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STUDENT SAFETY

Tech Student Government Association Safety Week aims to inform, protect launches new mobile safety application students from dangerous situations

By REECE NATIONS Staff Writer

By NYDIA NATIVIDAD Staff Writer

As the new school year begins, the Texas Tech Student Government Association is launching a brand new application to make Tech a safer environment for all students.

The idea for the Raider Safe app came from a two-year old student initiative, said Alex DeRossi, SGA external vice president.

SGA worked with various app developers, IT and marketing officials and the Risk Intervention & Safety Education office. The RISE office is in charge of all safety education events on campus to keep students informed at all times.

“We really wanted to make safety a priority,” DeRossi said.

A primary safety feature on the app is the safety timer. Students can set the timer with the time one is heading out, the location to where the student is going and the expected time of return, according to the RISE website. Along with this feature, a student is allowed three emergency contacts.

These contacts can be whoever the student chooses, from parents to roommates. Thus, if a safety timer is set by the student and not deactivated before the time of return, the emergency contacts will be notified immediately.

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Throughout this week, students will be encouraged to take part in Texas Tech Safety Week, a series of informational events designed to raise personal safety awareness.

The endeavor is being put on by the Student Government Association, the Risk Intervention & Safety Education office and the Tech Police Department.

"It's definitely a student-driven initiative," Devin DeLapp, director of public relations for SGA, said. "This is a joint venture between the Student Government Association, RISE and the TTPD." One of the focuses of Safety Week is raising awareness regarding sexual assault on college campuses and methods of prevention, DeLapp said. This comes with the announcement of the Raider Safe app in the Student Union Building's outdoor amphitheater. An email detailing the app's announcement will soon be sent to the Tech student body.

"We have a few different programs going on about bystander intervention," DeLapp said. "We're all Red Raiders, so it's on us to stop sexual assault on campus."

The RISE office is hosting an event on victim-blaming, a culture often associated with sexual assault, in the SUB on Wednesday as part of Safety Week, she said. Also, on Wednesday SGA will host a table in the SUB’s free speech area asking students to sign the It’s On Us pledge. The pledge was

designed to provide accountability for all students to fulfill their responsibilities in halting sexual assaults, DeLapp said. The campaign was launched by the Obama Administration in Sept. 2014. “(It’s On Us) started on college campuses as a way to say ‘we’re not going to play the blame game,’” DeLapp said. “We’re not going to put it on just men or women. It’s on all of us.”

A key focus of Safety Week is promoting awareness of property safety, Jeff Hays, an attorney with Student Legal Services, said.

From signing leases to the finer points of renters insurance, Student Legal Services is getting involved with students during Safety Week. “(Students) need to have renters insurance,” Hays said. “The monthly payment on renters insurance is too cheap not to have.

It covers your personal property from loss, theft, flood, fire, those kinds of things.”

Hays has been with Student Legal Services for eight years. He said not enough students are aware of the services the department provides. Students can arrange appointments for notary consulting, lease reviews or any other legal issue they might have.

“I do landlord tenant work, we have a criminal defense attorney and a general practice attorney,” Hays said. “If you bring me a copy of your unsigned lease, I can look at it and go over it with you.”

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GREEK LIFE

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S T U D E N T S PA R T I C I PAT E I N A N N U A L G R E E K E V E N T

By HALEY DAVIS Staff Writer

Texas Tech Panhellenic community hosted Bid Day 2016 on Saturday to recruit hundreds of eager rushees into its new Greek chapters.

Membership in a fraternity or sorority offers a student a unique opportunity to have a balanced college life with a focus on academic excellence, brotherhood or sisterhood, leadership development, service and responsible social interaction, according to the Fraternity & Sorority Life website.

Erica Edwards, Tech Panhellenic recruitment director, said going through recruitment helped her grow as a college student.

“I learned how to become a better version of myself, and I think that’s the main thing that I gained from being in a sorority,” Edwards said.

Edwards said she received a bid from

Kappa Delta her freshman year after getting to know several girls in the chapter.

“Being on Panhellenic allows us to work with all the different sororities, and they all have a really special place in my heart,” Edwards said.

Formal recruitment started Aug. 20 for early move-in day and parent welcome sessions, which were followed by the kickoff event, open-house visits, philanthropy day, sisterhood day, preference night and finally Bid Day. The kick-off event was hosted at the United Supermarkets Arena, where each girl received a Tech spirit shirt to wear to the following open-house day, according to the Tech sorority recruitment schedule.

During the open-house days, the rushees are given the opportunity to visit all the chapters on Greek Circle and be introduced to the values of the Panhellenic community.

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1. Hannah Hillard embraces a sister in the Chi Omega sorority during Bid Day on Saturday at Greek Circle.

2. Girls celebrate together after opening their bids on Saturday in the United Supermarket Arena.

3. A Delta Delta Delta member cheers while buses with new sorority members arrive at the sorority’s house on Greek Circle on Saturday.

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Office of International Affairs will be leading the development of the campus in San José, Costa Rica

International Affairs discusses Costa Rica campus

By MICHAEL CANTU News Editor

Now that plans and details have been finalized for Texas Tech’s first international campus, all that is left to do is build the facilities and get faculty and staff in San José, Costa Rica.

The details were planned out and put together in the Office of International Affairs, Sukant Misra, associate vice provost for international programs, said. It was through a company in Costa Rica called Promerica Group that the idea was conceptualized.

“It was serendipitous,” Tibor

Nagy, vice provost for international affairs, said, “because, I was at a conference, and I met a gentleman representing one of the pathway companies. International pathway companies send international students to universities.”

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The Costa Rica location will be an Englishspeaking campus All faculty and staff are provided by Texas Tech

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Local vape industry fuming over addition of new FDA regulations

By REECE NATIONS Staff Writer

As many as five lawsuits have been filed against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration after new e-cigarette regulations went into effect on Aug. 8. Groups advocating for the vaporizer industry include the American Vaping Association, Nicopure Labs and the Right to be SmokeFree Coalition.

“It’s terrible that the government can just step in and ruin people’s lives,” Ike Monies, manager at Juicy Juice Vapes, said. “What they’re doing will ruin an industry, and after two years we’ll all have to get new jobs.”

E-cigarettes will be handled just like traditional tobacco products for the first time under the new rules. The FDA now requires each product to undergo a costly approval process before it is allowed to be sold, according to the U.S. News website.

Businesses like the one Monies works for were quick to point out the hypocrisy of treating vape-companies with hostility, while big tobacco companies are not held accountable for the millions of deaths caused each year by their products, Monies said.

“Young kids will find a way,” Monies said. “It’s better for parents to buy their kids some juice

COSTA RICA CONTINUED FROM PG. 1 It was representatives from Promerica who had the vision to set up an American university in Costa Rica, Misra said. In Costa Rica, people put tremendous value in American universities, he said, which is the reason behind establishing a campus in that country. It was easier for them to set up a campus in Costa Rica rather than bringing students to the United States.

that has 0 percent nicotine in it than to have them go behind their back and bum cigarettes outside a gas station.”

