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Romanians rally for, against planned mine BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Thousands of Romanians demonstrated on Sunday both for and against a planned Canadian gold mine that would use cyanide in the extraction process. The project would create the biggest gold mine in Europe, razing four mountains to make way for an open pit mine.

Supporters say the mine would bring vital jobs and investment to the deprived area in northwest Romania. But opponents say it will present an environmental risk.

In the Romanian capital, thousands of people protesting against the mine shouted “Save Rosia Montana,” referring to the town where it would be located and where gold has been mined for more than 2,000 years.

The anti-mine protesters in Bucharest’s University Square urged lawmakers not to pass legislation that would approve the mine as a “special national interest” creating foreign investment and jobs in the deprived area. They later blocked a main road in the city.

Pope thanks public for joining his Syria vigil VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has denounced arms proliferation and illegal weapons trade, saying the desire to make profits from arms possibly fuels wars in the world.

Francis told people in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday that he wonders “if this war here or there is really a war, or is it a commercial war to sell these arms or to increase the illegal trade in it?” He urged people to reject arms proliferation and their illegal sale.

He thanked those who joined him Saturday night in the square for meditation and prayers for peace in Syria. The Vatican fears any U.S. military intervention there over chemical weapons use in the civil war could trigger a wider conflict.

The pope also prayed that Muslims and Christians in tense Egypt can work together.

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FOOTBALL | Week One

All the King’s Men Tech routs SFA in Kingsbury’s first home game

Students react to cell service in stadium

By MIKAEL GONZALES Staff Writer

tion remains week-to-week, he remains excited about the way Mayfield has progressed since arriving at Tech.

Looking around Jones AT&T Stadium on game day, it wasn’t hard to see students taking photos of friends, family and the stadium, using their cellphones. However, not as many were using them to text, upload photos to social media or make phone calls.

The first home game of the season brought record numbers of students Saturday evening to the stadium, and with these students came tons of Snapchats, Instagram posts and Facebook statuses.

A new renovation to the stadium has promised the enhancement of reception to cellphone users.

According to a previous article in The Daily Toreador, the stadium added more than 300 antennas to enhance wireless services to fans. Along with these additions, fans are encouraged to upload their personal Instagram photos and videos to be broadcasted on the new video board.

Judy Liu, a senior advertising major from Sugar Land, said she had a positive experience with the new video board, but had less great things to say about the cellphone signal.

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Tech rushing attack back intact

Students learn cultural diversity

By MIKE DUPONT II SportS editor

Aside from a 48-minute weather delay prior to kickoff, it was a relatively stress-free day for Texas Tech as the Red Raiders defeated Stephen F. Austin 61-13 in the season home-opener at Jones AT&T Stadium.

More than 58,000 people were in attendance, including a record 14,915 students to watch walk-on true freshman quarterback Baker Mayfield have yet another dazzling performance after his week one efforts were rewarded with Big 12 Conference Offensive Player of the Week honors.

Mayfield moved the ball effortlessly while operating the potent Red Raiders offense. The former Lake Travis High School gunslinger moved the ball both vertically down the field and across

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COACH KLIFF KINGSBURY congratulates wide reciever Reginald Davis after he scored the Red Raiders’ final touchdown of the 61-13 win against Stephen F. Austin on Saturday at Jones AT&T Stadium.

the middle while leading Tech to 45 first-half points in the rout.

Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury said although Mayfield has more work to do and the starting quarterback situa-

Checklist: Who did it better?

By EVERETT CORDER Staff Writer

Last week, Texas Tech rushed for only 48 yards in the entire game.

This week, the team was able to surpass that mark in the first 15 minutes of play against Stephan F. Austin.

The Red Raiders had four different players gain yards through the ground attack in the first quarter for a total of 68 yards, eclipsing the total from the entire Southern Methodist game by 20 yards.

Running back Kenny Williams said it was important to the team to show it could run the ball as well as pass it, especially with a team such as Texas Christian coming up Thursday.

“One of the biggest things coming from the SMU game, we wanted to make sure that we establish the run, and show that we can run the ball as well as pass it,” Williams said. “I think we did that a little bit tonight. I mean, we didn’t stay in for long, but I feel like we sent a good message.”

Williams said one of the main reasons the rushing game was able to succeed more in the game against the Lumberjacks was because of the play of the offensive line.

The offensive line was without one of the starters from the SMU game, Beau Carpenter. Junior James Polk started in Carpenter’s place.

“One thing about Polk, we want to make sure he stays focused off the field, and he definitely showed up tonight,” Williams said.

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Final Score 61-13

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4 touchdowns 6.4 yards per carry

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return ✓ 147 yards

return ✕ 41 yards

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By CHELSEA GRUNDEN Staff Writer

The second annual Multicultural Fall Festival was hosted to introduce Texas Tech students to the many cultural organizations on campus Friday in the Southwest Special Collections building.

The come-and-go event filled the Formby Room, where booths of various organizations lined the walls. During the two and a half hours of the festival, each organization had a representative give an informational presentation.

The representatives gave background information about their organizations, explained what their purpose was and answered any questions the audience had.

“I think the turnout was great,” Jerry Perez, the president of the Latino/ Hispanic Faculty and Staff Association, said. “It was a come-and-go event, so I saw many people sign in. At one point we had almost every chair filled up.”

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College of Engineering hosts kickoff event, welcomes incoming students

By TYLER DORNER Staff Writer

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The Edward E. Whitacre Jr. College of Engineering jump started its year with free food, bouncy boxing and of course, pies to the faces of deans.

“This is a kickoff event to start the fall semester and just to welcome back all the students,” said the director of the event, Jamie Perez, who also is the director of the Engineering Opportunity Center.

The event, Perez said, also is to help the new students network, as each major or department had its students wear a specific T-shirt with its own color.

Students were able to go and talk to different organizations, companies and also have a good time, said Landon Stallings a junior petroleum engineering major from Artesia, N.M. Stallings, who was helping work the event, said he is looking forward to this year because of the new petroleum engineering building, which is in the process ADVERTISING: 806-742-3384

of being constructed.

One of the events featured was a fundraising game of throwing pies to the faces of deans. Of those included was Audra Morse, the associate dean of Undergraduate Studies.

“It’s for a good cause,” she said. “I’m happy to help.”

Morse said her plan to lessen the blow of the pie was to just smile but keep her mouth closed and take it.

All the freshmen at the event had to complete an assignment, which involved talking to different organizations and professors, said Colleen Berg, a chemical engineering instructor. She said she is excited for the upcoming year because she gets to teach freshmen for the first time.

Berg said one of the best parts of the event was the consistency of it from year to year and said it’s good it has not been changed because she likes the way it works.

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DEBBIE STARCHER, UNIT coordinator for the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, throws a whipped cream pie in the face of Al Sacco, dean of the Edward E. Whitacre Jr. College of Engineering, at the engineering kickoff event Friday at the Engineering Key. The pie-throwing station was run by Tau Beta Pi, the engingeering honor society.

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Today Modern Western Square Dancing Time: 7 p.m.

Where: Lubbock Dance Center So, what is it?

Come and learn to dance a new style of square dancing.

All couples are welcomed.

Diversity Photo Shoot Time: 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Where: Student Union Building So, what is it?

Come and be a part of a picture to celebrate campus diversity.

Songwriter Night hosted by Benton Leachman Time: 9 p.m.

Where: Blue Night Live So, what is it?

Come and enjoy live local bands and songwriters.

New Student Convocation Time: 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Where: United Spirit Arena So, what is it?

New students and faculty are welcome to join in the official welcome to Texas Tech.

Tuesday

Toddler Tuesday at the Museum Time: 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Where: Museum of Texas Tech So, what is it?

Free event for children of ages two to five with accompanying adults.

Dell Educational Session Time: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Where: Matador Room, Student Union Building So, what is it?

Come listen to the TTU Infor-

Military & Veterans Programs Fall Kick Off Time: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Where: Red Raider Ballroom, Student Union Building So, what is it?

Military & Veterans Programs is inviting students to come enjoy free food for their Back to School Kick Off. TAB Free Movie Night Time: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Where: Allen Theatre So, what is it?

Bring your friends and enjoy a free movie with your Tech student ID.

To make a calendar submission email dailytoreador@ttu.edu.

