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Tech prepared for active shooter crisis

By KRISTEN BARTON News editor

College campus shootings have become a serious problem in the U.S., and on Monday, a shooting at Delta State University affected Texas Tech when former history professor Ethan Schmidt was killed.

There is always the possibility that Tech could be the next campus to have an active shooter, and administration has taken precautions.

“We do view it as not a matter of if it will happen at Texas Tech, but when it will happen at Texas Tech,” Eric Williams, lieutenant for the Tech Police Department, said. “That’s not to say we have some inside knowledge that someone’s planning an attack, because we don’t. Odds are it will happen to us at some point.”

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After Senate Bill 11, a bill allowing concealed carry inside buildings on college campuses, was passed this summer, a campus carry task force was formed earlier this month.

Lawrence Schovanec, provost and senior vice president at Tech, is the chairman of the task force.

“The task force was formed because the legislature actually encouraged universities to get a broad range of input as we implement Senate Bill 11,” he said. “We’ll be getting input from faculty, students and staff.”

The task force had a “breakfast for progress” and planned when to meet with certain focus groups on campus to get a wide range of input, Schovanec said.

SEE SHOOTER, PG. 2

JAB FEST

Thousands attend sold-out country music festival Saturday evening

By RYAN ORTEGON

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he Lubbock night air was filled with sounds of country music on Saturday at the sold out Lonestar Amphitheater for JAB Fest.

JAB Fest is a night of country music, headlined by Josh Abbott Band. The bands joining JAB on stage were Flatland Cavalry, Hunter Hutchinson, The Rankin Twins, Kevin Fowler and Aaron Watson.

From 5 p.m. to midnight, the amphitheater was filled with music, cheers and the occasional flying drink.

The main event at JAB Fest was none other than Josh Abbott Band, and the crowd roared as he took the stage.

Josh Abbott Band was founded in Lubbock, when the lead singer Josh Abbott was

attending Tech. Abbott made many references to Tech during his show, and students cheered in excitement at the shout outs.

Breck Faught, an attendee of the concert, said she was most excited to see JAB and hopes to be able to come to the festival again next year.

“I love Josh Abbott Band and I love live music, so I just thought it would be a great place to come,” she said. “I’ve heard a lot of great things about it so I was excited to come this year and I would definitely come back.”

Faught also said her favorite song, and the song she was most looking forward to hearing during the event, was Josh Abbott Band’s “She’s Like Texas.”

“It’s mine and my dad’s song,” she said, “so it’s kind of near and dear to my heart and it’s just a great song.”

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ABOVE: Kevin Fowler’s lead guitarist Paul Eason solos during Fowler’s performance at JAB Fest on Saturday at the Lonestar Amphitheater. RIGHT: Austin Davis, banjo player for Josh Abbott Band, plays during the band’s performance at JAB Fest on Saturday during the sold-out event.

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Stone earns 100th win as Red Raider Annual suicide prevention walk hosted

By EVERETT CORDER sports editor

On Sunday, with a 2-1 win against South Florida, Texas Tech soccer coach Tom Stone earned his 100th career victory with the program.

The win was a grind, Stone said, with senior midfielder Alli Murphy scoring the game winner with two minutes left in the second overtime of the game.

“This was probably the most dynamic team we’ve played all year,” he said. “In the unofficial RPI they were 10 in the country, so there was a lot on the line for us.”

Both of Tech’s goals were scored by Murphy, and both came on free kicks from near midfield.

Murphy said the win on Sunday would have felt good no matter what, but getting the 100th career win for Stone was a nice

added touch.

“He does so much for our team,” she said, “and we kind of gave him a little gift back with that win.”

Stone’s win No. 100 comes in the middle of his ninth STONE season with the Red Raider program, according to the Tech Athletics website, and he is already the winningest coach in program history.

His first season at Tech was in 2007, according to the website, and he came to the program after some time coaching in the Women’s United Soccer Association.

Stone said getting to win No. 100 makes him look back on the early years he had with the program when the foundation was set for where the team is now.

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By MALLORY BARNETT staff writer

Victims of suicide were given a voice on Sunday at 2 p.m. at the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s Out of the Darkness Walk.

The Out of the Darkness Walk for suicide prevention is an annual event designed to create awareness of suicide and the people who face suicidal issues. Claire Idell, the Texas area director for AFSP, said the organization is a prominent group in suicide prevention.

