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Tech implements sexual assault training

By KRISTEN BARTON News editor

For years, incoming students to Texas Tech have completed AlcoholEDU training online to learn about the dangers of drinking in college.

Now, with sexual assault rising on college campuses, Tech has implemented a similar program focused on raising awareness and preventing sexual assault.

Kimberly Simón, Risk Intervention and Safety Education director, said Haven is a program designed by the same company as AlcoholEDU, but it is focused on sexual assault. Haven is an online prevention module with several sections.

Some of the sections include campus policies, resources and safe places for students who need help, she said.

“There are a lot of conversations happening about sexual assault all across the country,” Simón said. “One of the things Tech realized is that a lot of our students just aren’t very aware of what

sexual assault even is.”

The RISE office wanted to find a way to educate students about not only what sexual assault is, she said, but also their rights and how to combat sexual assault. The program is also designed to raise awareness.

“Before, what we were doing was responding to problems once they had happened,” Simón said. “Now, RISE hopes this program will help combat sexual assault on the front end.”

The RISE office is evaluating if Haven is the best fit for Tech’s campus and beneficial to its students. Simón said if it is not they will look at what it can be replaced with or what can be added to the program.

Annika Conrick, a freshman history major and women’s studies minor from Fort Worth, said it is amazing Tech is pulling stats about sexual assault and showing them to students as they come into college.

“One in five women are sexually assaulted on college campuses,” she said, “so it puts it into perspective that

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you’ve got four of your best friends standing next to you — which one of us is it going to be?”

She said it was great that the program taught people to support those who have been sexually assaulted and to believe them. It also informs people about the options for

students to help sexual assault survivors.

The program is effective at raising awareness, Conrick said, but it will not stop sexual assault because it is engrained in society at this point.

“I think if it were to happen to somebody else, I’m

more prepared than if it were to happen to me,” she said.

“An hour training session isn’t going to prepare me for the emotional devastation that happens after you’re sexually assaulted.”

After this training, Conrick said, she is more prepared with what the steps are — to

notify Tech and file a report with the Lubbock police.

If someone has been sexually assaulted before taking the program, Conrick said, it could cause a trigger for people who will flashback to his or her experience.

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Humane Society hosts adoption event

Mahomes, Grant earn Big 12 Player of Week honors

By MALLORY BARNETT Staff Writer

Dogs and cats of all shapes, sizes and breeds flooded the PetSmart adoption center at 10 a.m. Saturday in hopes of finding forever homes.

The Humane Society of West Texas, a foster-based organization, takes these animals to the two PetSmart locations in Lubbock each weekend to spread awareness of the rewards of adoption.

Tomas Almanza, president of the Humane Society, said the organization is working to promote its cause.

“We are a foster-based organization with 100 percent volunteers, so nobody with us is paid,” he said.

“All of our dogs and cats are with people in their homes, so it makes them more readily adoptable.”

The Humane Society hopes to give these animals the gift of love and happiness with these adoptions, Almanza said. They also want to protect the safety of their animals.

“What we hope to do is give dogs and cats homes — permanent homes where they’ll be for the rest of their lives,” he said. “What we are also trying to do is prevent less stray dogs and less unwanted litters out in the community.”

Adopting an animal from the Humane Society is a short, simple process, Almanza said, and it only requires a few simple questions.

“There is an application that they fill out with key questions that we look at very carefully, like have you had any animals before, are your pets up to date on shots and neutered or spayed, and do you have a fenced yard where your animal can play safely?” he said.

“The adoption fee is $125 for all of our animals.”

For those interested in volunteering their services to the Humane Society, Almanza said the application process is simple.

“We have a short application that they fill out,” he said, “and as soon as it’s done, we read over it immediately and the volunteers can start immediately.”

Almanza said the success and communitywide impact of the Humane Society has been significant in the past few years.

“With each year, we have increased adoptions,” he said.

“Last year, we adopted out close

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TOP: An adoptable dog from The Humane Society of West Texas waits expectantly for a new owner from its cage at Petsmart on Saturday. The Humane Society of West Texas takes animals to local Petsmart locations each weekend to help spread adoption awareness. BOTTOM: An adoptable dog from The Humane Society of West Texas sits in its cage at Petsmart on Saturday. The organization adopted out about 1,200 dogs and cats last year. to 1,200 dogs and cats.”

Philip Jarrett, a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics graduate student from Jacksonville, Florida, said he has volunteered

with the Humane Society for four months with his girlfriend.

“It’s a fantastic experience,” he said. “We are both huge dog lovers and we take every opportunity we

can to save lives, and that’s basically what the Humane Society is about.”

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Texas Tech sophomore quarterback Patrick Mahomes II and senior wide receiver Jakeem Grant were MAHOMES awarded Big 12 Conference Player of the Week honors for their play this past Saturday against Sam Houston State.

