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Molina, Sloan discuss campus changes

By MICHAEL CANTU news editor

The original master plan for Texas Tech was updated in 2014 and released in 2015. It mapped out the planning of campus structures — a scripted design of campus development.

The designs are plans that prioritize building and facility construction on campus, Michael Molina, vice chancellor for Facilities, Planning & Construction, said. Every two to three years, the master

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plan is looked at because of the ever-changing structures on university campuses, especially when it experiences substantial increases in enrollment.

“Something that is near and dear to our guiding principles or the master plan, and even our Board of Regents and we take very seriously is the green space,” Molina said. “The sacred ground is identified in our master plan.”

Wi t h Te c h ’s n o t a b l e Spanish Renaissance design, one thing that makes it stand out is the smaller spaces that are imbedded within buildings, he said.

Mostly known as courtyards, these spaces are usually for people to rest, collaborate or meet with friends, according to the Tech master plan.

Updates to places like Urbanovsky Park and the Dairy Barn have embodied the significance of maintaining campus green spaces, Molina said. “ A n d t h e r e ’s s o m e unique things, like integrating our public art into that,” Molina said. “Similar to what we’ve done — you know the architecture building has been there a long time and did not integrate into the public art program at that time, but we were able to attain the (Robert Bruno) sculpture that is out front.”

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sion, there will be some members of the system who will stay in the current administration building until the session ends.

This move also opens the opportunity for a more centralized use of office space, Sloan said. However, in order to make any moves there is a space allocation committee that determines who is able to use what space.

“All request for space go through this committee to make sure that we’re allocating space where it is needed,” she said. “And that committee is developing optional

proposals for how TTU would utilize the vacated space.”

The committee is comprised of representatives from all academic administrative offices, she said, and once they reach a conclusion the president signs-off on who takes up the unused space.

“Texas Tech University is really excited about the opportunity that this provides in centralizing some of our offices,” Sloan said. “With the growth of the institution there are some offices that were spread out based on where available space was.” @MichaelCantuDT

Students excited over campus additions

By KODICHI NWANKWO staff writer

While the Maddox Engineering Research Center is scheduled to be opened next week, other campus construction projects will take more than a year to reach completion.

One of the buildings under construction is the new Honors residence hall.

This $29 million project will house 315 students who are all members of the Honors College.

Michael Molina, vice chancellor for Facilities, Planning & Construction, said the concept for the residence hall was developed specifically by Texas Tech.

“Texas Tech had a vision to offer our Honors student a place to live and study together,” Molina said.

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Then the building will undergo a test and balance phase to check on internal mechanical system, he said.

“We’re going to move in that building in March 2017,” Molina said. “The goal is by the end of March.”

Currently members of system administration are in legislative session for the next biennium, said Noel Sloan, chief financial officer and vice president for administration and finance. Because the planned move-in coincides with the legislative ses-

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ture, more green space was integrated near the Architecture building with park benches surrounding the sculpture, he said.

Another addition to campus that has come about recently is the construction of a new System Office Building that is located near the Commuter West parking lot, Molina said. The project was approved in May 2014, and ground breaking for the building did not take place until mid-2015.

Construction for the 80,000 square-foot building is planned to be fin-

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and seeing the growth of Tech makes her want to be a part of the family.

“I will always bleed red and black.” Halimeh said, “but there is nothing like walking through the new halls or studying in the new buildings.”

Molina is the person in charge of the master planning with regard to selecting the right location to build on and what type of technology would be needed for each building. The Experimental Sciences Building II is one of the largest buildings from a physical perspective as well as from a cost stand point, Molina said.

The $77 million project will feature 150,000 square feet of flexible, open and modular hightech interdisciplinary research laboratories, core

instrumental facilities, principal research investigator offices, a 50-seat seminar room and academic offices to foster Tech’s growing research enterprise, according to the Facilities, Planning & Construction website.

The second largest project is the Sports Performance Center, according to the website. Scheduled to be open in fall 2017, the $48 million project has been under construction since February.

Connor Dodge, senior energy commerce major for Austin said he is excited about the Sports Performance Center.

“The Chick-fil-A being added to the business building is really amazing because I’m always hungry,” Dodge said. “It is just sad that I will not be

here to see the Chick-fil-A or the Sports Performance building, since I am graduating in December.”

Dodge said he will come back to visit and to make sure he takes a tour in those new buildings.

“Although I am graduating in December, I still have lots of friends here in Tech,” he said. “Some of them might be graduating, or I will be here for the football games.”

While some students will be excited to see the new features in the buildings, others will be excited to know that the new Honors residence will have a built-in Starbucks by the lounge area.

“The Starbucks is more exciting to students like me,” Dodge said. “Especially during finals.” @DailyToreador

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While most freshmen Honors students are in the same location right now, Molina said the concept is a solution that has pods in the building to house students into their respective areas of study. This will allow students be around similar majors as they study at the Honors level.

“It really drives collaborative study as opposed to being isolated,” he said.

Lexi Halimeh, an alumnus who graduated in 2014 with a Bachelor of Art in advertising, said she is excited to see all the new buildings.

“Even though I have already graduated, I am still excited to see how big and amazing my school is,” Halimeh said.

She said she is thinking about going back to school to get her master’s degree

Authorities to build up presence before oil pipeline ruling BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota authorities are recruiting law enforcement officers from across the state to guard the site of a protest in anticipation of an impending federal ruling on whether to block the construction of the four-state Dakota Access oil pipeline.

The buildup, announced

Wednesday, comes after a skirmish between protesters and private security guards on Saturday that turned violent; the crowd dispersed when officers arrived, and no one was arrested. Authorities also said they pulled back Tuesday from responding to a report of 150 to 200 protesters, some with hatchets

and knives, gathered at a construction area on private land because they determined it wasn’t safe to respond.