“We are the leader in the fight against suicide,” she said, “and this is one of 18 walks happening in Texas this year, and one of 370 walks happening across the country.”

Idell said with this walk, the members of the Texas chapter hope to bring more community awareness about suicide as well as disperse the donations to various programs.

“Generally, we hope to bring awareness to the cause,” she said. “We want people to be open about their stories and meet others who might have similar experiences and connections to suicide loss or struggles themselves. The money raised from today will go to programs, awareness, advocacy and research on a national and local level.”

Along with community walks to raise awareness for suicide prevention, Mariah Williams, Lubbock Walk chair, gave some information about an additional method of suicide prevention.

“What we have done is implement the first interactive screening program here at Texas Tech and in Texas,” she said.

“It is awesome to be able to implement it at a university level to benefit our Texas Tech students.”

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College of Engineering Officers investigate bike to host job fair this week theft, suspicious activity The Edward E. Whitacre Jr. College of Engineering will host its fall job fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday from at the Lubbock Civic Center. Representatives from more than 200 companies will recruit students for internships, co-ops and full-time job positions.

Entry to the job fair will be limited to engineering students from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Interested students from non-engineering majors will be allowed entry after 2 p.m.

“This gives the opportunity for those non-engineering majors to also interact with these companies that may also be hiring non-engineering positions,” Mackenzie Hamilton, assistant director for career services

in the College of Engineering, said.

Throughout this week, several companies HAMILTON will conduct information sessions for students, Hamilton said.

While most companies will conduct campus interviews on the day after the job fair, a few of the companies may wait.

“Some choose to go back to their companies for a few weeks and then come back to campus and do interviews then,” Hamilton said. “So, we will see interviews continue through the month of October,” she said.

A free shuttle service will be available from 9:30

a.m. to 4 p.m. Two buses will make continuous trips between the Frazier Alumni Pavilion and the Lubbock Civic Center. The first 1,000 students will also be served free lunch catered by Stella’s restaurant.

The College of Engineering hosts a second job fair each spring, Hamilton said, but the fall job fair is usually larger. More companies are present during the fall and a higher number of students are recruited.

The job fairs are beneficial not only to Tech students, she said, but also to the companies attending.

“They are getting our best and brightest students by recruiting Texas Tech,” Hamilton said. @sastryshashi_DT

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3 people hurt in Alabama church shooting EAST SELMA, Ala. (AP) — A man has been charged with three counts of attempted murder after shooting his girlfriend, their baby and a clergyman at a church in Alabama, authorities said Sunday.

James Junior Minter, 26, of Selma, Alabama, was arrested after opening fire during services at the Oasis

Tabernacle Church in East Selma. Alabama, according to Dallas County District Attorney Michael Jackson.

Jackson said the woman was Minter’s girlfriend and that the shooting stemmed from a domestic situation.

Witnesses told police that Minter entered the church and sat in the front row between

his girlfriend and the baby, according to a statement released by the Selma Police Department. Minter then pulled out a handgun and started shooting, the statement said.

The girlfriend, 24, fell to the ground, and Minter fired at her, striking her in the jaw and shoulder. The baby, a 1-monthold boy, was shot in the hand.

Thursday 10:10 a.m. — A Texas Tech officer investigated an accident without injuries at the 400 block of Indiana Avenue.

10:48 a.m. — A Tech officer investigated graffiti in Hulen Residence Hall. A racial slur was written in permanent marker on a dry erase board.

2:04 p.m. — A Tech officer investigated lost university property at the 400 block of Indiana Avenue. A camera was lost.

2:04 p.m. — A Tech officer investigated an assault without injuries at the Central Heating and Cooling Plant 1. Two contract laborers were in a verbal dispute and one reported being shoved by the other.

2:27 p.m. — A Tech officer documented an incident of harassment between two students at an off-campus location. Unwanted text messages were sent from one student to another student.

2:46 p.m. — A Tech officer responded to a medical emergency in the Animal and

Food Science building. A student was having chest pains.

She was transported to the University Medical Center by Emergency Medical Services for evaluation.

6:32 p.m. — A Tech officer responded to a medical emergency in Holden Hall.

A student fainted. She was transported to University Medical Center by Emergency Medical Services.

