with motion-sensor lights and more efficient appliances,” Knutson said, “to help conserve energy in the building.”

The new residence hall will allow students who are 21-years-old or older to store alcohol in their apartment, according to the release, a first in Tech’s history as an alcohol-free campus.

Neal Duggal, a junior business major from Houston, said he decided to live in the new hall to be surrounded by other students his age, keeping him away from freshmen students.

“The place is better than I was expecting,” he said. “It’s just as good as any place I could find to live off campus.”

The new residence hall will feature Raider Exchange, a 3,126-squarefoot dining retail option, according to the release.

M. Duane Nellis, Tech president, said the new housing facility is a necessary step in Tech’s stride to become a Tier One university and also represents a growing

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demand of students to be educated at Tech, according to a news release.

“This beautiful facility represents the growth of our great university,” Nellis said in the release. “Our growth is a testament to the passion our faculty have for teaching our students, the invaluable support our staff provides, and the dedication our students have to their academic endeavors.”

West Village was developed in 2012 and construction began last summer, according to the release. Michael Molina, Facilities Planning and Construction vice chancellor, took time at the ribbon cutting to commend his team for their work on the facility over the last year.

“This group was able to accomplish a challenging task of synthesizing Texas Tech’s needs with a very innovative solution within only a 16-month period,” he said, according to the release.

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THE WEST VILLAGE Residence Hall was completed during summer 2014 and will house students at sophomore level or above.

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schools we do resemble many of them,” he said. “With our research CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 and PhD’s and the quality of our faculty and our quality of our We’ve come a long way. I’m academics, there’s somewhat of proud to have a Texas Tech Uni- politics involved, but at the end of versity degree on my wall and what the day we’re on our way.”

Duncan said one of his main we’re seeing now is industry is too.”

While Tech is producing gradu- goals as chancellor is to ensure ates those in the business world the president and deans have the appreciate and look for to hire, he resources they need to make the said Tech still has work to do to necessary improvements in certain areas so Tech will be invited become an AAU-like university.

The AAU is a nonprofit as- to the association.

The goal for several of the sociation of 60 United States Board of Regents’ initiatives used and Canadian public and private to determine Tier One status is research universities.

It was founded in 1900 to focus currently set for 2020, and Duncan on national and international said it is important to keep this date issues important to research-in- in mind and work toward it instead tensive universities, according to of pushing it back.

“They set the $1 million endowthe association’s website. These issues include funding for research, ment by 2020, 40,000 students by research and education policy, and 2020,” he said. “There are sevgraduate and undergraduate educa- eral metrics they’ve put in place to reach by 2020 and so my thought tion, according to the website.

AAU member universities is when you set a goal you need to include Rice, Texas A&M and reach for it, not move it off. I think the University of Texas at Austin, 2020. Maybe we can do it before then, who knows. I think we have according to the website.

“I think if you look at different the type of people here in leadership that can make that happen.”

M. Duane Nellis, Tech president, said he has seen Tech continue to make progress toward becoming an AAU-like university and the change is a process, not something that can happen overnight.

Not only is Tier One something leadership can help students to reach, but there are also certain things students can do to help advance the university’s goals, he said.

“One of the things, as an example, that we need to be doing

that the students can help is to really self-identify the students that could potentially be Fulbright Scholars, Rhodes Scholars, Truman Scholars, Goldwater, Marshall — these really prestigious national scholars,” he said. “We need more students to get nominated and to be part of that process.”

Another area Tech continues to grow in is research expenditures and federal research dollars, he said, and it will be close to breaking the past records for Tech in the upcoming term.

The number of faculty and students that are recognized is also something Nellis said he is trying to increase, and has seen a change in the past year in regards to the number of Fulbright Scholars from Tech.

“We had 10 Fulbright Scholars last year, which tied us for first in the nation with Ohio State and the University of Illinois,” he said.

“Those are things that give us immediate national recognition.”

The number of students at Tech will continue to grow, both in graduate and undergraduate programs, he said.

Both programs are experiencing record numbers of students this year and each have their own goals to reach by 2020, he said.

The graduate program is expected to reach 8,000 students by 2020 and the undergraduate program is expected to have 40,000 students.

“Selectivity of students is also something that we have to continue to be sensitive to,” he said. “The elite schools are more selective, so we look closely at our ACT and SAT averages. Those the last few years have been relatively flat. We

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have strong students but we need to continue to push that a little.”

Nellis said his own personal goals as president to propel Tech to Tier One are to ensure Tech is on the national and international stage in reference to faculty and student recognitions, continue to seek new resources such as scholarships and endowment funds for students and professors, build more research infrastructure, and help Tech become a more globally engaged university by inviting more international students.

With the legislative session beginning in January, he said Tech will be introducing a new science building to help add to the research infrastructures.

Nellis said he feels Chancellor Emeritus Hance built a strong group of leaders at Tech and Chancellor Duncan will be able to contribute and keep the university pushing with both his knowledge about higher education and experiences he gained while working as a state senator.

“I think with his leadership we’re going to continue a very positive momentum,” he said. “He and I work extremely well together and I really enjoy working with him.”

While improvements are set, Duncan said he is proud of the faculty and students that work hard at Tech and keep reaching forward toward the goals.

“We do more with less than any other university in the state, maybe in this country,” he said. “That’s one of our main goals— to make sure we have the resources so that our president and our deans can excel in their areas to get us there.”

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LUBBOCK (AP)— A sheriff’s spokeswoman says a 24-yearold man has been charged in the shooting death of a small-town Texas police chief.

Rosanne Hughes with the Bexar County Sheriff ’s Office said Sunday that Joshua Manuel Lopez faces a charge of capital murder of a police officer in the killing of Elmendorf Police Chief Michael Pimentel.

Pimentel was shot while making a stop Saturday to serve an active misdemeanor warrant for graffiti. He was struck in the shoulder and abdomen and pronounced dead at a hospital.

Hughes says investigators are looking into Lopez’s background.

Lopez remained in the Bexar County Adult Detention Center on a $1 million bond Sunday.

Information about whether he has an attorney was unavailable.

Elmendorf has around 1,500 residents and is about 25 miles southeast of San Antonio.

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With a new school year beginning and students moving in, the cost of college is a new challenge for many people.

With housing costs at Texas Tech ranging from $3,510 to $7,750 for an academic year, Tech is lower than the national average of $9,500 for room and board, according to the College Board.

When moving in, students pay to make their dorms feel like home, but try to save money where they can, Morgan Norman, an undecided freshman from Artesia, New Mexico, said.

“I brought a lot of things I already had,” she said. “There’s still some things I want to buy to finish covering up the walls, but other than that I didn’t buy a lot.”

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According to the proposal, if phase II is completed, the design will match that of the original West Village. The main difference between the phases is that phase II will house freshmen, Michael Molina,

rooms now housing three students College Board. instead of the normal two, housing Varsity Bookstore in Lubbock offers costs in triple occupancy rooms de- discounts to students who purchase textbooks from creased, according to the Tech housthem, as well as buying them ing website.

“I thought back once they (having an extra have been used, Brandon roommate) would be bad, but it’s Kitchens, Varsity store manactually nice,” Daniel Lee, freshager, said. man mechanical “We have incentives and engineering major from Diana, coupons out there,” he said. said. “It definitely helps with the “Anyone that MORGAN NORMAN reserves their price being cut UNDECLARED FRESHMAN by $1,000. Now books ahead of FROM ARTESIA, NEW MEXICO time gets a $25 it’s $1,000 to buy whatever I need.” coupon and a Students 25 percent off spend around $1,200 annually for coupon for Tech gear.” books and supplies, according to By splitting the cost with his two

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vice chancellor for Facilities Planning and Construction, said.

“We’re big believers in having freshmen live right in the environment of the Texas Tech culture for a lot of reasons— academic reasons but also social reasons,” Molina said. “We’re committed to the underclassmen experience on campus.”

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campus so we have enough space for the incoming students.”

To further the proposal, the Facilities, Planning and Construction Department began interviewing construction companies Thursday, Molina said.

“Our goal at FP and C is to be prepared if it does go,” he said. “We’re already partnered and have some conceptual design

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if completed, would not be built as a triple occupancy dorm but rather a traditional style dorm open to everyone.

“We already know we don’t have enough housing for everyone who wants to live on campus, but we have an obligation to house the first-year students,” Duggan said. “We’re going to have to balance the number of upperclassmen living on

Michael Brown called ‘little kid in big body’ FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Michael Brown Jr. was on the verge of starting college, eager to launch himself into the adult world. Instead, on Monday he’ll be mourned at his funeral, more than two weeks after his fatal shooting by a white police officer— an act that ignited days of violent protests and reawakened racial tensions that still linger in the nation.

Brown, who was unarmed when he was killed, became an instant symbol of racial injustice as protesters flooded into the streets after his death. Civil rights leaders said the shooting in this predominantly black St. Louis suburb revived long simmering questions about police treatment of minorities across the country.

During more than a week of demonstrations — marred by

Molotov cocktails and billowing clouds of tear gas — Brown’s name and face were frequently visible on T-shirts and picket signs. Some also chanted: “I AM MIKE BROWN!” Even as the details of what happened during the Aug. 9 confrontation remain unclear, a portrait has emerged of the 18-year-old Brown.

Family and friends recall a young man built like a lineman — 6-foot-3, nearly 300 pounds — with a gentle, joking manner.

An aspiring rapper who dubbed himself “Big Mike.” A fan of computer games, Lil Wayne, Drake, the movie, “Grown Ups 2” and the TV show “Family Guy.” A kid who was good at fixing things. A struggling student who buckled down to finish his courses, don his green graduation gown with red sash and cross the stage in August

to pick up his diploma.

“My fondest memory of Mike is seeing a big kid coming in with a smile on his face, his headphones on and a big can of iced tea ... and say, ‘Hey, Coach K, What’s going on? .... What do you need me to do this morning?’” recalls Charlie Kennedy, a Normandy High School health and physical education teacher. He says Brown was the kind of kid who’d hold court with “four or five kids around him, cutting up and having a good time.”

Kennedy became acquainted with Brown while running a credit recovery program the young man was enrolled in that allowed him to catch up so he could graduate with his class. Brown, he says, could be led astray by kids who were bad influences but by spring, he became focused on getting his degree.

roommates, Lee said he spent less money on his room and moving in.

“I didn’t spend too much on getting ready for college,” he said. “With everything I got for my dorm plus books, it totaled up to around $475.”

When purchasing supplies, Norman said she recommends looking online to help save money.

“I think (buying books) was cheaper online because I could compare multiple prices side-by-side,” Norman said.

According to College Board, personal expenses, laundry, food and gas at a public university come out to around $3,200 a year.

Norman said these costs are something recent high school graduates are not used to. “(In high school) I only had to buy school supplies,” she said. “This year I had to spend more just to make (college) livable, so it was a big change.”

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Because housing is funded by the money brought in from students’ rent, Duggan said, the main financial responsibility for the new facility falls on the housing department, so they work hard to keep their halls in the best shape they can.