A ruling is expected by Friday on the tribe’s challenge of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ decision to grant permits to the Dallas -based operators of the $3.8 billion Dakota Access Pipeline, which will cross North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa and Illinois. The tribe’s lawsuit says the project violates several federal laws, including the National Historic Preservation Act, and will harm water supplies for the reservation’s residents and for millions downstream, as well as disturb ancient sacred sites.

The local law enforcement department is bracing for a decision that would allow the project to proceed while a spokesman for Gov. Jack Dalrymple said “the governor has always said the National Guard is an option.”

“We are preparing and planning for all scenarios that may occur in response to the federal court ruling,” the Morton County Sheriff ’s Office said in a statement, which didn’t detail how many officers were being added or what their plan is should the ruling allow construction to continue.

Standing Rock Sioux Chairman David Archambault II said he is not con-

cerned with the additional law enforcement presence at the site of the protest, where thousands have camped out for weeks, and that the judge’s ruling will not stop the protest either way.

“This is not going to be over on this one day, whether he rules in our favor or the company’s favor,” Archambault said. “Both sides will appeal so this will not be over.”

He noted that he saw very few law enforcement personnel near the protest site Wednesday and said he’s appealing to protesters to remain “peaceful and prayerful.”

The pipeline company, Dallas-based Energy Transfer Partners, said it would not comment regarding who is providing the private security detail, which has been in place since last month, or what they’ve been told to do when facing protesters.

Already, the Morton County Sheriff ’s Office estimated it is spending $100,000 a week in overtime costs to monitor the protests, and the North Dakota Highway Patrol is spending $65,000 weekly to do the same.

But no law enforcement personnel were present Saturday, when tribal officials said construction crews on private land destroyed several sites of “significant cultural and historic value.”

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Business college to unveil new addition to building next week

By NYDIA NATIVIDAD Staff Writer

For the past year, the Jerry S. Rawls College of Business Administration has been undergoing an expansion project for its new wing. The wing, budgeted at $15 million, is 42,901 square feet in area and stands at three stories.

The expansion meets with the college’s administration building at the northwest corner and connects through multiple corridors and an outdoor patio on the third floor.

“The building was built with the students in mind,” Michele Moskos, senior director of marketing and communications for the college, said.

Before the construction began, a student panel was created by the school, Moskos said. This panel allowed students to voice what they would like to see in the new wing such as study spaces and classrooms.

The college’s faculty were also allowed to make suggestions on additions to the classrooms, Moskos said.

New classrooms in the wing feature a whiteboard across the wall, and instead of the usual projector screen, the projector is pointed to the white wall above for the instructors’ notes on the board to remain visible, Kathryn Suchy, director of

computing at the Rawls College of Business, said.

Each classroom is also equipped with cameras and microphones for the professor to record the lecture or for a guest speaker to be presented to the students, Suchy said.

There’s nothing stopping us from competing with the best of the best now.

SARAH GRAY MARKETING MAJOR The building will feature a new interactive classroom, which allows five students to sit at one pod and connect all their devices to a screen located on the wall next to the pod. At the touch of a button, the professor will be able to connect a pod’s screen and project it on the wall for a discussion, Suchy said.

Students will also have access to multiple studying spaces in the new wing that can be scheduled whenever needed, Suchy said. The expected student-favorite, however, is the new Think Tank.

The Think Tank is a special room with whiteboard walls from the floor to the ceiling.

Students can use the room for studying or to work on group projects, Suchy said.

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The first floor of the new addition to the Jerry S. Rawls College of Business Administration building features a new multipurpose room, which can be split into three separate rooms. The addition is 42,901 square feet and also includes a Chick-fil-A location, testing center and study spaces. The three-story wing will open at 11 a.m. Tuesday, with the Chick-fil-A location opening when classes begin in the spring. room is the testing center. The testing center is equipped to seat up to 68 students, with three seats being ADA compliant, Suchy said. Instead of students taking their tests in their residence halls, they will be able to go to the testing center to take the test. The testing center will also be provided with materials needed for tests such as scratch paper and calculators, Suchy said.

Multiple conference rooms have also been added to the new wing. One confer-

ence room will be specifically for student organizations of the college. Along with the conference rooms, a multipurpose event room will be available for use. During the day, the space can be used as a study area for students.

However, when scheduled for events, the room can either be divided into three separate rooms or remain a single space. Each wall is equipped with a projector and screens, including one large screen that spans 110 inches, Suchy said.

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us from competing with the best of the best now,” Sarah Gray, a senior marketing major from Wichita Falls, said.

Artwork is also a new item added to the new wing of the Rawls College of Business.

The second floor corridor will feature a 72-inch painting by Tech alumnus Baron Batch, while the outdoor area will feature a public art piece by Koryn Rolstad on the east entrance of the new wing.

Additionally, Glenna Goodacre donated a statue that will be featured in the west courtyard, Suchy said.

The new wing will also feature a fully operational Chick-fil-A that will feature indoor and outdoor dining.

Students in the panel were able to choose from different dining options, and Chickfil-A was the most popular, Michael Molina, vice chancellor of Facilities, Planning & Construction, said.

The new wing will have its opening at 11 a.m. Tuesday and will be followed by the Rawls Day event to welcome new students and allow alumni to tour the new wing. @DailyToreador

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Apache may have struck big oil, gas in West Texas DALLAS (AP) — A Houston driller is boasting of a big new oil and gas discovery in West Texas.

Apache Corp. believes there could be 3 billion barrels of oil and 75 trillion cubic feet of natural gas in an area it calls Alpine High.

The company announced its discovery Wednesday after two years of drilling in the largely undeveloped region.

Apache shares gained nearly 7 percent.