7:34 p.m. — A Tech officer investigated a traffic accident without injuries at the R7 parking lot.

8:06 p.m. — A Tech officer investigated a traffic accident without injuries at the 1400 block of Akron Avenue.

8:18 p.m. — A Tech officer investigated theft in Gordon Residence Hall. An unsecured bicycle was taken.

10:44 p.m. — A Tech officer arrested a student for three outstanding Lubbock County Sheriff Department warrants at the 2500 block of 15th Street after a bicycle stop.

The student was transported to the Lubbock County Jail,

and the student’s bicycle was transported to the Tech Police Department for safekeeping.

10:52 p.m. — A Tech officer documented information in reference to suspicious activity at the Knapp Residence Hall southwest bicycle rack.

Two students observed a suspicious male in the area leave on a woman’s bicycle, which the male removed from a bicycle rack.

12:27 a.m. — A Tech officer documented information about a medical emergency in the west side of Knapp Residence Hall. A student was passed out in the grass because of his high level of intoxication. The student was transported to the University Medical Center Emergency Room by Emergency Medical Services for further treatment.

2:42 a.m. — A Tech officer investigated theft in Weymouth Residence Hall. An exit sign was taken.

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

MAINTENANCE MAN

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David McLean, an employee of Advantage Courts, strips the tennis courts on Sunday outside of the Robert H. Ewalt Student Recreation Center. The tennis courts are being stripped down so they can be resurfaced for continued use.

SHOOTER

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threat and stop it at whatever cost, whether through arrest or force.

Tech PD is teaching students, faculty and staff to be the ones to respond, Williams said.

We’ll look at issues of safety, what’s in the best interest of Texas Tech for our students, faculty and the staff.

LAWRENCE SCHOVANEC TEXAS TECH PROVOST “In an active shooter event, it’s pretty much done within the first 60 seconds of the event,” he said. “That’s where the most causalities occur. Police response time is usually between 60 and 90 seconds.”

That response time is only the average time it takes to get to the external door of the building, Williams said. In a building such as Media and Communication, if a shooter was on the 12th floor, it would take about four to five minutes to get there, he said.

Civilians need to do a few things, Williams said. The first is to get out of the building and put as much distance between themselves and the building as possible.

Another thing civilians can do is to get out of the view of the shooter by getting in a room and barricading the door, he said.

After getting in a room, people should prepare a counter attack by lining up on the side of the door in case the shooter gets inside, Williams said.

“The No. 1 man is gonna attack the weapon that the bad guy is holding,” he said.

“Everybody else is gonna attack the bad guy and put him down.”

After getting the weapon, it needs to be secured, the shooter needs to be tied down and someone at the door should watch for another shooter or the police, he said.

“Once that’s done, start first aid,” Williams said. “It’s real critical that first aid happens.

That’s one of the big things we’re trying to push out to the campus community is to be aware of how to stop heavy blood flow.”

Students should consider taking any class or program teaching how to stop heavy bleeding, he said. Tech PD is hoping to one day push training out to the campus community.

Once SB11 takes effect, students should pay close attention to the buildings they can and cannot carry in, he said. If someone is going to carry a weapon they should not only know the law but also be proficient and have a high degree of training with his or her weapon.

Many people have little or no exposure to weapons, Williams said, but should not be worried about people with a concealed handgun license.

“These are the squeaky clean people in society,” he said. “They have to undergo a very rigorous background check to even get that license, it’s not something that DPS and the state are just giving out to people.”

Williams said the percentage of people with a CHL who get in trouble is small.

Those who are CHL holders and those who are not will have the opportunity to make their voices known to the task force, Schovanec said. Tech’s task force will take many groups’ concerns into consideration before making a final recommendation to the president, who will then have the final decision on implementation.

The bill has to be implemented by next August, he said. The task force hopes to have its first rough draft of recommendations to the president late this semester.

The task force is seeking advice from around campus to decide which locations might be considered gun free zones, such as athletic events and labs, Schovanec said.

“We’ll look at issues of safety, what’s in the best interest of Texas Tech for our students and the faculty and the staff,” Schovanec said. “It would be premature to say exactly what areas will be prohibited at this time.”