Vaping advocates argue e-cigarettes provide a safer, healthier alternative to smoking, according to an article published in The Hill. People can use vapes as a pathway to wean themselves from smoking cigarettes and, eventually, to provide a means for quitting the habit altogether.

While cigarette-smoking for teens has decreased dra-

matically in recent years, the practice of vaping has increased from 1.5 percent in 2011 to 16 percent in 2015 for high school students, according to an article published in USA Today. Also affected by the new regulations are premium hand-rolled cigars and hookah accessories that are now illegal for minors to obtain under federal law.

Vaporizer shops are not allowed to sell their products to minors, Veronica Mora, owner of Electric Cloud Vapors and Texas

Tech alumna, said.

The regulations are largely a façade, Mora said, designed as a means to generate funds for the FDA at the expense of small business owners such as herself.

“State law has been that way for years. A lot of other vape shop owners already ID anyone who walks through their door and would never sell to any minors from an ethical standpoint,” she said. “I would never sell to anyone under 18.”

When asked if her products

were less harmful than tobacco products, Mora said because of the new laws in effect, she legally cannot comment on it.

If groups backing vape companies and small business fail in their mission to overturn the new FDA regulations, the entire industry could potentially fail, Mora said.

“It’s ridiculous,” she said. “(The new regulations) are incredibly bad for small business owners.”

Promerica looked at a lot of different U.S. universities as potential partners, and after multiple iterations, Tech was chosen and announced as the sole finalist in early August, he said.

Most of the work with Promerica was done with Misra’s help, Nagy said. He was sitting through the meetings and helping work out all the minor details throughout most of the process.

“It appears that after vis-

iting with us, after visiting with our academic deans, after visiting with our senior administration they felt that we have what it takes to enter into this kind of special arrangement,” Misra said, “to bring the American education experience into Costa Rica.”

It was 15 months ago that Tech was chosen as one of the finalists, which launched it into serious conversations about the degree offerings and the details as to what will be taught at the

international campus, he said.

According to an article from The Daily Toreador from early August, the campus will offer bachelor’s degrees in electrical engineering, industrial engineering, computer science, mathematics and restaurant, hotel and institutional management; undergraduate certificate in RHM; and graduate certificate in essentials of business.

The areas of study chosen were also particularly picked to suit those in Costa Rica, he said.

“It’s really not what we wanted to do,” Misra said. “It’s more of what they felt their need was.”

After a market-study was done, representatives from Promerica figured out what the Costa Rican needs were going to be in the future. The ultimate goal is to meet the demands of the market 10 years down the road, he said.

Tech will not be taking on the task of building the facilities necessary for this endeavor, Misra said. Promerica will be responsible for that task and will provide all the facilities, which will all be in San José.

At the moment there is a design in place that is nearly finalized — a six-floor building that will be built especially for Tech, Misra said.

As it stands now, this facility will allow no more than 1,200 students to be enrolled on the

campus. However, this may be subject to change further down the road, Nagy said.

Promerica is, in effect, assuming any risk for this, Nagy said. Many private universities, with more money on hand than Tech has, have established universities in different countries, but all of those ventures involve a lot of risks.

“In this case, the simple way to explain it is: Promerica is paying for the hardware, we supply the software,” Nagy said.

All of the same standards will carry themselves over to this new campus, he said — admissions, learning expectations and so on.

The advantage for Tech is to enter further into the current globalized society, Nagy said. This creates more interconnectedness within the world and serves as a way to show the brand of Tech around the globe.

This also helps those in Costa Rica learn more English as most classes will be conducted in English, he said.

“You know, at the end of the day we were just so happy that the Board of Regents supported it fully. I mean, the president, the provost, the chancellor, the Board of Regents — once everybody really looked into the project we all realized that it would be wonderful for Texas Tech in any number of ways,” Nagy said.

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Two dead after College Station apartment shooting College Station police did not immediately announce any arrests in the shootings before dawn Sunday but said the public was not in danger. Police are trying to determine a motive for the shootings.

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ports of an assault and shots fired arrived to find two wounded men near the entrance to a unit. Both later died. Police identified them as 20-year-olds Brysen Jamal Rhodes of Wortham and Jack Lopez of Rosenberg.

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HOSPITALITY SERVICES

Department adds food variety Staff Writer

Many new and returning Texas Tech students are coming to campus after enjoying their summer intercession.

To welcome them, Hospitality Services has brought new dining options for students to enjoy.

Hospitality Services is a university department that has control over all food services across the Tech campus.

The department has multiple operations including more than 50 dining locations that have anything and everything students are looking for, said Alan Cushman, manager of business development for Hospitality Services.

The administrative staff within the department is constantly looking to be cuttingedge and innovative when providing Tech with new dining options, Cushman said. Recently, the department added a gluten friendly location as the All-You-CareTo-Eat location at Hulen/ Clement Residence Complex.

“It’s not a new location, but these are locations that have been revamped, updated menus, changed things

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No specific incidents on campus particularly inspired the thought for this app.

Devin DeLapp, public relations director for SGA, said she brought up the event of a University of Texas student being abducted and found just near campus last spring.

“That gave us more reason to do this,” DeLapp said.

“Not that those events are happening on Tech campus, but we want to prevent those events from happening here.”

Students will also have access to their own mobile blue light that notifies Tech Police Department and 911,

like that,” Mindy Diller, registered dietitian for Hospitality Services, said. “They’re already established. We’re just going in and making them a little different for certain needs.”

Based on average numbers from the incoming freshman class, it is projected that 600 to 900 students will be looking for gluten friendly dining options, Diller said. This average is based on one gluten intolerant or celiac student per every hundred students.

This new All-You-Care-ToEat location will also have increased options for vegans and vegetarians. These options are a part of the campuswide Smart Choices Wellness Program that has been a part of the campus for several years.

It covers special dietary needs and features items catered to different lifestyle eating habits, Cushman said.

“Hulen is an All-YouCare-To-Eat, and we are making that gluten friendly, so a lot of our gluten-free students know exactly where to go,” Diller said. “But they can get gluten free options anywhere on campus at all DeRossi said. Another feature available, is that students may text crime tips to the Tech PD in the event of having items stolen or found.

A third feature is the safety profile; through this, students can create a profile with medical information that will remain private and only accessible to an emergency responder, according to the RISE website.

Tech is not the first major university to initiate this type of safety app in the country, but it is one of the first in Texas. Tech joined a short list of universities that have brought similar apps to campuses along with University of Oklahoma, Florida State University, Oklahoma

of our dining locations.”

The department has also been testing Kosher and religious preference menu options. Finding and sourcing products for these lifestyles is difficult, Dewey McMurrey, executive chef of operations, said.

Hospitality has found mostly prepackaged dry goods that it can source for Kosher diets, but recently a whole Kosher chicken was sourced and has begun menu testing, McMurrey said.

State University and University of Central Florida.

As part of their Safety Week, SGA and RISE will be promoting the Raider Safe app all around campus, DeRossi said. The app officially launches today and can downloadable on all smartphones by searching for Rave Guardian.

“We are piloting this program for a year before we implement it fully,” DeRossi said.