“What Texas Tech is always really great about is building facilities that will

last way longer than 30 years,” he said.

“We work really hard to maintain and renovate our facilities, so it’s really an investment in the success of Texas Tech.”

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left-slanting publications like the New York Times and Slate have been in his corner, saying the evidence seems like politics as usual.

I assume some of these publications are willing to let these charges slide, but what if politicians on the left had to be accountable for these abuses of power?

That’s what this case is about — not left versus right, but abuse of power and coercion.

The Peterson International Underwriters were investigating the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, and already had one indictment against a CPRIT executive for improper grant allocation.

Grants were given to Perry donors and others by way of preference, to the point where the whole scientific advisory board of CPRIT resigned in 2012, according to news magazine The Week.

The governor must have thought he was lucky when Lehmberg had her drunken driving incident — not to mention her belligerent behavior with the police as Perry’s political action committee, RickPAC, showed footage of most of the two-minute video in his public cry of defiance to the charges.

He threatened to cut off PIU funding if the publicly elected Lehmberg would not resign, saying she had lost the public’s trust even after she served her sentence and admitted her guilt.

This is not consistent with Perry’s handling of two other Republican Texas DAs who were arrested and found guilty for DUI — Rick Harrison and Terry McEachern in 2009 and 2003 respectively, according to the Huffington Post. To add to that, Perry twice endorsed the George W. Bush-Dick Cheney White House, both of whom had DUIs. These people were not investi-

Maybe allowing abuses of power to become usual is what has created a nasty political spectrum ...

gating Perry, and Lehmberg, who said she wasn’t going to run again, refused to step down. If she did, Perry would have the power to appoint a new DA. Perry would likely appoint someone who wouldn’t look into his possible corruption, as he has a history of appointing his political donors to positions — about one in four of his appointments have been donors, according to ABC news.

Appointments by paying-toplay politics and insider connections are his forte. You may remember the feud between Bush and Perry over then-governor Bush not appointing Perry’s brother-in-law to an appellate court position.

There are claims from multiple reports Perry wanted Lehmberg off the PIU position so badly his office offered her a future job, according to the Texas Tribune. In other words, it was bribery.

When she didn’t resign, Perry used a line-item veto against a bill that passed a Republican majority state House of Representatives and Senate. This crippled the PIU — 43 percent of the staff has been let go, as well as a number of investigations, and the organization may not be able to continue, according to The Houston Chronicle.

These, and probably other facts not released, were enough for a DA to convince a grand jury to indict the governor. It would be hard to say it’s all a political ploy at this point, especially if you add in the fact the public isn’t privy to all the evidence the grand jury enjoyed until this case goes to trial.

It’s absurd to hear Perry should be given a free ride as politicians play these types of shenanigans all the time. By his ill sense of propriety — the smug smile in his booking photo and subsequent trip to Sandy’s ice cream shop— he doesn’t seem to take the accusations seriously. This is not to say he’s guilty, but there would appear to be enough evidence to warrant a trial.

Maybe allowing abuses of power to become usual is what has created a nasty political spectrum; holding politicians accountable by law should be more commonplace.

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onestly, I am not typically a supporter of Texas Governor Rick Perry. My mother is a teacher and my family was directly affected by his educational budget cuts a few years back. I also did not approve of his campaign messages from his short run in the 2012 presidential election.

I’m glad he is not seeking another run for governor. As shocking as it is in this part of the country, I often align myself much more with the Democrats. In saying that, I view his recent indictment to be completely absurd.

Many people may not have previously fully understood what an indictment of a high government official is. According to Webster’s Dictionary, an indictment is “the act of officially charging someone with a crime.” In regards to Perry, he was indicted for abuse of political power and coercion of a public official by a Travis County grand jury.

Travis County’s District Attorney is Rosemary Lehmberg, a democrat. Lehmberg also runs the Public Integrity Unit, which investigates corruption.

In April 2013, Lehmberg was arrested for driving while intoxicated, with a blood alcohol level at almost three times the legal limit, according to an ABC News article. She also had an open container of vodka with her in the car.

Caught on video, Lehmberg was seen arguing with her arresting officers and eventually becoming violent and belligerent in her prison cell. She was sentenced to only 45 days in jail, which if you ask me, is preposterous. Her crime was serious and she did not handle her arrest in a respectful or apologetic manner.

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Earlier this summer, the U.S. Department of Education released a list of 55 colleges under investigation throughout the country for their handling of sexual violence and harassment. Since then, the number has jumped to 67.

The widespread problem prompted a sexual assault summit this week at Dartmouth College, one of the schools under investigation, focusing on prevention, awareness and response. However, the summit has not just addressed solutions, but is rightfully refocusing the conversation on the consequences universities may have to face if they do not comply with Title IX, which protects against sexual harassment.

During the summit, according to the Huffington Post, the Education Department’s Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Catharine Lhamon explained to college administrators she isn’t afraid to keep federal funding from a university if it has a habit of mishandling sexual assault cases.

Of course, universities shouldn’t

only become motivated to follow through with sexual assault crime investigations because something they need is being withheld from them, but the reality is that an overwhelming number of universities might not do so of their own accord.

While the number of universities under Title IX investigation is already difficult to swallow, a recent survey by Senator Claire McCaskill of Missouri found 236 colleges throughout the country with similarly shocking results.

As it turns out, over 40 percent of these colleges haven’t conducted a sexual assault investigation in the past five years. Over a fifth of schools didn’t even bother to investigate all cases of assault reported to the Education Department.

In spite of this, no school has ever been completely stripped of funding for a Title IX violation. As stated in the Huffington Post article, critics believe it’s unlikely all federal funding, which includes student loans and Pell grants, will be taken from a school as punishment.

However, with the prospect of this being reaffirmed instead of laying

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dormant as a known but unused possibility, schools might be driven enough to ensure it never happens to them.

But so far, there is still much to be done. The survey found many universities are at fault for not training both staff and students on how to react to sexual violence and for not providing enough support for victims.

Ultimately, the necessity of universities to take responsibility for handling sexual assault is to provide a safe and comfortable environment for students. Though the prospect of the Office of Civil Rights putting a school’s funding on the line has been criticized as a means of punishment, some reforms have been proposed to get a better grip on campus safety.

Some measures include making federal investigations more transparent, since they are usually kept under wraps until a conclusion is made, and the expansion of resources for schools to enforce violence laws.

But until then, if threatening to withhold an asset as valuable as federal aid from a university in order to promise students a safe place to get their education is the only option, then so be it.

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line-item veto. According to TexasPolitics.edu, the lineitem veto is defined as, “The power to veto specific budget items…(and it) provides a surgical tool that governors can use to cut elements out of a bill without vetoing the entire measure.”

After Perry used the veto, a group of democrats filed a formal complaint against him.

They claimed he abused his power as governor and tried to coerce a public official. Both of these accusations are serious felonies and carry with them jail sentences, which at maximum, would total 109 years, according to an ABC News article.

T h e s e c h a r g e s against Perry are ridiculous. He has the ability to use the lineitem veto to cut funding to departments without changing the entire state’s budget. He can also use the power of veto as a means of passing legislation and influencing decisions, as can all political authorities.

Perry did what was necessary and did it in a professional manner. Being from Travis County, I do not want to be represented by someone who clearly lacks good judgment and views herself above the law.

On this specific issue, I stand with Perry and side against my fellow Austin democrats.

I do not support (Travis County District Attorney Rosemary) Lehmberg and would rather see someone ... with a high moral character take her place.

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Lehmberg continues to serve as district attorney and run the Public Integrity Unit despite her arrest and subsequent jail time. Integrity is defined by Webster’s Dictionary as, “firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values.”

Driving while intoxicated, in any capacity, is immoral and lacks integrity. A person driving while drunk puts not only their life, but the lives of everyday citizens in danger.

Following Lehmberg’s arrest, Perry asked her to resign from her position.

In doing so, he would name her replacement. Democrats around Austin feared Perry would nominate a Republican as her replacement, and in doing so, limit the already s m a l l p o l i t ical power the Texas demo crats have. As a democrat myself, I do not support Lehmberg and would rather see someone, regardless of political affiliation, with a high moral character take her place.

After Lehmberg refused to step down from her position, Perry first threatened to cut funding to her department if she did not resign from her post. She did not respond to his threat, so Perry used his line-item veto to cut funding to Lehmberg’s department.

All Texas governors are given the ability to use the

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overnor Rick Perry was indicted by a grand jury this month on two charges — abuse of official capacity and coercion of a public official — both of which are felony accusations.

These charges came as a result of Perry’s threatening to veto a bill funding the public integrity unit headed by Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg if Lehmberg would not resign due to her April 2013 drunken driving incident.

She did not resign, so Perry used a constitutional power in Texas, the line-item veto, to defund her unit responsible for looking into public corruption, among other investigative purposes.

Perry’s defense is adamantly stressing that governorship grants veto powers, which it claims Perry executed in good faith. His pathetic pathos complaint is that the Democratic Party is out to get him, and he said to detractors defiantly, “We don’t settle political disputes with indictments in this country.”

Never mind that Perry supported Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott in his lawsuit against President Barack Obama on contraception in the Affordable Care Act in 2012.

Unfortunately for Perry, his indictment might have merit, and it isn’t just leftist people behind the indictment — Republican judge Bert Richardson appointed Michael McCrum to be the prosecutor in the case. McCrum was recommended to become U.S. Attorney for the Western District by two Republican U.S. senators in 2009, according to The Texas Tribune.

It is in Perry’s best interest to persuade the public he’s the victim of a political polemic witch-hunt.

So far he’s been successful, as even

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Enrollment growth changes dorm policies

By DEVON BURGESS Staff Writer

Over the summer, Texas Tech officials released plans to convert rooms in Horn/Knapp Residence Hall, Sneed Residence Hall and parts of Bledsoe Residence Hall into triple occupancy rooms as a response to growing enrollment.

Michael McKay, a freshman engineering major from Georgetown, Texas, said initially he was disappointed in the change to his dorm room, but the transition has been easier than he expected it to be.

“I would have liked to just have one roommate,” he said, “but to be honest, it isn’t as bad as I expected. I thought it was going to be a terrible year after I found out the news, but the room is a little bigger than I expected, and we each seem to have enough space for our things.”

The housing department is in the process of hiring new staff members

to help students adjust to the new dorm set up, according to a news release, and each room will have three separate desks and dressers for the students.

“We each seem to have our own designated areas and some shared space,” McKay said. “We each have enough space for our things.”

Sean Duggan, managing director of student housing, said the unprecedented growth of Tech’s student body, a big driver of the change, is more than anyone could have expected.

“More and more students are choosing Tech as their first choice,” he said. “We have seen about a 14 percent growth in one year.”

Though the space in the residence halls is limited, Tech’s housing policy requires all students with less than 30 credit hours live on campus, according to the Tech Housing website.

