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Golf tournament to benefit charity A golf tournament and watch party will be hosted Sept. 25 at the Rawls Course at Texas Tech to benefit the Women’s Protective Services.

The golf tournament will begin at 1 p.m., according to a Tech news release.

The proceeds will go toward Women’s Protective Services, student scholarships and certain research programs in sports management at Tech, according to the release.

The event, Drive Against Domestic Violence Classic golf tournament and game watch party, costs $500 per team, and teams can register until 5 p.m.

Wednesday, according to the release.

Teams registering after Wednesday will face limited availability and an increase of $50 per team, according to the release.

Range balls, golf cart rental, golf round, dinner and an invitation to a game watch party of the football game against Oklahoma State are all included in the team registration fee, according to the release.

The tournament originally began as a class project and has continued under the management of Tech graduate students and faculty, according to the release.

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Professor receives advising award The Mortar Board National College Senior Honor Society awarded Francisco Delgadillo the 2014 Excellence in Advising Award at the society’s national conference in Atlanta this past summer.

The award is given annually to four outstanding advisers who led their Mortar Board chapters to success and have served as a role model to their student members by demonstrating professionalism, commitment and spirit of service, according to a Tech news release.

Louice Douce from Ohio State University, Amber Messersmith from the University of Nebraska at Kearney, and William Self from University of Missouri-Kansas City, were also given the award, according to the release.

Delgadillo serves as the adviser for the Mortar Board Chapter at Tech, according to the release.

Delgadillo was awarded the Adviser of the Year award by Tech students and staff, and serves as the faculty director for diversity on campus.

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THE TEXAS TECH chapter of the Sigma Delta Pi Honor Society commemorates the start of National Hispanic Heritage Month during its Spanish Day celebration Monday in the Education building. The chapter invited the Lubbock High School Mariachi de Oro group and other local organizations to perform at the event.

Organizations host events for Mexican Independence Day, Hispanic Heritage Month

By LIANA SOLIS Staff Writer

Sept. 15 and 16 are the days Hispanics celebrate Mexico’s independence from Spain across the globe.

Various Texas Tech organizations across campus kicked off the celebration of Mexico’s independence Monday for students and the community.

Ricky Sherfield, unit coordinator for the CrossCultural Academic Advancement Center, said some people start celebrating on Sept. 15 while others start on Sept. 16.

“The document was technically signed around the midnight hours of the 16th,” Sherfield said, “That’s why some people start on the 15th and some on the 16th.”

The center kicked off the celebration of In-

dependence Day, along with the start of Hispanic Heritage Month Monday at the Student Union building, he said.

The celebration was open to the Tech community, Sherfield said, as well as the Lubbock community as a whole.

Food was served for those who attended, he said, and a presentation was given over the history of Mexico’s independence.

“There are not many celebrations in Lubbock for Mexico,” he said. “That’s why we open it to everyone who wants to celebrate.”

Similar organizations host celebrations like this to spread awareness and to help people learn the history of countries besides our own, Sherfield said.

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Officials break ground on research, technology park

By ALEXIS NELSON Staff Writer

Texas Tech officials gathered Monday for a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Research and Technology Park that will bring faculty and students academic and business opportunities in conjunction with the private sector.

The ceremony took place across from the location at the USDA Plant Stress and Water Conservation Lab off Texas Tech Parkway.

“A 21st century university must be more entrepreneurial,” Tech President M. Duane Nellis said. “We have to have opportunities for faculty and students to work with other scholars and industry in ways that accelerate new businesses and support startup companies. I think the first phase of our research park contributes to that significantly.”

The new park concept was inspired by a number of universities, including Purdue University and the University of Missouri, where Robert V. Duncan, Texas Tech vice president of research, attended, Nellis said.

“This is a cutting edge innovation and technology center that I think will take Texas Tech University and Texas Tech University Systems to new levels of research excellence,” he said.

Robert L. Duncan, Tech chancellor, also largely contributed to this new initiative, Nellis said.

“Since 2009 when Texas legislature made that commitment, Tech has led the way of all the other universities in seeking new research opportunities and molding the university to be a quality research institution,” Robert L. Duncan said.

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CITY LEADERS AND Texas Tech officials break ground to mark the beginning of construction on Tech’s Research and Technology Park on Monday at the USDA Plant Stress and Water Conservation Lab.

Tech students earn quick cash STEM society receives award

By ALEXIS NELSON Staff Writer

Texas Tech students have found an alternative way to make money besides having a traditional retail or food service part-time job, in order to balance their school schedules and have extra money for living expenses.

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“I love makeup,” she said. “Being able to build my own business, work with all of my clients and set my own hours is really nice.”

The idea to sell cosmetics came to her after she got her first Mary Kay facial and the woman working the party told her how to get started, Tischler said.