Thus, SGA would like to note that students are free to give feedback on the app on what students like and would like to see added to the app in the next year for the app to take off. @DailyToreador

“With Kosher we don’t have a rabbi and certified kitchen to prepare those items, so that’s a difficulty that we’re trying to deal with,” McMurrey said. “Our main focus is sourcing Kosher foods that we can implement into our menus.”

In addition to the glutenfriendly location and increased dietary options at Tech, the department added a doughnut shop on campus, Cushman said. Red’s Donut Shoppe opens today in the

Student Union Building.

The shop will feature cake doughnuts in both regular and mini sizes. The featured doughnut is Red’s Red Velvet Donut, which is a red velvet cake doughnut with a white icing. The shop will have a S’mores doughnut for its grand opening, which is a marshmallow cake doughnut with chocolate icing and graham cracker crumb topping, McMurrey said. The shop will also feature a mixture of both plain and iced donuts in

different flavors.

“It’s also going to feature Kolaches,” Cushman said.

“It will have a very unique coffee program called Café Booststella. They’re going to have cartons of milk in the location to go with the doughnuts. It’s a very unique thing on campus because these are fresh-made doughnuts right in the center of the Student Union Building.”

The department is also opening another Sam’s Express market kiosk in the Human Sciences building on campus. This will be the eighth location of this brand added to Tech. Panera brand soups will also be tested at various Sam’s Express locations to see if Tech students will like this addition, McMurrey said.

The department also has plans to put a full service Chick-fil-A restaurant in the Jerry S. Rawls College of Business Administration building, Cushman said. This location will serve Chick-fil-A breakfast. The Commons in Talkington Hall will have Simply Pie, which is a personal buildyour-own-pizza option. Simply Pie opens today. @DailyToreador

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CONTINUED FROM PG. 1 To qualify for the office’s services, one must be a fee paying student, he said.

"I'm excited that they decided to include us (in Safety Week). A lot of students don't know we exist," Hays said.

"We're happy to talk to students about any legal issues they may be dealing with."

On Friday, Tech PD will have a table in the SUB as part of their Coffee and a Cop event, according to the Safety Week schedule. They will offer both coffee and doughnuts along with friendly interaction to anyone stopping by.

Also, a part of Friday's agen-

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da is a presentation and a video to explain the campus carry laws, according to the schedule.

Officers from Tech PD will be

answering questions and providing information relating to the new legislation. @ReeceNationsDT

OPINIONS

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Moving to Lubbock spurs identity crisis W

hen I lived in San Antonio, I was a San Antonian. I lived in the Alamo City, home to a revolution-defining battle site, a five-time NBA champion men’s basketball team and Six Flags Fiesta Texas.

I was a lot of things in San Antonio. I was a bartender, an English major, a satire columnist, an intern. I grew up in San Antonio. It is where my friends and family are, where I attended high school and college and where I first used and stopped using Tinder. It is where I lived.

When I studied in Kyoto

Robert Avila is a first-year law student from San Antonio.

for a month I was a “gaijin,” a Japanese phrase meaning “foreign person.” I lived in the thousand-year capital, home to the most historically preserved architecture in Japan, some of the greatest palaces and gardens in the world and the International Manga Museum.

I was a student, a tourist, a visitor and – at 6 feet, 180 pounds – I was the biggest, most intimidating person on the subway. Kyoto was

my first time living away from home.

It is where I was first introduced to the differences in world cultures and the similarities of beliefs and values in people. It is where I realized I could go anywhere in the world and find people I connect with. It is where I studied.

Now I live in Lubbock. I live in Hub City, home to the friendliest people in America, the first mascot in major college sports history to feature a live horse and the South Plains Mall. So, what does that make me? What am I in Lubbock?

I am still a San Antonian,

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of course, but I live in Lubbock now. My lease says I do. I’m enrolled as a student in Lubbock. I came here to study and earn my Juris Doctor degree, and I intend on living here for the next three years. Can I be called a resident of Lubbock? Or am I still a gaijin?

There are obvious differences between studying in Japan and in Lubbock. I’m still in Texas, still in the U.S. People are much taller here and wear boots. So am I a San Antonian studying in Lubbock?

Lubbock is not the flat wasteland described to me by

friends when I told them I was considering law school here. No Mad Max, road warrior gangs with rundown vehicles armed with spikes and chain guns driving over scorched earth.

From all that I have experienced, Lubbock is a wonderful city. Texas Tech’s is the most beautiful campus I’ve ever been to. The weather is great. Even with the random thunderstorms, it is still a thousand times better than South Texas humidity. Anywhere I want to go is at most eight minutes away from where I am. Whether I’m going from school to home, home

to school, home to Pizza Hut, eight minutes. The cost of living is excellent, everyone I meet is polite and pointing my fingers like a gun at someone is a neighborly greeting. The is no better place in Texas to live and study. That’s why I chose to come here.

So, I think I’ll start by calling myself a Red Raider, a student of Tech. One of my mascots rides a horse and the other has two guns.

That’s awesome.

And I’ll call myself a Lubbockite, too. ravila@dailytoreador.com

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2016 offers contrast to Student shares study society 100 years ago abroad experience T D his year has been one of a kind, and there's no other way around it. From civil rights protests to pop culture movements to the presidential election, 2016 has been a year unlike anything we've ever seen. So, in the midst of this chaotic year, it's important to reflect and remember where we came from.

100 years ago, the concepts of racial and gender equality were crazy ideas you didn't verbalize out of fear for being ridiculed. Things like Twitter, Facebook and Instagram were not even near existence. In 1916, things were much different than they are now.

At the Democratic National Convention in 1916, Woodrow Wilson was campaigning with the slogan, "He kept us out of the war," in reference to World War I. This year at the DNC, Hillary Rodham Clinton, the first ever woman nominated by a major party, campaigned with the slogans "Stronger Together" and "I'm With Her.” Whether someone is a fan of Clinton or not, the history that was made the night she accepted the Democratic nomination cannot be denied.

It's only a matter of time until her pantsuits make an appearance in every JCPenney back-toschool commercial.

Haley Britzky is a senior journalism major from Trophy Club.

In June 1916, Mary Pickford became the highest paid female actress when she earned a $1 million contract.

This year, Jennifer Lawrence was the highest paid female actress, earning $46 million.

And it cannot be ignored that, this year alone, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson earned a whopping $64.5 million, making him the highest paid actor across the board.

While Lawrence’s income, according to Forbes, consists largely of a profit slice from the big box office gross of her final installment of “The Hunger Games,” I'm personally wondering what movie Johnson starred in that I missed this year.

In October 1916, Paul Robeson was questionably excluded from playing football for Rutgers University after Washington University and Lee University refused to play against an African-American. Now, in 2016, the Black Lives Matter movement has made its presence known.

Civil rights are being talked about frequently, looked at closely, discussed with a reverence for progress. This year, the University of Missouri reportedly

lost 23 percent of their freshman class due to outcries against racism within the school’s administration.

The fact of the matter is it has never been easier to stand for what you believe in; platforms for debate have never been so readily available as they are today.

In November 1916, reelected President Wilson exclaimed to the Chamber of Commerce while in Cincinnati, "The business of neutrality is over. The nature of modern war leaves no state untouched."