Alberto Marin, an undeclared freshman from El Paso, said he be-

Rick Perry indicted on 2 felony charges

By MCKENZI MORRIS Staff Writer

On Aug. 15, Texas Gov. Rick Perry was indicted by a grand jury out of Travis County on two felony counts.

The two counts, coercion of a public servant, a two to 10 year sentence, and abuse of official capacity, a five to 99 year sentence, came about after Perry vetoed funding for a public corruption county office, according to an article from The Associated Press.

“We don’t resolve political disputes or policy differences by indictments,” Perry said, according to the article. “We don’t criminalize policy disagreements.

We will prevail. We will prevail.”

On Aug. 19 in Austin, Perry was booked for the two charges against him and appeared defiant during the process, according to the article.

“I’m going to fight this injustice with every fiber of my being, and we will prevail,” he said, according to the article.

Perry announced in July 2013 that he would not run for re-election of state governor in November.

“It’s astounding to me that they (charged him) while he’s still governor,” Matthew Minick, a third-year Tech law student from Sour Lake, said.

According to the article, Perry is looking at another run for president in 2016, and these charges made no headway with democrat voters.

“It’s good for his republican base because it’s a radical step for those tea partiers who really want that

kind of person,” Minick said. “I don’t see how this will help him with any democrats coming over to his side, and the independents will be even more scared [now].”

With many people outside the courthouse both protesting Perry and supporting him, Perry is confident he will be cleared, according to the article.

“I was a little surprised he was indicted because this is a very difficult thing to prove,” Minick said.

“It was pretty shocking that they thought there was enough evidence to at least charge him and bring him to trial, when it’s very hard to prove someone’s intent.”

With Perry having been the longest running governor in Texas history, Minick said he is not surprised people are ready for him to be out, but also that those against him should not question the length of his term.

“We elected him. It’s not like he’s that dictator that constantly stays in,” Minick said. “He’s had plenty of people run against him, but we continue to vote this man in.”

Perry faces the possibility of 109 years in prison if convicted of both charges. According to the article, Perry has hired a team of high-powered lawyers who are being paid with state funds to help him fight this indictment.

“I’m going to enter this courthouse with my head held high knowing the actions I took were not only lawful and legal, but right,” Perry said, according to the article. ➤➤mmorris@dailytoreador.com

Focus on oil, companies waste natural gas SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A newspaper analysis has found that no region in Texas has burned off as much natural gas while obtaining oil as in rural South Texas’ Eagle Ford Shale, an area that has a shortage of pipelines that could transport the gas to processing plants.

The San Antonio ExpressNews says oil and gas companies rushing to drill in the Eagle Ford since 2009 have burned

lieves the school’s policy requiring freshmen to live on campus should be reversed under the circumstances of overcrowding.

“It’s a good plan to stay in the campus housing until you come to a problem where you have to stack people on top of each other to fit in one room,” Marin said.

The students occupying the new rooms will receive a $1,000 discount on the cost of housing for the year, according to a letter sent to students.

Duggan said that while Tech would like as many upperclassmen on campus as possible, options might be limited.

“We are required to provide on-campus housing for all first year freshmen students. These students will remain our priority,” he said. “As growth continues, we will have to limit the number of upper-class students that can live on campus until additional housing is constructed.” ➤➤dburgess@dailytoreador.com

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DORM ROOMS IN Sneed Hall now have three beds in every room due to an increased number of incoming freshmen.

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the route closures, if completed, would not affect him.

“I don’t use the buses because CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 I have a car on campus,” Graves “Citibus does not want this. said. “So I can still easily get to That’s kind of gotten lost in where I need to be.”

Although there were not a translation,” Whetstone said.

“Citibus does not want to close lot of students at the two meetthese two routes. They are com- ings, citizens with different uses pletely supporting the citizens for the bus came. Some use the and the Tech students on keeping routes to get to work; others who cannot drive use the buses to get these routes open.”

Kendall Graves, a freshman to the doctor.

“The outpour from the people business major from Allen, said

and the citizens from Lubbock was so high, it’s hard to ignore all of these people who need these buses to get around,” Whetstone said.

Along with already having a car on campus, Graves said the elimination would not take a toll on him because he lives on campus.

“Everything on campus is already within walking distance,” he said, “so there isn’t a huge need for me to leave.”

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said. “The bottom line is, I’ve inherited a ship that’s in really good shape. It’s my job to keep the ship rolling and continue the momentum that has been developed over the past years.”

Not only does Duncan pay attention to the academic successes at the university, but he said he is also proud of the job being done by the coaches and student athletes involved in Tech Athletics.

The quality of the students being recruited by the coaches is a good representation of Tech and performing well as the window to the university, he said.

“I think we’ve got a really fine athletic director and really fine coaches in place that are really recruiting and doing things in TTU that are really high character things,” he said.

“I like the quality of student athletes that these coaches are recruiting and I like their approach to developing the student athlete.”

While he said he appreciates the student athletes, Duncan’s favorite Tech tradition is the Masked Rider and his horse.

He said it is important to him that Tech continues to remember its heritage stems from

it would without any surprises.

His relationship with the leadership already at Tech CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 helped ease that transition, “After spending so many he said. years in the legislature, you “Now we’re just in the proknow a lot of the people, both cess for getting ready for a busy in the agencies and in the leg- school year and the start of islature that are involved in the fundraising and trying to make decision making,” he said, “so sure we acquire resources for it’s always helpful to have that the different components,” he personal relationship.” said. “Through all of those I’m Duncan was also involved in learning more and more details programs that impacted Tech about their needs and what we while working in the legislature, need to be doing to help them M. Duane Nellis, Tech presi- acquire the resources they need dent, said, through the National to continue the excellent job Research University Fund Bill they’re doing.” and the Texas Research InDuring his time as chancelcentive Program that matches lor, Duncan said he would like individual and corporate gifts to help people across the nation to the university. to see Tech as a well-run sys“He, like me, has a love for tem, a financially sound system Texas Tech and we want what’s that is making advancements best for the institution,” Nellis on the strategic priorities the said. “He’s been very support- Board of Regents has set for the ive and I think he wants to be system and a system growing helpful. Of course, with the the endowment that is availlegislative session coming up able to provide scholarships here in January, he’s going to be for students and fellowships for instrumental with the wealth of faculty. experience he has there.”

He said he would like to see During his first month as the endowment for Tech specifichancellor, Duncan said the cally grow to $1 billion. shift in leadership has pro“Fortunately, I’ve inherited gressed in the way he thought a system that is like that,” he

at the meeting was that the city and Citibus should be adding routes, not taking them away, Whetstone said.

“We need to expand the Citibus routes,” Whetstone said.

“Lubbock is growing extremely fast; we’re trying to get 40,000 by 2020. But with that, where are these kids going to go? They’re going to be out in the community living, needing the buses to get around.” ➤➤mmorris@dailytoreador.com

ranching and agriculture, and shows that to other schools in a unique way.

“If you’ve ever been down on the field when it runs, just the feel of it — you don’t get it in the stands as much as when you’re down on the field,” he said. “I think that’s a unique tradition. I think it’s unique and it’s really classy. This is a great exhibit for our athletic teams and a great symbol for the university.”

Born in Vernon, Duncan is the only son in a family of five other children and spent his childhood in West Texas, according to the website.

Not only did he graduate from Tech, but also his uncle, Marshall Formby, and cousin, Clint Formby, both served on the Tech Board of Regents, according to the website.

“I think Texas Tech is really lucky to have Senator Duncan as their chancellor and there was no one in the legislature who knew more about higher education than Robert Duncan,” Williams said. “It’s a perfect fit to have someone with his experience in the legislature at the helm of the Tech system.” ➤➤news@dailytoreador.com

and wasted enough natural gas to meet the heating and cooking needs of 335,000 Texas homes for a year.

The newspaper found that since the early days of the energy boom in 2009, statewide flaring and venting in Texas surged by 400 percent to 33 billion cubic feet in 2012.

Nearly two-thirds of the gas lost that year came from the Eagle Ford.

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Leisure pool requires year-round upkeep

By BREANA COONEY Staff Writer

Many students enjoy spending time at the pools within the Robert H. Ewalt Student Recreation Center at Texas Tech, however, not many realize what goes on behind the scenes.

Peewee Roberson, manger and director of recreational sports, is in charge of foreseeing expenses for the pool and said that pool upkeep can become quite costly.

“If I had to guess the cost of what we paid for this past year of 2014, I would think it would be in the range of $40,000 to $50,000,” he said. “Now that is not including chemicals. We spend about $70,000 dollars a year on chemicals.”

In 2006, when the student government proposed the construction of the pool, the plan was approved by 82 percent of students and faculty on campus, according to Roberson.

Christina Cormier, a junior exercise and sports sciences major from Colleyville and a lifeguard at the pool, said she approves the construction of the pool, but sometimes it is not in use as often as people think.

“I can go both ways,” she said.

“It was a good idea, especially for the incoming freshmen that live on campus, but in the summertime the pool is usually not too busy because some of the college students aren’t in town or have their own apartments.”

Funds for the pool come from students’ tuition, adding an extra $10 to the recreational fee per semester, according to Roberson.

Kyle Winbuln, a freshman Honors Arts and Letters major from Forth Worth, said the extra expense on students’ tuition is money well paid.

“It’s good community use,” he said.

“I like swimming and I know a lot of other people enjoy swimming. I’m all right paying that little bit extra so everyone can have a good time. I think it’s worth it. It’s fun. ” There is a $500,000 dollar budget just for the aquatic centers on campus, said Roberson. This covers extensive costs, including faculty and staff.

“The budget includes lifeguards, chemicals, maintenance and utilities,” he said. “Just the leisure pool is about $75,000 in utilities per year, which includes water, drains and sewage. We have a very tight budget, but we do the

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THE STUDENT LEISURE Pool at the Robert H. Ewalt Student Recreation Center opened in May 2009 and has an annual budget of about $500,000.

best that we can.”

The pool contains six sand filters that purify the water from excess body fluids, oils and lotion, along with sweat collected, Roberson said.

“Just this past year we had to change out the sand in the sand filters, and that alone was a $26,000 job to do,” he said.

In addition to the filter system, the pool contains three motors, he said, which drive the lazy river. Each

motor costs about $5,000 dollars each.

Community kids occasionally attend swim lessons on campus, resulting in unexpected instances that result in extra costs, he said.

“Kids will be kids,” Roberson said, “and they don’t always get out to go to bathroom and decide to go in the pool.

We’ve had a couple episodes of kids having accidents, and if that’s the case, we have to get everyone out of the pool and shock it, and that is usually

around an extra $2,000 process. There will always be extra costs.”

Maintenance on the pool is year-round, even when the pool is closed down for the season, he said.

The expenses don’t end when the season does.

“When we close the pool, it’s not like we forget about it until March. It doesn’t work that way,” Roberson said.

“The off seasons of the pool are when we do the most work in order to get it

ready for next season.”

The staff at the aquatic center put in an estimated 24-36 hours per week in order to maintain the pool, he said.