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Texas Tech’s Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science received the 2014 Chapter Role Model awareness award for outstanding professional development for the fifth year in a row.

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and sponsored by SACNAS National, Rocio Rodriguez, a senior microbiology and anthropology dual major from Brownsville and co-president of SACNAS, said.

Jaclyn Canas, faculty adviser for SACNAS, said receiving the award is affirmation that students are doing great things on campus.

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Boys, girls differ in cleanliness

By EMMA ZAMBRYCKI Staff Writer

When students move in together, they begin to realize not everyone is as clean or messy as they are.

Annika Larson, a freshman business marketing major from Austin, said she believes girls tend to have cleaner, neater and more aesthetically pleasing dorm rooms.

Though girls tend to keep their dorm rooms clean, organized and well decorated, they also tend to fill their rooms with more sentimental items, like photos, books and various other knick knacks, causing them to appear cluttered, she said.

“I remember one of my friends, he came over to our dorm and he was like, I don’t want to be here when you guys have to move out,” Larson said, “because we have a lot of stuff.”

Juan Torres, a Weymouth Residence Hall Community Advisor and a sophomore computer engineering major from Edmond, Oklahoma, said that in general girls are the messy ones.

Girls often have several different items thrown about their room, causing it to appear unorganized and messy he said.

Girls often have more than what they

need, Torres said.

Instead of having one of everything, he said, they will have several different types of that one specific item.

“Girls’ rooms smell better usually, but they don’t really look better,” Torres said.

Stephanie Montes, a freshman accounting major from Beaumont, said she enjoys sharing a room with another girl because they are both extremely organized and keep their respective sides very well decorated.

Montes believes girls are much cleaner than boys, she said. However, girls do have a fair amount of clutter in their rooms, which could cause it to appear slightly messy, she said.

“We’re super organized, and our rooms are cute, so [living with another girl] is fun,” Montes said.

Two boys living in a crowded area with one another are more than capable of keeping a clean, organized room, Torres said.

He keeps his dorm room clean by avoiding being passive aggressive, he said, and being up front with roommates about keeping their area organized.

It is important to communicate with roommates, Torres said, and come to an

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understanding as to who is going to clean what and when.

“At the very beginning I say I can’t deal with too much mess,” he said. “I can deal with a little bit, but you have to clean up your respective side, and I do tell my roommate when their side is getting a little dirty.”

Allison Lowe, a Chitwood Residence Hall Community Advisor and a sophomore nursing major from Sugar Land, said when she shared a dorm with another girl, they kept their space neat and organized.

Lowe said her roommate preferred a clean room, and as a result, Lowe was expected to keep her side as tidy as possible.

However, Lowe said boys tend to be cleaner overall.

Girls have clutter and knick knacks and keep them out for display, which can cause them to seem unorganized, whereas boys who have clutter keep it all in its specific place, she said.

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School begins in immigration prison KARNES CITY (AP) — In one classroom monitored by security cameras, third- and fourth-graders read in Spanish from a short story about mice.

On an artificial turf soccer field in the courtyard, seventh-, eighth- and ninth-graders play a raucous kickball game — ignoring the high walls and surrounding 15-foot gate.

For about 200 immigrant children who fled to the United States with their mothers — mostly from Central America — it is another school day, except that they are housed in a federal immigration jail and risk possible deportation.

Classes are eight hours a day at Karnes County Residential Center.

The curriculum for pre-kindergarten to 12th grade is the same as bilingual schools across the state. Days begin with the reciting of pledges of allegiance in English to the Texas and

American flags.

Amid a surge of families and unaccompanied minors pouring across the U.S.-Mexico border, authorities converted what had been the allmale Karnes facility about 50 miles southeast of San Antonio to one with capacity for 532 women and children.

They then teamed up with a nearby charter school district to begin offering classes.

The Associated Press recently was allowed a tour, though U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement didn’t permit speaking with students or teachers, or on-the-record interviews with school administrators.

The Karnes center allows detainees to move freely around the grounds, enjoying free Internet access, flat-screen TVs, and a hair salon.

Instead of guards, lockup personnel are “resident advisers.”

To prepare for families, the facility

purchased three shelves of bilingual children’s books for the library and painted cartoon murals, including an octopus with a platter in its tentacles in the all-you-can-eat cafeteria.

Still, some youngsters remain traumatized from the treacherous journey hundreds of miles north.

School officials said learning under such circumstances is difficult — but they say school can help children socialize and acclimate.

“Whether they stay here in the United States or go back to their home countries, they’re here now and they’re learning,” said Enrique Lucero, who directs ICE’s enforcement and removal operations in the region.

Facilities in Leesport, Pennsylvania, and Artesia, New Mexico also house immigrant parents and children. The Leesport center offers schooling, while Artesia plans to begin classes in a few weeks.