Mahomes was named the offensive Big 12 Player of the Week for the second time in his five starts as the Tech quarterback after putting up a total of 473 yards on Saturday, with 425 of those coming as passing yards and 48 yards on the ground, according to a Tech Athletics news release.

He led the Big 12 this week in total offensive yards, passing yards and completed passes, according to the release.

Grant helped the Red Raiders on offense with his first rushing touchdown of his career, but perhaps his greatGRANT est impact was on special teams, which led to his first Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week honor.

He led the Big 12 this week with a total of 210 all-purpose yards, and also led in kick return average with an average of 45.3 yards per return, according to the release.

Adding to his touchdown total, Grant escaped defenders during a kick return and produced a 94-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, marking his third return for a touchdown in his career at Tech.

Grant moved up in the Tech history books with the kickoff return for a touchdown as he now holds the record for most kickoff return touchdowns in school history.

He has been named to award watch lists for the Biletnikoff and Paul Hornung awards, according to the release.

Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury confirmed Mahomes will start at quarterback for the Red Raiders as they play host to the UTEP Miners at 2 p.m. Saturday at Jones AT&T Stadium, looking to improve their record to 2-0 at the start of their 2015 campaign. @BSoliz_DT

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Geosciences offers club for women

BY EASTON WOLLNEY Staff Writer

A group of Texas Tech students formed the Geoscience Leadership Organization for Women, modeled after a club at the University of Texas.

Hannah Cunningham, a senior geology major from Bellaire and a founding member of GLOW at Tech, said the club plans to hold mock interviews, events at restaurants, have guest speakers and work closely with professors.

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The club is also open to men, Cunningham said, and 15 people came to the first meeting on Aug. 27 at Hurricane Grill and Wings.

Heather Williams, a geology graduate student from Katy and a founding member of the club, said only one professor in the Department of Geosciences is a woman.

The founding members have been working since last fall to get the club started after hearing about GLOW at Texas, Williams said, and hosted a few events last spring, which included going to Painting with a Twist and hosting a wine and cheese social.

“We want to encourage people to go into all industries, you know, environmental, oil, academia.” Williams said. “Whatever they want to pursue.”

The next thing the club hopes to do is mock interviews,

Cunningham said, because industries will be coming to campus soon to do interviews for internships.

“We are going to try to not have meetings. We want to have events. We don’t want to meet in a classroom and just go through stuff,” Cunningham said. “We want to meet where it’s also a social encounter.”

Men make up about 85 to 90 percent of Williams’ classmates, she said, and camping field trips for class are mostly men. GLOW wants to offer women in geology guidance and be a club where women can talk amongst one another safely and comfortably.

“We want to support women in science and women in general,” Williams said.

Jenna Hessert, a geology graduate student from Dillsburg, Pennsylvania, and the

treasurer of GLOW, said she is president of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists and Williams is the president of the Geoscience Society at Tech.

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from the study abroad program in China and the geographic photographer, Janet Pritchard.

“The faculty exhibit and our MFA show are the way we begin the year,” Joe Arredondo, director for Landmark Arts, said. “We exhibit what the faculty have been doing with their recent research, but also it gives us a chance to do a presentation of all of our MFA students and their recent research.”

The 2015 Annual Art Faculty Exhibition features new work in a range of media by the School of Art’s tenured

and tenure-track faculty and adjunct instructors, according to a School of Art news release. The exhibit will be on display in the Landmark Gallery of the Art building through Sept. 20.

The 2015 Annual MFA Candidate Group Show presents artwork by incoming and returning MFA candidates in ceramics, jewelry design and metalsmithing, painting, photography, printmaking and sculpture, according to the release, and will be displayed in the Studio Gallery of the Art building through Oct. 4.

Donna Perry, administrative assistant for the College of Education, said she took the opportunity to visit the exhibitions since her nephew is an MFA candidate and instructor in the School of Art. “In some of these (artworks), I see feelings,” Perry said. “I look at it and I want to see what the title is to see if it kind of goes with what I think the painting or the piece is.”

When people look at a piece of art they form opinions and interpretations that do not necessarily coincide with the artist’s, Perry said, but that is a part of the beauty in art.

“We are also featuring our study abroad in China program,” Arredondo said. “A group went and did photography this summer and they worked with students from China. So, the exhibition is a combination of our students and some Chinese students.”

The Lens on China exhibition features photographic work by students from the Tech School of Art and Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China. The exhibit explores social and cultural transformation of urban landscape in Hangzhou and Beijing, according to the news release.