“When people walk out there to look at the pool, they don’t really see what’s going on behind the scenes,” he said. “They think this is great, this is great, this is great, but they don’t see all the things and costs we have to do to maintain that.” ➤➤bcooney@dailytoreador.com

Lower federal loan rate affects students Tech renovates campus during summer

By BREANA COONEY Staff Writer

The U.S senate passed a plan that reduced the interest rates on student loans taken out after July 1.

The plan would lower federal student loan interest rates to a lower rate of 3.86 percent for undergraduate loans and 5.41 percent for graduate loans, according to the U.S senate plan.

Becky Wilson, director of Student Financial Aid and Scholarships, said the lower interest rates would benefit students financially in the long term.

“I do think the lowered interest rates will assist in putting additional money in the student’s pockets for those who have had to borrow and could assist with affordability,” she said.

The lowered interest rate for Direct PLUS loans for graduate students has been reduced to 6.41 percent from the original interest rate of 7.9 percent,

along with a reduction in Stafford loans to a fixed rate of 6.8 percent, according to the plan.

Brad Young, lobby manager and banking officer at the Texas Tech Student Union Banking Center, said the lower interest rates would help reduce student debt.

“A difference of 1 percent on student loan interest rates can make a huge financial difference in the amount that you owe,” he said. “Especially if you graduate with a larger amount of debt, the lower interest rate makes a significant difference in the amount that will be paid.”

Young said the affordability of college would not be initially affected when taking out a student loan at these reduced rates.

“Lower interest rates always help make everything more affordable,” he said, “but I don’t know if it is necessarily going to make college more affordable

because you don’t really start paying loans until after you graduate.”

The plan will not provide instant gratification of affordability, but it will be helpful in the long term, he said. ”If you’re taking out student loans while you are in school it’s easy to think, ‘Oh, I’m not going to have to pay this any time soon,’ but then after you graduate it hits you, and there you go, you have to pay for your loans plus interest,” he said. “That’s when the benefit of lower interest rates comes in.”

The overall benefit of the senate’s plan to reduce loan interest rates appears to be most prevalent once graduating from college, Young said.

“There will be less stress on students,” he said. “You are obviously still going to have to pay it back, but there will be much less stress if you know that your payments are lower and that you can pay it off sooner.”

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By ALEXIS NELSON Staff Writer

Over the summer the University Student Housing department, Hospitality Services, and Facilities Planning and Construction worked together to renovate several of the dorms on campus.

The largest renovations occurred in the Stangel/Murdough Residence Hall, Sean Duggan, managing director of University Student Housing, said.

An overall budget of $10 million was spent updating the bathrooms, windows and refurbishing the dining hall within Stangel/Murdough, he said.

“The Stangel side of the housing complex alone received a refurbished dining hall, window replacements, bathroom renovations and flooring added to the south seating area,” Michael Molina, vice chancellor with Facilities Planning and Construction, said.

The Murdough side of the residence hall received nearly $3 million worth of window replacements and bathroom renovations.

“That’s where we tried to focus all of our energy,” Duggan said.

Most of the housing budget was spent on the Stangel/Murdough for the summer in order to get the most out of the allotted money, he said.

“We really try to focus on finances and investments in one place so we can get that facility as nice as possible,” he said.

Stangel/Murdough was also converted to a coed dorm, according to the University Student Housing website.

University Student Housing and Hospitality Services departments also collaborated on a project in the Carpenter/Wells Residence Hall, Duggan said.

“A fire code changed and Carpenter/Wells did not have sprinklers up in the attics of the building,” he said.

The smoke detectors and sprinklers within Carpenter/Wells are still being worked on but are projected to be finished by the end of the fall semester, he said.

The life safety system project stayed within the budget of about $1.5 million, he said.

The next largest project worked on was the conversion of lounges to suites in the Chitwood/Weymouth/Coleman Residence Halls, Duggan said.

“There were lounges on each floor that were converted to four-people suites,” he said.

Horn/Knapp Residence Hall also received conversions for more rooms, he said.

“There were kitchens in the Horn/Knapp residence hall that were converted into permanent rooms as

well,” he said.

Duggan said the conversions of lounges and kitchens to suites took $1 million out from the budget. Lack of space was the determining factor of the changes.

“That provided housing for another 126 students,” he said. “All the money housing received came from room rates.”

Apart from the smaller renovations, the largest renovation was the West Village Residence Hall, completed over the summer, which features 183 units in one, two and four-bedroom apartments, according to the housing website.

West Village currently houses 455 Tech students in a building that covers 230,000 square feet.

“The project itself cost about $54,800,000 to complete,” Duggan said.

Like Stangel/Murdough, the West Village will be coed by floor, according to the University Student Housing website.

Over 8,000 students currently live on Texas Tech campus, 1,000 more than last year, Duggan said.

“The goal to gain 40,000 students by 2020 is well on its way,” he said. “It’s a great problem to have. It’s a challenge but it brings a lot of excitement here to Texas Tech.” ➤➤anelson@dailytoreador.com

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New places, new food, but goal stays same

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THE STREAT FOOD truck operated by Hospitality Services staff members is one of several food options that are new on campus for the fall semester.

A WORKER SPRINKLES powdered sugar over food inside the food truck operated by Hospitality Services. The truck was parked outside the Student Union building Aug. 19 offering samples to students.

By LIANA SOLIS Staff Writer

As Texas Tech students attend their first classes of the school year, food establishments across campus will also start for the year.

Hospitality Services at Tech has implemented several new places for students to dine, both in dorms and on the go.

Alan Cushman, manager of business development for Hospitality Services, said they decided to expand this year because of the growing campus population.

“This year, we have one of the largest enrollment classes that Tech has ever seen,” Cushman said. “So it just made sense for us to add more to our program.”

One of the newest additions to the Tech campus is the StrEat mobile food truck, Cushman said.

Dewey McMurrey, executive chef of operations for Hospitality Services, designed the menu for the new truck.

“The food is a Polynesian spin on Latin food,” he said. “There will be things served such as pocket tacos, one including the Korean barbecue, and a Monte Cristo sandwich.”

The food truck was created as a way to get students food on the go, McMurrey

said, while relieving the congestion of the other food places on campus.

Cushman said the truck is also part of the Hospitality Services Emergency Operation Plan, and will be used as a means of serving food in case of a natural disaster.

“No matter what happens here, students always have to eat,” he said. “We’re here to support that no matter the circumstance.”

The truck was tested on students at several Raider Welcome events last week, including the Night of the Union Food Fest and RaiderGate.

The StrEat food truck will begin serving Sept. 3, Cushman said, and students can track where the truck is going to be each day with the new mobile application.

According to the Hospitality Services website, all forms of payment, including cash, credit cards and Raider Cards, will be accepted.

“The truck also runs completely on propane,” he said, “so it is very eco-friendly and students love that.”

Besides adding a new mobile addition for dining on campus, some permanent establishments were added or improved as well.

The Market at Stangel/Murdough Residence Hall underwent construction

during the summer to improve the facility, Cushman said.

“If you look at it, it’s a complete transformation,” he said. “The Market hadn’t been changed since 1998, so we knew it was time to be updated.”

McMurrey said they changed the concept to an open kitchen so students can see exactly what goes into making the food.

All new appliances were added, Cushman said, as well as some changes to the menu.

“One huge thing we did was add franchises to the Market,” he said. “There are still going to be some of our popular stations, but we added a Fazoli’s and expanded the coffee bar dramatically.”

The new franchised coffee bar, Day Break Coffee Roaster, uses coffee beans from farms in South America, according to its website.

Cushman said they have also designed a one-of-a-kind coffee for Texas Tech called Café Matador.

“It was so cool for us getting pictures and information about all the farmers who actually are getting us the coffee beans,” he said. “We think the new place will really give students that coffee house feel.”

Students will still receive the 50 percent discount with their dining plans, Cushman said, except at Fazoli’s and Day Break, where the discount is 25 percent.

More registers were added to help with flow regulation, he said, and new digital menu boards replaced the old written ones.

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Program discourages drinking, driving In Texas, a traffic crash occurs every 20 minutes, more than 1,000 people were killed last year in these incidents

By BREANA COONEY

you’ve been drinking, just stop.

Put your keys down, I’ll give you a ride, just call me.’ Or tell The Drink. Drive. Go to Jail. them to take the buses instead.” program began on Aug. 15 and With the new school year will extend until Labor Day approaching, there are many to encourage those who have incoming students who are been drinking to find a safe unfamiliar with the town of ride home.

Lubbock.

According to the program, “It can be really dangerous. an alcohol-related crash hap- We have a lot of new students pened every 20 minutes and 37 here in Lubbock from all over seconds in Texas during 2013. the state; all over the country,” More than 1,000 people died in he said. “When you’re getting these crashes. used to a new city, obviously, Sgt. Jason Lewis, Lubbock you won’t know how to get Police Department spokesper- around. You might go the wrong son and an advocate of the way on a one-way road, just Drink. Drive. Go to Jail. cam- because you’re not familiar with paign, said the the city. If you’re police departnot familiar, and ment tries to then you add aleducate youth cohol, the odds about the danaren’t good.” gers of drinking Garrett Riley, while intoxia sophomore encated. gineering major “The biggest from Midland, said thing is educaawareness of the tion,” he said. dangers of drink“ We t r y a n d ing and driving get out as much SGT. JASON LEWIS does not prevent as we can in the reoccurrence Lubbock Police schools, civic Department spokesperson of the issue. events, we pass “I think the out information majority of people that discusses blood alcohol know that it is dangerous,” he content, and just how easy it said, “but yet there are those is to actually be impaired and people out there that think try to make people understand they have the confidence to that it’s not that hard to find a drink and drive and get away safe ride.” with it. They continue to do A c c o r d i n g t o t h e Te x a s that until something bad hapDepartment of Transportation pens, and by then it could be website, 415 total crashes oc- too late.” cured and eight died as a result In 2013, 625 vehicle crashes of crashes involving those who occurred in school zones in were driving under the influ- Texas, resulting in two deaths ence in Lubbock last year. and 112 injuries, according to “Your biggest hope is that the program. students will take on the re“A lot of times if you are new sponsibility to take care of to college, if this is going to be not only themselves, but their your first year, you may have friends too,” Lewis said. “ Be been very sheltered growing up. a real friend and just say, ‘No You see a lot of parents who are Staff Writer

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Be a real friend and just say, ‘No you’ve been drinking, just stop.’

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AS A RESULT of drivers under the influence of alcohol, 415 total crashes occured and eight died in Lubbock last year.

great parents, but were really protective of their child while they were growing up, and because of that, they didn’t have a lot of experiences,” Lewis said. “Sometimes, when these kids finally get away from mom and dad and they get to school, they just overindulge. They just have a hard time knowing when to turn off the fun.”

There are resources that can provide students with a sober ride home that are available citywide and on school campuses, he said.

“A lot of the times, schools will offer free rides to make sure you can get home safe,” he said. “The city sometimes sets up buses to take people home, depending on the event.”