Apache said it’s accumulated more than 300,000 acres and drilled 19 wells in Alpine High, a small part of the sweeping and energy-rich Permian Basin of Texas.

CEO John Christmann says others have mistakenly overlooked the area.

“It is a world-class resource play,” Christmann said at a Barclays investor conference in New York.

“This really is a giant onion that is going to take us years and years to peel back and uncover.”

Christmann said the heart of the find, in Reeves County, Texas, hasn’t been worked over by oil companies because the geology of the area was considered too complex.

The remote and difficult location means that the field is likely to require significant investment before achieving its potential. Apache said only nine of its 19 wells were producing oil or gas, and those are pumping limited quantities because of the poor infrastructure.

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Will Catalan, a sophomore business management major from Dallas, prepares free snow cones for students who walked by the Free Speech Area outside the Student Union Building on Wednesday. Catalan is a member of the Baptist Student Ministry, and the group also provides free lunches on Tuesdays.

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College of Engineering to open new research building The building formerly known to house the College of Media & Communication has received a new makeover. Now to be known as the Maddox Engineering Research Center, the building will feature new labs and upgraded facilities to house more research space for the Edward E. Whitacre Jr. College of Engineering.

Funding for this building was gifted by the J. F Maddox Foundation. The Maddox Foundation was established in June 1963

by Texas Tech alumnus Jack F. Maddox and his wife Mabel. The foundation is headquartered in Hobbs, New Mexico, and has been committed to developing grants to better life in

southeastern New Mexico and investing in education, according to the J. F Maddox Foundation website.

Jack Maddox was a member of the Tech class of 1929 and received a Bachelor of Science in textile engineering, according to the website. Jack Maddox remained president of the foundation until his death in 1978.

After his death, Jack Maddox’s brother, Donovan Maddox, took over as president of the foundation, according to a plaque that will be dedicated to Jack Maddox.

Donovan Maddox was a member of the Tech class of 1934 and, like his brother, received a Bachelor of Science in textile engineering.

Donovan Maddox remained

president of the foundation until he retired in 1990, according to a plaque that will be dedicated to him.

The foundation is now under the management of Donovan Maddox’s grandchildren and non-family individuals, according to a plaque dedicated to the Maddox foundation.

Renovations for the building began with stripping down and gutting down the facility to its original concrete structure.

Then began the rebuilding from the basement to the second floor, Michael Molina, vice chancellor of Facilities, Planning, & Construction, said.

The mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems

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Ribbon-cutting and dedication ceremony to be hosted Sept. 16 Building will include new labs and other upgraded facilities

were restructured to accommodate to the new science laboratories of the building, Molina said.

“We took a facility that was built for general academic purpose, and then we converted it to a very hi-tech science and research lab,” he said.

A ribbon cutting event will be hosted Sept. 16 to dedicate the building and open it for the College of Engineering. @DailyToreador

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I’m struggling but don’t want free tuition Like most college students, I have an extreme amount of student debt.

I mean the kind of debt that my great-grandchildren will be cursing my name over as they send in monthly checks to pay it off.

I struggle every month to make e n d s m e e t — again, like most college students. I work two jobs, take a full course load, am in a sorority and volunteer regularly. I pay for almost everything on my own.

So, when one of the main platforms of the 2016 election was “free college,” I suppose people expected me to be totally on-board.

This isn’t because my parents don’t want to help me, but because the majority of families in today’s world don’t have thousands upon thousands of dollars lying around waiting to be spent on college.

So, when one of the

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main platforms of the 2016 election was “free college,” I suppose people expected me to be totally on-board. I could use some more free things in my life, after all.

But I wasn’t relieved. I wasn’t thanking God that somebody finally had a plan.

I wasn’t sleeping easier.

I was pissed.

Free college? Are you kidding me? Let’s think about this logically and rationally, just for a second.

One of the biggest arguments people make for free college is other countries are doing it.

“But Sweden and Denmark and Germany are doing it,” you’ll hear as you try to speak reason.

“If they can do it, why can’t we?”

Now, maybe I’m wrong, but have Denmark, Sweden and Germany been some kind of model for the United States all along?

Have they become a sort of “city on a hill,” if you will, and I just haven’t noticed?

Since when have we ever cared what Sweden and Denmark are doing?

I’d double the thousands I owe in student debt on a bet that the people crying to be just like Sweden and Denmark know nothing else about the economic, social or political structures of those countries.

I work two jobs, take a full course load, am in a sorority and volunteer regularly. I pay for almost everything on my own.

For instance, I bet the fact that those countries have a substantially higher tax wedge percentage than we do hasn’t come up in conversation.

Are their high taxes exclusively due to governmental funding of college?

Of course not.

But is it making an impact? Absolutely.

According to The Business Insider, if we were to implement a program which provides free college like

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in Europe, our current tax wedge of 31.5 percent would increase significantly.

We ’ v e a l l h e a r d t h e argument that free tuition means raising taxes; “There’s no such thing as a free lunch,” and all that. So, let’s look at some other realistic implications of what free tuition could mean.

What happens to students who need more than four years to complete their education? Does the government give you an indefinite amount of time to complete your degree, or is there a limit on how far its funding will go?

And what about graduate school — is that paid for as well? Will the government pay for a degree in, say, acting?

I know a number of parents who won’t pay for something they deem useless. So, will the government refuse that as well?

What about changing your degree? That could cause you to log more hours in school — would that be allowed? How easy or difficult would that process be made?

Can a nontraditional student — say a single mother of three — come

back to school whenever she pleases? Will there be requirements in place or limits on what she can or can’t do? Will it be easy to go back, or will that money be reserved for the more traditional students?

I learned how to sustain myself, how to watch my spending, work hard and juggle a lot of things at once.

Let’s consider someone who didn’t do so well in high school; government loans and scholarships are already harder to come by with a low GPA. Would poor grades affect the accessibility to government-funded education?