Geographic photographer Janet Pritchard’s Collecting Yellowstone, vol. 2 is on display in the Standing Room Only (SRO) Photo Gallery in the Art building. This

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bringing in guest speakers, showing a sexual assault documentary and having brown bag discussions for students, Simón said. RISE is also working with student housing on bystander intervention programs.

The RISE office is new to campus and is trying to expand its services to sexual assault survivors, Simón said.

Most of the help the office provides now is directing people to other resources on campus and making sure they have

the assistance necessary.

One of these resources is the Student Counseling Center, Ty Stafford, staff psychologist and coordinator of sexual assault services, said.

People can walk in any weekday and fill out paperwork and can usually meet with a doctor within an hour, he said. The SCC can then set them up with a variety of services based on what the student wants.

The office offers individual counseling focused on deal-

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the opportunity to make it what we want it to be, and we’re trying to figure out what we want it to be and how to implement that,” Cunningham said.

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en over the lead role of GLOW, Hessert said, and she has been able to get the club registered, making it an official part of Tech for the first time.

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The Texas Tech University School of Art hosted its annual MFA candidate art exposition on Friday evening in the School of Art. Guests were invited to come and view the artwork by students in the masters of fine arts candidates.

BY SHASHIDHAR SASTRY Staff Writer

Four annual art exhibits hosted by the Texas Tech School of Art are now free and open to the public. Three of the exhibits are on display in the School of Art building.

The fourth exhibit is displayed in the School of Art Satellite Gallery.

An opening reception was hosted at 5 p.m. Friday in the Art building.

The exhibits showcase artwork by the school’s art faculty, its Master of Fine Arts candidates, students

documentary photo exhibit focuses on the cultural history of Yellowstone National Park and is the second part of the trilogy “More Than Scenery: Yellowstone, An American Love Story.”

“There’s an annual call for exhibitions. Eight artists get selected to be shown over the course,” Arredondo said. “(Pritchard’s) is the first show out of the eight solo exhibitions that we will have in the SRO Photo Gallery.”

William Cannings, associate professor of sculpture for the School of Art, said he would like to see more people participate in these events, especially those who might overlook the arts or the humanities in general.

When people attend these events they are confronted with diversity and ideas that may challenge one as an individual, or the artworks could just be objects of beauty providing inspiration, Cannings said. People have a choice to not attend these events, but it is one of those cases when they lose by not attending.

“You lose by (not experiencing) what mankind and the human spirit can create beyond just the dogmas of religions, politics and society,” he said. “You know, that’s the beauty of art — you don’t have to like it, you don’t have to love it. If it starts to make you think, then it’s doing its job.”

ing with trauma and support through the process of filing a report if the student chooses to, he said. The center also has a support and therapy group just for sexual assault survivors.

“The focus of that group is on education and normalizing and explaining what trauma is and how to cope with flashbacks and anxiety,” Stafford said.

As the semester progresses, the group’s focus shifts to overcoming trauma and where to go from here, he said.

There is always the possibility the services Tech has are not enough, Stafford said, in which case they will refer students to other resources in Lubbock. An example of this is someone needing the support of their family so they would be referred to help in their hometown.

“Everything we provide is no cost to students, everything is covered in their student fees,” Stafford said. “We’re here to help for whatever the student needs. If a student is scared or unsure if they need help they’re welcome to have a conversation with us. Talking with us in no way obligates them to keep pursuing services.”

The RISE office hopes to continue to expand so they can combat sexual assault on campus more, Simón said.

“I think there’s still a stigma about sexual assault, a lot of people don’t necessarily want to call what happened to them sexual assault,” Simón said. “So we really just want to make sure students know that there are places they can go on campus, they can receive resources even if they don’t want to file a report, they can still get the support they need.”

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CONTINUED FROM PG. 1 “I think there should be an option at the beginning of the program that asks if you’ve been sexually assaulted,” she said, “and if you respond yes it puts you on a different track that talks about the community at Texas Tech that helps you get through that.”

In addition to the online training, the RISE office is also

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Mortar Board accepts top Tech seniors

By JOSE MELENDEZ Staff Writer

Going above and beyond the bare minimum throughout an entire college career comes with great recognition at Texas Tech.

The Forum Chapter of the Mortar Board National College Senior Honor Society, which recognizes the top 50 seniors attending Tech, has done just that.

“For me, being a part of Mortar Board is about a lot more than just receiving a tassel and walking across the stage,” Gracen Daniel, Mortar Board president and a senior agricultural communications major from Dallas, said. “Being a part of a sorority and being involved in things like Mortar Board, you get an opportunity to be a part of something bigger than you.”

Te x a s Te c h ’s F o r u m Chapter of Mortar Board recently received recognition at the 2015 Mortar Board National Confer-

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CONTINUED FROM PG. 1 Jarrett said he rescues dogs and gets them spayed or neutered and micro chipped, and this helps the dogs be ready for a happy life with a family.