The Drink. Drive. Go to Jail. campaign’s main focus is to secure the safety of students who are starting the new school year, Lewis said.

“The police department,

city hall and administrators for schools want everyone to have a great time, obviously,” he said. “It’s not that anybody is trying to be a fun monitor; we just want people to be safe.”

Despite the push toward educating the younger generation about the dangers of drinking while driving, not all students are fully aware of the consequences that accompany drinking and driving, he said.

“I’m a policeman; I’m not a physiologist, I’m not a doctor, I’m not any of those things,” Lewis said,” but I have read studies that discuss how the human brain is not developed until you are well in your twenties.”

He said college students do not always understand the real possibility that something bad might happen.

Most students have heard the danger of driving while under the influence, but it has to

be more than an acknowledgement of the dangers. It has to be a personal choice, he said.

“What is wrong is injuring somebody due to your own poor decisions. It’s wrong putting yourself in the position to kill you, kill me, kill my daughters,” he said. “That’s a big deal.”

Students and those who make the choice to drive under the influence need to understand they are making the decision to get a ride because they choose to do the right thing, not only to avoid punishment, he said.

The dangers of driving while intoxicated outweigh taking the chance to get behind the wheel, Lewis said.

Not only is driving while intoxicated dangerous, he said, but there are more consequences to the action than just those mandated by the law.

There are heavy consequences for drinking while

under the influence, Lewis said.

The first offense is a class B misdemeanor, he said, which could involve jail time and fines as high at $10,000.

“There is a good chance that the officer will suspend your driver’s license right then,” he said. “After your third DUI you will be charged with a felony.”

With the first football game of the season approaching, the goal of the Drink. Drive. Go to Jail. campaign is to maintain awareness of the dangers of drinking while driving and to encourage students to make the right decisions during the busy weekend, he said.

“It’s just not worth it. It is very simple; it is not worth it. It will never be worth it,” he said.

“Think about what you love the most— your family, all the people that love you. It could all be taken away from you just by one bad decision.” ➤➤bcooney@dailytoreador.com

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Texas Tech students learn to multitask, balance priorities during hectic college schedules

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By AMY CUNNINGHAM La Vida Editor

The start of the academic year means juggling academics and a social life, along with jobs and internships. Some students excel at managing all three responsibilities, but others may need additional help. Through various campus departments and organizations, students can find ways to survive the balancing act during their time at Texas Tech.

ACADEMICS Rachel Bobbitt, assistant director of Transition and Engagement, said students must find a way to make Tech their new home while still concentrating on academics.

“You come to Texas Tech for an education,” she said. “You’re paying for the education, so go to class, meet those faculty members and students and make connections. Make that a priority. Everything else is secondary.”

Getting to know classmates and professors, Bobbitt said, can make the difference in a student’s life.

By learning about campus resources early, she said students can utilize them when they do need extra assistance.

“The biggest thing we can tell students to do is ask questions,” Bobbitt said. “We provide a list of academic resources to help them make connections, and we tell them to start early.

Don’t wait until you need help to ask for it. Make connections with faculty members before you need help.”

Bobbitt said the Transition and Engagement website lists resources available to Tech students.

All students, not just freshmen, may struggle at some point with the changes that accompany college, she said.

“Transfer students are making that transition, too,” Bobbitt said. “They think that they’ve already been there and done that, but that was there. This is Texas Tech. It’s a transition to Texas Tech, Lubbock and college for everyone. We’re really about helping all of our students find their way.”

Will Hurren, a sophomore architecture major from San Antonio, said he keeps academics a priority by following a schedule.

H u r r e n ’s o n - c a m p u s j o b wo rk s w it h h im a rou nd hi s classes, he said, keeping his grades as his priority.

“I try to keep my schedule more towards academics than anything else,” he said. “When I’m not in class, I’m studying or I’m talking to people who are in my same major.”

Classmates can be useful resources, particularly at the beginning of the year when students do not know faculty and staff members well, Bobbitt said.

Hurren spends his spare time in study groups with other archi-

tecture majors, he said.

“Architecture majors don’t really get a social life,” Hurren said. “Whatever time I have left at the end of the day, I use for studying. Maybe sleeping, too.”

SOCIAL LIFE More than 30,000 students arrive on campus for classes today, making the social opportunities seem endless. As a result, finding a balance between academic and social lives is often a struggle for Tech students of all ages.

Meagan Taylor, a sophomore mechanical engineering major from Canyon, said as a member of the Red Raider Goin’ Band, her schedule can be tight during the school year.

“I make time for a social life and academics even though I’m really busy,” she said. “I make sure school is the first thing I get done before I go and do any of the fun things.”

Taylor said she also joined the American Society of Civil Engineers because of its relevance to her major.

Annie Willis, unit coordinator of Student Organizations, said more than 500 student organizations exist on campus, so it is possible to find a group for nearly everyone.

“A lot of our organizations are professional organizations,” she said, “so they can also start to build their resumes and work towards a career. Organizations get students involved, let them meet new students and plug

into Texas Tech.”

Beginning this year, student involvement ambassadors will aid students in search of groups to join, Willis said.

These ambassadors, she said, have roles in multiple organizations and can be contacted through the Center for Campus Life.

“The involvement ambassadors can help make connections,” Willis said. “They help students get in touch with officers in whatever organizations the student may be interested in, whether it’s a hobby or something to do with their major.”

Besides ambassadors, students can access a list of all organizations through the Orgsync website, Willis said.

Joining organizations and getting involved with campus provide an opportunity to create a network of support at Tech, Bobbitt said.

“It’s a part of growing as a person,” she said. “You’re going to experience a lot of things academically, but you also want what employers call soft skills, like the ability to communicate with your peers and networking.”

Bobbitt said she recommends every student to join one or two organizations their first year at Tech because too many groups can become overwhelming.

Students need to be selfaware, she said, and seek help when their current techniques are not working.

“You have to find what works for you when trying to find that balance between school and a social life,” Bobbitt said. “There are some people who can go to a social event every single night and still get the grades. There are some people who can’t make that work for them.”

At the Center for Student Life, Willis said staff members speak with students about how to become further involved on campus and get started in the right direction.

It is important for students to ask for help, both socially and academically, Willis said.

“When a student first gets here, it’s important for them to know their resources,” she said.

“They need to learn time management, maybe go to the Career Center to see how they can start building their resume and join organizations that will prepare them professionally.”

Going to college involves more than just attending class, Bobbitt said. Joining organizations, participating in intramural sports and attending other activities help build connections, she said, but students should make sure they do not overload their schedules.

An organization fair will be hosted on Wednesday in the Student Union Building ballroom beginning at noon until 2 p.m., Willis said, and more than 100 organizations will recruit new members and

distribute information.

JOBS As competition for jobs increase, so do the expectations of future employers.

Jay Killough, managing director of University Career Center, said the center’s mission is to promote student success by critiquing resumes and conducting mock interviews. UCC also hosts career fairs, etiquette classes and other events, he said.

Each year, approximately 3,600 students book one-on-one appointments, Killough said, and a total of 16,000 attend the

center’s events.

“Mock interviews are one of my favorite things to do,” he said. “It’s the scrimmage before the game. It’s where you can work out the kinks and gain some experience without being in the real situation. The great thing about the mock interviews here is we’ll be real honest with you and provide feedback.”

Taylor said she has worked at a part-time job during her time at Tech and is glad she found the time to work.

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Tech welcomes new students to campus

By KORRYN MCMINN Staff Writer

Texas Tech kicked off its twoweek event, Raider Welcome, on Aug.17 as thousands of students made their way back to campus.

“Students enjoy getting to interact with each other,” Rachel Bobbitt, assistant director of Transition and Engagement, said. “It’s a great way to get out of your residence hall. It’s just that transition period where these programs are optional, but they can get to explore campus before school starts.”

Raider Welcome gives students, new and returning, a warm welcome to the university, she said.

Events include the Lubbock Hot Spots Tour, Raider Welcome Student Organization Fair and personalized campus tours, according to the Raider Welcome website.

“We’re offering personalized campus tours for students,” Bob-

bitt said, “who have maybe never ridden a bus system or never had to bike off campus and follow traffic laws. They’re getting their feet wet before the first day of class.”

Raider Welcome used to be a weeklong event, she said, but was expanded to two weeks to include more students.

By adding a week, Bobbitt said Raider Welcome now includes more than 90 events. Last year, there were approximately 40.

“What we wanted to do is open it up to more students,” Bobbitt said. “We want to make it available to more students at Texas Tech University. By limiting it to the first week, starting with residence hall move-in throughout the first week, that only targets the freshmen.”

While preparing students for college life, Bobbitt said Raider Welcome also gives students the opportunity to rub shoulders with

their professors and other students at the university.

Raider Welcome gets students out of their residence halls and interacting with their peers, she said.

“I love what Raider Welcome is all about because it gives students an opportunity to make new friends,” Debbie Kemp, a retired Tech pharmacy technician, said, “and also get to know some of the faculty here at Texas Tech before classes actually begin.”

Students learn about Tech traditions while meeting a variety of people, Kemp said.

While informative events take place, other events are designed to get students excited for the upcoming semester, Bobbitt said.

Raider Welcome hosted The Great Tortilla Toss on Wednesday outside the Robert H. Ewalt Student Recreation Center.

Because tortilla throwing is no longer allowed at sporting

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STUDENTS TOSS TORTILLAS during The Great Tortilla Toss on Wednesday outside the Robert H. Ewalt Student Recreation Center. The event was hosted by the Texas Tech Transition and Engagement Department as part of Raider Welcome.

events, it was an opportunity for students to test their talents and win prizes while doing so, according to the Transition and

Engagement website.

“I love the idea of welcome week,” Nancy Munos, an art major from Abernathy, said. “It helps you

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Students design personalized, interdisciplinary degree plans

By JEMIMA JOHNSON Staff Writer

Texas Tech allows students to design their own majors in the form of the University Studies and General Studies majors.

Last year, there was a 4.4% increase in the amount of universities offering student-designed majors, according to College Board’s Annual Survey of Colleges. These individualized study options have led to many unique majors across the U.S., according to the survey, including magic, underwater archaeology, popular culture and enigmatology, the study of puzzles.

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Academics were her priority, she said, but she wanted a job to enhance her resume.

“Jobs are time consuming, but they’re worth it,” Taylor said. “It’s worth it for the money of course, and also just the experience.”

Although some jobs may not be considered as prestigious as

While Tech’s options are less imaginative, students can still design their degrees to fit their needs.

IBER “[University Studies] was developed as a degree program for students with academic interests that didn’t correspond with a major at the time,” Patrick Hughes, Associate Vice Provost of Undergraduate Education and

Student Affairs, said.

Since 2007, University Studies has offered students the chance to have a more personalized degree plan, he said.

The concentrations can come from any college on campus, he said, and must create a course of study unique to any degree offered at Tech.