In 2016, the highest office in our nation has been begged to declare war against what is seen as one of our greatest threats abroad: the Islamic State group. These are pleas that President Barack Obama has, dismayingly, not acted upon.

So yes, 2016 seems like a mess. Things are crazy and the U.K. left the European Union and Simone Biles was practically proven to be from another world, but at the same time we are moving forward. We are forming discussion, causing debate, asking questions and making history. Isn't that what progress is all about?

Let's see what else you've got, 2016. hbritzky@dailytoreador.com

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Freshman pursues happiness

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exas Tech signifies a variety of things to different people. For some, Tech is about the friendships, the sports, the learning experiences or sometimes simply an excuse to leave home.

For me, it’s something else. I came to Tech with one goal in mind: be happy again. The past four years have not treated me well and I needed an escape.

I needed to go somewhere far from the people and places at home, where my past didn’t continually come back to haunt me.

Somewhere I could comfortably call home.

Somewhere I could reinvent myself. Somewhere I could wake up every morning and want to get out of bed.

I remember when I started visiting colleges the spring break of my junior year. Back then, I wasn’t looking forward to college. I dreaded the entire process. It meant too much change and stress, all of which I didn’t feel I could handle.

H o w e v e r, w h e n I stepped onto Tech’s cam-

Alex Olges is a freshman major from Humble.

pus, I immediately knew it was the one. The students were remarkably friendly and the overall atmosphere was very inviting. I wasn’t uncomfortable in the slightest. Tech already felt like home and I had only been on campus for a couple of hours.

Tech already felt like home and I had only been on campus for a couple of hours.

Tech became this bastion of hope; the light at the end of the tunnel.

It was the do-over I so desperately craved and a place where who I once was did not matter.

More importantly, Tech was the only place I could

clearly see myself being happy again.

Ironically, anonymity is one of the things I have most looked forward to.

It’s fairly common for students to come to college and stress over where they fit in.

I mean, it’s a lot easier to “find your place” in a group of, say, four thousand people compared to the more than thirty-six thousand students here at Tech.

The way I see it, there are 36,000 opportunities.

Maybe I don’t connect well with a high school sized group of the Tech population, but there are still tens of thousands of other social possibilities.

With all of that said, whatever you are here at Tech for, I’m certain this will be a fantastic year.

Being on the opinions column is an incredible opportunity and I’m thrilled to discuss and debate various topics with the Tech community this year.

Man, it’s a great year to be a Red Raider!

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LETTERS

Ignatius Horstmann is a sophomore history major from West Chester, Pennsylvania.

— slack jawed and starry eyed — the eye-candy that is “Praha,” the Czech word for Prague.

The rest of the month can be summed up as full of amazing coffee and outdoor dining.

As I realized that my palate is not compatible with Czech cuisine, found nightclubs that bump hypnotic house music late until the next day and met people that could make the most underground hipster feel mainstream, I watched Prague come to life before my eyes.

I was lucky enough to have a chat with a few local Praha residents who were only too glad to indulge me with thorough responses to my random questions. Peter — or Petric, as I assume he is called in his native tongue — was one such local.

He informed me while Americans obsess about monetary and financial success, Europeans tend to find more satisfaction in artistic and creative pursuits. Peter was hammered during this fascinating exchange and was immune to my rebuttals defending the integrity of American art and culture.

I managed to get on some semblance of a routine while I basked in the tradition and beauty of Europe. I invested in a gym membership and put aside a few hours every day to work on homework

because I was taking a class at the University of New York, Prague, and got my Americano at the same café every morning.

People have asked me since I have returned what was my favorite part and my least favorite part about the trip. I don’t know the answer to those questions. I was fortunate enough to go to Rome for a weekend and was, of course, floored by the Neoclassical and Baroque sculptures, as well as the wonder of the Sistine Chapel.

Perhaps the most memorable experience of the trip was the weekend trip to Krakow, Poland. While the city and people of Krakow were spectacular and awesome, our excursion to Auschwitz concentration camp was something I will never forget.

A description and explanation of that trip will require its own entry, and so I will not attempt to summarize it here. Needless to say, I was saddened and awed by both the monstrosity of the Nazis and the compassion, courage and willpower of those who were persecuted.

My trip abroad was truly life-changing. While I cannot return to Europe anytime soon, I am able to keep and share the memories with my friends and family. If anyone reading this gets a chance to study abroad, though I doubt you need my endorsement, do yourself a favor and take it. opinions@dailytoreador.com

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espite the internet making globalization and communication immediate and instantaneous, there is still some majesty and wonder left in the world. While Lubbock is surely ranked among the most desirable travel destinations in the world (I’m kidding, of course), I was able to tear myself away from this place for the month of June earlier in the summer.

My destination was the picturesque and dramatically old-world city of Prague, the capital city of the Czech Republic. I was lucky enough to be given the chance to study abroad through our beloved Texas Tech. So, after furiously thanking my parents and packing my Polaroid and fanny pack, I set off.

On the plane ride over, my excitement was palpable.

Tampered only briefly by the tantrum kicks of a six-year old seated behind me, who, despite increasingly desperate requests from myself, refused to cease his onslaught.

A short and mercifully bratfree plane ride from Frankfurt, Germany ended my 20-hour travel day. Finally, I found myself in Prague, the capital of Central Europe.

The drive into the center of the city was surreal.

The vibrant colors, Gothic architecture and sculptures overwhelmed my senses to a point where I stopped trying to communicate with my exclusively Czech-speaking driver and simply relished

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Band prepares for season in summer camp

By SOPHIA AYMOND Staff Writer

Marching bands have become a halftime staple throughout college football programs. Students in the band come before school starts to perfect their craft and prepare their shows for halftime.

Band camp can be a difficult week for a summer band member, said Emily Rich, a senior business finance major from Weatherford and assistant drum major.

To p r e p a r e f o r t h e marching season, the band practices almost 13 hours each day outside the Music building a week before classes start.

The members have to be physically and mentally prepared for the long week, said Alex Williams, a senior music education major from Mansfield.

Band can be extremely hard to prepare the body for, Williams said.

Band members are always having to use their core muscles to breathe and to hold the instrument right.

Some instruments can be as heavy as 45 pounds, such as the sousaphone.

Williams and other band members have a 35-minute workout every day during summer band to help get them get in shape for marching season, he said.

The workouts are constant and there is no getting out of them, Rich said. This year’s workout was boot camp.

Williams got up at 5 a.m. and did not return home until 11 p.m. during summer band, he said. He even got there three days early for leadership preparations.

“Summer camp is extremely difficult,” Williams said. “I think what makes (camp) different is (that) our leadership team creates new ways to make it efficient.”

Tristan Torres, a music and public relations major from San Antonio and the assistant drum major, said the band camp is mentally draining for some members including himself.

To r r e s p r e p a r e s f o r summer band camp by getting up at 6 a.m. and doing physical activity a couple of weeks before camp starts, he said.

Although Torres thinks the band camp has become

easier from his freshman year, he does not think the workouts or anything else they do have become easier, he said.

