TUESDAY, SEPT. 4, 2018 VOLUME 93 ■ ISSUE 3
LA VIDA
SPORTS
Annual Sexism in Cinema series begins at Alamo Drafthouse on Wednesday.
Football: True freshman Alan Bowman steps up in first collegiate game.
Column: Free society endangered by tribalism.
OPINIONS
Check out our slideshow and recap of Student Activities Board’s Open Mic Night on our website.
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Fearless Champion recovering from injury By AKHILA REDDY
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hen the Texas Tech football teams runs onto the field at Jones AT&T Stadium on Saturday for its home opener, the entrance the Red Raiders are known for will not look the same. Fearless Champion, the iconic black horse ridden by the Masked Rider, will be out for the near future recovering from a leg injury, missing the traditional pre-game run at the first two home football games. Fearless Champion slipped and injured his hind leg during a fall, Sam Jackson, an associate professor in the Animal and Food Sciences department who cares for Fearless Champion, said. He is expected to make a full recovery. “(Fearless Champion) is doing really well, healing as we hoped he would,” Jackson said. “The vet said six to eight weeks for him to recover, so we’ll just monitor him as we get closer to that time.”
There is an ongoing search to find another horse to replace Fearless Champion while he is recovering, Jackson said. “I thought, ‘I’m going to see if I can find another horse that can stand in his place because I want to see one there too,’” Jackson said. Finding another horse is difficult because of the short time frame and the many criteria the horse must fulfill, he said, especially on game day. It could be as late as Friday before they know if they have a viable horse for the game, Jackson said.
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CAMPUS
SOFTBALL
StrEat food truck halts operations for semester
Tech welcomes Letty Olivarez as new assistant coach
Students have a variety of options when it comes to dining on campus. One of those options was StrEat, the food truck that would park in front of buildings around campus and serve fresh food to students on the go. The StrEat food truck offers a variety of menu items that would alternate with a new theme every month. The truck’s location and menu would be revealed throughout the day by Texas Tech Hospitality Services’ social media accounts. However, Hospitality Services has decided that for the fall semes-
ter, StrEat will cease operations; returning for the spring semester. Alan Cushman, business development administrator for Hospitality Services, said the reason behind this decision was due to the lack of employees working for the department. “As a department, hospitality service is desperately in need of more employees,” Cushman said. “We are currently working to balance the staff at many of our primary locations and as a result, the StrEat food truck will not be able to run until next semester.” In the meantime, Cushman said,
hospitality services will be taking this time to discuss how they can improve the food truck and make it more efficient for students, faculty and staff. “Hospitality services is taking this opportunity to step back and reevaluate how the food truck operates so that when it rolls out in the spring, StrEat is better equipped to provide the best service possible to Texas Tech,” Cushman said. “Keep watching for a newly rebranded StrEat food truck with some exciting menu changes.”
Texas Tech softball coach Adrian Gregory announced the hiring of Letty Olivarez as an assistant coach, according to a Tech Athletics release. Most recently, Olivarez was the assistant coach for two seasons at San Jose State and helped lead the team to back-to-back 30-win seasons. Additionally, Olivarez was the co-head coach with the Arizona State Sun Devils in 2016 when the team made an NCAA Regional appearance, according to the release. Olivarez spent her 2015 season with the Cal State Northridge Matadors, where she guided the program to its first outright Big
West Championship in 19 seasons, and its first NCAA Regional appearance since 2007, according to the release. Olivarez coached two National Fastpitch Coaches Association AllAmericans, nine NFCA All-West Region award winners, 13 All Pac12 Conference Team selections, one USA National Player of the Year and two Finalists for Lowe’s Seniors Class, according to the release. “I am fired up to see what she will do with our talented athletes in the circle. This is a great addition for our program, and we’re ready to get to work.” Gregory said, according to the release. @EleanorGuinanDT
MEN’S TENNIS
Former Red Raider Jolan Cailleau named volunteer assistant coach
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Hospitality Services’ food truck, StrEat, travels around the Texas Tech and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center campuses to give students, faculty and staff members an on-the-go dining option. For the Fall 2018 semester, the truck will cease operations due to a lack of employees, Alan Cushman, business development administrator for Hospitality Services, said. The truck will return to campus in the spring.
Former Texas Tech men’s tennis star athlete Jolan Cailleau will return to his alma mater for the 2018-19 season as a volunteer assistant coach. In his four years at Tech, Cailleau established himself as one of the most impressive players to ever wear the scarlet and black. Cailleau racked up 94 singles victories throughout his career for the third most wins in Tech history, according to a Tech Athletics release. Additionally, Cailleau is only the second player in Red Raider history to record threestraight 25 plus winning seasons. Cailleau’s success wasn’t limited to the court, as he was a
standout in the classroom as well. He is one of seven players in Red Raider tennis history to record a pair of All-Big 12 honors in singles while also receiving three All-Big 12 Academic First Team selections in his four years as a Red Raider. “This is a great opportunity for our players to have an All-American who played here at Tech to work with them,” Tech coach Brett Masi said. “I’m also looking forward to seeing what I can learn from Jo as we get this thing rolling.” The Tech men’s tennis team kicks off their fall season on Sept. 14, at the Harvard Chowda Fest in Cambridge, Massachusetts. @TheDT_Sports