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COLE JACKSON, AN undeclared freshman from New Deal, plays pingpong Monday in the Student Union building.

POLICE BLOTTER

Tech officer investigates skinned pigs Friday 11:03 a.m. — A Texas Tech officer investigated an accident in the R5 parking lot.

2:05 p.m. — A Tech officer investigated an accident in the 600 block of University Ave. Saturday 1:11 a.m. — A Tech officer documented a medical emergency at Gates Residence Hall. Emergency Medical Services transported a student to University Medical Center Emergency Room for possible alcohol poisoning.

1:59 a.m. — A Tech officer arrested a student for consumption of

alcohol by a minor at Knapp Residence Hall after the investigation of a reported assault. The student was transported to the Lubbock County Jail. The student was charged and released for assault, family violence.

12:00 p.m. — A Tech officer arrested a student for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia in the 800 block of Akron Ave. The student was transported to the Lubbock County Jail.

2:28 p.m. — A Tech officer arrested a non-student for an outstanding Wichita County warrant in the C1 parking lot. The non-student was

transported to the Lubbock County Jail.

2:35 p.m. — A Tech officer arrested a non-student for criminal trespass at the club level in the east building of Jones AT&T Stadium. The nonstudent was transported to the Lubbock County Jail.

4:10 p.m. — A Department of Public Safety Trooper arrested a student for public intoxication at gate five of Jones. The student was transported to the Lubbock County Jail.

4:15 p.m. — A Tech officer charged and released a non-student for public intoxication on the east suite level of Jones. The non-student was released to a responsible person.

5:40 p.m. — A Tech officer issued a student a Lubbock County citation for consumption of alcohol by a minor in the Flint Avenue Parking Garage.

The student signed the citation and was released.

7:19 p.m. — A Tech officer investigated criminal mischief in the Z4P parking lot. Two skinned pig carcasses were placed in the bed of a student’s pickup.

1:10 a.m. — A Tech officer arrested three students for public intoxication in the 2500 block of Broadway Ave. All three students were transported to the Lubbock County Jail.

1:55 a.m. — A Tech officer documented a medical emergency on the north side of Weymouth Residence Hall. Emergency Medical Services transported the student to University Medical Center Emergency Room for possible alcohol poisoning.

2:20 a.m. — A Tech officer charged and released a student for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia in Coleman Residence Hall.

4:13 a.m. — A Tech officer arrested a student for public intoxication in the lobby of West Village Residence Hall.

The student was transported to the Lubbock County Jail.

Sunday 10:57 a.m. — A Tech officer investigated theft at West Hall. A secured men’s bicycle was taken.

4:29 p.m. — A Tech officer investigated criminal mischief in the Z5C parking lot. A vehicle was keyed.

8:16 p.m. — A Tech officer arrested a non-student for six outstanding Lubbock County warrants after a traffic stop in the 3300 block of 4th Street.

The non-student was transported to the Lubbock County Jail.

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

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organization to provide the funds to send two scholars to the conference, he said.

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 “The most rewarding part The members provided op- of being in this organization is portunities for other students being with the other students. to meet faculty members, learn It is like a big family,” Nellis about research projects and said. “We are really close and we help students match up with a want to extend that closeness to all of the members within the research mentor, she said.

“Winning this award is vali- organization.” dation that what the students The recognition that results are doing is reaching to the from the receiving the award people it needs to reach and is helps spread SACNAS’s phialigning with the mission of our losophy of diversity in science, national organization,” she said. he said.

Carlos Garcia, a senior natuAwards are given based on ral resource management major the Annual Report and the from Oceanside, California, and adviser’s letter summarizing co-president of SACNAS, said the last year’s highlights, Nelthe organization has been na- lis said. tionally recognized since 2010.

Each chapter is selected for The members of SACNAS different awards according to try to increase minorities in various activities the individual science, he said, by getting chapters have done throughout more students involved in the year, he said.

STEM fields by being a familyThe committee uses a selection process based on strengths oriented organization.

SACNAS will be recognized and weaknesses, activities, and for its outstanding achievements implementation of best pracOct. 16-18 at its national con- tices, Nellis said. ference in Los Angeles.

“We are happy to have been M. Duane Nellis, Tech presi- recognized for our hard work,” dent, granted an award to the he said. “Our adviser is so dedi-

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From just one donation, the payment was around $60 from the CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 DCI donation center in the form of “The nice thing about Mary Kay a debit card, she said. is that it’s enough money to live off “It was such an easy way to get of,” she said. “I make fifty percent money in a short amount of time of everything I sell. Since the end and it was really convenient too,” of July, I’ve made enough money to Nguyen said. help pay for half of my tuition and Donating plasma is one of the more common ways Tech students my car payment monthly.”

