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TUESDAY, SEPT. 17, 2013 VOLUME 88 ■ ISSUE 16
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4th VP for Research candidate visits Tech Steven Goodman, a candidate for the Vice President for Research position, introduced himself to Texas Tech at 3:30 p.m. Monday in the Human Sciences building. Goodman is originally from New York City, and was born close to Shea Stadium, leading him to be a fan of both the Mets and Giants, he said. He last worked at State University of New York Upstate Medical University. He also worked at the University of Texas at Dallas where he was the director of the UTD sickle cell disease research center, his main area of study. Goodman said he likes the idea of big thinking and big goals and would continue that at Tech. “The idea of bringing Texas Tech to AAU status is a big idea,” he said. “It’s a lofty goal and I think it’s an achievable goal.” Part of why Tech interested him, Goodman said, was because Tech’s goals resonate with him. Goodman said he always has worked to bring faculty and staff together and has always practiced working together in teams. He has a wife and six children, he said. ➤➤tdorner@dailytoreador.com
Evacuees return to find more heartbreak HYGIENE, Colo. (AP) — Weary Colorado evacuees have begun returning home after days of rain and flooding, but Monday’s clearing skies and receding waters revealed only more heartbreak: toppled houses, upended vehicles and a stinking layer of muck covering everything. Rescuers grounded by weekend rains took advantage of the break in the weather to resume searches for people still stranded, with 21 helicopters fanning out over the mountainsides and the plains to drop supplies and airlift those who need help. The confirmed death toll stood at four, with two women missing and presumed dead. State emergency officials reported the death toll at seven Monday — four dead in Boulder County, two in Larimer County and one in El Paso County. But local authorities said they had not raised the death count to seven.
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13 killed in Navy Yard shooting
WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Navy man opened fire Monday morning inside a building at the heavily secured Washington Navy Yard, spraying bullets at office workers in the cafeteria and the halls, authorities said. Thirteen people were killed, including the gunman. Authorities said they were looking for a possible second attacker who may have been disguised in an olive-drab militarystyle uniform. But as the day wore on and night fell, the rampage increasingly appeared to be the work of a lone gunman, and Navy Yard employees were being released from the
Tech student, alumna react to shootings By CARSON WILSON Staff Writer
Walking from building to building, Ashley Brannan, a junior political science and global studies major from Houston, witnessed helicopters hovering above the Washington Navy Yard, heard sirens in the distance and could see a stronger police presence. Brannan is participating in the Texas Tech Presidential Congressional Internship Program in Washington. “Coming to a place like this, you know there is some danger of something like this happening,” she said, “and we had training on how to handle a situation like this and what the appropriate protocol would be. I didn’t expect it, but at the same time, if something does happen everything will be OK.”
complex and children were let out of their locked-down schools. Investigators said they had not established a motive for the rampage, which unfolded about 8:20 a.m. in the heart of the nation’s capital, less than four miles from the White House and two miles from the Capitol. As for whether it may have been a terrorist attack, Mayor Vincent Gray said: “We don’t have any reason to think that at this stage.” But he said the possibility had not been ruled out. It was the deadliest shooting rampage at a U.S.-based military installation since Maj.
Nidal Hasan killed 13 people and wounded more than 30 others in 2009 at Fort Hood in Texas. He was convicted last month and sentenced to death. President Barack Obama lamented yet another mass shooting in the U.S. that he said took the lives of American patriots. He promised to make sure “whoever carried out this cowardly act is held responsible.” The FBI took charge of the investigation and identified the gunman killed in the attack as 34-year-old Aaron Alexis of Texas. He died after a running gunbattle with police, investigators said. A federal law enforcement official who
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was not authorized to discuss the case publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity said Alexis was believed to have gotten into the Navy Yard by using someone else’s identification card. But Navy officials said it was not yet clear how he got onto the base. Alexis was a full-time reservist from 2007 to early 2011, leaving as a petty officer third class, the Navy said. It did not say why he left. He had been working for a fleet logistics support squadron in Fort Worth, Texas. The Navy listed his home of record as New York City. NAVY YARD continued on Page 2 ➤➤
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Tech defense shines in Big 12 Conference opener against TCU
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Tech military friendly campus By CARSON WILSON Staff Writer
Johnson: Life’s low points positive learning experiences
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Texas Tech was named a military-friendly campus by G.I. Jobs Magazine in the 2014 list of Military Friendly Schools. The list recognizes the top 20 percent of colleges, universities and trade schools across the nation that are doing their best to ensure the success of military service members, veterans and spouses as students, according to a news release. Ryan Van Dusen, the director of military and veterans programs, said he believes this is a great honor for Tech. MILITARY continued on Page 2 ➤➤
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By EVERETT CORDER Staff Writer
In Thursday’s game against Texas Christian, the Texas Tech defense allowed the Horned Frogs zero points in the first half. The last time a Red Raider defense kept a Big 12 Conference opponent to zero first half points was in 2009 against Kansas State. Tech senior linebacker Will Smith said Thursday night’s dominant defensive performance was the best there has been since he started playing at Tech. “I would say (this was the best defensive performance),” he said. “We had a pretty good amount of turnovers tonight and a lot of players had a lot of tackles. So,
I would say so, yeah. But
I feel like we’ve got plenty to improve on.” In the second half, TCU was able to score one touchdown and kick a field goal, but still lost the game 20-10. Tech senior defensive lineman Kerry Hyder attributed the defensive success to the schemes defensive coordinator Matt Wallerstedt devised and the effort the players
on the field exerted. “Coach Wally (Wallerstedt) put a great game plan together and the entire defense just bought in and we just rolled with it,” Hyder said. “It’s great to see how it worked on the field. We understand we can’t get satisfied, and we still have a lot of work to do.” One of the biggest keys first-year coach Kliff Kingsbury talked about was the success the defense had in stopping TCU on third downs. Of the 16 third-down opportunities the Horned Frogs had, they were only successful on three of them. DEFENSE continued on Page 10 ➤➤
Panhellenic community voices opinions on Monday chapter traffic By CHELSEA GRUNDEN Staff Writer
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As sorority and fraternity members commute to Greek Circle on Monday nights for chapter, bumper-to-bumper traffic floods the area. On Quaker Avenue between Fourth Street and 19th Street, cars line up as the drivers attempt to make it to their lodges by 6 p.m. Because of the high quantity of students heading to the area at a designated time, many accidents have occurred. Julia Edwards, a junior education major from Houston, said the issues with traffic in the area surrounding Greek Circle would be avoided if fraternities would have chapter on one night and sororities on another. ADVERTISING: 806-742-3384
She said it would not be helpful if police officers helped patrol the traffic because they would act as a distraction. Edwards said she witnessed a 10-car pileup on a Monday night. A friend of hers was in the middle of the accident and experienced hits to the front and back of her car. The accident occurred as the first car stopped and nine others hit each other, she said, and this was one of the many problems the traffic brings. “I was about to not come because I hate this traffic,” Edwards said. “The biggest struggle would be everyone trying to come to the same place at once and there’s only two options. There’s not a third option, so everyone goes to the same place.” TRAFFIC continued on Page 2 ➤➤
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A LINE OF cars wait to turn into Greek Circle from Quaker Avenue on Monday.
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