The final hope of the task force is to make recommendations to the president that uphold the spirit of the bill and provide safety on campus, he said. @KristenBartonDT

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MADD hosts 5k for awareness

BY SARAH CUMMING Staff Writer

On Saturday, more than 125 members of the Lubbock community gathered with Mothers Against Drunk Driving at the Lubbock County Courthouse to walk to raise awareness about the dangers of drunken driving at the Walk Like MADD 5K. Amanda Eldredge, victim services specialist for MADD’s Lubbock chapter, said the walk has never been as successful as it was this year.

“It is the fourth year of the Walk Like MADD 5K, and we have never had a turnout like this,” she said.

“We have raised more than $9,200, which is well beyond our $8,000 goal.”

Eldredge said she gives credit to the volunteers, sponsors, walkers and teams that helped MADD reach its goal.

According to MADD’s website, its campaign to eliminate drunken driving focuses on three key steps: to support law enforcement to catch drunken drivers and discourage others from driving drunk, to require in-car breathalyzers for all drunken drivers and to support the development of technology to determine whether or not the driver is above the legal limit.

There is still work to do to put an end to drunken driving, Eldredge said, but it will end in her lifetime.

“The problem is not solved, and we are not satisfied with the progress,” she said. “It is

because of drunk drivers that (MADD) walks because together we will end drunk driving.”

Akila Phelps, a walker at the 5k from Amarillo, gave a testimony to the crowd about her younger brother Chad who was a victim of drunken driving.

In December 2014, Phelps said, her brother and nephew were victims of a repeat offender. She said her nephew survived the accident, but her brother was not as fortunate.

“Today we are here to honor the victims and survivors and to also assist in raising awareness against drunk driving,” she said. “It is such a preventable heartbreak.”

Melissa Griffith, a participant from Lubbock, said her brother and sister-in-law were hit by a drunken driver.

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CONTINUED FROM PG. 1 Williams said the program will be implemented in the fall after the organization is fully able to fund the program.

Proceeds from Sunday’s walk will go toward funding the screening program.

Joining the Texas chapter of the AFSP was Wreck the Stigma, a student organization at Tech created to raise awareness about suicide prevention.

Ann Casiraghi, business director for the Center for Collegiate Recovery Communities, said she first got the student organization involved with the Out of the Darkness Walk because of her personal experiences with suicide loss.

“We created the Wreck the Stigma organization,” she said, “and what we are about is decreasing the stigma of mental illness and suicide.”

The organization, she said,

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Teams release balloons in honor of those affected by suicide before the Out of the Darkness Suicide Prevention Walk at the Center for the Study of Addiction and Recovery on Sunday. Before the balloon release, the crowd was led in prayer and a moment of silence.

is intended for the support of those in the university community who are experiencing suicidal thoughts or actions.

“What we do is we work with the Student Counseling Center and other various departments to help students who struggle with depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts, etcetera,” she said.

While this organization is relatively new to cam-

pus, Casiraghi said it has already set some goals into place for the future based on past accomplishments.

“We have created the student organization, and we are in the process of raising the money to get a 501C3 status so we can raise our own money,” she said. “We have raised about $300 or $400, and I believe we need $500 or $600. In the future,

“My life has changed because of the fact that I don’t have my older brother to look up to anymore,” she said.

Griffith also said the holiday season has changed since their passing, because her brother’s birthday was on Christmas and her sister-in-law’s was around Thanksgiving.

Dena Graves, a walker from Lubbock, said she walks with MADD because her life will never be the same after she lost her son in March 2009.

She said her loss has affected her every single day because she looks everywhere and sees people that remind her of her son.

“If things are that bad that you need to drink, just don’t drink and drive,” Graves said. @DailyToreador

we want to be a team with the AFSP. We want to tie the bridge between the AFSP and the Texas Tech Campus through working with these students and different departments on campus.”

The courtyard at the Center for the Study of Addiction and Recovery was packed with walkers in team shirts representing suicide victims and various organizations.

One particular group was representing Tech. Ryan Lopez, a junior industrial engineering major from Houston, attended the event with the Alpha Lambda Delta and Phi Sigma Honor Society team and Lopez said that along with helping to raise awareness, members of his society also planned on collecting donations for the Out of the Darkness Walk.

“We want to bring awareness, and we set a goal for donations,” he said, “so we really want to spread awareness around the organization.” @DailyToreador

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People waited in line to register or check-in for the Walk Like MADD 5K outside the Lubbock County Courthouse on Saturday. Booths, a raffle and food were available for participants before the walk started.