Events will be published either the day or the day before they take place. Submissions must be sent in by 4 p.m. on

Arkansas SWAT officers kill 107-year-old man in standoff PINE BLUFF, Ark. (AP) — A 107-year-old man was killed after SWAT officers shot back at him during a standoff at a home, police in the southeastern Arkansas city of Pine Bluff said Sunday.

Police were called to the home Saturday afternoon about a disturbance and say officers arrived to find Monroe Isadore had threatened two people by pointing a weapon at them.

Officers had the pair leave the home for their own safety and approached a bedroom looking for Isadore. When the officers announced who they were, Isadore shot through the door at them but missed hitting them, said Pine Bluff Lt. David Price in a news release.

The officers retreated to a safer area, and supervisors and additional help were called, Price said. Supervisors

started negotiating with Isadore and continued after SWAT officers arrived at the home about 45 miles southeast of Little Rock.

The SWAT team inserted a camera into the room and confirmed Isadore was armed with a handgun, Price said.

When it was clear the negotiations weren’t working, SWAT officers released gas into the room from outside a bedroom window, Price said.

SWAT officers entered the home, made their way to the bedroom and threw a “distraction device” into the room, Price said.

He said Isadore began to fire at the officers and they fired back, killing him.

Price did not immediately return phone calls Sunday for further comment. He said in the release that the investigation into the shooting is ongoing.

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One team looks to capture its third straight national championship, get top recruits from around the country, have an undefeated season and spend hours on end with meat.

Despite being relatively unknown around campus, the meat judging team is one of the most successful teams at Texas Tech and looks to continue that success this season, said assistant coach Loni Woolley.

In a meat judging competition beef, pork and lamb are all judged, Woolley said. The winner is determined by a point system from a number of different factors having to do with specifications looking at the cuts, determining how much marbling is in the rib eye and a written response to why they chose

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She said she encountered an interesting scene walking into one of the bathrooms at the stadium.

A young woman was lying on the floor trying to get reception with her phone, Liu said.

“I just went to the restroom and she was on the floor charging her phone,” she said. “I thought it was an emergency or something like that.”

She said the woman told her she was trying to upload a photo to Facebook when her phone took too long and drained the battery.

The experience has been a constant problem at football games, Lui said, but it is one that has recently improved.

“The first three years I’ve been here, having an AT&T phone network and in an AT&T stadium, I never had signal,” she said. “But so far it seems like it’s gotten better.”

Liu said she and her friends were using Facebook and Instagram at the stadium without problems, but when they tried to browse the Internet, they received slow signal.

Other fans at the game didn’t see much of a change from the

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Childers, a junior animal science production major from Crandall.

Childers credits Tech’s resources as being a major factor in the team’s success and said the team sees more productivity than other schools.

“We are lucky in the fact that we have a program with some pretty talented people that know what they’re doing and can teach you what you need to know,” she said, noting she had never judged meat before coming to Tech.

One of those experienced people is Woolley, who was part of the 2010 Tech team.

Although meat team recruits might not get as much attention, Woolley said their recruiting level is about as high as the football team.

For Childers, the drive to get better each day is what gets her

through the team’s rigorous practice schedule, she said.

The team will head to four more competitions this semester in locations spanning from Pennsylvania to Texas. The last competition will be winner takes all for the national championship, Campbell said.

Childers said after summer the team’s drive was even stronger, and that she couldn’t wait to get back into the cooler and get better.

Campbell and Childers both said they have their eyes on the national championship this year, but either way they’re proud of the work they and their team have put in.

“We put our whole hearts into this,” Childers said.

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@DailyToreador: How was your cell service/reception at Jones AT&T Stadium during Saturday’s game?

Ashlen Murff @ashlensays @DailyToreador I was able to send texts and use Instagram. Service was MUCH better than previous years.

Heather Medley @HMedley With sprint, almost non-existent RT @DailyToreador: How was your cell service/reception last night at Jones AT&T Stadium during the game?

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Cameron Schmoker @CameronSchmoker @DailyToreador my cell service was abysmal. As usual.

Taylor Reddington @chichitaylor @DailyToreador it was spotty and then it was completely gone...in or anywhere around the stadium...as usual.

Bryan @brinek @DailyToreador I had zero data service while tailgating and in the stadium.. My phone is nothing but a paper weight while at the stadium

usual wireless service.

Adriana Flores, a sophomore advertising major from Lubbock, said cellphone service at the stadium has never been an issue.

She said she didn’t realize

changes had been made to enhance the signal and nothing had changed from other games.

“I don’t know. I only got two bars,” Flores said as she checked her phone.

She said she considers being at a Texas Tech football game an occasion where she checks her phone more consistently than other times. ➤➤mgonzales@dailytoreador.com

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“Again, it was a come-andgo event. On average, we have between 75 and 100 people show up to this event. Our hope is that more organizations do participate. This is our second year doing this and we hope to do it as long as we’re an organization.”

Organizations such as the German Club promoted the exchange of cultures as well as groups.

Anita McChesney, an assistant professor of German and German Club adviser, said due to the size of the campus and the amount of events occurring, there is often a lack of communication.

She said shse used the event as an opportunity to showcase to students what types of organizations are on campus and promoting events for students to get involved in.

“Our major goal is to promote other cultures,” McChesney said.

“It’s not just about German, but it’s just to be aware that we live in an international world and that the more you can experience and taste different cultures. It’s to get a sense of other cultures.”

The event also served as an

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what they did.

Woolley said the team has won 10 national championships overall, including those in 2011 and 2012.

Since 2000, the team has had a winning percentage of more than 55 percent in national contests. She said that in the last four years the team has won 27 out 34 competitions.

Even with the largest team in the history of meat judging history — comprised of 21 members — the team is still very close, said team member Colton Campbell, a junior agricultural education major from Artesia, N.M. “I love my team,” he said. “I’ve met some of my best friends on this team.”

Meat judging is no small side activity with practices every Saturday starting at 4 a.m. that can go into the afternoon, said team member Taelar

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THE TEXAS TECH German Club gives a presentation during the Multicultural Fall Festival: World-Wide Traditions event hosted by the Latino/Hispanic Faculty and Staff Association on Friday in the Special Collections Library.

arena for organizations to show how they give back to the community. Hispanic Scholarship Fund member Mara Salcido explained how her organization encourages young Hispanic students to not only join but also graduate college. The organization helps offer scholarships to students as well as recruit stu-

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“The purpose was to share culture between members of the community at Texas Tech, particularly what we do in the fall,” Perez said. “We think it’s important that, as a community, we share our culture and that we also share our traditions, especially if you are from a differ-

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The event not only is to welcome back students, but to help new engineering students learn more about programs, Morse said.

“It’s to get our students excited about engineering but more importantly to help the new students to learn more about engineering and the opportunities we have on campus for them,” she said.

Lizzi Bisett, a freshman mechanical engineering major from Tulsa, Okla., said she agreed the event was fun because all the different booths are welcoming and talking to students about their organization.

The engineering college has many events upcoming this

ent country or from a particular ethnic group. That’s how we as a community at Texas Tech become more informed and more unified.

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year, Perez said. Those included are the job fair Sept. 16 and a lot of interview workshops and resume workshops that will help students with communication skills.

Along with the fresh start of the engineering college, associate professor in construction engineering David Ernst said he was excited for the new beginning of the football program.

For Stallings, the best part of the event was that all sides of engineering come together to have fun when the majority of the time they are separated by major, he said.

“We want to provide information but also make it fun,” Morse said.

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Ag college welcomes 3 new department chairmen

By TYLER DORNER Staff Writer

The College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources welcomed three new department chairmen into its ranks for the fall semester.

Mike Orth, Charles Klein and Philip Johnson have accepted offers to become department chairmen within the college.

Orth, who is in his first job outside the Big 10 Conference, came from Michigan State to the hub of the South Plains to become department chairman of Animal and Food Sciences.

“What attracted me to Texas Tech University in particular was the good balance they had between focusing on the education of the student and the high-quality research,” said Orth, who accepted the position June 21.

Despite the short amount of time at the job, he said he already appreciates the faculty and staff in the department.

In the coming year, Orth said his main goal is to get settled in and get to know people.

“I’m not a guy who has grand visions right away but would rather take the time and make a few minor adjustments,” he said.

Orth said he was attracted to the job because the position involves helping people work through issues and involves steering the department in the right direction.

Coming from the Midwest, he said he is already all the sunny days.

“I like the college atmosphere and I like working with students,” he said.

The next department chairman is Klein, who, after years of teaching at Tech, will be the interim chairman for the Department of Landscape Architecture.