“They choose up to three areas of concentration,” Hughes said, “that when taken together synthesize some meaningful, coherent degree of study.”

General Studies provides another student-designed option offered in the colleges of Human Sciences, Arts and Sciences and

Visual and Performing Arts, according to the degree’s website.

The degree allows students up to three concentration areas, according to the website. Two of the concentrations must be offered in the college they choose to earn the degree. “[General Studies] has been around for quite a number of years,” Jorge Iber, Associate Dean in the Student Division of the College of Arts and Sciences, said. “It’s gone through various iterations.”

Students must articulate why they want to pursue the degree and what areas they plan to study, Hughes said.

Through the years, the degree has embraced a more interdisciplinary approach, Ashlee Brown, unit supervisor of advising in the College of Human Sciences, said.

“This new push toward interdisciplinary studies has been fairly recent,” Brown said. “Students have been very interested in interdisciplinary more so than just one particular major or field.”

Sarah Foley, director of Student Services for University Studies, said she has seen an increase in the number of students majoring in University Studies.

Additionally, students have to be prepared to market themselves to future employers, Iber said.

others, Killough said having an occupation while in college generally reflects well on the student.

For example, a student who bartends on the weekends might think their part-time gig is not r e s u m e m a t e r i a l . H o w e v e r, Killough said a bartending job shows the student can handle a fast-paced, critical thinking environment and possesses skills that a future employer may appreciate.

“It boils down to experience,” Killough said. “When you graduate and try to get a full-time job, but all you’ve done at school is school, then you might be at a disadvantage, when you’re competing with another student who has held a part-time job or an internship while they’ve been in school.”

UCC offers four career assessments, according to the center’s website, and range in topics from

personality traits to interests and character strengths.

Students can take the assessments online or meet with a staff member of UCC, Killough said.

Students can find out what majors or careers people with similar strengths go into, depending on the assessment taken, he said.

“The assessments really help students,” he said. “FOCUS2 is one we primarily use with freshmen. That helps them get

on track with a major. If you’re undecided and don’t know what you want to major in, that assessment actually has all of the Tech majors uploaded to it, so it will tell you what majors to consider.”

No matter what someone studies in school, students need to find a middle ground between their lives on and off Tech campus, he said.

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“Students have got to understand that not everyone off campus knows what a Bachelor’s of General Studies is,” Iber said. “They’ve got to be able to present themselves.”

Despite the rise in the amount of colleges offering student-designed majors, Brown said traditional majors will still be needed.

“There’s always going to be a need for the field-specific majors,” Brown said. “Interdisciplinary is just another option that we can give students that have not been able to find what they’re looking for.” ➤➤jjohnson@dailytoreador.com

ternship, seeking campus employment or working on a resume, Killough said. Although a career may seem far away, he said four years of college go by quickly.

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Paul Ryan remembers, discusses father’s alcoholism WASHINGTON (AP) — At age 15, Paul Ryan was already feeling isolated from his father, who had grown distant from his family and leaned heavily on whiskey.

Then one morning the future congressman found his alcoholic father in bed, dead from an apparent heart attack at age 55.

It’s a formative story the Republicans’ 2012 vice presidential nominee has not fully told publicly before now. In an interview with The Associated Press, Ryan said the event shaped him as a politician and as a family man — and figures heavily into whether he will seek the presidency in 2016.

“Having not had a dad for a long time, it brings you much closer to your kids and your fam-

ily,” Ryan said from New York as he begins a tour to promote his new book, “The Way Forward: Renewing the America Idea.”

As Ryan weighs a presidential campaign, talk turns to his three children. The oldest, Liza, is about to turn 13. Ryan says he is not eager to spend even more time away from Janesville, the small Wisconsin town where he grew up and where he and his wife, Janna, have raised their own family.

“One of the reasons why I’ve always passed elected leadership positions up in the House — you know, speaker, leader, all the things people ask you to run for — is because it takes you away from your family even more,” Ryan said.

“I’ve made career decisions based

upon family balance and part of that is because of my own upbringing and my own childhood.”

During his turn as Mitt Romney’s vice presidential nominee, Ryan often returned to Janesville on weekends. In the final weeks of the campaign, Janna and the kids joined him on the plane or on bus tours that went for hundreds of miles each day.

Ryan’s stint as Romney’s No. 2 lasted 87 days. A two-year presidential campaign would be tougher as well as longer, keeping his family traipsing through early nominating Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada.

And that’s before the frenetic head-to-head race against the Democratic nominee if he were to

win the nomination.

But in his new book, Ryan lays the policy-heavy groundwork for a presidential campaign — or perhaps an expanded role in the House. He is expected to give up the gavel of the House Budget Committee and shift to the powerful Ways and Means Committee early next year.

While there is plenty of partisan criticism of President Barack Obama and his Democratic allies — he calls the Obama administration “lawless” — the book’s personal revelations are the ones that could soften his image as a hard-nosed budget negotiator.

None is more personal than his father’s drinking.

Ryan describes a morning phone call from his father’s assistant during the summer of 1986.

The unexpected call roused the younger Ryan after a late night working at the local McDonald’s.

The assistant said Paul Murray Ryan, a lawyer, had clients waiting for him at the office.

Ryan went looking for his father around their Janesville home and checked his parents’ bedroom.

“It was obvious I wouldn’t be able to save him,” he writes in the book. “His heart had stopped and he was gone.”

Years of drinking had taken their toll, Ryan said. Paul Murray Ryan had struggled with alcohol addiction and at one point checked himself into an in-patient treatment program.

He stayed sober for more than 20 years, but then slipped back into a pattern of whiskeys from the time he came home until the time he went to bed.

“I’ve never talked about it before,” Ryan said in an interview.

Ryan said the relationship with his father had “atrophied,” especially during the two years before the heart attack.

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Students strengthen Lubbock economy

By KRISTEN BARTON Staff Writer

As students pack up and move back to campus, business leaders do just the opposite. Extra “Our Coach is Hotter than Yours” t-shirts are hung, and restaurants train their best staff. While fall might mean cooler temperatures, business in Lubbock is about to be hotter than ever.

Local managers and storeowners have been preparing for move-in weekend all summer.

Raising Cane’s on University Avenue started by increasing their staff numbers.

“It went from maybe needing four people to work to needing eight people to work in a day,” Rais-

ing Cane’s shift manager Heather Dickerson said. “We got them pizza that weekend for dealing with all the crazy.”

Raising Cane’s has a “Cane’s Love” program which incentivizes hard working employees with a gift card or dinner, Dickerson said.

Noodles and Company on University Avenue has a similar program of rewarding employees for hard work during busy days, manager Trevor Sharp said.

“We hooked up with a lot of other restaurant managers around here,” Sharp said. “We just said ‘Hey we’re trying to do something cool for our guys, can you pitch in?’

We try to give a lot of feedback and recognition to our guys.”

Local employers look to hire

students and make them a part of these programs, including Red Raider Outfitters.

“Almost all of our employees are students,” Red Raider Outfitters buyer Katie Savage said.

“They’ve got so

much pride and so much love for the univesity and everything that’s going on they make o u r job with helping our guests very easy.”

Because move-in week was not only about the employees, businesses ultimately try to provide an in-

teresting atmosphere for students and their families, Savage said.

Families who accompany their students make it a fun environment in area businesses and restaurants, Sharp said.

“It’s been so much fun, so much new, fresh energy not only from all the freshmen moving in but also the families,” Savage said. “They’re very excited but they’re very sad so it’s been fun to be here to comfort them on both sides.”

With football season right around the corner, business will continue to improve, Savage said.

From tailgating to game-day wear, local owners and managers show their support for students.

“I think it’ll only get crazier from here, Savage said. “I think

there’s been so much hype going into this season.”

Eateries try to adapt to game day as well, Sharp said, pushing for new ideas and expansion. “ We ’ r e t o s s i n g s o m e i d e a s around,” Sharp said. “We’re trying to get some TVs in here for game day and we’re about to switch up our beer selection, we’re hoping to have some cool, local beers.”

As the university expands so does business. Lubbock will only continue to grow as more students flock to the university.

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Tech experts explain factors contributing to unemployment

By LIANA SOLIS Staff Writer

There are hundreds of college majors students across the nation can choose from when determining what career path they want to take.

The three degrees with the highest unemployment rate in the work field are clinical psychology, theater and history, according to studies conducted by the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce as well as The Wall Street Journal.

Dr. Joaquin Borrego, director of the doctorial clinical psychology program at Texas Tech, said he disagrees with the studies.

“First of all, the premise of the study is faulty,” he said. “Students don’t major in clinical psychology.

Clinical psychology is researched at a P.H.D level.”

Borrego said the study most likely suggested students who receive a Bachelor’s degree in general psychology are the ones

who are unemployed.

Further education is required for psychology majors beyond a Bachelor’s degree to ensure getting a job, he said.

“Saying psychology majors are highly unemployed is like saying pre-med or engineering majors are highly unemployed,” Borrego said.

“Our goal is to get them to med school so they can learn specializations in fields such as intervention and consultation. When you look accredited programs like ours and getting that higher degree, employment is actually very high.”

Students who only receive a Bachelor’s degree in psychology can work at a state school or in human resources, he said, but cannot practice otherwise.

There is often a stereotype the public places on psychologists, Borrego said.

“People imagine psychologists in the Sigmund Freud way, where a patient sits on a couch and talks about their dreams,” he said. “In

reality, Freud was a medical doctor, not a psychologist. We have students going to work in medical centers and places far beyond that stereotype.”

When Tech alumni who received higher degrees within the psychology field were surveyed, all but one was currently employed, Borrego said, and the one who was unemployed was by choice.

He said the most important thing for the department is to present the students with the information they need to succeed.

“We want parents and students to know that if you go and get a Bachelor’s in psychology, you will be limited in what you can do,” Borrego said. “If you want to do more with your career, a minimum of a Master’s degree is required, and a Doctorate is even better.”

Another major mentioned in the studies where students struggle finding jobs after college is a degree in theater.

Dean Nolen, professor of acting

in the Department of Theatre and Dance, said he understands why theater is on the list.

“This industry is very challenging for people to break into,” he said. “There are some jobs that are easier to find, but not many.”

Although it can be difficult to find work in acting, Nolen said it is not impossible.

He said some people also have different careers during the day and perform at community theaters at night.

“Those jobs aren’t always paid, so people can live out their lives as actors while still making a living during the day,” Nolen said. “That’s another reason why theatre might have shown up on the list, because some people do other things besides acting.”

Receiving a degree in theatre prepares students for more than just being an actor, he said.

Actors usually have good communication skills, Nolen said, and are often very creative.

“Those who are very committed to theater also join the Screen Actors Guild and go to graduate school, which is taken seriously in places like Broadway and other professional companies,” he said.

“Then there are people who major in geoscience, audition for a role and get it cast. That option is less likely, but still a possibility.”

Nolen said it is easy for actors to transition from stage acting to film acting.

Those who are serious about the profession are often willing to live off very little, he said.