Getting a traditional food ser- earn extra money, Ashley Franvice job was not out of the question, kensen, staff member of DCI, said. but the hours and the pay were what Not only do some college stusold her, Tischler said. dents come in every once in a while, She enjoys being able to take she said, but there are quite a few time off when needed whether she that donate plasma on a regular is sick or has a test the next day, basis, she said.

“A new client can get fifty dolshe said.

Hannah Nguyen, a sophomore lars their first time,” she said, “and biochemistry major from Plano, then the next payment really just chose to make money by donating depends on their weight.” plasma, she said.

New clients spend around three “I donated plasma when I was hours at the donation center the without a job in order to help pay first time in order to do blood tests

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and make sure they’re eligible to be a donor, she said.

Other ways to make money include selling sperm and eggs, according to the Center for Reproductive Medicine of Lubbock website.

Women who choose to sell their eggs receive around $3,500 per egg, according to the website.

The process is lengthy, however, and requires several rounds of testing and different types of hormones and medications in order to keep the body balanced and healthy, according to the website.

Students have chosen to find alternative ways to make money because of their schedules, Nguyen said.

“I love my job because it fits with my schedule and it’s convenient to be my own boss when I have tests and need to focus on school more than work,” Tischler said. ➤➤anelson@dailytoreador.com

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TEXAS TECH OFFICALS and Lubbock city officials met Monday to break ground for the new Research and Technology Park that will bring faculty and students academic and business opportunities in conjunction with the private sector.

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cated to the mission and all the officers are so passionate about diversity in research, so we were looking forward to an award this year.”

Every year, the organization makes it a goal to receive a Distinguished Chapter Award or one of the Chapter of the Year Awards, he said.

“Being distinguished by SACNAS National among 13 other wonderful chapters is an honor,” he said, “and we will work harder to provide more opportunities and resources to our members.”

Out of 101 SACNAS chapters, Tech has been distinguished as a role model chapter, which demonstrates the hard work and dedication to the mission of SACNAS, he said.

Receiving the award allows Tech SACNAS to represent Tech diversity and research on a national scale, he said.

“We hope this recognition will showcase us as an award winning organization on campus which can offer many students networking opportunities and professional growth,” he said.

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With the new research and technology facility, Tech is now a leading research university and has put itself as a leader in the fields of wind energy, cotton genetics and petroleum, among others, he said.

The first phase of the program will include a $29 million, 40,000 squarefoot building that will be located directly west from the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center, he said.

“The finished product will be a cutting-edge, technically advanced facility that will be both academic and attractive to the private sector. It will be able to house both traditional

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THE TEXAS TECH flag flies at half-staff on Monday in honor of the seven Red Raiders who lost their lives since the start of the fall semester.

laboratories and computer visualization facilities,” Michael Molina, Texas Tech University System vice chancellor for facilities, planning and construction, said.

The space will be available for individuals, groups or specific businesses to lease for research opportunities and will be designed so that outside variables such as air pollution or traffic on nearby streets will not affect the experiments being performed, Molina said.

“In May of 2015, just eight months away, this 40,000 square-foot building will be ready for use, including over twenty modular lab spaces, two fully fitted actuator labs positioning TTU researchers and partners to ramp up quickly, a lecture and community connect space auditorium, and of course

top-tier system integrations,” he said.

Pursuing and furthering the excellence of the research and innovation program was what came as important to Robert V. Duncan, Texas Tech vice president of research.

In terms of Tech’s research mission, the next big step is to share the knowledge found and share with the world the students trained at the research facility, he said.

The city of Lubbock fully supports the building of the research facility and the pursuit of knowledge, Jim Gerlt, city councilman for district four, said.

“This project will not only benefit the university, but also our community, entrepreneurs, local businesses and

ended his affair with Colombian-born Gonzalez-Angulo, spurning her in favor of his 10-year live-in girlfriend, with whom he was trying to have children.

Blumenschein then survived kidney failure after Gonzalez-Angulo made and served him two cups of tainted coffee last year, prosecutors said. Ethylene glycol is common additive in automotive antifreeze but also is used in University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center labs, where the two worked.

Texas Tech students,” he said. “The success of the park ensures that more Tech graduates can stay here in Lubbock, and that’s what we want.”

The construction and success of the research facility will be beneficial to the local economy, Gerlt said.

“This is the vision I have— This project is like a train coming around a bend and we don’t know what’s behind,” he said. “Count the number of engines and you’ll see how big and how long that train will be. I liken our economic development to that train and we’re adding more engines and more carts that’s going to make that train bigger.” ➤➤anelson@dailytoreador.com

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Trial of Texas doctor accused in poisoning begins HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas oncologist was obsessed with and had a “fatal attraction” to her fellow physician lover, whose rejection prompted her to poison him by lacing his coffee with ethylene glycol, prosecutors said Monday as her aggravated assault trial began.