Aidee Avila, a senior mechanical engineering major from Seminole, said volunteering for the Humane Society has been a rewarding experience.

“My boyfriend and I adopted our first and second dog from here, and once we decided we couldn’t have a third dog, we started fostering,” she said. “We’ve been

ence, earning the Gold Torch, Excellence in Programming and Excellence in Advising awards.

Members of Mortar Board are not selected solely based on their GPAs, and Daniel said the organization considers all of a student’s accomplishments.

“When you think of the top 50 seniors, it’s not just about somebody’s grade point average, because obviously there are going to be plenty of students who have a 4.0 at Tech,” Daniel said. “Mortar Board takes a look at who is exemplary in leadership, service and scholarship, so it’s a lot more than just someone’s grade.”

Aliza Wong, former adviser for Mortar Board and associate dean of the Honors College, said the students in the organization strive to do more than just what is required of them. Last fall, the organization gave gifts to children in need.

“We get Christmas wish lists from the kids, and we

up here every weekend to make sure the dog we foster goes to a great home.”

The Humane Society of West Texas has more to offer than just the opportunity to impact the community, she said. Volunteering, fostering or adopting enriches the futures of dogs and cats enriched with love and care, no matter what is contained in their pasts.

“It’s a great experience.

You get to walk them and meet everyone,” Avila said.

“I love meeting people who love dogs because dogs can’t defend themselves, so you meet people who have great hearts and are here for dogs.” @DailyToreador

usually pick and choose the things that they need and make sure to get those needs for the children,” Wong said.

“But this time, we saved some money by choosing to have cheap pizza for our meetings instead of more expensive options and things like that, and we were able to spend a little bit more on some of the stuff on the lists that the kids made up.”

The members of Mortar Board do not do good works because they want recognition, Wong said, but because they truly believe in helping others.

The Gold Torch Award recognizes the Mortar Board chapters around the country that display excellence in all aspects of the organization.

The Forum Chapter was also a finalist for the best Mortar Board chapter in the nation.

“Being one of the five finalists in the nation was pretty exciting,” Wong said.

“You’re in there with some Ivy League schools and some pretty big schools and some

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The top 50 seniors at Texas Tech for 2015-2016 were inducted into Mortar Board. The organization chooses students not only based on GPAs, but also considers leadership and service work.

people who have had chapters for decades and decades, and to be one of the final five chosen is a pretty amazing experience. It was very nice to be nominated, even though it would have been better to win it, but it just makes us want to aspire to do more.”

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ship requirements are a minimum of a 3.25 grade point average, minimum of 90 hours completed by the end of Summer 2016, an expected graduation date after Summer 2016 and commitment to active membership, according to the organization’s website.

Daniel said Mortar Board

is one of the more prestigious academic honors somebody can attain.

“It was a great honor to be inducted into Mortar Board,” she said, “because it’s such a longstanding tradition that you really feel the value of it when you get tapped into it.” @DailyToreador

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Adoptable dogs from the Humane Society look out of their cages at PetSmart on Saturday. The Humane Society takes animals to PetSmart locations each weekend to raise awareness about pet adoptions.

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Mistakes can be used for growth

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he is a Barbie girl in a Barbie world.

Tara Monroe is Texas State’s real life Barbie doll after being pictured all over social media riding around campus in a battery-operated pink Barbie Jeep.

Monroe is a 20-yearold industrial engineering student at Texas State who found an alternative mode of transportation after her license was suspended, according to a Sept. 3 article

by My San Antonio. Monroe was leaving a Waka Flocka concert on March 4 when she was arrested on a DWI charge after refusing to submit to a breathalyzer test, resulting in the automatic suspension of her license.

After being released on a $3,000 bond, Monroe’s father drove from their hometown of Kingwood to San Marcos to take her car, leaving her with only a bike.

Monroe could have ridden the bike around campus, getting to class swiftly while also getting a little fitness in, but the bike life was not her style. “Riding a bike around campus sucks,” she told My San Antonio. “Like really sucks.” I agree with Monroe wholeheartedly. This is Texas and Texas heat is no joking matter. Peddling to class with the hot sun beaming down on me is something I simply will not do.

Instead of taking part in the bike life like so many other college students, Monroe turned to Craigslist to find a new ride she could get around campus in without needing a license, according to the My San Antonio article. Craigslist has a variety of things to buy, but a $60 pink colored Barbie Jeep is what caught Monroe’s eyes. Monroe contacted the person selling the toy car and when she showed up for a test drive the seller was a bit surprised. The previous owner of the Barbie Jeep was a little girl named Charlene and the owners were probably expecting the buyer to be a family with a little girl.