So, maybe this works for countries like Sweden and Denmark — good for them. I’m sure there is a list of things that work differently there.

As someone who works non-stop to make the dream of a college degree a reality,

I can honestly say I don’t regret these four years. I don’t wish I had done them any differently.

I learned how to sustain myself, how to watch my spending, work hard and juggle a lot of things at once.

I don’t wish for a second that had been made easier by a free tuition.

The bottom line is: there’s no such thing as “free” — financially or otherwise. Should something be done about the outrageous costs of universities?

Yes, but I honestly couldn’t tell you what.

When someone figures out a solution, I’ll be the first to encourage it.

What I can tell you is that free tuition isn’t going to be the answer to anyone’s problems.

Sure, I’d like to feel a little less crippled by student debt.

However, I’d also like the autonomy to attend college for whatever I want, whenever I want and wherever I want.

Someone must have told you: Government funding and personal autonomy do not go hand in hand. hbritzky@dailytoreador.com

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We should demand It’s time to discuss fair textbook prices religion more openly

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t is commonly known and accepted in this country that few things are more coveted — perhaps none more important to ensuring a life of prosperity and financial success — than a college education.

Textbook companies and bookstores also know this.

Armed with this knowledge, they seemingly conspire with universities to acquire lists of all books that will be required reading.

They then collude amongst themselves to fix their exorbitant prices across the board.

The colluders believe there is little a student can do besides pay his/her unconscionable prices.

Armed with this knowledge, they seemingly conspire with universities to acquire lists of all books that will be required reading.

They are correct; there is but little recourse for a single student.

There is, however, a clear course of action for those who desire change enough to seek it.

Let me first say, I am a believer in the free market.

The textbook profiteers do, and in fact should, have the right to charge whatever price they see fit.

Likewise, students must not be obligated to reward their immoral and opportunistic price gouging.

Our university president, our chancellor, our so-called representatives in the Student Government Association and our professors have failed us.

Their lack of action and their willingness to look the other way as their students and constituents are fleeced by outrageous book prices makes them complicit.

Their affliction is one of

Jake Wischkaemper is a senior history major from Lubbock.

apathy and a blatant lack of concern for those who pay their lofty salaries and who they represent.

Often, academics are accused of living in ivory towers. This depiction conjures an image of an out-of-touch professor who lazily casts his eyes downward at us, the rabble. When his stare meets that of a commoner, he shamefully averts his gaze back to his books.

I am calling on Texas Tech professors to transcend their own impotence.

Depart with your collective identity as a group of ineffectual academics.

Join hands with us, your students, so that together we may begin to form the basis for a future consisting of mutual respect and understanding.

I urge President Lawrence Schovanec and Chancellor Robert L. Duncan to examine this situation carefully and assess what they might do to improve conditions for the students upon whom their own livelihoods depend.

To the president and the chancellor, I say this: Pay heed to the struggles of your students, and waste no time responding to their grievances.

I beg of you, engage with your students on this matter of such great importance.

S e i z e t h i s opportunity to affect meaningful change for the whole of our student body.

I implore the student body of Tech to consult among yourselves in organized forums.

Let us voice our grievances and concerns in whatever student organization we may belong to.

To the disaffected students and those who do not belong to any such organization, engage with your peers and join a student organization, so that your voice may be heard.

To the student organizations on campus, do not delay.

Mobilize your members and join forces with one another to address this universal issue.

Consult directly with those who have elected you, determine the most e ff e c t i v e w a y t h a t you may represent them and shield them from this senseless exploitation.

Seize this opportunity to affect meaningful change for the whole of our student body.

To SGA, do not neglect this opportunity to benefit your constituents in a meaningful way.

Consult directly with those who have elected you.

Determine the most effective way that you may represent them and shield them from this senseless exploitation.

Do not dismiss the very voices who have instilled in you such great trust.

Students, demand action from your representatives, but do not rely on it.

Ensure that you are beholden to nobody.

Become your own masters, not only with regard to this issue, but in every aspect of your lives.

As you mobilize, dig in and embrace your boundless power as the very lifeblood upon which the entire system depends. opinions@dailytoreador.com

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oday’s society is extremely sensitive; talking to a stranger can feel like blindly navigating a minefield. All of the sudden, it’s World War III when someone mentions a touchy subject.

Thus, there are several topics that are generally agreed upon to avoid in everyday conversation.

These include politics, race — although this has changed a bit with the Black Lives Matter movement — and differences between sexes and religion. If someone decides to go against this unspoken rule, he or she is often seen as a bigot.

This is a great shame because by discussing these topics — particularly, religion — we can learn more about ourselves and those around us.

It is a mutually beneficial experience, contrary to popular belief. When we understand where someone is coming from, we can begin to see each other as a friend, not a foe.

In the case of religion, discussions surrounding it are often seen as one-sided. For example, if a Christian talks to an atheist, he or she is immediately seen as trying to convert the atheist or vice versa.

In some cases, this can absolutely be the case. I’ve been in several situations where religious individuals have come to me to share their beliefs, but refuse to listen to my atheistic thoughts on the matter — even when presented respectfully.

That isn’t right. If someone initiates a conversation, that person must expect to receive feedback.

I’ve met many people who act like possessing a different worldview is so offensive that they shouldn’t even associate themselves with me. I can understand this somewhat from my past religious experiences — one’s worldview does fall apart if the god(s) are removed from it.We must be able to look at the situation from the other point of view, though.

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If someone is so convinced and honestly believes the things he or she says, then why can’t one handle hearing alternative ways of thinking?

Acting in this manner makes that person’s beliefs appear incredibly fragile.