“The evidence is going to show she became absolutely and totally obsessed,” Justin Keiter, an assistant Harris County district attorney, said during opening arguments in the trial of Ana Maria Gonzalez-Angulo, 43, a breast cancer doctor based at Houston’s famed Texas Medical Center.

But Andy Drumheller, one of Gonzalez-Angulo’s lawyers, told jurors in his opening statement that the relationship between his client and lung cancer physician and researcher George Blumenschein was consensual, that it was not over at the time and that other people may be responsible for his poisoning. “’Fatal attraction’ is complete hyperbole and exaggeration,” he said.

Blumenschein and Gonzalez-Angulo met at the medical center, and their work evolved into a “casual sexual relationship,” according to a criminal complaint.

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ecently, former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice was suspended indefinitely from the NFL because of a video TMZ released of an altercation that happened between him and his then-fiancée.

NFL officials have been investigating this incident for months, and before seeing the tape only suspended Rice for two games.

Rice informed the NFL of his actions, and his now-wife Janay Palmer also admitted to playing a part in the altercation. So why when the video was released did NFL officials choose to suspend him indefinitely?

NFL officials were aware of what happened during the altercation, as was the public. Rice and Palmer both apologized publicly and proved they had forgiven each other by getting married less than a month after the altercation.

This personal matter between Rice and Palmer shouldn’t a f f e c t R i c e ’s career with the NFL. Personal matters that happen outside of work should remain personal and be dealt with at home. Employers shouldn’t use incidents like domestic violence as a reason to fire their employees.

NFL players are in the public eye, so of course this matter that should have been dealt with privately was viewed by the world. The media, along with the public opinion, has caused an uproar, which has swayed the NFL to revoke its prior

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decision.

This past summer, Texas Tech had a similar incident involving released footage of an altercation between a football player and a women’s basketball player. According to NFL.com, the video released shows basketball player Amber Battle bump football player Nigel Bethel before Bethel responds by punching her.

Before the video was released, Bethel was let go from the team and Battle was suspended.

Then, the footage was released, a grand jury declined to press charges and Bethel was allowed back on the team, receiving a suspension equal to Battle’s.

Many people argued, before seeing the video, that Bethel needed to be let go because men should never put their hands on women. The same holds true for the Rice incident.

In grade school we are taught to keep our hands to ourselves, and if we didn’t, we received equal punishment. Why has this lesson evolved into a bias between genders?

In both Rice and Bethel’s cases, the women reacted physically first.

Employers shouldn’t use incidents like domestic violence as a reason to fire their employees.

After evidence was produced, Tech allowed Bethel to play again regardless of the incident, so why after Rice’s wife forgave him is he still being let go?

I, along with many others, disagree that men should be solely responsible for incidents such as these. According to Essence.com, during a recent taping of “The View,” Whoopi Goldberg said, “If you hit somebody, you cannot be sure you are not going to get hit back.” Goldberg was defending comments made by ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith, defending Rice’s retaliation against his wife hitting him.

Goldberg continued by saying, “So don’t be surprised if you hit a man and he hits you back.”

Goldberg received much backlash for stating her opinion, but wasn’t suspended from “The View.”

Smith, however, was suspended for a week from his show “First Take.”

Rice and Palmer made a mistake and both have faced consequences by the media and the NFL. Shouldn’t public embarrassment be enough? Instead, a man has lost his job and the means of supporting himself and his wife, who has forgiven him.

This is a married couple’s issue, not an issue between the NFL and Rice. Law enforcement dealt with the situation and decided Rice would enter an intervention program — case closed.

Personal matters shouldn’t affect our careers, whether we are an attorney, doctor, teacher or an NFL player. Matters that are not directly related to our job do not require our employer’s input.

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Colleges must improve response to sexual assault

By GRACE HOYTE

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A Columbia University student is protesting against the institution, which she feels is improperly handling her rape claim, by carrying a mattress with her everywhere she goes until her rapist is removed from campus.

This incident at Columbia does not stand alone; colleges around the country are being scrutinized for loosely

handling reports of sexual assault.

The University of Connecticut faced backlash in October last year following a lawsuit filed by four female students claiming their reports of sexual violence on campus were not properly handled.

The suit followed two federal complaints by seven UConn students claiming the university failed to take action in regard to their reports of sexual violence.

UConn settled out of court in July for $1.28 million, stating they wanted to

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avoid a lengthy court process.

Many of the questions posed throughout the trial are identical to those asked in most cases of rape: What was she wearing? Was she drinking?

These disgusting questions are thinly veiled accusations of the victim. However, these questions bring to mind a serious problem among college-age women and men.

Is it too much to ask that colleges take cases of rape seriously without victim blaming? Sexual assault is a serious issue, one that cannot be taken lightly and offenders should be punished to the full extent of the law. Colleges should begin to take preventative measures such as educating young men about consent in order to reduce, if not eliminate, cases of rape.