In 2002, Klein came to Lub-

Ruling allowed NSA search of email WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration quietly won permission from a surveillance court in 2011 for the National Security Agency to search deliberately for Americans’ communications in its huge databases of intercepted phone calls and emails, according to a published report.

The Washington Post reported Saturday that officials in 2011 got the court to lift the ban on those kinds of searches, which the court imposed in 2008 at the government’s request. The court also extended the length of time the NSA is allowed to retain intercepted communications from five to six years.

The search authority has been used, the Post reported, noting that the permission to search and keep data longer expanded the NSA’s authority in significant ways without public debate or any specific authority from Congress. The newspaper cited interviews with government officials and documents that include a recently released 2011 opinion by U.S. District Judge John D. Bates, then chief judge of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.

The court decision allowed the NSA “to query the vast majority”

of its communications databases using the email addresses and phone numbers of Americans and legal residents without a warrant, according to Bates’ opinion. The queries must be “reasonably likely to yield foreign intelligence information.”

And the results are subject to the NSA’s privacy rules.

The White House on Sunday directed questions on the issue to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

The court in 2008 imposed a wholesale ban on such searches at the government’s request, said Alex Joel, civil liberties protection officer at ODNI. He told the Post the government included this restriction “to remain consistent with NSA policies and procedures that NSA applied to other authorized collection activities.”

But in 2011, “we did ask the court” to lift the ban to more rapidly and effectively identify relevant foreign intelligence communications, ODNI general counsel Robert S. Litt said. “We wanted to be able to do it,” he said, referring to the searching of Americans’ communications without a warrant.

Joel said the authority would

be needed in certain situations, such as when the NSA learns of a rapidly developing terrorist plot and suspects that a U.S. person may be a conspirator. Searching for communications to, from or about that person can help assess that person’s involvement and whether he is in touch with terrorists who are surveillance targets, he said.

A pair of Democratic senators, Ron Wyden of Oregon and Mark Udall of Colorado, warned last year the administration had a “back-door search loophole” that enabled the NSA to scour intercepted communications for those of Americans.

They introduced legislation to require a warrant, but could not disclose the court’s authorization or whether the NSA was already conducting such searches under classification rules.

The searches take place under a surveillance program Congress authorized in 2008 under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Under that law, the target must be a foreigner “reasonably believed” to be outside the United States, and the court must approve the targeting procedures in an order good for one year.

NATO accused of killing Afghan civilians KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan officials accused NATO of killing civilians in an airstrike that left at least 10 dead in the country’s remote east, while the Taliban on Sunday staged a car bomb and gun attack outside an Afghan intelligence office, killing four soldiers and wounding more than 80 people.

Meanwhile, the Afghan government reacted angrily to a comment by an American envoy who said Afghanistan is already experiencing “a civil war.”

The airstrike and Taliban attack underscored the chronic insecurity in Afghanistan as U.S.-led foreign forces reduce their presence and hand over more responsibilities to Afghan troops. The car bombing occurred in Maidan Shahr, a city in eastern Wardak province just 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Kabul.

Attaullah Khogyani, a spokesman for the provincial governor, said the explosion occurred around 1 p.m. and that many of the wounded were Afghan government employees working in nearby offices. Soldiers guarding the compound managed to kill the militants after the explosion, he said.

He said four soldiers and five attackers died, in addition to the car bomber.

Hazrat Janan, a member of the Wardak provincial council, said the explosion wounded more than 80 people and was powerful enough to shatter windows across a wide stretch of the city.

Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid claimed responsibility for the attack.

Meanwhile, conflicting reports emerged about the airstrike in the Watapur district of Kunar, a province that lies along the border with Pakistan. The territory is dangerous and difficult to reach. Many Arab and other foreign insurgents are believed to operate there alongside the Afghan Taliban. Some are suspected to have links to al-Qaida.

Kunar province police chief Abdul Habib Sayed Khaili said the airstrike hit a pickup truck carrying women and children in Qoro village soon after three Arab and three Afghan militants boarded it Saturday evening. He said some residents called it a drone strike, which would not be unusual in that area.

The police official put the total dead at 15, saying four were women, four were children and one was the civilian driver. But Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s office later put the death toll at 16, saying only that women and children were among the victims.

As he has in the past, Karzai strongly condemned the killing of civilians and offered condolences to their families.

NATO spokeswoman 1st Lt. AnnMarie Annicelli said the military alliance carried out a “precision strike” that killed 10 “enemy forces,” but that it had received no reports of any civilians dying. Annicelli would not comment on whether a drone was used, but said NATO was still investigating the matter.

“We take all allegations of civilian casualties seriously,” NATO

said in a statement.

Even as U.S.-led foreign forces draw down their presence in Afghanistan, with a full exit expected by the end of 2014, the air support they provide Afghan troops in many regions is still a crucial part of operations against the Taliban, the resurgent militant movement that wants to topple the U.S.-backed Afghan government.

Past strikes that killed civilians have infuriated Afghans. Karzai even banned Afghan troops from requesting NATO airstrikes during operations in residential areas, though it’s unclear how often that ban is enforced.

Tensions also arose Sunday between the U.S. and Afghan governments over a remark by the U.S. special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan.

In a recent interview with Voice of America’s Deewa news service, James Dobbins said, “Well, there already is, of course, a civil war in Afghanistan.” Karzai spokesman Aimal Faizi issued a rebuke, saying that if Dobbins’ assertion was true, then the U.S. had been an actor in a civil war instead of fighting a battle against terrorism.

In what it called a “policy clarification” posted on its website, the U.S. Embassy in Kabul said the remarks “were not intended to reflect all of the sources of conflict in Afghanistan and should be clarified as in the context of the need for Afghans to speak to Afghans in order to have a lasting peace.”

bock from Maryland, where he was working with a engineering consulting firm. Like Orth, he also was expecting colder weather, but said he wanted to go somewhere that was no colder than Maryland.

When he first looked into the job, he said he had to look up where Lubbock was on a map.

During the time he has been on the job, Klein said he has had one goal in mind: increase enrollment.

“We hear over and over again that people come here to our program because of our hands-on, student-centered, student-focused approach,” he said.

ous department chairman returned to teaching.

Like Klein, Johnson said he hopes to increase enrollment within the department for both undergraduate and graduate students.

He will take over for a department that’s already in good shape, he said.

“My goals are basically to maintain the success we’ve had and also look for those opportunities that will help us move forward,” he said.

All three said they will look to keep each department headed in the right direction in their first semester at their new positions. ➤➤tdorner@dailytoreador.com

POLICE BLOTTER

Officers arrest students for marijuana, public intoxication Thursday 9:10 a.m. — A Texas Tech officer investigated a theft, which occurred at Murray Residence Hall.

A book was taken.

12:27 p.m. — A Tech officer investigated a traffic accident, with possible injuries, which occurred in the 400 block of Texas Tech Parkway.

3:37 p.m. — A Tech officer investigated a traffic accident, without injuries, in which an unattended vehicle was stricken, which occurred in the C11 parking lot.

4:54 p.m. — A Tech officer arrested a nonstudent for one outstanding Lubbock County arrest warrant, following a traffic stop in the R5 parking lot. The nonstudent was transported to Lubbock County Jail. Lubbock Wrecker Service

impounded the vehicle.

Friday 12:15 a.m. — A Tech officer investigated graffiti at the Health Sciences Center third floor A/B corridor. The table had been written and drawn on with an indelible marker.

1:09 a.m. — A Tech officer detained a student for possession of a fictitious license or certificate, following a traffic stop on the first floor of the Flint Avenue Parking Garage. The student was issued a Lubbock County citation and released.

1:10 a.m. — A Tech officer detained a student for driving under the influence of alcohol by a minor, following a traffic stop in the 700 block of Indiana Ave. The student was issued a Lubbock County cita-

tion and released. The vehicle was released to a friend.

3:32 a.m. — A Tech officer arrested a student for possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia, following a traffic stop in the Z5C parking lot. The student was transported to Lubbock County Jail. Lubbock Wrecker Service impounded the vehicle.

3:57 a.m. — A Tech officer arrested a student for public intoxication and criminal mischief following the report of a disturbance by housing staff in the Z4M parking lot. A student shattered the windshield of a parked vehicle. The student was transported to Lubbock County Jail.

Information provided by B.J. Watson of the Texas Tech Police Department.