With a fragile worldview, we could never convince anyone of our own beliefs. However, if we openly discuss religion we can strengthen our arguments for our worldview. This may mean initially failing to convince others to change their perspectives while building up our argument, but it will — in theory — pay off in the long run.

When someone d i s c u s s e s re l i g i o n with others who have different viewpoints, that person very quickly learns what one does and does not believe.

Don’t get me wrong. I’m not saying it should ever be okay to attack other ’s beliefs. However, the definition of attack has been heavily misconstrued.

If I suggest the possibility of no deity existing, that is not attacking anyone’s beliefs. No one has ever been harmed by the possibility of no god existing.

There is a stark difference between sharing thoughts on the topic and forcing those thoughts on someone. Unfortunately, this contrast is often not recognized. Instead, these two very different actions are seen as one and the same — an attack on one’s beliefs.

With that said, perhaps some people are not ready to

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discuss religious topics and that’s okay, too. When I first transitioned to atheism, I was definitely not ready to discuss such topics because I wasn’t 100 percent sure what I believed at the time.

No one enjoys looking like a fool in a debate.

For the rest of us, though, if we choose to engage in a religious discussion, we must expect to hear different viewpoints. We must understand it’s okay to listen to different viewpoints. In fact, it’s healthy.

When someone discusses religion with others who have different viewpoints, that person very quickly learns what one does and does not believe.

This is crucially important, since we live in a world that deals heavily with religious radicalism. The discussion of religion is more important than ever.

We need to define where the line falls between what is and is not acceptable in regard to religious activity.

No single person can decide this. Rather, we must all decide together.

If we neglect to define where that aforementioned line is, we’re left with a misunderstanding of who the enemy is.

For example, without this line clearly defined, some will compare Christians opposing gay rights to the Islamic State group — a dramatic comparison, sure, but it happens fairly frequently.

Look no further than Facebook or Twitter, or even a certain political nominee, for some real-life examples.

In short, discussing religion will lead to an expansion of our understanding of one another’s beliefs.

This is important because through open conversation we can begin to see each other as allies. When we no longer feel everyone around us is out to get us, we can focus on our true enemies, together.

We are stronger if we are together, not divided. aolges@dailytoreador.com

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More art to be added to campus New pieces of public art are coming to Texas Tech’s campus as a part of Facilities, Planning & Construction’s ongoing projects. Six pieces are going to be added to the campus collection this year.

“Usually, with every new (major capital) project we like to add a new piece of art,” Emily Wilkinson, public art manager for Facilities, Planning & Construction, said. “It just so happened that we had a lot of construction projects that overlapped this year.”

The Public Art Program for Tech University System was initiated by the Board of Regents in 1998, according to the Facilities, Planning & Construction website. Public artworks are funded with 1 percent of the estimated budget of every new major capital project.

The value of a public art

can range from thousands to tens of thousands of dollars, Wilkinson said.

Facilities, Planning & Construction is also working on an art application that will share information about campus sculptures and their respective artists, she said.

In the future, the public art office plans to add guided walking tours as well.

“We have such a wide range of art it’s hard to find something you don’t like,” Wilkinson said.

The Public Art Program aims to enhance the appearance of the university system, Wilkinson said, and Tech has one of the top ranked public programs in the nation. “(The art) definitely stands out on this campus,” Valeria Portillo, a freshman architecture major from Dallas, said.

“Every time you turn a corner you feel inspired.”

Her favorite sculpture on campus is Tornado of Ideas located outside the Student Union Building, Portillo said.

The new additions include pieces by acclaimed artists including Glenna Goodacre and Koryn Rolstad, Wilkinson said. A new public art piece will be added in Health Sciences Center’s campus in Abilene, as well.

It is important for students to engage with their campus visually, Ashley Busby, a graduate art student from Houston, said. The art can be appreciated by anyone, even if they are not a student in the university.

“Many of the art pieces allow for students to sit together and relax for a few minutes,” Busby said. “It’s a good way to bring together students who may not have that much in common.” @ReeceNationsDT

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Primordial Gardens, a public art piece in the College of Human Sciences, was installed on March 25 and was created by Adela Andea of Houston. Andea said the sculptures are created from man-made materials with LED lights inside them and she came up with the idea because she wanted to change the perception of the room.

CAMPUS

Drainage system working well, unprecedented rainfall the problem

By MICHAEL CANTU News Editor

Because of the semi-arid nature of Lubbock, it might seem when it rains in and around the area there would not be much coming down.

However, for people in Lubbock, especially those living on campus, an unprecedented heavy rainfall flooded the city which slightly overwhelmed the drainage system that allows for water to run off into various areas around the area.

According to a previous article in The Daily Toreador, after the National Weather Service issued a flood advisory on Aug. 31, there was flash flooding throughout the city and campus.

In most instances of rain, however, the city’s drainage system works as well as can be expected, Brenda Bullard, managing director for Engineering Services at Tech, said.

“The university drains into the city system, and so really what it boils down to is the city system — when it was built originally was at more than enough capacity to handle it,” Bullard said.

“Well, everything has grown up, and we’ve gotten more hard spaces here, which allow for more runoff. We’re maxing out the capacity on our storm sewers.”

Because this area of Texas is flat, there is almost no place for any type of standing water to go, she said.

Originally when the city was first planned and being built on, the planners were accounting for a place for rainwater to go. That is why

during normal instances of rainfall, usually 0.5 to 1 inch, it takes around 30 minutes for water to drain down and streets and sidewalks to clear.

The storm that hit Lubbock on Aug. 31 brought around 2.7 inches of rain to the campus, Charles Leatherwood, director for Grounds Maintenance at Tech, said.

The current system was not designed to handle that type of runoff, Bullard said.

“We’re looking at different options to try to improve (the system) but really to change anything, like I said.

You’re talking now more of a global change that would involve not only the university but the city of Lubbock and then also (Texas Department of Transportation),” Bullard said.