JAB FEST

CONTINUED FROM PG. 1 The venue had a large turnout, selling out the show, which meant the event had about 8,000 attendants. Each band sang its hearts out and filled the roofless theater with music and bright fluorescent lights from the stage.

Cleto Cordero, lead singer of Flatland Cavalry, the opening act for JAB Fest, said he thought the management of the entire event was efficient.

“As far as it goes backstage, everything was great,” he said. “They took care of us backstage, and I mean I’ve been back and forth today but it was very well taken care of.”

He said this event really united country music fans in Lubbock in one place for the evening.

“I feel like this really does bring everyone togeth-

er,” Cordero said. “I mean Josh brought 8,000 people to show up in the same place, it’s pretty awesome.”

A a r o n Wa t s o n s a n g “July in Cheyenne” to help lift the spirits of anyone going through a tough time in their lives, he said during his show. The concert displayed the heart and soul of country music in West Texas, he said.

“I’m from El Paso, so seeing all this country is really awesome and I love the experience,” Lauren Hancock, a freshman at Tech who went to the concert, said.

Piper Geers, an attendee of the concert, said country music speaks to her in a personal way.

“Well it’s about where we are from,” she said, “and like it just relates to us because it makes you understand how it is in Texas and in the country, so these artists get it.” @DailyToreador

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Was Ahmed Mohamed’s arrest discriminatory?

Mohamed’s clock resembled Mohamed’s arrest a case of bomb, police were justified unnecessary discrimination

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n debate or simple understanding of current issues, I often find context and perspective are both important and lacking. In understanding the importance of the arrest of Ahmed Mohamed, as well as understanding the value of truth over the following public outrage, whether legitimate or not, I wish to provide some context on this issue.

In March 2013, shortly after the shooting at Sandy Hook, a 7-year-old chewed a Pop-Tart into the shape of a gun, according to a July 2014 CBS News article. He was afterward suspended from the school. The hearing examiner for the school argued that the principal made the right decision to suspend the child.

In 2013, students were suspended from Chase Lake Elementary School for bringing Nerf toys to school with the teacher’s permission, according to a June 6 article by the New York Daily News. They wanted to use the Nerf guns in a lesson on probability. The kids tried out the Nerf toys before class and every child involved was suspended.

In 2013, an 11-year-old child at Northern Middle School was suspended for simply using the word “gun” in a sentence. The child simply wished he had a gun to protect everyone else from bad people, according to a June 2013 article from WMAL radio.

While many readers may simply stop here and say this has nothing to do with Mohamed’s case because all of these children were Caucasian and these cases obviously had nothing to do with Islamophobia, I would point out that all of the aforementioned cases involved young students, all were penalized for their actions and in all instances there was no real weapon. If an individual automatically assumes something is about Islamophobia because an individual of Middle-Eastern descent is involved, they need to check their bias.

In 2013, there was a bomb scare in Ontario, Oregon, when a device that looked like a bomb turned out to be an alarm clock. The device was only a novelty alarm clock designed to look like a bomb, according to a December 2013 KTVB article.

In 2015, a senior prank at a North Carolina high school involving hidden alarm clocks in lockers resulted in suspicion of a bomb threat and the school being evacuated, according to a May 2015 Huffington Post article. A school resource officer heard ticking from a locker and called for help. Two seniors were charged with perpetrating a bomb hoax.

Again, some may simply stop here and say that this had absolutely nothing to do with the issue at hand and others may also state that this has nothing to do with rampant Islamophobia. On this point I do agree. This has nothing to do with rampant Islamophobia.

On the other hand, according to a USA Today article from last Wednesday, Alia Salem, the executive director of the Council for American-Islamic Relations North Texas Chapter, said, “I think this wouldn’t even be a question if his name

John Bowles is a senior journalism major from Garland.

wasn’t Ahmed Mohamed.”

From my perspective, based on the above cases, history and common sense say that Alia Salem is wrong.

Some people might be asking why a student smart enough to make his own clock would make the decision to bring it to a school in the first place. I would point out that it is one of the questions not getting asked enough.

People are becoming about over the treatment of the student, but aren’t asking themselves or others why a clock that looks like a bomb was brought to school in the first place, especially in light of kids getting detained and suspended for much lesser infractions.