US: Proven link of Assad to gas attack lacking WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House asserted Sunday that a “common-sense test” dictates the Syrian government is responsible for a chemical weapons attack that President Barack Obama says demands a U.S. military response. But Obama’s top aide says the administration lacks “irrefutable, beyond-areasonable-doubt evidence” that skeptical Americans, including lawmakers who will start voting on military action this week, are seeking.

“This is not a court of law.

And intelligence does not work that way,” White House chief of staff Denis McDonough said during his five-network public relations blitz Sunday to build support for limited strikes against Syrian President Bashar Assad.

“The common-sense test says he is responsible for this. He should be held to account,” McDonough said of the Syrian leader who for two years has resisted calls from inside and outside his country to step down.

Asked in another interview about doubt, McDonough was direct: “No question in my mind.”

The U.S., citing intelligence reports, says the lethal nerve agent sarin was used in an Aug. 21 attack outside Damascus, and

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Klein said he hopes to continue the international programs in the department that already have students around the world.

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that 1,429 people died, including 426 children.

The number is higher than that, said Khalid Saleh, head of the press office at the anti-Assad Syrian Coalition who was in Washington to lobby lawmakers to authorize the strikes. Some of those involved in the attacks later died in their homes and opposition leaders were weighing releasing a full list of names of the dead.

But Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which collects information from a network of anti-government activists, says it has so far only been able to confirm 502 dead.

The actual tally of those killed by chemical weapons is scant compared to the sum of all killed in the upheaval: more than 100,000, according to the United Nations.

In an interview Sunday, Assad told U.S. journalist Charlie Rose there is not conclusive evidence about who is to blame for the chemical weapons attacks and again suggested the rebels were responsible.

From Beirut, Rose described his interview, which is to be released Monday on the CBS morning program that Rose hosts, with the full interview airing later in the day on Rose’s PBS program.

Asked about Assad’s claims there is no evidence he used the weapons, Secretary of State John Kerry told reporters in London: “The evidence speaks for itself.”

At the same time, Obama has planned his own public relations effort. He has scheduled six network interviews on Monday and then a primetime speech to the nation from the White House on Tuesday, the eve of the first votes in Congress.

Obama faces a tough audience on Capitol Hill. A survey by The Associated Press shows that House members who are staking out positions are either opposed to or leaning against Obama’s plan for a military strike by more than a 6-1 margin.

“Lobbing a few Tomahawk missiles will not restore our credibility overseas,” said Rep. Mike McCaul, the Texas Republican who chairs the House Homeland Security Committee.

Added Rep. Loretta Sanchez, D-Calif.: “For the president to say that this is just a very quick thing and we’re out of there, that’s how long wars start.”

Almost half of the 433-member House and a third of the 100-member Senate remain undecided, the AP survey found.

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Benghazi scandal still needs answers, resolution Andrew Gleinser we were told it was a spontaneous demonstration.

It’s not as if the administration didn’t know it was a terrorist attack. As the Weekly Standard reported in May, the CIA’s original assessment of the incident concluded that Islamic extremists, some of whom had ties to al-Qaida, committed the attack. But Obama administration officials scrubbed nearly all references to terrorism out of the talking points and spun the narrative about the phony spontaneous demonstration.

Why was this done? According to the Weekly Standard’s report, “the CIA’s talking points might lead to criticism that the State Department had ignored the CIA’s warning about an attack.”

So in essence, the State Department, led by then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, had been warned about a possible attack

but failed to prevent it. To avoid backlash, the talking points were changed.

With these revised talking points, United Nations Ambassador Susan Rice went on a number of Sunday news shows and explained how the incident in Benghazi was a spontaneous demonstration sparked by an antiMuslim video.

We were all fed an outright lie so Clinton and her department could avoid criticism.

We also need answers in regard to the events in Benghazi themselves. How was it our consulate was able to be attacked in such a way, and why were there no reinforcements?

CBS News reported in October 2012, that prior to the attack, multiple requests for increased security in Libya were denied, including requests from Ambassador Stevens himself. Additionally,

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“the State Department removed as many as 34 people from the country in the six months before the terrorist attack.”

So the State Department put the consulate at risk by drastically decreasing security and then repeatedly ignoring pleas from officials who felt unsafe with those decisions. What’s worse is that later in October, Fox News learned that requests for military assistance during the attack were denied. Security officials were simply told to stand down, all the while Stevens was missing and the consulate was on fire.

Multiple reports have surfaced since the attack that Stevens was brutally tortured and raped on the night of the attack.

Photos showed his bloodied, lifeless body being dragged through the streets. His blood, the blood of Information Officer Sean Smith

The attack was something the State Department was warned about beforehand, yet nothing was done to stop it.

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ednesday is Sept.

11, which obviously is the anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York City. It’s a day for remembrance, as well as a day for thanks. We should be thankful for the freedoms we have, how fortunate we are to live in this great country, and the fact that those responsible for the attack, specifically Osama bin Laden, have been brought to justice.

Wednesday also is the one-year anniversary of the terrorist attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, that claimed the lives of four Americans, including U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens. While four lives may not measure up to the thousands we lost in 2001, at least the families of the New York victims have some closure. The families of those lost in Benghazi are still waiting.

They’re still waiting for answers as well. We now know it was a planned terrorist attack and not a spontaneous demonstration sparked by an amateur antiMuslim video, as was first reported

by President Barack Obama’s administration. So the first answer we need is to the question of why

and the blood of security personnel and former Navy SEALs Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods, are on the Obama administration’s hands.

What’s worse, the administration has shown no desire to get to the truth. The most outrageous example of this was Clinton’s testimony before Congress, in which she angrily asked, in response to questions regarding the nature and reason for the attack, “What difference at this point does it make?”

The answer to your question, Clinton, is that it makes all the difference in the world. Evidence shows the attack was something the State Department was warned about beforehand, yet nothing was done to stop it before it happened or while it was happening. As a result, four Americans are dead who should still be alive today.

Then the administration, in an attempt to cover up its mistakes, blatantly and purposefully lied to the American people about the nature of the attack. The question remains as to who is responsible for these abuses of power.

Obama’s assertion that he had no knowledge of the attack on Benghazi being a terrorist attack

is not sufficient to remove guilt.

Whether the statement is true is irrelevant. As the boss, you are ultimately responsible for everything that happens on your watch, whether you are directly involved in it or not. No matter what Obama says, Benghazi is not some “phony scandal.”

Obama and Clinton should be held accountable regardless of who made the decisions that led to the Benghazi attack and the subsequent casualties. Furthermore, the administration officials who made those decisions also should be subject to justice. Until we have all the answers, it should be the duty of every American to demand them from the government.

The media is supposed to be the government’s watchdog, but sadly it largely has evolved into the government’s lapdog. It is our job as Americans to hold our government accountable for its actions. We owe it to ourselves and to those brave souls we lost in the debacle that is Benghazi.

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mals were abandoned in May and December.

After classes were over and residence halls shut down, I picked up, off campus, four tame and starving cats that suddenly appeared in the bushes near Gordon and Bledsoe Residence Halls in 1992, Sneed in 1990 and Carpenter/Wells in 2004 and 2006.

As long as Tech is surrounded by residential neighborhoods giving rise to stray cats and harbors students who acquire pets only to abandon them in May and December, Tech will continue to have new feral cats on campus.

So the best option is to arrive at a solution of keeping feral cats monitored by a campus group interested in their welfare, under control — trapped, neutered, released — and healthy — fed to keep them free of malnutrition and disease.

Animal Services of Lubbock lacks the staff, traps and time sufficient to keep feral fertile, reproducing cats and their numbers in check on the Tech campus. Only a well-established trap/neuter/ release and feeding program maintained by Tech faculty, staff and student volunteers who care about cats can capably manage a feral cat population, as the one I have observed underway in operation on

Feral cat populations that have been trapped and vet-checked for disease when spayed/neutered... tend to remain in good health and disease-free.

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As a Texas Tech alumna and direct observer of two Texas Tech feral cat colonies I monitored from 1980-1995 near Gordon/Bledsoe/ Sneed Residence Complex, and 2003-2006 near the Carpenter/ Wells Residence Complex, I can state emphatically that the opinion expressed by Jon McRoberts in the Aug. 28 edition of The Daily Toreador is not supported by documented evidence specific to feral cat populations in general, nor the current feral cat population on the Tech campus in particular.