Initiating any change to the already adequate system would be a large project, she said.

Currently, most standing water that gets trapped on University Avenue drains toward the Marsha Sharp Freeway area, Bullard said. However, it fills up so fast there that patience is needed to wait until all the water drains, which was also a small implementation added when the freeway was built a few years ago.

Toward the southernmost part of campus, water drains into a storm sewer that is under 19th St., she said. There are also a number of playa lakes in and around the city that is filled by runoff water.

All of this also goes into consideration when

there are new buildings erected on campus, Leatherwood said.

“On these new buildings, a lot of them, we ask for retention funnels that catch the water,” he said, “and, hopefully, slow it down, so it doesn’t run off as quick and go back into the ground.”

For instance, the new West Village Residence Hall and the Kent R. Hance Chapel have been equipped with those funnels to help facilitate drainage, Leatherwood said. Along with that, the new Tech System Office Building near the Commuter West parking lot will be also equipped with retention funnels.

All the water Lubbock gets is useful, Bullard said, because there is a need to recharge the Ogallala Aquifer, which is where the city pulls most of its water from.

“We just want to try and not have such a nuisance water with it,” she said.

But the unusual storm events that have come about recently are out of the realm of comprehension for these systems, and as of now, Bullard said campus officials along with TxDOT and the City of Lubbock officials have been looking to formulate new alternatives, though nothing is official yet.

As of now there are no dates or goals to have a system update. They are just weighing out ideas, she said.

“It’s like a straw system, and there’s only so much water that can go into that

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Apache may have struck big in West Texas DALLAS (AP) — A Houston driller is boasting of a big new oil and gas discovery in West Texas.

Apache Corp. believes there could be 3 billion barrels of oil and 75 trillion cubic feet of natural gas in an area it calls Alpine High.

The company announced its discovery Wednesday after two years of drilling in the largely undeveloped region.

Apache shares gained nearly 7 percent.

Apache said it’s accumulated more than 300,000 acres and drilled 19 wells in Alpine High, a small part of the sweeping and energy-rich Permian Basin of Texas.

CEO John Christmann says others have mistakenly overlooked the area.

“It is a world-class resource play,” Christmann said at a Barclays investor conference in New York. “This really is a giant onion that is going to take us years and years to peel back and uncover.”

Christmann said the heart of the find, in Reeves County, Texas, hasn’t been worked over by oil companies because the geology of the area was considered too complex.

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Lubbock celebrates Buddy’s birthday

By ALYSSA ACOSTA Staff Writer

The familiar pair of giant, black framed glasses that sits out in front of the Buddy Holly Center is now joined by a State of Texas Historical Subject marker dedicated to the man himself on what would have been his 80th birthday.

The Lubbock County Historical Commission unveiled the subject marker to Buddy Holly, one of Lubbock’s most famous native sons, Wednesday at 4 p.m.

In attendance, was Buddy Holly’s eldest brother Travis Holley, Commission members and fans from around the world.

The celebration included activities for children, birthday cupcakes, live music and a showing of “The Real Buddy Holly Story,” a documentary narrated by Paul McCartney.

A marker is chosen based on the historical significance of the subject, Sandy Fortenberry, chair of the Lubbock County Historical Commission, said.

“We had several locations that we could think about, but the Buddy Holly Center is the ideal place,” Fortenberry said.

“It was time to honor our native son.”

Holly played an essen-

tial role in forming what is now known as rock ‘n’ roll, Jacqueline Bober, assistant manager and curator of the Buddy Holly Center, said. Holly came on the music scene at a very important time.

“Buddy came onto the scene at the birth of rock ‘n’ roll,” Bober said. “From an encounter with Elvis, who was also playing the same type of music, they both realized that music has such a greater potential.”

Lubbock was the perfect place for the genesis of rock ‘n’ roll, and there are a lot of great musicians from this area whose roots can be traced back to Holly’s influence, Bober said.

Part of the interest in Holly is thinking about what Lubbock could have been if he had lived to create more music, he said.

The thought of what Holly could have accomplished if he had lived longer and how much bigger he would have made Lubbock will never go away, Bober said.

It is important to keep the younger generations aware of Holly and the impact he made on music in his short life, Bober said.

Not only were local musicians influenced by Holly, but international musicians were also influenced including The

Beatles, who watched him perform, he said.

Fans come from all over the world to visit the birthplace of Holly, Bober said.

Holly’s fans who come to Lubbock to learn more about him motivate Bober to continue working at the center, he said.

“I talked to a woman from Illinois that comes to Lubbock every year for Buddy,” Fortenberry said.

“There is some mystique to Buddy (Holly), maybe from dying young.”

The marker is important because it offers a brief introduction to Holly’s life and helps encourage people to come inside to learn more, Bober said.

The marker could draw more people to the center to learn about Holly and what he did for music, Bober said.

“It’s about those personal connections that you make with the visitors and the fans,” Bober said.

Seeing this marker is important for some people b e c a u s e H o l l y ’s m u s i c meant something to them, Bober said. Some fans even got the opportunity to see him in concert.

“Some of them, particularly the older generation, saw Buddy perform in person, Bober said. “It’s just amazing.” @ DailyToreador

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Travis Holley, Buddy Holly’s brother, unveils a historical marker put in place at the Buddy Holly Center on Wednesday. A birthday bash and historical marker presentation was hosted in honor of what would have been Holly’s 80th birthday.

STUDENT LIFE

Tattoos provide creative expression for students

By HALEY DAVIS Staff Writer

Tattoos are becoming more and more common on college campuses every y e a r. F r o m A m e r i c a n traditional to Japanese, every tattoo style has found its clientele among the college students of Texas Tech.