“Some people say acting runs in our blood, but I believe we have it in our DNA,” Nolen said. “There is this thing inside of us that has a need to perform. Getting there can be an exciting ride and it is a very big part of our lives.”

A degree in history also has one of the lowest employment rates in the work field.

According to the American Historical Association website, there

are a multitude of jobs students can consider with this major, from advertising to management.

“More specifically, though, with your degree in history you can be an educator, researcher, communicator or editor, information manager, advocate, or even a businessperson,” the website stated.

According to both studies done

by The Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce and The Wall Street Journal, the unemployment rate for United States history majors is 15.1 percent.

However, a Bachelor’s degree in history is often used as a starting point for students who want to pursue future education, according to Tech’s Department of History website.

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American Ebola doc: ‘I am thrilled to be alive’ Diocese discourages ALS ice bucket challenge ATLANTA (AP) — Calling it a “miraculous day,” an American doctor infected with Ebola left his isolation unit and warmly hugged his doctors and nurses on Thursday, showing the world that he poses no public health threat one month after getting sick with the virus.

Dr. Kent Brantly and his fellow medical missionary, Nancy Writebol, who was quietly discharged two days earlier, are still weak but should recover completely, and no one need fear being in contact with them, said Dr. Bruce Ribner, who runs the infectious disease unit at Emory University Hospital.

Brantly’s reappearance was festive and celebratory, a stark contrast to his arrival in an ambulance under police escort three weeks earlier, when he shuffled into the hospital wearing a bulky white hazardous materials suit.

“I am thrilled to be alive, to be well, and to be reunited with my family,” Brantly said, choking up as he read a written statement.

Then he and his wife turned and hugged a parade of doctors and nurses, hugging or shaking hands with each one. For some, it was their first direct contact without protective gear.

After Brantly, 33, and Writebol, 59, were infected while working with Ebola victims in Liberia, their charity organizations, Samaritan’s Purse and SIM, reached out to top infectious disease experts for help.

Working connections, they

obtained one of only five courses available worldwide of an experimental drug known as Zmapp, and Brantly and Writebol split the doses before being evacuated to Atlanta. The other four were later given to a Spanish priest, who died, and three doctors in Africa, who have been improving.

Brantly didn’t take questions at Thursday’s news conference, but he did briefly describe how they confronted Ebola back in Liberia. He said aid workers had begun “preparing for the worst” after learning of the outbreak in March, and saw their first patient in June. Soon, many more arrived.

He said his team took all the precautions they could. After his wife and children returned to the U.S. for a family wedding, he focused on work, moving patients to a bigger isolation unit. Three days later, he woke up feeling sick, and was diagnosed with the disease.

“As I lay in my bed in Liberia for the following nine days, getting sicker and weaker each day, I prayed that God would help me to be faithful even in my illness,” Brantly said. “Through the care of the Samaritan’s Purse and SIM missionary team in Liberia, the use of an experimental drug, and the expertise and resources of the health care team at Emory University Hospital, God saved my life.”

His doctors cautioned that it’s unclear whether the drug or a blood transfusion Brantly got from a young Ebola survivor in Africa was helpful or hurtful. The drug is

so novel that it hasn’t been tested in people, and might not have made any difference at all.

“Experimental means exactly that. They are the very first individuals to have received this treatment and frankly we do not know,” Ribner said.

Both patients were discharged after their medical team made sure they won’t infect others. Their blood tested clean of the virus, which is spread only through direct contact with the bodily fluids of sick people experiencing symptoms. Ebola survivors generally are not contagious once they’ve recovered.

Still, both families asked for time alone to recover fully. David Writebol said in a statement that his wife is recuperating at an undisclosed location, and is “greatly encouraged knowing that there were so many people around the world lifting prayers to God for her return to health.”

Neither survivor is saying what they’ll do next. Ribner said there’s no concern of a relapse, “and in fact we would anticipate immunity from this virus if they were treating patients during this outbreak.”

There is a huge gap between the top-flight care these Americans got at Emory, where a crew of five infectious disease experts and 21 nurses provided rigorous care, and West Africa, where the virus has killed more than 1,300 people and counting, and even such basics as sterile fluids can be in short supply.

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CINCINNATI (AP) — A Roman Catholic diocese in Ohio is discouraging its 113 schools from participating in the ice bucket challenge to benefit the ALS Association, saying the group’s funding of embryonic stem cell research is “in direct conflict with Catholic teaching.”

Jim Rigg, superintendent of Catholic schools for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, told the schools in a letter Tuesday to “immediately cease” any plans to raise funds for the association and to instead direct donations to another organization that combats ALS, a progressive neurodegenerative disease also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease that causes paralysis and almost certain death.

The Catholic Church relates the use of embryonic stem cells in research to abortion and says it violates the sanctity of human life. The use of adult stem cells in research is not forbidden by Catholic teaching.

“We certainly appreciate the compassion that has caused people all over the country, certainly including many Catholics, to be interacting and engaging in a fun way to support ALS research,” diocese spokesman Dan Andriacco said Thursday. “But it’s a well-established

moral principle that not only the ends be good, but the means must be good, too.”

Carrie Munk, a spokeswoman for the ALS Association, said her group largely funds adult stem cell research but does fund one study involving embryonic stem cells using money from one specific donor.

She said all donors to the ALS Association can stipulate where their money goes and can ask that it not pay for embryonic stem cell research. Munk said she hasn’t heard of other Catholic dioceses recommending against donating to the group.

The diocese said schools could participate in the ice bucket challenge, but any money raised should be directed to groups like the John Paul II Medical Research Institute in Iowa City, Iowa, which conducts “pro-life driven” research, according to its website.

Don Clemmer, a spokesman for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said that the group views the Cincinnati diocese’s actions as “a local matter” and that his organization has not issued any directives to its bishops discouraging donations to the ALS Association.

John Di Camillo, staff ethicist

at the Philadelphia-based National Catholics Bioethics Center, said his organization is working on a statement about the ice bucket challenge “and the moral controversy that has arisen” in the church as a result.

“We have no authority to direct the decisions of any person or entity that seeks our input,” he said. “We only provide our moral opinion, which the person or entity is free to accept or reject, entirely or in part.”

Rigg, the superintendent of schools for the diocese, and a principal at one of the schools took the ice bucket challenge in front of bleachers of students Thursday, and both men are contributing to the John Paul II Medical Research Institute, Andriacco said.

He said two high schools also took the challenge Thursday and a third is planning one, and any money raised will go to the institute in Iowa.

The tens of thousands of people who have taken the ice bucket challenge douse themselves with freezing water and post videos of the stunt on social media sites to raise awareness for ALS. The challenge has gone viral and participants have included professional athletes, celebrities and politicians.

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Tech football ready to face first opponent Staff Writer

The Texas Tech football team wrapped up its final week of training camp Friday, and will now begin preparing for Central Arkansas.

While many of last year’s leaders are gone, some familiar faces have stepped up into those roles.

One of those players is junior wide receiver Jakeem Grant, who said the team is tired of hitting each other and is ready for an opponent.

“A lot of guys, especially me and the older guys, are ready to get back into action,” Grant said.

“Coming into this season we want to show the whole nation that we are a different team, and a more exciting team. Also, training camp is coming to an end. We got most of the wrinkles out, so going into the first game I feel like it’s going to be great.”

After finishing 8-5 last season, the Red Raiders are looking to improve in Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury’s second year.

Grant said despite having one of the fastest offenses in the nation

last year, the Red Raiders are even losses that we had from last season more explosive now. but I think we are much better at “I feel like the offense is much each position this season because faster because we lost Jace (Am- we know twice as much as what we aro) and Eric Ward. We lost size, did last year. Now we can just play so the tempo of the offense has faster. I know everyone on defense is trying to gotten much faster.

The speed with the get to the depth of the resame place ceivers has gotten I’m trying a lot of faster, so to get to.” now that we have As a player that got a lot of speed has played we are going to in every challenge receivTech game ers deep.” for the During Tech’s past three five-game losing streak last season, seasons, the defense strugE g u a JAKEEM GRANT gled to stop the voen has JUNIOR run against strong stepped WIDE RECEIVER Big 12 teams. into in a Te c h s e n i o r leadership linebacker Sam role for Eguavoen, who has the same de- the defense.

Eguavoen said while he has fensive coordinator as last season for the first time in his career, said always tried to lead by example, having consistency on the coach- this season he has also become a vocal leader. ing staff has helped the defense.

“We are a lot more fast now, “I always do my job to the best we are smarter,” he said. “A lot of and try to lead by example,” Eguapeople always talk about the key voen said. “But now I’ve noticed

“

We got most of the wrinkles out, so going into the first game, I feel like it’s going to be great.

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By JEREMY KRAKOSKY

Beckie’s World Cup comes to an end The FIFA Under-20 World Cup came to an end for Texas Tech junior forward Janine Beckie and the U-20 Canadian national team Saturday evening, according to a Tech Athletics news release.

The Canadian national team was eliminated in the tournament’s quarterfinal match in a 2-0 loss to Germany at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Canada.

Paulina Bremer of Germany scored the first goal in the 24th minute, according to the release. Canada’s hopes for a

comeback were not squashed until the 82nd minute when Rebecca Knaak scored Germany’s second goal.

Canada leaft the tournament with an overall record of 2-2-0, with both losses coming in the form of shutouts.

While Germany eliminated Beckie from the tournament, Tech competed in an exhibition match with No. 25 Denver, according to the release. Unlike the Canadian national team, Tech came out with a 2-1 victory against Denver.

As Beckie comes away with the

distinction of being Canada’s top scorer in this tournament with two goals and an assist.

This preseason Beckie has also been placed on the Preseason All-Big 12 Conference Team and the MAC Hermann Watch List, according to the release.

Beckie will begin the season with the Red Raiders 7 p.m. Friday against the New Mexico Lobos, and 7 p.m. Sunday against the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles at John Walker Soccer Complex. ➤➤dhaile@dailytoreador.com

that the vocal leadership is really important because talking to one another individually, I’ll grab a defensive lineman and tell him ‘hey you need to get yourself together, films been looking bad.’ That really gets into their head because if a coach tells them that they might just blow it off. If another one of your peers talks to you, you’re going to think about it more.”

Along with more speed as a whole on offense and defense, Kingsbury has mentioned Grant as having the most impressive offseason on the team and has become even faster.

Grant said his two touchdowns in the Holiday Bowl were only a preview of what he is capable of this season.

“When I got sat out of the Texas game (last season), it really motivated me to come back and be the hardest working player on the team,” Grant said. “I wanted to show the young guys, ‘you can look up to me, this is how you practice.’

I really appreciate (Kingsbury) saying I had the most impressive camp because I attack every camp like it’s my last.” ➤➤jkrakosky@dailytoreador.com

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TEXAS TECH QUARTERBACK Davis Webb passes the ball during practice Aug. 18 at the Football Training Facility. The Red Raiders start their season Aug. 30 against Central Arkansas at Jones AT&T Stadium.

