WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 7, 2016 VOLUME 91 ■ ISSUE 6
COMIC CON
VOLLEYBALL
PG. 5
MATADOR EXPRESS
PG. 6
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CAMPUS
Security increases on buses with new cameras By LINDA HARDWICKE Staff Writer
Citibus is partnering with the Texas Tech Student Government Association to increase security for Tech students. In addition to Citibus Extended Night Bus Service,
the buses have a new security system for the protection of bus drivers and passengers. Alex DeRossi, external vice president for SGA, said there are a total of eight cameras on each bus, four external and four internal, and an audio feed from within the bus. All
the buses are connected via radio and to the Citibus operations center. “It’s better to be proactive than reactive, and I think Citibus is taking the correct approach in being proactive to this (need),” DeRossi said. A s h l e y Ty l e r, d i r e c t o r o f
marketing and sales at Citibus, said all camera angles can be seen on the bus. Now, the office can log in and view live activity on
the bus. If a bus driver hits a button because of a threat, officials at Citibus can look at the live feed and call the police department, if necessary, Tyler said.
SEE BUSES, PG. 3
FOOTBALL
Receivers prepare to face Arizona State
Tech sophomore receiver Cameron Batson runs for the end zone during a play against Stephen F. Austin on Saturday. ELISE BRESSLER / The Daily Toreador
By JACK DENSMORE
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Staff Writer
fter 17 different Texas Tech receivers caught a pass against Stephen F. Austin last Saturday, they are now preparing to face Arizona State this Saturday. Five total touchdowns were scored by receivers against the Lumberjacks in a game where the offense scored 69 points. Arizona State has a total of nine defensive backs among their freshman and sophomore class, also counting redshirts, according to Arizona State Athletics. Against Northern Arizona last week, the Sun Devils defense had no inter-
ceptions and one forced fumble. “We’re just prepared to go in and execute our plays,” senior Reginald Davis III said. “That’s all we’re going to do.” For junior wide receiver Dylan Cantrell, last Saturday was his first time he played in a game since Nov. 29, 2014, against Baylor. Last year was a redshirt season where he did not play in a game, according to Tech athletics. Cantrell finished the game against SFA with two receptions for 62 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown. “It was a lot of fun, long time coming, and me and Pat were talking about it before the game.
The last time I played a game was November of 2014,” Cantrell said. “So, it was a long time coming, but great to just be out there again, contributing and being out there my teammates.” Throughout last year, he said, he tried to get back into the game, but he was never able to, and eventually they decided to redshirt. He said it is all just a part of it, and it took of patience throughout last season not being able to play with his team. “It was just one of those things where every week we’d try and get back, and it just wasn’t progressing like we wanted it to and about time it actually started getting
better it was a little too late. We’d already decided to go ahead and redshirt,” Cantrell said. “It’s just a part of it. It was a lot of patience. I had to learn a lot of patience last year. Just standing on there on the sideline, watching my guys and not being to help them out and see them go through tough losses, but it all worked out, and I think I’m better for it.” Sophomore wide out Jonathan Giles played in the quarterback position most of high school at Fort Bend Elkins High School in Missouri City, according to Tech Athletics. He passed for 2,196 passing yards and 17 touchdowns his senior year. He also rushed
for 758 yards on 113 carries and 15 touchdowns. One of the things Giles said was tough for him was getting used to playing in the wide receiver position. “One of the main things was being more physical than I was last year,” Giles said. “Last year was my first time playing receiver in a while, so I had to get used to being more physical in the run game, and getting in shape, because the quarterback doesn’t move as much as a receiver. So, those were the two main things I worked on in the offseason.”
SEE FOOTBALL, PG. 7
CLASS OF 2020
New Student Convocation helps freshmen become acclimated to Tech By DAVID GAY L a Vida Editor
ELISE BRESSLER / The Daily Toreador Fiker Tesfaye, a sophomore sociology major from Ben Sharp, president of the Student Government Associa- Denton, hands out #TTU20 signs to students as they tion, speaks to new students at the New Student Convocation arrive at the New Student Convocation on Tuesday at on Tuesday at Urbanovsky Park. Urbanovsky Park.
New students at Texas Tech have many things to get used to. Most freshmen have to adjust to living with a stranger and being on their own for the first time. New Student Convocation, an annual program put on by the department of Transition & Engagement, gives the freshmen the opportunity to meet each other and connect as they are officially welcomed into the university. After many years of hosting it
in the United Supermarkets Arena, the New Student Convocation was hosted in Urbanovsky Park. The event being outside gave the students more opportunity to meet and talk with each other, Rachel Jackson, assistant director for Transition & Engagement, said. “(The New Student Convocation is) a great kickoff to the new academic year,” Jackson said. “(This is an) opportunity for them to mix and mingle and get to know each other a bit more.”
SEE CONVOCATION, PG. 5