A picture of the clock can be seen in a New York Times article by Manny Fernandez and Christine Hauser from last Wednesday. It looks like a suitcase bomb, whether that is intentional or not. It would likely not take much beyond adding an actual explosive charge to make it into a live suitcase bomb, depending on the type of explosive used.

This type of object is above and beyond what is often used to train people in bomb threats, such as those I was trained to respond to in the military. Often people are trained with a mock bomb made of a cardboard box with duct tape and wires sticking out of it.

From what I can see, the school did its job and the police mostly did theirs. Many are trying to make them out to be Islamophobes because the detained individual was of Middle-Eastern ethnicity.

More importantly, however, is that this device being taken to the school was unannounced and the engineering teacher who was initially shown the device told the teenager not to show it to any other teachers. According to the New York Times article, the device beeped during a class, meaning it was active and running at the time instead of being electrically disconnected, which is a basic idea that would have kept it from being noticed and causing the disturbance, which led to the police being notified.

In fact, the police said the student plugged it into an electrical outlet during class and it began to make noise, according to a WFAA article from Wednesday.

This means that the device was intentionally powered by the teenager. If he hadn’t energized it, it would not have interrupted the class and brought attention to what it was or even that it was there.

Police said he was also less than forthcoming about why he had the case, according to the WFAA article.

Of course, Mohamed’s

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hen a 14-year-old father said, “My kid was Ahmed Mohamed hurt and was tortured and brought his homearrested and mistreated in made clock to school so he front of his friends inside could show it off to friends of the school,” according to and teachers, he was arrestan article by The Guarded for making a ‘hoax bomb,’ ian from Thursday. Why is according to a CNN article this man accusing public from last Wednesday. This officials of torture? Is he mistake quickly spiraled trying to cause national out of control, collecting outrage? He has attempted attention to be a polifrom across tician and Opinions May Vary is the world politicians and giving do tend to a feature in which the issue of exaggercolumnists present Islamophoate things a new when it is opposing viewpoints on bia face — the in their a particular topic. face of Mobest interhamed and ests.

Tell us your opinion his harmSo, now less LED the teenagon the issue by taking clock. er and his T h i s father have our online poll at s t o r y , a meeting dailytoreador.com. originatwith the ing from president of Irving, the United quickly garnered attention States, according to The from the Internet, with Guardian article, a presiimportant figureheads such dent who, for once, seems as Barack Obama and Mark to have managed to find Zuckerberg tweeting their out about an important praise for Mohamed’s skill and inflammatory issue in in circuitry and robotics, some method aside from according to a CNN article the news. from last Friday. Twitter’s Do I think there was an #standwithahmed became overreaction? Yes, I do. The a trending topic, garnering school attempted to follow views and retweets from policy for a device that across the world, showing looked similar enough to support for Mohamed. Aca real bomb or hoax bomb cording to the CNN article, to cause questions. I still Hillary Clinton also showed feel that they should have her support, saying to “keep followed all of the other on building.” procedures for a bomb, but This case is not the only I wasn’t there at the time. example of the racial proI think the overreaction filing present in society was on the part of people today. This can be seen in demonizing them for their multiple places, but has actions and immediately increased drastically after calling it Islamophobia, as the September 11 attacks. seen on an article by CNN Although this is the case, from last Thursday, because 9/11 is not a valid excuse to a teenager was detained for profile people, as was seen an action arguably more in this horrendous example serious than actions other of racism toward Mohamed. teenagers have been deAccording to CNN, one of tained for. If anything, it the police officers present seems like a perverse equalin the room even said, “Yup. ity in light of the instances That’s who I thought it mentioned above. was.” This not only confirms As far as charging the my suspicions of the curteenager for a hoax bomb goes, under Texas Penal Code Section 46.08: “A person commits an offense if the person knowingly manufactures…or possesses a hoax bomb with intent to use the hoax bomb to… cause alarm or reaction of any type by an official of WASHINGTON (AP) a public safety agency or — Anyone in America can volunteer agency organized grow up to be president, as to deal with emergencies.” the saying goes — unless Because it is would be you happen to be a Muslim, difficult to prove the ina leading Republican presitent portion of the chargdential candidate believes. es, Mohamed would have It’s possibly one more likely won in court regardself-inflicted dent in the less of the fact that the party’s professed commitcharges won’t be filed in ment to broaden its appeal the first place. and promote tolerance.