Using the populations cited above as case studies, an analysis of evidence derived from direct observations made during informal “field work” conducted among them, yields the conclusion and common sense solution that maintaining a trap/neuter/release and feeding program for feral cats is the only sensible way to keep the Tech campus free of fertile cats reproducing out of control and free of disease.

Because it is surrounded by residential neighborhoods that give rise to strays, Tech always will be at risk for an incoming influx of new feral cats.

What prevents invaders from moving in is having a stable, intact, spayed/neutered, regularly fed and thus healthy colony on site that can continue to assert dominance over the Tech campus as its territory to keep fertile interlopers out.

For those who claim there is no evidence to prove that this in fact is what happens, I witnessed it happen in the 1990s among the cat population at Sneed

Residence Hall.

A feral female, fertile calico cat produced three litters there every year. As her kittens grew into adults, too many cats began competing for territory and food.

One day, she vanished. But in subsequent jogs of the campus at dawn, I discovered she had relocated to the uninhabited bushes by the theater building. There, she resumed having kittens.

Feral fertile cats are solitary animals by nature. They require their own territory to feel safe. Whenever and wherever competition for territory is paramount, they will not stick around. This implies that an intact spayed/ neutered colony on site can keep feral cats out.

Tech’s campus always will be at risk for incoming new fertile cats because there always will be students who persist in acquiring pets sequestered in their living quarters, then turn them out onto campus when departing from school in May and December.

Students did so in the 1960s and 1970s, observed then by a Housing Office employee. They continued to do so as observed in the 1980s and 1990s, and they have continued to do so in the 2000s, observed when such ani-

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campus since 2006 because only they have the advantage of proximity. They can directly observe where the cats are on a daily basis.

Feral cat populations that have been trapped and vet-checked for disease when spayed/neutered, with only healthy ones released back onto campus and fed regularly thereafter, tend to remain in good health and disease-free.

Diseases tend to occur in cats that are stressed from hunger and malnutrition, and in feral tomcats, which, because they are not neutered, fight one another for dominance and access to territory, food and fertile females. They then incur infection because of resulting wounds and become prone to disease through declining health brought on by the infections.

So contrary to the opinion expressed by McRoberts, it is primarily only among hungry and unneutered/unspayed feral cats that the vector for disease is high.

Disease is not endemic to neutered and regularly fed feral cat populations. In two decades, of all the campus cats I trapped and had vet-checked when spayed/ neutered, no incidence of rabies, toxoplasmosis or hookworm was ever recorded.

Most cats, if healthily maintained as spayed/neutered animals that are regularly fed, die from old age. Old age in cats is not a contagious disease that poses risks to humans.

In summary feral cats, when monitored in programs that seek to trap, spay/neuter, release and feed them on campus, can maintain good health and stable, low numbers at little to no risk to humans.

By contrast, they keep rodents, which do harbor diseases communicable to humans, in check.

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It is fall 2013, and contra the expectations of two years ago, the most-watched campaign this political season is not the off-cycle election for New Jersey’s governor.

Instead, all eyes are on President Obama’s choice for chairperson of the Federal Reserve, a position that will soon be vacated by Ben S. Bernanke ’75 after nearly eight years in office. The successor will be one of two individuals—Janet Yellen, current vice chairwoman of the Federal Reserve, or Larry Summers, former Secretary of the Treasury, chairman of the National Economic Council, and president of Harvard University.

In terms of who would perform a better job keeping the Fed’s monetary policy on track, we believe both candidates are viable options. While Yellen’s views on central banking are well known from her current position as vice chairwoman and from her time as the president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Summers’s ideas about national monetary policy are more opaque to the general public. Yet both qualify as members of the New Keynesian school of economics, and there is no reason to believe there to be major differences in policy between the two figures. Both are inflation doves, subscribing to the opinion that curbing inflation is not as important

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But Summers’s history—notably as president of Harvard from 2001 to 2006—gives us reservations about his ability to helm the world’s most powerful economic institution.

He has a history of brusque and controversial statements, such as his comment about differences in mathematical and scientific ability between men and women that cost him his prestigious job here in Cambridge. Part of the responsibility of Fed chairman is to keep the markets calm, and we have doubts that the colorful Summers can maintain the staid and sober disposition necessary for the position.

S u m m e r s ’s leadership style also gives us pause. While some tread lightly in observing, “his widely acknowledged intellect is offset by imperiousness that makes him hard to work with,” others have gone so far as to term him a “bull in a china shop.” He has also been accused of creating a hostile environment for female employees. At Harvard, Summers faced controversy for his dispute with African American studies professor Cornel West.

Janet Yellen simply lacks the baggage that will make Summers’s job more difficult on day one, and she benefits, by all accounts, of her technocratic, Bernanke-esque demeanor. There are enough reports of Summers’s explosive management style to suggest that Yellen would be the far safer and more sensible choice.

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Country singer Rogers performs at Wild West

By CALLIE POINDEXTER Staff Writer

After purchasing tickets, arriving early to secure spots near the stage and standing one sweaty shoulder to another, Randy Rogers fans finally heard the familiar music they had been waiting for.

The Randy Rogers Band was greeted by hundreds of screaming Lubbock fans at Wild West on Friday, as well as hundreds of Guns Up. The band played old favorites such as “Somebody Take Me Home” and “Kiss Me in The Dark,” as well as a few from their newest album, “Trouble.”

Many Texas Tech students sang along with the band and two-stepped around the dance floor.

Bret Brown, a freshman journalism major from Marion, said he enjoyed hearing songs he hadn’t heard before.

“I’ve known a few of their

songs and I’ve been a fan of them,” he said, “but I don’t know everything that they play. So it was really great to come here and see a live performance where they can play some of the songs that you don’t typically hear on the radio.”

Brown said, laughing, that he planned on downloading the new songs he heard before he arrived home from the concert.

For Nathan Henke, a freshman civil engineering major also from Marion, this concert was special for more than one reason.

Henke said he had never attended a concert like Randy Rogers’ before.

“It was fantastic,” he said, “I’ve heard a few of their songs, don’t know a lot, but every song that I heard I was singing along to. It was awesome.”

Britt Simpson, a freshman public relations major from Corpus Christi, said although he is a fan of the band, he had never seen

them live before.

He said it was his first time attending a Wild West concert, but that he and his friends plan on returning for more in the future.

“The crowd was actually really friendly,” Simpson said. “I’ve been to concerts before where people just ram into you the whole time, but I thought the crowd just really enjoyed the show. Great energy.”

Randy Rogers played an hour and a half set, finishing with “Fuzzy,” a song off of the band’s new album about nights that are difficult to remember.

However, after walking off stage, fans began chanting “One more song,” and the band returned for an encore.

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RANDY ROGERS, ALONG with his band, play Friday at Wild West. Rogers is a singer-songwriter and Texas native. He played several of his songs, including “Trouble” and “Kiss Me in The Dark.”

Longboarding becomes popular hobby on Tech campus

By KEELA COOPER Staff Writer

Walking to class at Texas Tech, it is not uncommon for several longboarders to be among the pedestrians and bicyclists.

Lynsey Neev, a sophomore from Wichita Falls, said she has been longboarding for two years.

The pre-nursing major said longboarding is a much faster way to get to class.

“I got it because I couldn’t ride bikes,” Neev said.

Even though the bike rules have changed, she said she still likes longboarding.

Bradley Walls, a junior marketing major from Arlington, said he has been longboarding

for about two and a half years.

He is the president of the longboarding club at Tech.

Madison Atwood, a senior from Carlsbad, N.M., is the treasurer for the club. The mechanical engineering major has been longboarding for 10 years.

“This is our first year being the administrative powers,” Walls said. “It started by some guys in the summer of 2011.”

Walls and Atwood said the longboarding club is about safe skating, traveling to competitions and creating a bond between fellow dedicated longboarders.

The club has traveled to Arkansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and several other cities in Texas

to participate in competitions and races.

“We’re going to try this semester to get out of town just to go skateboard instead of having the competition aspect of things because it scares new members away,” Atwood said.

While the longboarding club travels, Atwood said there are a few good places to skate near Lubbock.

“There’s some places, I guess, east of town, unnamed,” Atwood said. “Then there’s a park here in town that we skate primarily, called Hodges park.”

Walls said when a lot of people show up to skate in an area, they don’t always treat it with respect. There is spitting

Tech triathletes prepare for upcoming race Students and residents of swim. She said she went to the Lubbock came together Saturday practice to perfect her strokes. morning at the Leisure Pool to “I just swim for my own enjoypractice for the 2013 Rec Sports ment,” Hay said.