In 1990, an FDA study of 10,000 U.S. households found that only 3 percent of the general population sported tattoos. Those numbers have increased substantially, and as of 2012, research shows that more than 21 percent of adults have one to three tattoos.

According to the Pew Research Center, that number is closer to 40 percent among college students.

Heath Tolleson, an academic advisor for Tech

journalism students, has been getting tattoos since he was 18 years old.

Tolleson said the growing popularity of tattoos could be a result of the growing sense of community through social media.

“When I was in college, self-expression and art just weren’t as common because there weren’t as many outlets,” Tolleson said. “Now, tattooing is much more accessible, and you can share your art with the world through social media. The sense of community is encouraging.”

Tolleson is also a graduate student going into the field of mental health, and he said his tattoos can form a bridge of communication with the people he’s working with.

“I just recently was working with a mother and daughter, and after

talking with them, the mother pulled me aside and said my tattoos actually made her feel more comfortable,” he said. “It reassured her that her daughter would be working with someone that was personable and had stories to tell.”

Myrna Armstrong, a retired former professor in the Health Sciences Center, co-authored multiple articles focusing on tattoo culture amongst college students and its influence on identity.

Now, tattooing is much more accessible and you can share your art with the world...

HEATH TOLLESON JOURNALISM ADVISOR Alongside her fellow researchers, Armstrong gathered data from 2,395 college students coming from six different American public universities.

The data entitled: “Tattoos, Gender, and WellBeing Amongst College Students” suggested tat-

toos have a significant correlation with self-esteem among both male and female students.

Students reported their tattoo choices to be a result of their “openness to experiences” as well as increased self-esteem with their permanent skin designs. The study also showed among college-age students, tattoos have the potential to be emotionally restorative and are not viewed as deviant behavior but as body art.

“When a significant change has happened in my life, I think it’s important to document that through my tattoos,” Tolleson said. “Tattoos are marker that remind me of a time in my life and how that period shaped me as a person.”

Taylor Daigre, a senior community, family and addiction sciences major from Birmingham, Alabama, has most of his two arms covered as well as a back piece that took a total of 12 hours to finish.

Daigre said at first he wanted tattoos simply because he loved the way they looked, but over time, the tattoos took on a whole new meaning.

“All of my tattoos are

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Taylor Daigre, a senior family and addictive studies major from Birmingham, Alabama, shows off his sleeve of tattoos. Daigre said over time, his tattoos began to represent spiritual and emotional experiences he had. stories and have become reminders of spiritual a n d e m o t i o n a l e x p e r iences that I’ve had,” he said. “Tattoos became a way for me to weed out the people around me that

were strictly superficial and didn’t want to take the time to get to know the real me.”

Daigre said he gets a majority of his work done at Black Door Studio.

One of the main concerns for college students being tattooed is the potential rejection of possible employers. According to the Support Tattoos and Piercings at Work petition website, 73 percent of people say they would hire individuals who have visible tattoos.

“It depends on where you apply,” Tolleson said, “but if an employer sees a happy and productive employee, I don’t think visible tattoos or piercings should be a bad thing.”

Daigre said he hasn’t experienced any rejection when it comes to employment opportunities because he seeks out jobs where he thinks he will fit in and be accepted.

“Ultimately people are fascinated by the unknown,” Daigre said.

“When you see a tattoo you assume that there’s meaning behind it and you want to know more. I think tattoos have become more acceptable and understood.” @DailyToreador

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Team to host only home tournament

By DIEGO GAYTAN Staff Writer

A 3-0 win over the UTEP Miners began Texas Tech volleyball’s home slate. At noon Friday in the United Supermarkets Arena practice gym, the Red Raiders open their first and only home tournament of the season.

Tech starts the tournament with a doubleheader starting with Abilene Christian, then moving on to play Stephen F. Austin at 6 p.m. The Red Raiders close the tournament with another doubleheader versus University of Texas Rio Grande Valley at noon Saturday and Oral Roberts at 6 p.m. Saturday.

Last match, Tech’s offense connected extended runs in the first two sets, and in the final set, the Red Raiders made use of their timeouts to erase deficits and eventually slide ahead of UTEP as they approached the final two set points.

Tech coach Tony Graystone, after Tech’s win over UTEP, said he has seen signs of the team improving, but in Tech’s game against the Miners, he thought the outside attack did not respond as strongly as he hoped.

“Our outsides were okay, they struggled a bit from time to time, but it was more of what we were doing than what they were doing instead of what UTEP was doing, but we’ll work on that,” Graystone said.

Through its first seven games, Tech has seen numerous scenar-

ios and outcomes. With a young squad forming the core of the team, freshman Kiley Rittiman said the team has responded well to its newly acquired experiences.

“Being on the road for preseason is tough for most teams, and he (Graystone) has been able to teach us how to do it as freshmen,” Rittiman said. “The older girls have taken us in, and all play like we’re one age. It’s just a great atmosphere to be around.”

Aside from its two initial l o s s e s , Te c h ’s d e f e n s e h a s weathered down offenses and kept them at a hitting percentage below .200 and recorded more digs than its opponent.

Stephen F. Austin and Oral Roberts enter the tournament a s t h e t w o o p p o n e n t s . Te c h faces Oral Roberts, who have a winning record with five wins and two losses, and Stephen F. Austin, who have four wins and two losses.

At 5-2, the Red Raiders have shaken off a pair of back-to-back losses by beginning a five game winning streak. Continuing her leading role in the Tech offense, senior Lauren Douglass had a team high of 87 kills.

In the short amount of time competing against other teams, Douglass said the team has enhanced its ability to strike on its first touches and limit errors.

“We really mixed well with the freshmen, so I’m super excited about this whole season,” Douglass said. @DGaytanDT

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Senior Lauren Douglass goes for a spike while UTEP players Kylie Baumgartner and Lindsey Larson attempt to block on Monday in the United Supermarkets Arena practice gym. After defeating the UTEP Miners 3-0, Texas Tech will host its only home tournament of the year, beginning with Abilene Christian at noon Friday.