Because this was not Torres’ first band camp, he was more excited about returning because he knew what to expect, he said. Torres had to be in a strong mental state to get through the 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. days. He felt more confident this year, and the bar was set higher with expectations.

Being back at summer camp was easier for Courtney Estrada, too. Estrada, a senior business management major from El Paso and president of the band, said it was easier for her to memorize the music.

“It definitely gets easier by being able to memorize music, and it feels like you’re back at home,” Estrada said. “It feels natural.”

This was the largest returning senior class ever, Estrada said. So, the level of expectations for the band was higher.

Being in band does not mean one cannot get involved in other things. Rich rushed a sorority during

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Members of the Goin’ Band participate in mandatory exercise before beginning practice outside the Music building on Thursday morning. The Goin’ Band practices for about three to four hours per day leading up to the first football game. one of her band camps her sophomore year. The band was very open to her rushing, she said. Other members after her have followed in her footsteps in rushing during summer camp, she said.

Rich was not able to participate in her sorority rush week because of her leadership roles in the

band, she said. She has not only made friends in her sorority but also made some of her closest friendships in the band.

“Band is really open to helping with my rush and really flexible with the schedule,” Rich said. “I think it’s just hard with the long hours and going hard and staying dedicated.”

Williams and Brown go through ideas on music selection. They meet with professors and seniors to decide what the shows are going to be like, Brown said.

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By ALYSSA ACOSTA Staff Writer

Cars pack the streets and campus parking lots as students and their families prepare for moving in to the residence halls. They carry TVs, mini fridges and other personal belongings that will soon make a strange place home.

The hardest part of moving in was getting all her belongings upstairs, Victoria Carter, a freshman architecture major from Houston, said.

Overall, however, the move-in process was fast and smooth, Carter said.

Juan Torres, a freshman chemical engineering major from Dallas, said moving in was short-andsweet for him.

“So far, so good,” Torres said about campus life.

“You can’t beat all the free food.”

Martin Cruz, a freshman chemical engineering major from Dallas, said he was amazed by all the student organizations offering free food and activities during Raider Welcome.

While most freshmen are loving their new campus, there is still a lot to get used to, Cruz said,

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such as the enormity of campus and the community restrooms found in most residence halls.

It’s really exciting for all of us. We get to meet all our new residents and help them move in ...

I watched my parents drive away.”

Once the semester starts, Perez said she hopes to stop feeling homesick and focus on school.

Carla Romero, a freshman civil engineering major from Dallas, said she is not feeling homesick just yet and is excited for the

upcoming semester. Her goal for this semester is to meet more people outside of her own culture.

Whatever problems freshmen are facing, community advisers are available to make the transition easier and are responsible for the well-being of their residents, Darby Anglin, a sophomore electrical

engineering major from Amarillo, said.

For community advisers move-in weekend is the time when all their training becomes important, Anglin said.

“It’s really exciting for all of us,” Anglin said.

“We get to meet all our new residents and help them move in, but also it

is very busy.”

Community advisers are great resources for new residents to find out what is going on around campus, Anglin said.

“Get out (and) meet people,” Anglin said. “Go to as many Welcome Week events as you can, and talk to your CAs.” @DailyToreador

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Feeling homesick so soon was startling, Valentina Perez, a freshman business management major from Dallas, said.

“I thought saying goodbye would be easy,” Perez said, “but reality hit when

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RAIDER RED MEATS

Pitmasters compete at cookoff The sweet smell of barbecue fills the air on a sunny Texas day, and the parking lot is filled with grills from all across the nation as the top pitmasters cook to compete in the Raider Red Meats Championship.

It was a nice day to cookout, enjoy some barbecue and celebrate camaraderie, Bill Sterling of Sterling Silver Dollar BBQ said.

“We like to get out and meet people,” Sterling said, “and cook barbecue.”

Preparation for this cook-off started two weeks ago with buying the premium meats, setting up the day before competition and starting the grill at 3 a.m., Sterling said.

Other than lots of preparation, some pitmasters had to travel thousands of miles to be here.

“I had to fly here to cook, so I relied on the graciousness and hospitality of three separate Texas teams,” Harry Soo of Slap Yo’ Daddy BBQ and Tech alumnus from Los Angeles, said. “I came locked and loaded with 50 pounds of meat in one suitcase and another with 50 pounds of supplies.”

Soo, best known for cooking on shows like “BBQ Pitmasters,” “Cutthroat Kitchen” and “Chopped:

Grill Masters,” said coming back to Tech after 30 years is a happy experience.

Cindy Hayter of Ella’s BBQ from Universal City, competed in last year ’s championship, but walked away with a disqualification. She said this time around she is here for redemption, and, as one of the few women in this competition, she has something to prove.

“I always know that I’m a little bit of an underdog,” Hayter said, “but it sure is nice when you whip on them a little bit. They hate it when a girl beats them.”

Winning a cook-off can be difficult when relying on the taste preferences of different judges, Hayter said.

Some people are just set in their ways.

Hayter said if she won the championship, it would be an emotional journey across the stage. Hayter competed on behalf of a recently deceased friend.

At the end of the day, this cook-off means more than winning, it is about friendship and passion for cooking, Soo said.

“This is what barbecue is all about,” Soo said. “It’s about community, bringing people together, and having fun.”

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A Pi Beta Phi member welcomes a new member outside the Pi Beta Phi house during Bid Day on Saturday.

After each step of the recruitment process, the girls met with a Rho Gamma representative and ranked the sororities they attended in order of their preferences.

This process helps Tech Panhellenic match each girl to the sororities that invite them to the next event the following day, according to the Go Greek website. The sorority membership of each of the Rho Gammas is not revealed until Bid Day. Alissa Pollak, a junior from Frisco, volunteered as a Rho Gamma this semester and said she enjoyed it because it was much less stressful than going through recruitment.

“Rho Gammas just answer whatever questions the girls have and we try our best to address any of their concerns throughout the recruitment process,” Pollack said.

Philanthropy & Community Service Day on Wednesday allowed the students to

be invited to a maximum of eight philanthropy events for the chapters and get involved in the community service that Greek life thrives on, according to the Tech sorority recruitment schedule.

Kappa Delta, for example, supports the Confidence Coalition, which Edwards said is meant to inspire confidence in women throughout the Lubbock community.

Values & Sisterhood Day started on Thursday where the events were narrowed down to a maximum of five for each rushee to help them get closer to the chapter of their choosing, according to the Tech sorority recruitment schedule.

Leading up to the infamous Bid Day, the girls got all gussied up for Preference Night where only two chapters remained. Each house hosted a cocktail-attire mixer to leave a lasting impression on the rushees as they made their final preferences.

Meredith Wyant, a freshman rushee from Albuquerque, New Mexico, said even though recruitment had been really scary and stressful,

1. Aaron Rejino, a cook from Olton, prepares his barbecue before turning it into the judges during the annual Red Raider Meats BBQ and Ribeye Championship on Saturday at the Animal and Food Sciences building. 2. Daniel Hayden fills out his score card at the annual Red Raider Meats BBQ and Ribeye Championship on Saturday at the Animal and Food Sciences building. 3. A cook presents his grilled meat to judges during the Red Raider Meats annual BBQ and Ribeye Championship on Saturday.

preference night was her favorite part.