I can only imagine their surprise when a college student showed up with cash in hand ready to buy the toy car.

Jayda Ward is a sophomore public relations major from Houston.

In a quote from an article on the My San Antonio website, Monroe said, “When we drove up to buy it Charlene asked where the little one was to test drive it to which I replied, ‘I am the little one.’” Monroe bought the Barbie Jeep and ultimately named it after the little girl Charlene who she brought it from.

Monroe isn’t at all shy or negatively affected by her new found fame. In fact, she’s living it up while she can. “This is the best way I could have gotten my 15 minutes of fame,” she told My San Antonio.

“Basically, it was the best decision I’ve made in college yet.” According to My San Antonio online, Monroe said that for her 21st birthday in November she’s going to ride out in Charlene to The Square in San Marcos for a night out with her close friends.

While I doubt all of Monroe’s friends can fit in the Jeep with her, Monroe told My San Antonio they often ride with her in it on campus, although it goes much slower. Monroe said sometimes she even has her friends walk behind her like she’s a little kid and they are her parents.

It’s a fantastic lesson that Monroe turned a bad situation into a funny joke for everyone on social media to enjoy.

Snapchat stories, Twitter posts and even an article on TMZ about Monroe have all surfaced on the Internet during the past few days, and I’ve even come across a few memes about it. Life is about finding the good in the bad and we can all take a lesson from Monroe: Don’t drink and drive or you might get stuck pulling up to the next party in a pink Barbie Jeep. Of course, at least she doesn’t have to pay for gas. opinions@dailytoreador.com

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Tech football great for stress relief

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lready feeling stressed out from the beginning of the school year? Homework, quizzes, tests and extracurricular activities can really wind a person up.

Attending the Saturday football games can help students relieve some of their unnecessary stress.

The games can help students stay on track with their schoolwork by requiring them to finish it as soon as possible. Attending the games demands for students to give their brain a break and can keep them on top of their schoolwork. These actions could ultimately lead to better grades, which means a better GPA and more opportunities for scholarships.

According to the American Psychological Association’s “Five Tips to Help Manage Stress,” taking a break is one of the top stress relievers. Now, I’m not talking about the 20 minutes students take to grab a soda when they’re stuck on a calculus problem, although those types of breaks are also very important.

I’m talking about a longer break. I’m talking about the weekend break. When a long hard week of studying and

Emma Martinez is a sophomore English major from Odessa.

working has come to a pause, students should use the weekends to step back and relax.

Students shouldn’t avoid the responsibilities that come with school, but should make time for themselves.

Even if a student doesn’t like football, he or she still has reason to attend the Texas Tech football games. Attending the games is a great opportunity to be surrounded with loving family and friends.

It’s also a great time to meet new people and become more connected with students who are also stressing throughout the week. It’s healthy to be reminded that we as students are not alone in a big university like Tech, and football games are a great reminder.

Although the article, “College Athletics: Necessary, Not Just Nice to Have” by Robert J. Sternberg is mainly written about the importance of athletes participating in sports, it also includes a lot of truth about any college student.

Sternberg writes about the channeling of energy and relieving of anxiety through physical activity. Cheering, yelling and jumping up and down can get very physical, not to mention the long walk to the stadium or the standing throughout the entire game if one is in the student section.

I’m not saying this compares to the type of physical activity the football players are doing.

However, it still seems like a great way to step back from the stress of schoolwork for a little while.

When attending the games, it’s a great idea to get most schoolwork done beforehand. This way, students don’t have to worry about procrastinating and producing poorer quality homework. For example, if there is a paper due Friday night, two homework assignments due Monday morning and reading to be done also by Monday, it is not smart to squeeze it all into a Sunday homework session. The best idea would be to get as much done as possible throughout the week so when it comes time for the weekend, one has time to take a guilt-free break.

Let’s say most of every-

thing gets done before Friday evening. When Sunday comes, corrections to papers and homework can be made along with working on future assignments, such as essays or projects. Additional notes can also be taken on Sunday, which will lead to better studying for tests resulting in better test grades. All of this just because one makes the effort to attend the Tech football games without worries to cloud their mind.

So, when times are stressful and anxiety is high, one must take the time to give his or her brain a break. Going to Tech football games can relieve some stress and channel anxious energy outward in a healthy way. When students return to studying, they will have a clear head and fresh perspective. Even though this concept of “keeping a clear head” may sound simple, it’s a vital component to being a successful student in a big university like Texas Tech.

Coincidentally, it just so happens that the Tech football games are a great opportunity to relieve stress, which may also lead to better grades and ultimately an overall better school experience. opinions@dailytoreador.com

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Large donations undermine 2016 presidential election

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s the 2016 primaries draw nearer, the driving factor behind each candidate’s success is not their ideologies, but rather their ability to fundraise. With a large number of candidates competing for votes, a competitive edge is given not to who is wisest, but rather, who is loudest.