Tragically, in cases like UConn, many schools do not handle reports of sexual misconduct appropriately. The White House has stepped in with a comprehensive report of recommendations for colleges. Though the White House’s recommendation is only that, schools are beginning to feel the heat. The University of Connecticut is not the only school that has paid significant figures.

In 2013, Yale was forced to pay $165,000 for failing to report instances of sexual assault, and 55 other colleges are under investigation for similar reasons.

Colleges should educate women and men on how to avoid unwanted sexual encounters in an effort to take better responsibility for its students.

College is supposed to be the best time of a person’s life.

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NFL should gather facts before punishment

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n Friday, a Texas grand jury indicted Minnesota Vikings star running back Adrian Peterson on charges of reckless or negligent injury to a child, for which he could face up to two years in prison if convicted, according to an ESPN article.

This comes on the heels of former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice’s domestic violence scandal, which has led to calls for National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell’s firing.

Now more than ever, the NFL’s player discipline policies must be … well, disciplined.

In order to ensure suspensions are fair, the league must wait or investigate until all of the facts become known before disciplining a player.

The NFL has a lack of credibility right now when it comes to discipline, mostly because its past suspensions have been knee-jerk decisions made without all the facts in hand. For example, in the Rice situation, the league suspended Rice for only two games after a domestic violence incident with his then-fiancée, Janay Palmer, was publicized.

However, earlier this month, several months after the initial suspension, a video surfaced showing Rice viciously beating Palmer. It’s hard to believe the NFL did not view this video prior to suspending Rice. If the league didn’t view the video, as it claims, the question becomes, “Why didn’t the NFL investigate more thoroughly?” If they did, why didn’t they suspend Rice for more games?

Now, with Rice having been unceremoniously released by the Ravens, the NFL is put in a position of having to change the original suspension, which both makes the league look bad and also further strains negotia-

John White tions with the NFL Players Association, which must approve disciplinary changes under the collective bargaining agreement.

Why did the NFL rush to judgment on Rice in handing down the two-game suspension?

The answer is simple — the league was terrified that if it waited for all of the facts to come out, Rice might be able to practice or even play during the investigation. This would have stirred a media frenzy against the NFL. Bowing to media pressure, the NFL, without doing an investigation, hastily issued a suspension, which it now has to lengthen.

It is important for the NFL to recognize its failure in the Rice situation, and ensure that it is more deliberate in its decisions in the future, with the case in point being Adrian Peterson.

Although he was indicted on charges of injury to a child, Peterson has cooperated fully with the investigation and claims he only “whooped” his son with a switch as a form of discipline.

However, some in the media will likely put pressure on the NFL to suspend Peterson immediately.

Instead, the league should wait for more facts to come out or hire an investigator to get the

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facts as soon as possible. The NFL stands to lose enough revenue by issuing another unfair suspension that it is worth it to hire an independent investigator. This way, the suspension will have been issued with all facts available, increasing the likelihood that the decision will be fair.

Of course, this means there’s a chance Peterson could play during the investigation and the NFL will see some negative press. But as far as the league’s image is concerned long-term, it is much more important to make the right decision on the suspension the first time.

Issuing a long-term suspension to one of its stars only to later find out Peterson is innocent of wrongdoing would cause Goodell’s credibility to plummet even further. Simil a r l y, g i v i n g Peterson (like Rice) a quick suspension to placate the media only to later find that he had injured his children in the past would be damaging to the league.

The NFLPA should also do its part to ensure all the facts come to light. It should demand, as a part of the next CBA, that all player disciplinary matters are handled through an adversarial proceeding (similar to a trial) to ensure as many facts as possible come to light.

This would also be beneficial for the league office and Goodell, who right now bear the entire burden when it comes to player suspensions, a task which is clearly too large for them to successfully complete unilaterally.

In the meantime, however, it is important for the NFL to investigate all player conduct incidents thoroughly before coming to judgment on a suspension or disciplinary action.

Even if it means a short-term hit to the league’s image, the league should be committed to making the right decision the first time it hands down a suspension.

It is the right thing to do, and when players see that the league is trying to do the right thing, it will increase the league’s credibility and also strengthen labor relations between the NFL and the NFLPA. Both of these outcomes will be a positive for the NFL going forward.

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Riding center provides physical therapy

By JENNIFER ROMERO

riding program have two volunteers walking alongside them and a staff member leading the horse, Chitwood said, but some riders are independent enough to need only one volunteer walking alongside them.

“The clients in the therapeutic riding program benefit just as much as those in hippotherapy,” Chitwood said. “They benefit from the movements of the horse and the different challenges. They have a live, breathing animal that is dependent on them, so they have the added input of having that responsibility.”