“The members seemed more themselves on preference night,” Wyant said. “I chose Delta Gamma as my final preference because the girls there are so welcoming, happy and non-judgmental.”

Bid Day was hosted at the United Supermarkets Arena with buses waiting outside to take the rushees to their new chapters on Greek Circle. Harriette Baker, the assistant director for Tech fraternity and sorority life, explained the agenda for the day’s celebrations.

The students who participated through recruitment received an invitation to join a group, Baker said. Through this process, they learn with each other which groups invited them to join.

Sororities make their choices based on academic, leadership and community service accomplishments as well as conversations rushees have with the members during the recruitment events, according to the Tech Fraternity & Sorority Life website.

Almost as fast as the envelopes were opened, joyous screaming erupted all over the arena.

“I received a bid from Theta when I was going through recruitment,” Pollak said. “I wanted Theta because the girls were so real and genuine.”

Edwards said that a significant amount of applicants drop-out on their own volition before Bid Day because after the recruitment experience, some girls decide Greek life is not for them.

Out of 1,066 students who applied for Fall 2016 sorority recruitment, around 850 received bids on Bid Day. As the buses pulled-up to Greek Circle, the girls flooded out, bids in hand. Each house was decorated from floor to ceiling to welcome everyone to their new homes. Members held up signs with each of the inductees’ names, revealing their new big sister within the sisterhood.

“Bid Day is so loud and crazy,” Pollak said. “You make all these new friends, it’s an absolute blast.” @DailyToreador

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n today’s age, people opening their hearts and minds has become the new normal. Being open and more tolerant has been seen more and more every day.

The Lubbock community came together to support gay pride at the Pride Festival at the Maxey Community Center on Saturday.

A lot of people came out to the Pride Festival to support the community such as Jennifer Crager who moved to Lubbock eight years ago from San Antonio. Crager said she was there not only to show her support but also to show off her 15-year-old daughter’s art that she had made for gay pride. “(The Pride Festival is) great,” Crager said. “This is the first year we’ve been here. We didn’t expect it to be this big.”

There were several booths and support groups at the Pride Festival to show their support.

Lubbock-local Sonia Salinesa was there with Manage Care Center to provide social services to people who are HIV positive. It took Salinesa about 30 minutes to set up her tent but preparations before took even longer, she said. Salinesa was there to promote the Manage Care Center and get the word out there.

A crowd pleaser was 15-year-old Kelsey Smith who was singing at the festival. Smith said she has been performing since she was 6 years old and hopes to go to Broadway.

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Smith was the back-up performance because the first one backed out, she said. Smith was asked the night before the festival by her close family friend Uriel Granados to perform.

“It just means so much to me,” Smith said. “I’m in the performing world, so of course I see gay people who are mistreated, and I support it so much.”

Many people were pleased to listen and hear from Smith such as Ryan Waldrop, a freshman finance major from Trophy Club. Waldrop said Smith’s performance was impressive for a 15-year-old.

I think it has come so far where people can get together and celebrate who they really are.

URIEL GRANADOS EVENT ORGANIZER This event meant a lot to Granados because he is gay, he said. Granados helped set up the festival.

Throughout the years, Granados has seen such a difference in the community towards gays, he said.

In his opinion, Lubbock is evolving towards being more acceptable.

“I think it has come so far where people can get together and just celebrate who they really are,” Granados said. “I’m just hoping to see people fully support us.” @DailyToreador

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1. Lubbock Pride Festival was hosted Saturday afternoon at Maxey Community Center. The festival celebrated LGBT pride through a variety of performances.

2. A Club Pink fire-eater performs an act during the sixth annual Lubbock Pride Festival.

3. Kat Cade-Gerzon, a senior geography major from Lubbock, shares the agenda of events prior to the drag show.

Cade-Gerzon served as the Pride Festival coordinator.

4. A drag queen performs to a crowd of attendees on Saturday at Maxey Park.

5. Vendors like Cricket Wireless handed out free gifts and information about their services to guests attending the festival.

6. A performer from Club Pink sings and dances to a Beyonce remix during the drag show. The drag show ended the events for the day and celebrated the LGBT community in Lubbock.

7. Visitors at the festival were treated to live music at the park throughout the day along with other family-oriented events.

8. A drag performer sings while interacting with the crowd.

All performers collected donations throughout their act which benefit the Lubbock LGBT community.

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By ALEXA BOUTWELL Staff Writer

The Texas Tech soccer team is in a transition period after losing prime scorers last year. However, the new faces for the Red Raiders have been filling the gaps the seniors left.

Freshmen Jordie Harr and Jade King are responsible for four of Tech’s seven total points in its first four games this season.

Harr scored her first goal for Tech in the season opener against New Mexico. The freshman scored both goals for the Red Raiders to secure the 2-1 win.

“It was an indescribable feeling to get those two goals,” Harr said.

King followed closely behind Harr, scoring her first goal for the Red Raiders and shutting out Missouri 1-0 on Aug. 21.

“It was nice for one of my goals to actually count,” King said. “It was good since we

only won 1-0 and fun to have the game winning goal.”

King followed her one goal performance with another one goal outing in a draw against Arizona Friday evening.

Both freshmen were recruited by Tech coach Tom Stone, who said he saw the talent and potential in Harr and King early on.

“Jordie Harr is a really rare and unique talent,” Stone said. “We plan on building our midfield around her. She is that special of a player.”

Stone said he is confident in the new additions’ ability to play at this level, especially King’s fast paced style and attacking mentality.

“We are excited about her explosiveness,” he said. “(King) is a dynamic and explosively fast forward with a huge drive to get to the goal.”

Before playing at the college level, Harr was named a two-time NSCAA All-American and two-time Gatorade Texas Player of the Year.

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Left: Texas Tech forward Jade King runs for the ball during the game against Arizona on Friday at the John Walker Soccer Complex. The Red Raiders and Wildcats tied 2-2. Right: Texas Tech midfielder Jordie Harr kicks the ball past her defender during the game against Arizona on Friday at the John Walker Soccer Complex. The game ended with a 2-2 tie.

Raider, King participated in two U.S. Youth National team camps and excelled at soccer and track in high school.

“At first, the transition was hard,” Harr said. “The level of play is really fast but after a few weeks you really start getting into it.”

The adjustment coming from high school to college is difficult especially in the difference of playing style.

However, King said she has found comfort in her new

teammates and coaching staff to guide her along.

“The girls have really made me feel welcome,” King said. “Especially coach Stone.

He’s invested a lot of time in me, but the first month was definitely difficult.”

The new midfielder for the Red Raiders was not naive about the fact that she still has room to grow as a college athlete, she said.

“I’ve been working on playing faster and getting up to

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The No. 16 Texas Tech soccer team shut out the Northeastern Huskies 2-0 on Sunday at the John Walker Soccer Complex.

The Red Raiders had a strong performance against the Huskies gaining the win and improving their record to 3-0-1 on the season.

The game was delayed due to the inclement weather in Lubbock. After two 30-minute delays, the lightning cleared and both teams were able to take the field.