For American voters, this characteristic of modern elections should appear daunting; the presidential candidates are not decided by their platforms alone, but also how much money they possess for marketing campaigns. However, there is hope for the American voter. By studying the fundraising habits of the different candidates, voters will be able to see where each candidate’s true loyalties lie.

In the current 2016 election, the candidates with the biggest wallets are Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton, according to a New York Times article titled, “Which Presidential Candidates Are Winning the Money Race.” According to the article, Bush has raised $120 million, while Clinton has raised $67.8 million. Following Bush and

Jarrod Miller is The DT’s opinions editor and a senior French major from Lubbock.

Clinton’s large pools of money are Ted Cruz with $52.5 million, Marco Rubio with $42 million, Scott Walker with $26.2 million and Bernie Sanders with $15.2 million.

While some of these funds are drawn from small, individual donations, a much larger percentage is donated by wealthy individuals or corporations.

According to a 2013 report by Demos.org, a public policy organization focused on diminishing the role of money in politics, nearly 60 percent of the 2012 super PAC funding came from just 159 donors. As the Demos report writes, “More than 93% of the money super PACs raised came in contributions of at least $10,000 — from just 3,318 donors, or the equivalent of 0.0011 percent of the U.S. population.”

Of course, it must be said that the money raised by

super PACs is not given directly to the candidate. These political action committees are not allowed to donate funds directly to candidates, but still can raise money to launch campaigns for and against political candidates.

Despite this fact, it remains obvious that these PACs are crucial to each candidate’s chance of success in the primary debate. Marketing is incredibly important in the primaries and the marketing campaigns these independent groups launch are highly effective.

Besides, it is much easier for potential candidates to secure a few large donations from wealthy donors than to secure many small donations from the working class.

As each candidate appeals to receive super PAC support, the agenda and platforms change to represent the need of the wealthy donors instead of the individuals.

For example, according to a New York Times article titled, “Million-Dollar Donors in the 2016 Presidential Race,” Ted Cruz has received $20 million

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Unsurprisingly, Cruz calls for limiting regulations on oil and gas development, according to his website, cruz.senate.gov.

While these large $1 million or more donations have been almost unanimously toward Republican candidates, Hillary Clinton has also received a large share of donations, including $1 million from George Soros, $1.1 million from Barbara Lee and $1 million from Steven Spielberg, according to the New York Times article.

As these candidates take large contributions from private donors and corporations, their obligations naturally change from addressing the needs of all economic classes to addressing the needs of the wealthiest American donors.

One example of this political corruption is the $91.8 million donation from Sheldon Adelson in the 2012 elections. According to a March 31 USA Today article, the 80-year-old billionaire’s agenda was well known when he donated: electing a

candidate who unconditionally supported Israel and who would push for the banning of online gambling.

However, despite the 2012 election ending with Obama’s re-election, the Adelson campaign funding continues. Each year Adelson’s group, the Republican Jewish Coalition, holds an exclusive summit in Las Vegas where GOP candidates court wealthy Jewish donators for their support.

According to an LA Times article titled, “In Las Vegas, GOP candidates court Jewish donors by supporting Israel,” both Ted Cruz and Rick Perry spoke on their loyalty to and support of Israel this April.

The article even quoted Cruz as saying, “It is not complicated for Republican politicians to come to the RJC and say, ‘We should stand with Israel.’ Unless you’re a blithering idiot, that’s what you say when you come here.” According to the article, Adelson has indicated that he once again will be donating heavily for the 2016 campaign.

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they wish to succeed. Rather, it is unethical when wealthy individuals and corporations donate such a large donation that presidential candidates begin to address their needs over the needs of the American people as a whole. Wealthy citizens may protest that they have the right to donate however much money they choose to presidential candidates. However, in granting this, the lower and middle economic classes also lose an essential right: the right to have a government that considers and acts according to their needs, not only the needs of the wealthy.

As the 2016 election comes closer, citizens will begin to scrutinize each candidate for their stances on various topics.

Citizens will try countless ways to discover each candidate’s true intentions. However, one of the only true ways to research is by looking at the sources of their campaign funding. If and when each candidate accepts help from wealthy donors, that will show where each candidate’s loyalties will truly lie. jmiller@dailytoreador.com

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Five thoughts from Saturday’s game

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Offense has the potential to be one of the best in the nation.

The Red Raider offense racked up 611 total yards, 437 of which were through the air in Saturday’s game.