From what I can see, the “I would not advocate school did its job and the that we put a Muslim in police mostly did theirs. charge of this nation,” reMany are trying to make tired neurosurgeon Ben them out to be IslamoCarson said in an interview phobes because the deaired Sunday on NBC’s tained individual was of “Meet the Press.” ‘’I abMiddle-Eastern ethnicity. solutely would not agree One of the definitions with that.” of racism, according to For GOP leaders, the Merriam-Webster, is racial 2016 campaign offered a prejudice. One of the definichance at redemption and tions of prejudice, accordfresh pitch to minorities, ing to Merriam-Webster, is gays, women and others “a feeling of like or dislike beyond the traditional for someone or something core supporters. especially when it is not After a blistering examireasonable or logical.” nation of the 2012 election, Is it reasonable to asa report commissioned by sume people who detain Republican National Coma teenager for something mittee Chairman Reince that looks like a suitcase Priebus concluded that “if bomb are automatically Isour party is not welcoming lamophobes because the deand inclusive, young people tained is Middle-Eastern? and increasingly other votjbowles@dailytoreador.com ers will continue to tune

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rent rise of Islamophobia throughout the U.S., but also shows this type of profiling is not only related to the common man.

This example of racial profiling isn’t the only one to emerge over the years.

More than two years ago, an Arab woman from Ohio was detained after she boarded a flight on the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. According to a Jan. 2013 USA Today article, Shoshana Hebshi said she was illegally detained with no evidence and has sued the FBI. Hebshi said she was signed out because of her MiddleEastern name and appearance, and consequently was pulled off the airplane at gunpoint, strip-searched and detained. While this is just one example, there are countless others that have occurred throughout the years after the 9/11 attacks, with the most recent being Mohamed’s case.

These occurrences are inexcusable when committed by law enforcement.

Law enforcement’s duty is to protect, not to arrest Americans under suspicion because of a person’s race, name or color of their skin.

These occurrences are inexcusable when committed by law enforcement.

Law enforcement’s duty is to protect, not to arrest Americans under suspicion because of a person’s race, name or color of their skin.

GOP wants to increase appeal, push tolerance us out.”

But it hasn’t unfolded according to the hierarchy’s hoped-for script, with some high-profile candidates inviting lots of eyebrow-raising. Just in the past few days, their comments have underscored that the problems extend beyond the GOP’s well-documented troubles appealing to Hispanics.

To be sure, candidates Jeb Bush and others have disavowed some of that rhetoric or tried to stake out more moderate positions. It can be tough, though, to avoid getting drowned out by language sure to stir up people.

Front-runner Donald Trump declined to correct a town hall participant who wrongly said President Barack Obama was a Muslim. Days later, Carson spoke about Muslims and the presidency — remarks described as “un-American,” by a spokesman for the Council on AmericanIslamic Relations, Ibrahim Hooper. Hooper said the Constitution expressly bars religious tests for those seeking public office.

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Although Americans are worried about their own safety after the September 11 attacks, this occasion happened more than 14 years ago. While tensions are still high today, this has led to a type of behavior extremely discriminatory toward citizens like Mohamed.

If Ahmed wasn’t Ahmed, but a normal Joe or Sarah from school, this occasion wouldn’t even have occurred, garnering eyes from all over the world to see the spectacle that is America’s Islamophobia.

If Mohamed was born with a different name and skin color, it is much more likely the clock might have been swept under the rug. This is totally unacceptable and the only thing that society can do is hope for the future generation on this matter.

The only thing Mohamed did was to build a clock and bring it to school. The fallout of this sheds a new light on the issue of racist profiling and will tarnish Mohamed’s school for many years to come. Mohamed did nothing wrong in this case. All Mohamed did was pursue his hobby, which was to build small, harmless electronics. What the faculty and police officers did was the present day example of racial profiling and Islamophobia. This should have never occurred.

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Five takeaways from Tech players step up Tech football victory in first 2015 road test T T

exas Tech defeated Arkansas 35-24 on Saturday. Here are five takeaways from the game.

1. 228 is better than 438 In 2014, Arkansas traveled to Lubbock and ran for 438 yards on the ground in a victory. On Saturday, the Red Raiders limited the Razorbacks to 228 rushing yards on 43 attempts. Also, Arkansas was held to one rushing touchdown compared to seven a season ago. While there were still missed tackles that could have led to even fewer rushing yards, Tech’s run defense is improved this season.