The match took off at around

8:50 p.m. with both teams trying to gain control of the game.

In the early minutes of the match-up, Tech showed promise from a corner kick from freshman midfielder Jordie Harr leading to a shot attempt by junior defender Rebekah O’Brien.

Her shot attempt was wide of the goal and score remained 0-0.

Tech was awarded another corner kick by Harr. She set up senior midfielder Meagan McCullough, who had an open shot at the goal, but her attempt was saved by Northeastern goalie Nathalie Nidetch.

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Freshman forward Jade King had several shot attempts for the Red Raiders.

The young scorer had two opportunities to get the team on top, but both of her shot attempts were wide of the goal.

In the first 20 minutes of play, there seemed to be some promise for the Red Raiders as King juggled the ball and split the Northeastern defenders as she neared the goal. However, her shot was picked away by the Huskies goalie.

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are learning quickly in a fast-paced environment, and Stone said he is confident in them doing so.

“Some of the young players have proven they’re ready for the college season,” Stone said. “The talent level is high. We have a lot of new faces out there and they have to come together and learn how to play for us to reach our full potential and that’s happened.” @TheDT_Sports

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the speed of play,” Harr said.

“I need to use my voice more and focus on my shooting.”

Freshman forward King was open about how she is trying to improve her game and said she had multiple shots on goal in her first game against New Mexico but could not find a way to connect.

“I’m definitely trying to work on my finishing in front of the goal,” King said.

King and Harr said they are determined and

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For the second time in three seasons, the Texas Tech baseball team advanced to the College World Series. This year, the team earned its first win in Omaha after they defeated No. 1 Florida 3-2 on July 21. The Red Raiders were knocked out of the tournament by eventual champions Coastal Carolina and finished the 2016 season No. 4 nationally.

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After sitting out last week at Seattle, Bridgewater found Kyle Rudolph for a 27-yard score and led the Vikings to

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Melvin Gordon, aiming to rebound from a rough rookie season, cruised through the middle of Minnesota’s starting defense for a 39-yard touchdown run. San Diego lost running back Branden Oliver, though, to an Achilles tendon injury on his right leg

that required a cart to take him off. Oliver is the primary kickoff returner and a contributing backup behind Gordon and Danny Woodhead.

With sunlight streaming in from the floor-to-ceiling glass on the west side and through the translucent, space-age roof, the Vikings enjoyed a gleaming debut for U.S. Bank Stadium. The sold-out crowd of 66,143 was the largest at home in franchise history.

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Tech defense looks toward new mindset JACK DENSMORE Staff Writer

Texas Tech went 7-6 overall last year and 4-5 in the Big 12 Conference. Now, with new players, a new strength and conditioning coach and a new mindset, the Tech defense prepares to take on the new season that starts on Saturday.

Tech has four freshman linebackers who will play this season. Among those four, Jordyn Brooks and Brayden Stringer stand out.

“Jordyn Brooks, he’s repping with the ones and twos right now, he doesn’t panic, and that’s always good to see,” senior linebacker Malik Jenkins said. “Brayden Stringer is always doing a great job. It’s always good to have young players out there running after the ball.”

Brooks is 6 feet 1 inches tall and weighs 235 pounds. He is one of the bigger linebackers next to senior linebacker Kris Williams, who stands at 6 feet 1 inches and 240 pounds and sophomore linebacker Kolin Hill at 6 foot 2 inches and 250 pounds, according to the Tech Athletics website.

Brooks is from Stratford High School in Houston. In his senior year, he got 44 solo tackles, according to the Tech Athletics website.

“He’s big, he’s starting to get used it a little more and just him adjusting to the speed of playing college ball,” Jenkins said. “He has an eye for the ball, and he has a really good motor. So, Jordan’s going to be a really good football player in the coming future.”

Among practice and scrimmages, Tech football coach Kliff Kingsbury said he put them out on the field to see what they can do.

The new players have an eye for the football, he said.

“We’ve thrown them in there, they both really have a nose for the football,” Kingsbury said. “At that position you

really want guys who can see it and chase the ball, and they both see it quickly and aren’t afraid to stick their nose in there. So, they are going to play a bunch but have a prominent role on special teams and will find their way into that linebacker position.”

Along with the new linebackers, there are the experienced seniors who leading the team, such as senior linebacker Luke Stice, who has been described by fellow teammate Jenkins as a high motor linebacker.

Stice transferred from Houston to play for Tech his senior year.

“Luke Stice is a blue collar kid, like I said another high motor person, he’s always at the ball,” Jenkins said.

“He’d be at the opposite side of the field, and he’d still be running in on the tackle. He’s not the type that will just be outside of the crowd, he’s always just in the pack.”

However, the player’s size and stamina is credited to strength and conditioning coach Rusty Whitt. This is Whitt’s first year as the Tech strength and conditioning coach, according to the Tech Athletics website.

“I’m physical and mentally in top-notch shape right now,” Jenkins said. “I feel like just me gaining about 20 pounds, I can take on my men way longer than what I could’ve done compared to last year. Just me running and being in shape I can run more reps. So, coach Whitt, he builds tough people, physically and mentally.”

Jenkins said the defense is in the best shape it has ever been in.

“We’re going to be, if not bigger than everyone else, we’ll be up to par,” he said.

“I feel like we’re going to be ready. When it comes fourth quarter in the game, we plan on dominating the whole game, but come fourth quarter we’re going to be ready.”

Jenkins said the de-

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Members of the Texas Tech defense bring down a ball carrier during the Red Raiders’ practice on Tuesday at the Tech practice field.

Tech opens the season on Saturday at 7 p.m. against Stephen F. Austin at Jones AT&T Stadium. fense felt a lot bigger and better this year compared to last year.

“In past years we would pride ourselves on the speed, because we were a little bit smaller, but I think now we could compete with anybody, and especially with the mental aspect there’s no issues that we can’t go out there and compete against,” junior defensive lineman Talor Nunez said. “So, I’m really excited to get after this season, it doesn’t matter who we’re playing against, we’re going to keep our mental mindset the same every single game.”

Another difference compared to last year was the defensive line, Nunez said.

Nunez said the new defensive line as more of a family.

“I’d say the camaraderie,” Nunez said. “We take care of each other, we go hang out together and I think that’s the biggest thing, because

when we’re out there on the field, it’s tough out there, and us knowing that we’re a family, that we’re there for each other, that makes a big difference because we can trust those guys next to us.”

Early last year, Nunez said, he was injured which took him out for the entire season. This year, he’s excited to get back on the field and play for his team, no matter his position.

“Honestly, whatever gets me on the field. That’s really what matters and I’m just happy to be out there and help my team,” he said. “I’ve been waiting for a long time just to be on the field, going through surgery, and I’m just really excited to be out there and be a part of the team.”

Last Saturday, Tech hosted a scrimmage for the team.

Jenkins said the defense caused some defensive scores.

One of the scores came

from a pick six, Jenkins said.

“It’s always good whenever the defense scores on turnovers,” he said. “I think the energy is getting better and better every week. I’m pretty proud of our whole group, offense and defense.”

Jenkins said the scrimmage for the defense is good, as well.