The offense topped 600 yards even with putting in backup players in the fourth quarter and slightly letting off the gas, which coach Kliff Kingsbury was not happy to see. With sophomore quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ ability to extend plays and the running back rotation of senior DeAndre Washington, sophomore Justin Stockton and junior Quinton White, Tech has the potential to keep defenses on their heels all season long.

Jeremy Krakosky is a senior dual marketing and management major from Red Oak.

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Defense still struggling against the run.

After allowing 260 rushing yards per game last season, Tech’s defense allowed Sam Houston State to gain 317 yards on the ground, with an average of 6.9 yardsper-rush, according to a Tech Athletics news release.

While the defense did put some pressure on junior quarterback Jared Johnson, he was able to scramble for 80 yards as the defense

struggled to contain him on numerous plays. Bearkat senior running back Donavan Williams was also able to find daylight in the redzone as he scored four times.

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Receivers make explosive plays but continue to drop catchable passes.

Whenever an offense throws the ball 57 times, as Tech did on Saturday, there are bound to be a few dropped passes. The problem for the Red Raiders, as Kingsbury pointed out after the game, is that there were seven or eight dropped passes.

The high number of dropped balls came as a surprise to the coaching staff as Kingsbury said the receivers did not drop many all off-

season. In the coming weeks it will be determined if the drops were due to nerves from the first game of the season or if this will be a larger issue.

When the ball was in the receivers’ hands they made multiple plays and showed potential to be a dynamic group.

4.

Defensive backs made quarterbacks and receivers pay for mistakes.

Defensive Coordinator David Gibbs and his defense forced Sam Houston State to commit four turnovers, the most takeaways Tech has had in a single game since it played Kansas in 2013, according to the release.

All four of the turnovers were caused by defensive backs, as senior J.J Gaines

and junior Thierry Nguema both caught interceptions, while freshman Jah’Shawn Johnson and sophomore Tevin Madison both leveled receivers and forced a fumble. If the defense can continue to get takeaways at this rate, it will help the Red Raider offense tremendously, regardless of the number of yards it allows.

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Jakeem Grant is a game changer.

Only three returning receivers in the Big 12 Conference had more yards than senior wide receiver Jakeem Grant last season. However, Grant is far more than just a pass catching threat. He ran the ball only once on Saturday but he made it count

as he put the Red Raiders on the board by scoring the first touchdown of the game.

After the Bearkats cut the lead to four points in the second quarter, Grant immediately responded by taking the ensuing kickoff to the house on a 94-yard return, making it obvious he was the fastest player on the field. The kickoff return for a touchdown was the third of the wide receiver’s career, which is the most by a single player in school history, according to the release. Grant also caught six passes for 71 yards, proving he is dangerous as a running back, receiver or returner. @JeremyK_DT

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Grant deserves special teams award after performance *Editor ’s note: The Daily Toreador sports staff has chosen to pick one player on Offense, Defense and Special Teams who we feel performed the best in that week’s game. The picks are based on our own opinions after watching the game.

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exas Tech senior wide receiver Jakeem Grant came out to play Saturday against the Sam Houston State Bearkats.

Grant finished the game with 210 total all-purpose yards and a kick return average of 45.3 yards, the leading average in the Big 12 Conference at the end of the first week, according to a Tech Athletics news release.

He was responsible for two touchdowns, one on a run play for Tech’s first score of the game and the other on a 94-yard kickoff return for a touchdown.

Grant’s numbers speak for themselves on the special teams’ side of the ball.

Special plays like a kickoff return are memorable and bring a certain hype to the crowd, and Grant’s contributions on special teams made an impact on the excitement of the game.

Senior place kicker Taylor Symmank also excelled,

like a kickoff return for a touchdown or an amazing one-handed grab will ignite fans and players, and Grant did just that with his effort on special teams.

Brandon Soliz is a sophomore journalism major from Big Spring.

with nine of his 10 kickoffs being touchbacks.

However, Grant scored points and gave the offense great field position after his returns.

His touchdown return was also more of a play he made himself.

The blockers struggled to hold off defenders, but Grant used quick feet, a spin move and his remarkable speed to blow past the

I would keep a close eye on him this season as I expect big plays coming from him. @BSoliz_DT

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Texas Tech wide receiver Jakeem Grant returns a kickoff during the second half of Texas Tech’s 59-45 victory over Sam Houston State on Saturday at Jones AT&T Stadium.

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By BRANDON SOLIZ Staff Writer

This past Saturday Texas Tech defeated Sam Houston State by two touchdowns, 59-45, with sophomore quarterback Patrick Mahomes II throwing for 425 yards and four touchdowns.

Mahomes passes were split between two receivers, with sophomore Ian Sadler and junior Devin Lauderdale both grabbing two each.

Lauderdale led the team in receptions and receiving yards with eight catches and 150 yards, with one of his touchdowns coming off a 64-yard pass.