Clients in the program commonly have disabilities similar to those in the hippotherapy program, according to the TTRC website, and they can also suffer from emotional disabilities, brain injuries and amputations.

A certified instructor teaches the therapeutic riding sessions instead of a therapist, Chitwood said, and the clients from both programs usually have a session between 30 minutes and an hour once a week.

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For medical patients requiring physical therapy, the Texas Tech Therapeutic Riding Center offers additional options of hippotherapy and therapeutic riding.

Tamara Chitwood, the office manager for the TTRC, said the main difference between the two programs is whether the client can do things independently or not.

“Hippotherapy is where the client works one-on-one with a licensed therapist,” she said. “While they’re riding a horse they do the typical things they do at any clinic. The clients have inputs such as being outdoors and touching the horse that they can’t get anywhere else.”

Some of the diagnoses of the clients in hippotherapy include cerebral palsy, Down syndrome and multiple sclerosis, according to the TTRC website, and the program can improve strength, coordination and motor skills.

Most of the clients in the therapeutic

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The event also celebrated 22 other Latin countries independence, he said, saving Mexico for the end.

“We always host the celebration on the 15th so we have the chance to celebrate many difference countries for Hispanic Heritage Month,” Sherfield said. “We are always working on programs like this for students who want to learn more about other countries to take advantage of if they want.”

Jennifer Garcia, a first-year graduate student from Lampasas, said she is glad Tech organizations celebrate Mexican Independence Day. “I used to celebrate every year with my family, but it got harder when I came to school here,” she said. “It’s nice to know there are other people who are proud of their heritage like me around Tech.”

According to Latin American History’s official website, on the night of Sept. 15, patrons line the streets of Mexico to start celebrating.

On Sept. 16, parades, dances and

other festive activities are hosted all day, according to the website.

“Many parts of the country just completely shut down, like schools, businesses, everything,” Garcia said. “It’s a very big deal obviously to us. I mean, it is the equivalence to the Fourth of July here.”

Other campus organizations, such as Sigma Delta Pi, started celebrating Monday as well.

The Lubbock High School Mariachi Band and Ballet Folklórico performed, according to a news release, and several panelists spoke on the importance of celebrating Mexico’s Independence from Spain.

“We have events like this to help showcase the culture, the people and the general celebration of independence,” Sherfield said. “We want to make people more aware of cultures other than their own and hopefully get more people to join in sharing our message.”

Many people confuse Cinco de Mayo as being the day Mexico became independent from Spain, he said, even though they are completely unrelated.

Garcia said the more organizations host events like these and the more that

“It’s similar to normal horse lessons or sport practices,” she said. “We just have other difficulties to get over to accomplish our goal. Sometimes we need more patience or specialized equipment, and sometimes it just takes a side-walker to be supportive.”

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Mario Avila, a volunteer of three is done to help people learn, the more diverse of a school Tech will be.

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Texas Tech receivers use first bye week to advantage

By JEREMY KRAKOSKY Staff Writer

Following the 49-28 loss to Arkansas on Saturday, the Texas Tech football team is beginning its first bye week before taking on Oklahoma State.

After Monday’s practice, Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury said it felt good for the players to put on pads for the first time since the loss and move on.

“You got to have short time memory in this business. We are 2-1 after nonconference, now conference season starts,” Kingsbury said. “Everything is still out in front of us.”

This week will be a full week of practice for the team before a Thursday night game.

Junior wide receiver Jakeem Grant said the time off will allow players to rest their injuries and fix what they need to improve on.

“The bye week is coming at a good time because as you saw last year, the first loss led to four losses after that,” Grant

said. “Going into this bye week, we can get our minds right. The season is not over, we still have a long season ahead of us. We can recover from this loss.”

Against Arkansas, Grant led the team with six catches for 85 yards and a touchdown, plus an eighteen yard run.

To start the game, the wide receiver returned the opening kickoff and was used or targeted on every play of the first drive.

Grant was using his speed to get open and trying to get the offense off to a faster start than they had in the first two games of the season, he said.

“I was just open. It was not the plan to go to me every play. But just being a veteran guy, I’m always trying to get momentum for the team,” he said. “It was not a plan, I was just open at the time so of course Davis (Webb) is going to throw me the ball.”

Despite not catching a touchdown pass against Arkansas, senior wide receiver Bradley Marquez remains second in the nation in touchdown receptions with 6.

Marquez is not surprised by his pro-

ductive start, he said, because he has put pressure on himself to make clutch plays.

“I’m just trying to make plays when my number is called. Being a senior on this offense, I need to be the guy that makes plays when they need to be made,” he said. “I’m the most experienced on the team. Those are things that I have to do, it’s not surprising, it’s just something that I have to do.”

After having 11 receptions in the first game of the season, Marquez has a combined seven catches in the last two games.