“We had an awesome scrimmage in my opinion,” Jenkins said. “I think we were out there tackling, and we just try and get better. Coach Gibbs always emphasizes on fixing these two things every day and just tackling as a whole defensive unit was awesome. I think we still have a lot more things to get better at, but I think we are taking a step forward every day and every week.”

Among the defensive scores, the defense also caused some turnovers.

“We caused fumbles and coach Gibbs always emphasizes stripping the ball,” Jenkins

said. “Just try and pick it up and take it to the house. Towards the end of the scrimmage we had RJ Hester pick six, we scored on that one. So, it’s always good to create turnovers and of course score touchdowns.”

To make a good defensive line, Nunez said it is a lot about being disciplined.

“It really just comes down to us doing what coach Gibbs tells us to do, and being disciplined, and that’s what coach Whitt taught us during the offseason — just being disciplined, taking care of our job, and that way moving into the season we all take care of each other,” Nunez said. “It’s very simple, we just have to do our job. That’s what coach Gibbs tells us to do every day.”

Tech will begin its 2016 campaign at 7 p.m. Saturday when the Red Raiders play host to the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks. @JackDensmore_DT

VOLLEYBALL

Red Raiders finish weekend tournament with 1-2 record

By DIEGO GAYTAN Staff Writer

To open the 2016 season, the Texas Tech Red Raider volleyball team completed its first tournament with a 1-2 record, according to a Tech Athletics news release.

The Red Raiders dropped the first game of the season against the Pac-12’s Colorado Buffs in five sets Friday night at Peter W. Stott Center.

A 25-20 first set handed Tech an early 1-0 lead, but the Buffs nearly reversed the same score in the second set by outscoring Tech 25-19.

After the mid-game break, Colorado nearly closed the set by leading 23-20. The Red Raiders, however, went on a 6-1 run with freshman Kylie Rittimann making the final kill of the set.

Down 2-1, Colorado forced a

decisive fifth set by taking the fourth 25-18. For most of the fifth, Tech matched the Buffs, but after a kill by sophomore Sarah Redding to bring Tech a point away of tying its opponent at 9-8, Colorado then hammered down six straight points for the win.

Long Beach State handed the Red Raiders its second loss in three sets Saturday afternoon.

Tech lost the first set 2516 with Long Beach leading a relentless 7-1 run at the tail end of the set. Long Beach went on to repeat the 25-16 score by going on short spurts and limiting Tech to runs no larger than three points.

To close out the game, Tech fell behind by as much as six points. Tech battled back from a 23-17 deficit by taking advantage of three errors and one ace from junior Alyssa Ybanez. The Red

Raiders then came within one at 24-23, but a kill scored the final point of the game.

Finishing its first tournament, Tech collected its first win by defeating the Portland State Vikings 3-1 Saturday night.

A 25-17 first set and a 25-21 second set handed the Red Raiders a crucial lead. Coming off a 25-22 third set loss, Tech took control of the third set.

Senior Lauren Douglass began laying the groundwork for the win by scoring three kills in a 5-0 Tech run for a 7-4 lead.

Once ahead, Tech allowed the Vikings to tie the set at eight each, but another 5-0 regained the lead and after one point by Portland State to break the run, Tech forced four consecutive points for a 17-9 advantage.

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1. The Ruck Race event took place at 8 a.m. Saturday at the Spirit Ranch to support the Active Heroes Inc., a charity for military families. Ryan Buchanan, a junior civil engineering major from Graham, comes toward the finish line after walking his flag 4 miles around the course.

2. Adam Hymel, the director of mobility and agility for the Texas Tech football team, runs through a tunnel football players made for him as he finished his first lap around the course.

3. Jeffrey Earls, the associate director of strength and conditioning for the Tech football team, is celebrated by football players as he finishes the race.

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FOOTBALL

Transfers, returners settling into positions

By ARIANA HERNANDEZ Staff Writer

Football season is approaching quickly, and the Texas Tech Red Raider’s offense is in preparation for the upcoming season.

The Tech offense has been steady for the past couple of years and is now gaining new prospects from transfer players

such as junior receivers Derrick Willies and De’Quan Bowman.

Willies attended Iowa and played there his freshman year.

He left Iowa and moved on to play at Trinity Valley Community College in Athens, Texas.

At Trinity, he was named to the National Junior College Athletic Association All-American First Team. As a sophomore,

he received all-conference wide receiver and led the nation in yards per reception 23.6, with 14 touchdowns, according to the Tech Athletics website.

Willies said he is doing well after being away for some of August because of an injury on his hand.

“No, I don’t think it’s set me back at all,” Willies said.

“I think coach has done a good job of keeping me updated on everything and really keeping me in everything.”

Willies commented on competition within the team and said having a competitive nature toward one another makes them stronger as a team.

“Competition has been great, you know that’s something you want,” he said. “We’re going to push each other. I think that’s how we get the best out of each other. We’re going to be the best team that way.”

Junior receiver Ian Sadler is still dealing with a knee injury from last season. Sadler said the injury has stalled his performance on the field.

Sadler said sophomore receiver Jonathan Giles stepped up in the rotation during his absence.

Giles was one of the three Red Raider freshmen receivers to see action last season.

He set a season high with three receptions against TCU and a career-high with three receptions of 38 yards against Baylor, according to the Tech Athletics website.

Giles has a chance at being the team’s top receiver. However, Sadler does not have any resentment towards Giles and said he just wants what is best for the team.

“What I’ve done here has

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Derrick Willies prepares to sprint down the field during the Red Raiders’ practice on Tuesday at the football practice field. been fun, a good time,” Sadler said. “But when it comes down to it, the best player’s got to play.

If it’s Giles, it’s Giles. I just want the best outcome for our team.”

Sadler spoke also about the transfer players, De’Quan Bowman and Derrick Willies.

“Derrick Willies is a big presence,” he said. “He’s a long guy, he can go get the ball, he’s got good hands. De’Quan has done

well. He’s I guess more of a versatile player. He’s good, he’s still getting into the flow of the system, but he’s done pretty well in this camp.”

Besides Sadler and Willies, other players have been dealing with injuries as well.

Senior offense lineman Tony Morales has been dealing with an injury and has missed some practice days this offseason.

Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury said he is healthy and the trainers are trying to get him back to where he was previously.

“He’s healthy now, but he’s got to get in game shape and get caught up,” Kingsbury said. “So we’re kind of waiting to see how that goes over the next couple of days.”

Kingsbury said he is optimistic that Morales will be an impact player this season.

“He’s been great, a very skilled offense lineman,” Kingsbury said. “You know he was a pitcher in high school. He’s got to get stronger, but things come to him very easily as far as pass setting, moving around, so he’s got a chance to be a pretty good player.”

One position that is now coming into a clear picture is the quarterback position.

However, Kingsbury said junior quarterback Nic Shimonek has proven himself and has secured the backup position.

Shimonek was unable to play in 2014 due to NCAA transfer rules, but he saw the field twice in 2015. “(Shimonek) is a guy that pushes me every day,” Mahomes said. “I know that if there’s a situation where he needs to be put in the game, he’ll succeed and be able to make the offense go.” @TheDT_Sports