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The skeleton for the United Supermarkets Arena’s new video board has finished being constructed and was raised to its tentative position Thursday. The video board is expected to be finished before the Tech basketball season begins. Each screen will be approximately 16 feet 5 inches by 25 feet 3 inches, according to Tech Athletics.

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One weekend has already changed the tone of the Big 12.

Oklahoma went into this season as the overwhelming favorite to win its 10th Big 12 Conference title, and the Sooners very well might still be that with all the talent back from last season’s College Football Playoff team.

But after a fast start against Houston, quarterback Baker Mayfield, running back Samaje Perine and Co. wound up with a 10-point loss to a team from outside the Power Five conferences that shot past them in the new AP Top 25 poll.

While still a few weeks from starting conference play, the Sooners have little room for error if they want to return to the four-team playoff. For now, they aren’t even the highest-ranked Big 12 team.

Neither is TCU, which at 24-3 since the start of the 2014 has the best overall record in the 10-team Big 12, the only conference able to tout having half of its teams ranked. But the Horned Frogs had their own issues in scuffling to a victory over an FCS team.

Texas is tops among ranked Big 12 teams after rocketing from unranked for more than two full seasons to No. 11 this week after its 50-47 double-overtime win over then-No. 10 Notre Dame, which in last season’s opener beat the Longhorns by five touchdowns.

“One game doesn’t make a season. We know we’re still rebuilding,” said coach Charlie Strong, coming off back-to-back losing seasons to start his tenure with the Longhorns. “You’re just hoping this can’t be a one-night wonder, and it won’t be.”

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SOCCER

Tech hosts Oral Roberts before four-game road trip

RYAN ORTEGON/ The Daily Toreador Natalie Schmutz, a junior forward, runs for the ball during the Texas Tech game against Cal on Friday. The Red Raiders lost their first game of the season against the Bears, 0-4. The Red Raiders will face the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles at 7 p.m. Friday at the John Walker Soccer Complex.

The No. 22 Texas Tech soccer team will finish its home stretch against Oral Roberts at 7 p.m. Friday at the John Walker Soccer Complex.

After competing in six matches this season, the Red Raiders have a record of four wins, one draw and one loss. Last week, Tech suffered its first loss of the season to Cal 0-4.

The loss was a blow to the Red Raiders who were undefeated until then.

Despite the loss, Tech was able to rally back two days later to beat Abilene Christian 3-1.

Because of the 0-4 shutout Cal delivered to Tech, its previous ranking of No. 15 went down seven spots to No. 22, according to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America rankings.

Tech coach Tom Stone previously said the Red Raiders lost many experienced players who came up with a lot of the goals for Tech. This season, the new additions to the team have had to step up and take charge with the freshmen doing the bulk of the scoring.

Freshman forward Jade King has put her mark on the game this season by scoring three goals and one

assist for the Red Raiders so far. Freshman midfielder Jordie Harr has also been a strong addition to the team coming up with two goals and two assists.

The upperclassmen have come back this season also making an impact on the game. Junior defender Rebekah O’Brien has contributed this season with one goal and two assists.

Senior goalkeeper Lauren Watson has come up with 23 saves to help Tech secure its previous four wins.

The Golden Eagles have had a rough start to their season with four wins and two losses. Their first loss was against North Texas, which shut out Oral Roberts 1-0. Oral Roberts’ second loss of the season was to Oklahoma State, which ended up getting the win 4-1.

The matchup between Tech and Oral Roberts will be the last home game for a while as the Red Raiders hit the road for their next four games.

With one loss and four wins under their belt, the Red Raiders hope to add another win to the total on Friday as they face off against the Golden Eagles. @TheDT_Sports

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New year, same frustrating problems plague SEC teams The Southeastern Conference’s disappointing opening week featured a bit of deja vu for several teams.

The proud league had a 6-6 record in nonconference games, well below its 80plus winning percentage in nonconference games since 2006. And the most maddening thing for several SEC teams wasn’t losing, but how they lost.

Many were plagued by

the same problems that were supposedly corrected in the offseason — yet obviously were not.

Though it’s early, how teams move forward will likely determine whether the surprising season-opening losses — and unexpectedly close wins — are evidence that a down year is on the horizon.

Here’s a quick trip around the league to see how the re-

peat offenders are addressing their issues: No. 21 LSU is as good a place to start as any: The Tigers have a Heisman Trophy candidate at running back in Leonard Fournette and plenty of talent on defense, but the team’s continued inability to throw the ball was evident in a 16-14 loss to Wisconsin.

Quarterback Brandon Harris completed just 12 of 21 passes for 131 yards, one

touchdown and two interceptions in the loss, showing little evidence that he’s improved following an inconsistent 2015 season.

Even so, embattled LSU coach Les Miles is adamant the offense can put up big numbers this season.

“The issue is we have to find the recipe that allows that to happen because we have talent,” Miles said. “I promise you this: We’ve re-

cruited well, and there’s some really, really good kids here and good people.”

Said LSU receiver Travin Dural: “We all have a lot of faith in Brandon.”

Vanderbilt and Mis souri were the SEC’s two worst offensive teams in 2015 and judging from the opening weekend, not much has changed. The Commodores sputtered in a 13-10 loss to South

Carolina while the Tigers fell 26-11 to West Virginia.

“The margin of error for us is very, very thin,” Vanderbilt’s third-year coach Derek Mason said.

Missouri fans have some room to be optimistic with new coach Barry Odom. The pace of the team’s offense — the Tigers ran an eye-opening 100 plays in the loss — was an encouraging sign that Odom is willing to push the tempo.