The senior wide receiver and team captain said having fewer catches does not bother him because he is more about winning than putting up impressive stats.

“It’s just the flow of the game. Whatever I need to do to help this team win is ultimately what I do. Whether it is blocking, catching or whatever it may be,” Marquez said. “I’m not the guy that’s going to go out there and ask for the ball 10 plus times. It’s just the flow of the game and whoever is open is going to get the ball.”

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TEXAS TECH WIDE receiver Bradley Marquez tries to break a tackle during Tech’s 49-28 loss to Arkansas on Saturday at Jones AT&T Stadium.

As an air-raid offense, Kingsbury has stressed the importance of receivers not only making plays but also setting blocks for when their teammate has the ball.

Grant will work on blocking during the extended time off, he said.

“Blocking is a big, important job for the receivers because we have running

backs that can make guys miss. We have to redirect off our route and go pick up whoever is closest to them so they can continue to get extra yards,” he said.

“Blocking for our teammates is just as important as catching the ball.”

After starting with a three-receiver formation against UTEP, the Red Raid-

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After winning the second Big 12 Conference outdoor men’s track and field title in program history this past may, Texas Tech has announced it will host three indoor meets and two outdoor meets in the 2015 season, according to a news release from Tech Athletics.

The indoor season will begin Jan. 16 with the Texas Tech Open in the Athletic Training Center, according to the release, and the Red Raiders will host two more meets on campus on Jan. 30-31 and Feb. 20.

Tech coach Wes Kittley said he is excited to begin preparing for the new season, and the large number of home meets is great for fans.

“It is so exciting to think about our 2015 indoor and outdoor schedule,” he said. “Red Raider fans will have multiple chances to see us run in both the indoor and outdoor

seasons at home.

Ames, Iowa, will be the host of the 2015 Indoor Track and Field Championships, and the NCAA Championships will take place in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

“Going to meets like the A&M Triangular and Tyson Invitational indoors along with the Texas Relays, Mt. SAC Relays and Drake Relays outdoors will give us a chance to compete against the best in the country,” Kittley said. “I could not be more excited.”

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West Virginia, Iowa St. show Big 12’s depth AP — TCU, West Virginia and Iowa State weren’t expected to do much in the Big 12 this season.

Last weekend’s performances might change that perception.

The Horned Frogs, Mountaineers and Cyclones each beat a power conference team on Saturday — and West Virginia and Iowa State did it on the road. The teams picked 7th, 8th and 9th in the preseason poll had three of the Big 12’s four marquee wins, showing that the league might be deeper than originally thought.

“I think this is going to be a really strong conference this year and really for a number of years because there’s so many young players. And obviously we’ve competed well outside of conference,” Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy said Monday.

Six Big 12 teams are off this week. The lone power five nonconference game is a Big 12-SEC tilt between No. 20 Kansas State and No. 5 Auburn on Thursday.

No. 4 Oklahoma, which trounced Tennessee 34-10, plays at West Virginia while Kansas faces Central Michigan on Saturday.

TCU (2-0) has struggled since joining the Big 12, winning just 6 of its first 18 league games. The Horned Frogs might change their fortunes if they play defense like they did against Minnesota on Saturday.

TCU held the run-oriented Gophers to just 99 yards rushing on 39 tries and picked off Mitch Leidner three times in a 30-7 win.

Quarterback Trevone Boykin continued his promising start, throwing for 258 yards and two touchdowns while rushing for 92 yards on just 12 attempts.

“I thought he handled himself well. I thought he stepped up in the pocket better than he ever has,” TCU coach Gary Patterson said of Boykin.

West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen’s job status has been a major topic of discussion ever since the Mountaineers went 4-8 in 2013, but he may have the program going in the right direction again.

After a surprisingly close loss to No. 3 Alabama and a 54-0 win over Towson, West Virginia beat Maryland 40-37. Clint Trickett set career highs with 511 yards passing and four touchdowns as the Mountaineers racked up a staggering 694 yards against a team that beat them 37-0 a year ago.

Oklahoma’s visit to Morgantown this weekend suddenly seems a bit more daunting than it did during the summer.

“The leadership ability of him is just off the charts right now. He just understands what’s going on. He’s a smart kid that understands the game of football,” Holgorsen said about Trickett, who is completing 75 percent of his passes.

Iowa State looked as bad as any high-major team in the country in a 20-point home loss to FCS champion North Dakota State in its opener. The Cyclones (1-2) have made enormous strides since then.

Iowa State led by as many as 15 points before falling to No. 20 Kansas State 32-28 in the only league game so far. The Cyclones continued their turnaround in Iowa City, rallying to beat the rival Hawkeyes 20-17 on Cole Netten’s 42-yard field goal with two seconds left.

Iowa State now has a ton of confidence and an extra week to prepare for Baylor’s visit on Sept. 27.