Prickett said she often runs Triathlon.

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“Mainly I just FRESHMAN wanted to focus PrickNUTRITION MAJOR on my strokes,” ett said she hopes to she said.

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triathlon or training for another one. Patti Thompson, a Tech alumna and resident of Lubbock, has not participated in a triathlon yet.

“No I have not, but I watched my son participate in it last year and figured I could do it,” she said.

Thompson said she is very excited to participate in the triathlon and that attending the practice helped her perfect her strokes.

Michael Garcia, a senior management information systems major, led the class and helped instruct the swimmers on ways to improve their strokes.

“It’s just helping triathletes work on the swimming part,” he said. “It tends to be the part that most triathletes struggle with the most.”

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and littering and then people get mad, he said.

“Generally, rule of thumb is you keep it secret though so you don’t blow them out,” Walls said.

There are about 90 people on the longboarding club Facebook page, he said. However, not all of those people are serious longboarders.

“Recently, at our first meeting, we had about 30 people who were there at the park,” Walls said.

The sport of longboarding is growing, Walls and Atwood said. Walls said it’s easy to get into because you can learn pretty quickly.

“Not to mention, Zumiez and big box stores are carrying longboards now,” Atwood said.

“More businesses are making parts for longboards, so it’s just blowing up.”

Longboarding is becoming more popular on Tech’s campus because it’s an easy way to get to class, Walls and Atwood said.

They said the big wheels make the boards go over sidewalk cracks easier.

Skaters can go about the same speed a bicyclist can, Atwood said. Longboarding also gives students a good workout, he said.

“You almost get the full benefit of having a bike without having to chain it up,” she said.

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Former student creates unique art pieces

By KEELA COOPER Staff Writer

Irby Pace, a 2008 Texas Tech graduate, creates an interesting type of artwork.

Pace was in the visual arts program at Tech with Rick Dingus and Robin Germany, where he worked on studio art photography. He graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in photography.

Dingus, an art professor, said he taught Pace photography and Pace is thoughtful, creative and hardworking.

“He’s interested in kinda posing questions and challenging our assumptions and helping to make us rethink what we’re seeing,” Dingus said.

Germany, an associate professor of art, said she had Pace in her lighting class and he is dedicated and energetic.

“I think he does a great job innovating ideas,” Germany said. “He takes a lot of risks which is great for an artist.”

Pace’s talent is portrayed throughout his many pieces of unique work.

“I do multiple things,” Pace said. “Some things I do are drawings, but then I mix photography

into it in some way.”

He said there is a combination of drawing, photography and painting in most of his artwork.

Pace said he has created this type of artwork for about a year, but always has been fascinated with art.

“I’ve been doing art and photography for a long time,” Pace said. “A long time ago I fell in love with the photography process and the idea of making art with a unique tool was really interesting to me.”

He said he’s always been interested in the beauty of landscape art, but he wanted to take a different spin on it.

“I wanted to change and maybe inject some kind of different element to it,” Pace said, “somehow manipulate the way the audience views the space.”

His artwork is on display on his website. There he has several different categories of his own artwork plus collections of others’ photographs.

One of his categories is entitled “Pop” and displays landscape art with a blast of color.

“It took a long time to figure out how to get that to work just right,” Pace said.

His technique involves helium

balloons, hanging contraptions and smoke canisters, he said.

“Every space I go into I use a different technique,” Pace said.

He said the “Pop” art displays tension and an ominous feeling.

Pace said that particular type of artwork involves collaboration with the environment.

“I’ve been out on so many shoots and I get everything perfectly set up and I have everything working just right, I think, and I set the whole thing into motion and all the sudden the wind picks up,” he said.

“Or I’ve been on a street and had to move everything because a truck was coming by.”

Another category on Pace’s website is “Flatland.” He said he did that series while he was a student at Tech.

“They were like giant drawings and I would get inside of the drawings,” Pace said. “I would photograph the set and then Photoshop some things out of it and add some color to it.”

Pace said there are a lot of steps that go into making one of his pieces.

First, he sets everything up, which he said could take 20 to 30 minutes.

“The shooting process is about five minutes,” Pace said.

Then he said he puts the picture

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IRBY PACE A former Texas Tech student, displays a unquie mix of photograpghy, drawing and painting.

into the computer to edit the file, which takes about an hour. Finally, Pace said, printing the photograph takes about an hour to an hour and a half because he creates large photos.

“I’ve been doing 36-by-55 [photographs] and with the highest

resolution,” he said.

One of Pace’s greatest achievements was getting gallery representation from the Galleri Urbane, he said.

“As well as like in the Huffington Post and other news articles and

blogs,” Pace said. “And then, of course, finishing grad school.”

Pace also has been approved for the 2014 Photo Fest in Houston, which is the biggest meeting of photographers in the U.S. ➤➤kcooper@dailytoreador.com

Masked Rider makes special visit to Bedtime at the Museum

By BLAINE HILL Staff Writer

Bedtime at the Museum is a tradition at the Museum of Texas Tech said Jill Hoffman, a curator of education.

During the first Friday of each month, the museum hosts the Bedtime at the Museum event.

This week the Masked Rider attended the event as a special guest.

“The museum for several

years has done this program called Bedtime at the Museum, and it’s for children and their parents and siblings or adult caretakers, grandparents, whoever,” Hoffman said. “They come to the museum to read a story or have a story read to them and then they make an activity that relates to the story in some way and then they get some kind of refreshments.”

The museum offers pizza to the public and also gives a

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cookie and some kind of juice to the children, Hoffman said.

Some families come every month to hear the story.

Ryan and Renee Gonzales, residents of Lubbock, bring their daughter every month.

“We like to bring her to do arts and crafts,” Ryan Gonzales said.

The Gonzales’ are not the only family who goes to Bedtime at the Museum every month.

Kaye Villalba, a resident of Lubbock, said she also likes to bring her grandson with her to the event.

“I came because I wanted my grandson to experience looking at the horse and doing the activities and because we’re great Texas Tech supporters,” she said.

Bedtime at the Museum may be a monthly event that the museum hosts, but the Masked Rider has never come to the event. Everyone who came to the event and those who helped put it together were very excited about his appearance. “ We a c t u a l l y a s k e d t h e Masked Rider if he would come because it is our first home game we’re kind of doing a Tech theme for our bedtime story and our crafts,” said Tiffany Demman, a museum science graduate student, who also works at the museum.

PHOTO BY CASEY HITCHCOCK/The Daily Toreador

KIDS GATHER AROUND to listen to a staff member read them “Find Masked Rider” on Friday at the Museum of Texas Tech.

The children listened to a story about the Masked Rider going to the different sports events, made a horse stick craft and were given their own masked rider masks, Demman said.

The museum put in a formal request to the Masked Rider so that he would make an appearance. The Masked Rider, Corey Waggoner, said he gets asked to

attend many events ranging from community events to weddings.

Waggoner, a senior equestrian science major, said he sits down each week with his boss to discuss and decide which events the masked rider will be attending.

“For me as the masked rider I try and do as many as I possibly can,” he said. “I don’t think I’ve

turned one down yet.”

Waggoner has gone to about 102 events since April 19.

Bedtime at the Museum usually offers the story, snack and craft to about 20 children. This week, though, they decided to open it up to 50 children in honor of the Masked Rider coming, Demman said. ➤➤bhill@dailytoreador.com

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Haagsma leads Tech to weekend victories Staff Writer

Texas Tech faced California State Northridge on Sunday after winning a close 1-0 battle with California State Fullerton on Friday at John Walker Soccer Complex. The Red Raiders defeated the Matadors 3-1.

Two minutes into play on Sunday the Red Raiders netted their first goal with an assist from senior defender Hayley Haagsma to sophomore forward Janine Beckie who put it in the net. This was followed by another goal later in the half by sophomore forward Briana Rohmer, also assisted by Haagsma.

On Friday senior defender Haagsma scored her third goal of the season and her first gamewinning goal of her career.

Haagsma said she attributed the goal to her teammates, her taking more of a leadership role on the team as a senior this year and doing whatever it is her team needs her to do.