Senior wideout Jakeem Grant was second behind Lauderdale in catches with six on the day and third in yards with 71 behind Sadler, who totaled 73.

Grant also made a scoring impact and was named Big 12 Conference Special Teams Player of the Week

RED RAIDERS BEARKATS “We’re just this close from being ultra, ultra explosive,” Morris said, “so it’s good to see.”

Kingsbury said the absence of a “killer instinct” was probably because of the lack of success last season when the Red Raiders finished the season with a 4-8 record.

“It was 59 to 31 and we had the ball and the chance to really put it away and just no killer instinct, very similar to last year where we just never finished games,” Kingsbury said. “We have to find (the killer instinct), and I think Pat has some of it in him. I think some of those receivers, when the ball’s there and it’s in your hands, we got to catch it and we got

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to finish the game.”

Sophomore receiver Ja’deion High was another wideout who was able to showcase his offensive skills on the field Saturday for Tech.

High played in four games in the 2014 season but mainly on the special teams unit.

O n S a t u r d a y, H i g h racked up three catches for 54 yards, with his longest reception going for 28 yards.

“He’s a great receiver (and) he’s very consistent and he works really hard and he got the chance to play today and he stepped up big,” Mahomes said.

The next two games for Tech are against the same teams they played in weeks

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Texas Tech wide receiver Ja’Deion High evades a Sam Houston State defender on his way downfield during the second quarter of Texas Tech’s 59-45 win against the Bearkats on Saturday at Jones AT&T Stadium. two and three during the 2014 season, as the Red Raiders host UTEP at 2

p.m. this Saturday at Jones AT&T Stadium and then go on the road to face Arkansas

next weekend in Fayetteville, Arkansas. @BSoliz_DT

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Gaines contributes to increase in takeaways

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The picks are based on our own opinions after watching the game.

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efore the 2015 season began, senior defensive back J.J. Gaines said he wanted to record half of the team’s interceptions this year. One game into the season, Gaines is right on pace as he had one of two interceptions on Saturday.

Because of sweltering temperatures and lack of shade,

Jeremy Krakosky is a senior dual marketing and management major from Red Oak.

many fans left at halftime, and at the beginning of the second half, most of the student section was sitting and quiet, something not often seen at Jones AT&T Stadium.

Gaines got the fans back on their feet and into the game again by intercepting Sam Houston State junior quarterback Jared Johnson and running it back 47 yards for a touchdown.

The pick marked the fifth

in Gaines’ career and the first one he has returned for a touchdown. The last time Tech returned an interception for a touchdown was when defensive end Pete Robertson did it against Oklahoma State in 2013, according to the Tech Athletics website.

The play not only got the crowd back into the game but also gave the Red Raiders some additional breathing room, making it a threepossession game.

The Red Raider defense ended the day with four takeaways. Gaines helped complete another takeaway when Tevin Madison jarred the ball loose from a Bearkat ball carrier and Gaines recovered the fumble, stopping another Sam Houston drive.

Gaines flew around the

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Texas Tech defensive back J.J. Gaines recovers a fumble during Saturday’s game at Jones AT&T Stadium against Sam Houston State. Tech won the game 59-45. field when he was in the game, collecting seven tackles, which was the second most on the team behind senior linebacker Micah Awe. The senior defensive back

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held his own against larger receivers and made tackles on numerous plays.

Because of Gaines’ seven tackles, fumble recovery and pick-six that was arguably

the play of the game, he is the defensive player of the game for week one of the 2015 season. @JeremyK_DT

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Sadler offers hope for wide receiver future *Editor ’s note: The Daily Toreador sports staff has chosen to pick one player on Offense, Defense and Special Teams who we feel performed the best in that week’s game. The picks are based on our own opinions after watching the game.

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here is no debating that sophomore quarterback Patrick Mahomes II had a

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fantastic first game of the season as the leader of the Red Raider offense.

Mahomes himself, however, admitted there were some audibles he made at the line that he would like to have back and some errant throws as well.

One of those errant throws was just out of the reach of fellow sophomore wide receiver Ian Sadler, who had the best game of his young career and showed what a threat he can be for the Red Raider offense.

Sadler ended the game with five catches, tying his career high, one of which went for 53 yards and a touchdown.

There were several times he was open in a seam in the middle of the field, and the catches in traffic were reminiscent of former Tech wide receivers Wes Welker or Eric Morris.

On Saturday, for the first time since the Mike Leach era, it felt like Tech was explosive offensively and just went out there to outscore the opposition. Every time the Red Raiders got the ball, I expected them to score, and Sadler’s presence in the slot wide receiver position contributed to that.

Sadler more than earned his offensive player of the game nod, and I can’t wait to see what the future holds for him. @EvCorder_DT