Red Raiders plan to continue breaking attendance records

By JEREMY KRAKOSKY Staff Writer

After setting overall and student attendance records at football games last season, Texas Tech is prepared to break those records once again.

Associate Athletic Director for marketing, sales and service Erik Book said he already has a goal set for average overall home attendance this season.

“We set a target to surpass what we did last year, which was 57,933, that’s an average over the six games and was a record last year,” he said. “We are certainly looking to surpass that this year.”

Last season also set the record for average student attendance with 11,249, according to the Tech Athletics website. Despite all of the season holder tickets sold out for the first time in school history, Book said the student section will remain unchanged from last season with 12,577 students allowed in.

After opening the grass sec-

tion of the stadium for students during the Oklahoma State game last year Book said there will be a change that section for this season to also try to surpass the student attendance record.

“We plan on using the grass section for student overflow for every game if we need to. As well as overall (attendance records) we would like to have 12,577 students at every game,” Book said. “We have had incredible student attendance for football, men’s basketball, baseball and really want to see that continue to grow because students have such a huge impact on the game and the atmosphere. I think the players feed off the energy.”

Book said that for Tech’s opening game against Central Arkansas, the student section will be increased by one section, which will allow an additional 1,200 students into the game.

On Aug. 6, the Red Raiders completely sold out the Nov. 1 game against the Texas Longhorns, making it the earliest sellout of a game in school his-

tory, according to a news release from Tech Athletics.

Book said the school is proud to have made school history this early in the football season. “(The sellout) was a huge accomplishment and probably a little bit unexpected,” he said. “Historically, we’ve only had three games sold out in advance, and all occurred a week to two weeks in advance. To be sold out of a game in August is a tremendous accomplishment for everyone that put in work behind that.”

Along with attendance records in mind, Tech has declared the 2014 season to be the year of the Fearless Fan. This campaign will search for and feature the Red Raiders most loyal fans, according to a Tech Athletics news release.

“We are going to have more fans at our venues than ever before, that goes across the board in all sports,” Book said.

Just with all the momentum behind each of our programs right now, we really wanted to focus on all the fans and thank them for all of that they do to make Texas Tech such a special place. We have one of the most unique atmospheres in college football, and we are starting to get that in other sports. It’s all to our students and our fans, it’s all about the fans this year.”

Assistant Athletic Director for ticket operations Brent Fletcher said while his department was proud and excited about the season ticket sellout, they still know how important the student attendance is, especially at football games.

“We’ll definitely still be looking break attendance records and get as many students as we can to those games,” he said. “The students, they create that atmosphere that you can’t get in any professional sport, so we will do everything we can to get every student in there.” ➤➤jkrakosky@dailytoreador.com

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New softball coach committed to success

By DAWIT HAILE Staff Writer

Texas Tech Athletic Director Kirby Hocutt hired former Sam Houston State assistant coach Adrian Gregory on June 6 to become the seventh head coach for Tech softball in school history.

Gregory is 31 years old, two years younger than football coach Kliff Kingsbury was when Hocutt announced him as head coach for Tech football.

Gregory is more than simply another young coach, she said. She is a lifetime Texas A&M Aggie, a newly-anointed Red Raider, a mother, an athlete, a teacher, and a student.

Gregory’s biggest characteristic, she said, is competitor.

The first time she enjoyed the feelings competition can provide is playing baseball, not softball, Gregory said, at four years old in Lubbock. She admits she may not have been the best teammate at that early age.

“I remember being a ball hog,” Gregory said, “and instead of throwing to first base, I would chase boys because I was one of the only girls. I would chase boys all around the bases to try and get them out.”

Softball did not become a sport Gregory participated in until her family moved to Houston, she said.

Once involved in softball, it did not take her long to discover she had been gifted with a strong arm.

Gregory said her coaches had all of the players throw softballs in her first practice, but they soon became upset with her because she threw too hard.

To solve this problem, Gregory had to be bumped up a level in youth softball, she said. From then on she was able to throw as hard as she possibly could.

This persistent need to exceed limits encountered in sport has remained consistent throughout her

athletic career, she said. The selfexploration is constant because she is singularly focused on demanding the best from herself.

She is so confident in her athletic ability that she wholeheartedly believes she can beat her student-athletes in all aspects of softball, Gregory said.

“I feel like if you are going to pitch to me I am going to hit,” Gregory said, “and I am going to be better than you. I can play outfield better than anyone and I know it.”

Gregory said she leads her teams in this manner because she wants her student-athletes to mirror her confidence out on the field and works to stay at top physical shape in order to coach with such exuberance.

Tech associate coach Sharonda McDonald, a former collegiate teammate of Gregory, said Gregory displayed these characteristics back when the two were teammates in College Station.

In the two seasons they played together, Gregory’s aptitude to lead seemed natural, McDonald said. Her ability to vocalize a message to a group of people so there is an understanding among all was uncanny.

“When I was a freshman, we were in charge of getting recruits to a team function, and we showed up a little bit late,” McDonald said. “I remember her pulling me aside and saying ‘Hey, this is not how things are run here.’”

McDonald immediately understood her need to improve, and also Gregory’s talent in a leadership position.

However, Gregory said she had no intention of becoming a coach one day. She thought the idea of an athlete becoming a coach was cliché.

Her sentiment quickly changed when she became an assistant coach at Utah in 2008, Gregory said. She fell in love with the opportunity to see what young people could potentially become in the future, while also equipping them

with the tools to successfully compete in sport and in life afterwards.

She has not only enjoyed the feeling coaching gives her, she said, but the results too, when done properly.

Gregory helped Sam Houston State Bearkats to a No. 16 ranking nationally in batting average last season, according to the Tech athletics website. The team hit .321, while also setting single-season school records in hits, home runs and RBI. This offensive outburst allowed the Bearkats to win 37 games, which is the most the program had earned since 2007, and reach the Southland Conference finals for a second straight season.

McDonald said the uptick in offensive production the Bearkats experienced is because Gregory has a strong technical understanding of batting, but her most invaluable skill is her flexibility.

Gregory is not a coach with a system, McDonald said. Gregory follows a philosophy.

She looks at the talent available to her, and then devises a plan linked to her philosophy that highlights and unites those individual talents, McDonald said. She is adept at this process because she is skilled at recognizing potential and knowing exactly what is needed to bring that talent out.

Before Tech softball masters a philosophy or technique, Gregory said she wants it to own a “no quit” attitude.

Gregory has made her athletes aware of what is expected, she said. These expectations are for a scrappy team that looks for no excuses and a focus on hard work for everything on the field and in the classroom.

“Sometimes everyone looks at the big headline, and we don’t want to be focused on that,” Gregory said. “We want to focus on the minute details.” ➤➤dhaile@dailytoreador.com

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ADRIAN GREGORY, A native of Post, returns to West Texas as the new coach of the Texas Tech softball team. Gregory spent the last four seasons as an assistant coach at Sam Houston State.

Expectations high for Tech soccer

By DAWIT HAILE Staff Writer

Last Wednesday, the Big 12 Conference preseason coaches’ poll was released, and for a second straight season Texas Tech soccer appeared near the top.

Twenty letter winners and seven starters returning from last year’s squad prompted coaches to predict Tech will finish second at the end of the season, according to the Big 12 website. Many of these returners contributed to a two-year stretch where the Red Raiders lost two conference games and earned an NCAA tournament bid for each of those seasons.

Tech coach Tom Stone said the poll did not tell him anything he did not know, including why Tech did not receive the most poll points.

West Virginia received the nod to win the Big 12 this upcoming season with 64 poll points, according to the poll.

“We did not take a loss in the Big 12 last year,” Stone said, “but West Virginia did get the (Big 12 regular season and tournament) trophies. So I figured they would be picked first.”

However, this poll and others like it are not the source from which Tech pulls motivation, Stone said. Motivation comes from the team’s need to improve every day.

This motivation within the team pushes Tech to do more than any jumpstart external pressures could provide, he said. Stone is positive this is a fact because the team had the same exact expectations last season, and recognized all the promise others saw in it.

The previous season the Red Raiders were able to lean on the leadership of veteran players, such as senior goalkeeper Victoria Esson and senior defender Hayley Haagsma. These players not only served as vocal leaders but produced on

the field as well.

Esson started all 23 games last season and managed to secure 17 shutouts with the help of a platoon of defenders headlined by Haagsma, according to the Tech Athletics website.

However, those seniors’ collegiate careers had to eventually come to an end as they did last season. This void has not come without individuals to fill it, such as senior defender Jaelene Hinkle.

Hinkle led the team in assists last season with six, and earned placement on the Preseason All-Big 12 Conference Team before this upcoming season.

Hinkle said it is an honor to be recognized by the other coaches in the conference as the second best team in the Big 12.

That attention is much preferred over the years prior to the program’s success when opposing coaches and polls expected little from the Red

Raiders, Hinkle said. However, the changed perspective outsiders have on them does not change the fact that she feels the Red Raiders are still being underestimated.

“It is kind of nice though, because I guess there are still expectations we have not reached yet together as a team,” she said. “Second, that just shows we still have work to do.”

Nevertheless, she enjoys the push Tech is experiencing from unrealized goals it wishes to eventually attain, Hinkle said. With the progress the team has already seen in its training she is reassured that Tech is on the right track.

Tech takes its first steps in accomplishing its goals in the season opener against the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles. The match is scheduled to begin 7 p.m. Sunday at the John Walker Soccer Complex. ➤➤dhaile@dailytoreador.com

Cowboys linebacker DeVonte Holloman has career-ending neck injury IRVING, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys said Thursday that linebacker DeVonte Holloman has a career-ending neck injury related to a spinal problem that kept him out almost half of his rookie season a year ago.

Coach Jason Garrett said Holloman was advised not to play again after doctor evaluations this week.

After missing the first two days of practice this week, the 23-yearold Holloman was on the field Thursday in his No. 57 jersey but didn’t appear in the locker room when it was open to reporters after

Garrett’s announcement.

Garrett wouldn’t discuss details of the injury other than saying Holloman has been dealing with a neck issue “the last couple of weeks.” Holloman came out of last weekend’s preseason game against Baltimore midway through the fourth quarter because of the injury.

“It’s a very challenging, difficult thing for a young man who has dreams of being an NFL football player, achieves those dreams,” Garrett said. “But this becomes an easy decision for him and for his family when you’re dealing with that kind of injury.”

Holloman returned an interception 75 yards for a touchdown in his Dallas debut in the Hall of Fame preseason game last year, and the converted safety ended up starting at middle linebacker in the regularseason finale against Philadelphia because of injuries to other players.

The sixth-round pick, who played the first six weeks before injuring his neck in practice and missing seven games, led the Cowboys with 11 tackles in a loss that kept the Cowboys out of the playoffs.

“It bothered me a lot ... because me and Holloman, we was like a brotherhood,” said safety J.J. Wil-

cox, another member of Dallas’ 2013 draft class. “It just goes to show you that this game here is not for long. It’s tough.”

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