“I think it’s just mentality and stepping up into this leadership role that this team has given me,” she said. “If that takes scoring goals as a defender then I’m going to do that whenever I can. I mean,

I missed a lot of goals, so that’s Rohmer’s goal on Sunday was what I work on every week in prac- her first goal of the season, and tice, just winning headers, because with as many shots on goal she has I know that’s a big part where I had this season so far, it has been can step up in this team. And so, long awaited, she said. it’s good to “I’m very see some of excited I scored my practice my first goal of coming out the season, and and helpit kind of just ing us win a came to me,” she game.” said. “(HaagsT e c h ma) kicked the coach Tom ball in and hit Stone said me in the face the mentaland went in, I’m ity going into excited about it the Northstill.”

HAYLEY HAAGSMA ridge game Northridge SENIOR DEFENDER was strong junior, Hannah RED RAIDER SOCCER despite the Wissler put one harshness in the net after that is the sophomore Canature of Sunday games. ity Heap was assisted by junior “You know, college soccer Paige Strahan to score Tech’s third Sundays are not the prettiest goal of the game.

Stone said the team has its things ever,” he said. “Everyone is playing and laying it on the work cut out on the road over the line Friday night and don’t have six games, but that he enjoys the near enough recovery time. We atmosphere on the road.

“We’ve got, sheesh, two Caliplay at 1 o’clock, and neither team is going to be at their best fornia teams, two PAC-12 teams, physically, the mental side has to and then a game in Ames, Iowa, take over, and I thought we were which is very difficult,” he said. certainly the mentally tougher “So, we’ve got our work cut out for us over the next six, but you team today.”

“

It’s good to see some of my practice coming out and helping us win a game.

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TEXAS TECH FORWARD Janine Beckie kicks the ball past Cal State Northridge defenders during the game Sunday at John Walker Soccer Complex. The Red Raiders defeated the Matadors 3-1.

know, one thing I like about this team is they are so fun on the road.

I mean, they love to travel, they love to get together, they have great chemistry, so we have a lot

of fun on the road, which, I think, keeps us light. And then on game day we are ready.”

The Red Raiders travel to Tucson, Ariz., this week to participate

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Tech struggles in Cougar Challenge The Red Raider volleyball team posted a 1-3 record this weekend at the Cougar Challenge hosted by Washington State in Pullman, Wash.

Tech opened the tournament with a victory over Montana Friday afternoon, before suffering three straight losses against Washington State, South Dakota State and Eastern Washington.

The Red Raiders were led by junior outside hitter Breeann David in their lone victory of the tournament. David tallied 16 kills, while redshirt freshman Courtney Ensch added 14 of her own to help lead Tech to a 3-1 victory (26-24, 25-21, 23-25, 25-14) over Montana. David and Ensch combined for 30 of the teams 58 kills, while Montana tallied just 39 kills as a team, according to a news release.

This was the fifth straight victory for the Red Raiders and sixth-straight match for David

to lead the team in kills before losing their next three matches of the weekend. No Tech player had previously started a season by posting double digits in kills for six straight matches since Kelly Johnson started her 2004 season with seven, according to the release.

Tech had its five-match winning streak snapped in their Friday night match against Washington State as they lost in straight sets (25-19, 25-22, 25-20) to the tournament host, Cougars.

Tech dropped its secondstraight match of the tournament in its next game Saturday afternoon to South Dakota State, losing 3-1 (25-12, 23-25, 25-18, 25-22.)

Sophomore outside hitter Meghan Stacy was the leading attacker in this match after tallying 13 kills and 10 digs for her fifth career double double and first of the season, according to

the release.

The Red Raiders closed out the tournament Saturday night with a 3-1 loss (25-23,25-22,23-25,2511) to Eastern Washington.

Rachel Brummitt was the top performer for the Red Raiders as the junior totaled a season-high 29 digs from the back row. It was her 11th career 20-dig performance and her second of the weekend, which ultimately earned her Tech’s lone selection to the all-tournament team, according to the release.

Tech returns to the court to face Abilene Christian at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday as the Red Raiders travel to face the Wildcats in Moody Coliseum before returning home to face Montana, Nevada and California State Fullerton in their own two-day tournament beginning Friday at United Spirit Arena.

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“I think he’s played well,” he said. “Anytime you have a true freshman in a new system who didn’t get here too long ago come in and move the ball like he’s moved it, that’s exciting.

Hopefully he’ll just keep getting better.”

In the first quarter, Mayfield connected on 13 of his 15 pass attempts for 191 yards and two touchdowns.

SFA coach J.C. Harper said he spoke with Mayfield after the game and congratulated him for taking a leap of faith, even though it meant seeing Mayfield outside of Lumberjack purple.

“We offered Baker, we really wanted Baker to come to SFA,” he said. “But he stuck with his guns, so to speak, and came to Texas Tech. I told him after the game I was really proud of him, and what a great decision, you know, because he made that decision himself.

“That’s not an easy decision to do, to turn down a scholarship and walk on, because there’s no guarantees. And so it just kind of shows you what kind of player he is and how confident he is and what kind of self-esteem he has.

He’s a guy that we thought was a winner all along.”

The Red Raiders opening drive took only 52 seconds off the clock before Mayfield found sophomore receiver Jakeem Grant streaking down Tech’s

sideline for a 42-yard touchdown.

Following a one-yard touchdown from junior running back Kenny Williams, the Lumberjacks scored their lone touchdown of the first half on a 75-yard reverse pass from junior receiver Tyler Boyd to senior wideout Mike Brooks.

Tech answered back with a strong drive of its own. Four minutes and 28 seconds later, Mayfield responded with a 25-yard touchdown toss across the middle of the field to junior tight end Jace Amaro capping off a 12 play, 77-yard drive for the Red Raiders.

Mayfield’s arm is one of the strongest he’s ever seen, Amaro said.

“He controls the huddle really well, and he makes plays, and he throws as hard as anyone I’ve ever seen,” he said. “For example, I was probably wide open in the end zone and he probably put 100 miles per hour on that ball.

You know, that’s one thing that’s sometimes good, and sometimes maybe he needs to put a little more touch on the ball, but me personally I would rather have it coming to me fast because we can make plays right when we get the ball because he’s a little faster than some quarterbacks.”

Williams would emerge in the end zone yet again on an 18-yard scamper, putting Tech ahead by 21 points at the end of the first quarter.

The two teams exchanged punts to open the second quarter before Mayfield made yet another explosive play. On second down,

he found junior receiver Bradley Marquez bounding down the Lumberjack sideline and connected on a 60-yard touchdown giving the Red Raiders a 35-7 lead.

The touchdown catch was Marquez’s longest reception of his career and Mayfield’s longest completion, according to Tech Athletics.

Marquez’s touchdown occurred in the end zone opposite of the student section and he said the new video board helped him measure the distance of any potential defenders behind him.

“I looked at myself the whole time I was running,” he said. “It was like a big rearview mirror.”

After a 28-yard field goal put Tech ahead 38-7, sophomore running back DeAndre Washington crossed the end zone, giving the Red Raiders a 45-7 lead entering halftime and their third rushing touchdown of the night.

Freshman quarterback Davis Webb replaced Mayfield early in the second half. The field began to be peppered with true freshmen making their debut as they spelled the first-team offense.

Kingsbury said the backups were inserted in an effort to keep the Red Raiders’ starters fresh for the upcoming game against Texas Christian.

“It was going to be how the game was going,” he said. “And having a short turnaround, we wanted to get our starters out and try and get some rest.”

The Red Raiders forced a safety midway through the third quarter and scored two more touchdowns

Spain, Britain, France win at basketball championship LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — San Antonio spurs star Tony Parker scored 28 points Sunday to lead France past Ukraine 77-71 and into the second round of the European basketball championship.

Earlier, Finland edged Russia 86-83 in double overtime to also earn a place in the second round.

Finland trailed in both regulation and the first overtime.

The defeat means an early exit for Russia, the bronze medalist at the London Olympics last year and at the Europeans two years ago. The Russians were without Andrei Kirilenko and several other stars.

Italy stayed perfect after four games with a 81-72 victory over previously unbeaten Greece, with Marco Belinelli scoring 23 points.

Both teams joined Finland in ad-

vancing from that group.

In Jesenice, Serbia beat Latvia 80-71 behind 25 points from center Nenad Krstic to advance.

In the late games, Lithuania defeated Montenegro 77-70 in overtime in Jesenice and Croatia defeated Slovenia 76-74 in overtime. Turkey downed Sweden 87-74 in a match between two eliminated teams in Koper, while Israel stopped Belgium 87-69 for its first victory in Ljubljana.

Ukraine stayed with France until the fourth quarter, when Parker took over. He connected with two jumpers and then sank a 3-pointer to help the French pull away. Parker scored 13 of his team’s last 17 points. France was runner-up two years ago.

“We kept fighting and in the fourth quarter we found the solutions,” Parker said after his 50th

game in a European championship. “I try to lead the team and to help the young players. When you are playing must-win games, you have to be disciplined, serious.

We’ll raise our level in the second round.”

Pooh Jeter finished with 20 points for Ukraine, which is on the verge of qualifying.

In Celje, Jan Vesely had 27 points and 10 rebounds for the Czech Republic in a 95-79 victory over Georgia. Tomas Satoransky added 20 points, six rebounds and seven assists as the Czechs stayed in contention while eliminating Georgia.

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TEXAS TECH WIDE receiver Bradley Marquez runs past Stephen F. Austin defender Eugene Wright to make a catch Saturday at Jones AT&T Stadium. The Red Raiders defeated the Lumberjacks 61-13.

in the second half. The first was a five-yard run from redshirt freshman running back Quinton White.

White led the Red Raiders in rushing yards with 71 yards on five carries, averaging 14.2 yards per carry.

There is a chance White’s role in Tech’s offense could expand in the future, Kingsbury said.

“Yeah we’ll see,” he said. “Guys play their way into roles on this

team game by game, so we’ll watch the film and see how it looks.”

Tech’s second touchdown occurred when Webb found true freshman receiver Reginald Davis for a 23-yard touchdown pass.

SFA scored a late touchdown when sophomore quarterback Joe Minden found junior receiver Marquis Mosely for a 36-yard touchdown with 7 minutes and 30 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter.

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freshman quarterback Baker Mayfield, who rushed nine times for a total of 66 yards, including one 22-yard rush.

Junior tight end Jace Amaro said it helps the offense out a lot, having a guy who can extend plays by moving out of the pocket.

“It definitely helps our team instead of having just a typical pocket passer back there,” Amaro said. “I feel like he’s kind of got that attitude that I’m just going to go out here and have fun and play football. That’s really good for us because he’s really relaxed and he’s always having fun. We have full respect for him, and he’s a great guy and a great quarterback.”

Although there are times when the quarterback should look to avoid contact, it’s good Mayfield was able to keep Tech’s

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The leading rusher for the Red Raiders in the game was redshirt freshman Quinton White.

White did not come in until the second half, but the running back averaged 14.2 yards over five carries, scoring one touchdown in the process.

Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury said the offensive coaches would watch the game film this week, and it was possible White could play his way into more games.

“Yeah, (White) has done a good job,” Kingsbury said. “He’s had a really good spring and he’s just really shifty. So when he got his chance, he made some plays, and that was exciting to see.”

Right behind White in the total rushing yard column was

The support from Tech students was incredible and is expected to resurface when the Red Raiders face the Horned Frogs this week, Kingsbury said.

“That meant a lot to our players,” he said. “They were rowdy early. Even after the delay, they all came back, which is awesome, and I know Thursday night they’ll be back rocking, so I’m looking forward to that.” ➤➤sports@dailytoreador.com

offense on the field, Kingsbury said.

“Sometimes he has guys open and you’d like him to just throw it and then he takes off with it,” he said. “But that’s just growing pains. I thought it was good that he kept the drives going.

So whether with his arm or feet, if he gets it, that’s all that matters.”

The Red Raiders had nine different players combine for 237 yards on 37 carries in the winning effort.

Kingsbury said the team was able to get more movement on the line than in the SMU game and that he was happy with that.

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Texas fires defensive coordinator after rout AUSTIN (AP) — Texas fired defensive coordinator Manny Diaz on Sunday, less than 24 hours after one of the worst defensive performances in the history of the program.

Longhorns coach Mack Brown announced that former Longhorns defensive coordinator and Syracuse coach Greg Robinson will take over the job.

“Our performance on defense last night was unacceptable, and we need to change that,” Brown said.

BYU ran for 550 yards, the most ever allowed by Texas, in a 40-21 victory against the Longhorns on Saturday night, putting a potential breakthrough season on the brink of another big disappointment if the Longhorns can’t fix their defensive problems. Texas (1-1) plays No. 25 Mississippi (2-0) at home on Saturday.

Brown hired Diaz after Texas finished 5-7 in 2010 and defensive coordinator Will Muschamp left to be the head coach at Florida. The hire was a surprise considering Diaz had been defensive coordinator just one season at Mississippi State, but Brown called him a rising star in coaching who brought energy and new ideas to his struggling program.

Aside from a blowout loss to Oklahoma, Diaz’s first season was a success as Texas matured into the best defense in the Big 12. But the unit regressed into

the one of the worst in program history in 2012. As the season wore on, players complained that teammates weren’t lining up correctly or playing hard every game.

Texas hid some of those problems with a 9-4 finish and a bowl victory and Brown shrugged off questions if Diaz would be replaced. But after the loss to BYU, Diaz’s tenure was being measured in minutes.

Television cameras during the game showed Brown huddled with Diaz and defensive backs coach Duane Akina seemingly pleading with them to find a way to stop BYU’s marauding rushing attack.

Brown refused to say in his postgame news conference if he planned to keep Diaz on the job, and by Sunday afternoon announced that he will be reassigned within the athletic department. Diaz makes more than $600,000 a year.

Brown knew he was taking a chance on Diaz when he hired him. Diaz, who once worked at ESPN and thought he wanted a career in sports journalism, was inspired to pursue coaching after helping cover a Bill Parcells news conference.

Diaz’s career took him from graduate assistant role at Florida State to North Carolina State and Middle Tennessee.

He was defensive coordinator at Middle

Tennessee for four seasons before taking the same job at Mississippi State. Diaz hadn’t applied for the Texas job until Brown called him.

In Robinson, Brown gets a coordinator with NFL experience who has rescued the Texas defense before.

Robinson spent one season with Texas in 2004, helping guide the Longhorns to an 11-1 finish and a Rose Bowl victory over Michigan and was notable for his fiery personality on the sideline.

Robinson left Texas to be the head coach at Syracuse, where he spent four dreadful seasons, going 10-37. He served as Michigan’s defensive coordinator under Rich Rodriguez in 2009 and ‘10, and then returned to Texas in July as a football analyst.

“He knows this place, did a terrific job in leading our defense before, and I’m excited to have him back on the field,” Brown said.

Robinson also spent 14 years in the NFL, most notably as defensive coordinator when the Denver Broncos won consecutive Super Bowls in 1997-1998.

“This is a tough deal for everyone involved, but I love the University of Texas and coach Brown has been wonderful to me,” Robinson said in a statement released by the team. “I’ll do anything I can to help him.”

Rios, Andrus lead Rangers over Angels 4-3 ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Alex Rios homered in the first inning and drove in the go-ahead run with a bloop double in the seventh, Elvis Andrus also had two RBIs, and the Texas Rangers beat the Los Angeles Angels 4-3 on Sunday.

The Rangers remained 1 1-2 games out of first place in the AL West, as Oakland beat Houston 7-2 to complete a three-game sweep.

Angels rookie Buddy Boshers walked Leonys Martin with one out in the seventh and Ian Kinsler greeted Michael Kohn (1-2) with a ground-rule double into the left field corner.

Andrus followed with a looper

into right-center and was robbed of a hit on a diving catch by right fielder Kole Calhoun, but Martin scored the tying run on the sacrifice fly. Center fielder Mike Trout then attempted a diving catch on another Texas leaguer

by Rios in left-center, but missed it as Kinsler scored.

Alexi Ogando (6-4) got the victory with 1 1-3 scoreless innings of one-hit relief.

Neal Cotts gave up a leadoff double in the eighth to Calhoun, who was stranded at third when Tanner Scheppers struck out Hank Conger with the infield in and retired Grant Green on a flyball to center. Joe Nathan, the

seventh Rangers pitcher, got three outs in the ninth for his 39th save in 41 attempts and helped them avoid what would have been the Angels’ first three-game sweep against them since September 2009.

Rangers rookie Nick Tepesch was charged with two runs and four hits in 3 1-3 innings and struck out five in his first start off the disabled list, after pitching 3 1-3 innings out of the bullpen at Oakland last Monday in his first relief outing in the big leagues. The 24-year-old right-hander was winless in eight consecutive starts before beating Houston on July 5, then was sidelined with inflammation in his elbow.