2. Mahomes’ accuracy improves Sophomore quarterback Patrick Mahomes II entered Saturday’s game ranking second in the nation in passing yards, but had completed only 59 percent of his passes through the first two games.

Against the Razorbacks, Mahomes nearly broke the school record for completion percentage by connecting on 26 out of 30 passes, or 86.7 percent.

The school record is 90.9 percent, set by Seth Doege in 2011. While Mahomes did throw two interceptions, one of the two was basically a punt right before halftime and did not hurt the team. If he can continue to combine his playmaking ability with that

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accuracy, he will be one of the most dangerous players in the Big 12 Conference.

3. Penalties are minimal for second-straight week For the second consecutive week, the Red Raiders committed only four penalties. In both games, they have drawn fewer flags than their opponent. The team was not called for a penalty until there was 4:33 left in the third quarter, the longest time without a penalty this season, according to the Tech Athletics website.

Two of the four penalties came on one drive, and the offense still found a way to put the ball in the end zone. With penalties being one of the team’s largest issues in 2014, it is encouraging to see the penalty yards much lower in the past two games.

4. Offensive line remains dominant Tech is three games into the season and the offensive line has yet to allow a single sack. The Red Raiders and the Razorbacks are two of the five teams in the nation to not allow a sack this seaTech and would do anything for this program and won games we had no business being in.”

In the last three seasons, Stone’s teams have gotten progressively better, making and going further into the NCAA playoffs each of the last three seasons.

son, according to the NCAA website. Tech’s offensive line also paved the way for the running backs as they ran for 6.3 yards per rush for a total of 171 yards on the ground.

The Red Raiders rarely have a play result in negative yardage behind the line. Redshirt freshman Justin Murphy made his second career and second consecutive start at right guard.

he Texas Tech Red Raiders took care of business this past Saturday in Fayetteville, Arkansas, as they were able to outplay the Arkansas Razorbacks and give them their second consecutive loss to a nonconference opponent.

Offense Offensively, Tech’s sophomore quarterback Patrick Mahomes II threw for 243

RAZORBACKS 5. Johnson is a starter for a reason Redshirt freshman Jah’Shawn Johnson is the only freshman to start all three games this season. He has made the most of the opportunity by leading the team with 16 tackles on Saturday.

16 tackles are the most by a Red Raider player since junior safety Keenon Ward had 16 against West Virginia last season. Johnson also essentially ended the game by ripping the ball away from Arkansas junior running back Alex Collins and recovering the fumble. The play marked Johnson’s second forced fumble this season and his second fumble recovery. @JeremyK_DT

The Red Raiders made it to the Sweet 16 for the first time in program history last season, and Stone said he likes his team’s chances this season.

Tech will start Big 12 Conference play next Saturday with a game against Oklahoma, and even after the win

yards and connected on 26 of his 30 passes, while two of his incomplete passes ended with a Razorback interception.

However, Tech finished with a total of 315 passing yards as a team, and senior wide receiver and offensive player of the game Jakeem Grant was the source of the extra 72 yards.

Grant gave the Red Raiders a 21-14 lead in the second quarter on a trick play where he threw a 72-yard touchdown pass to junior receiver Reginald Davis, who had a total of two touchdown receptions on the day.

To win on the road for the first time this season, the Red Raiders had to have a senior leader on the offensive side of the ball, and Grant provided against top-10 USF, Stone said the team can still improve.

“I think we’re pretty fortunate today, but we did battle a top-10 team and got the win at the end,” he said. “We’re still a work in progress. We haven’t played our best game yet.”

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He also recorded 63 return yards for special teams.

Grant now has a rushing, receiving, passing and kickoff return for a touchdown going into week four of the NCAA football season and conference play.

Defense Tech still showed some struggles on defense, giving up more than 200 rushing yards for the third consecutive week.

Going into Fayetteville, the Red Raiders knew the Razorbacks would attack with their run game, because last year the Razorbacks ran for a total of 438 yards when they visited Lubbock for a week three matchup.

The Razorbacks finished the game this past Saturday with 228 rushing yards, with junior running back Alex Collins gaining 170 of those yards on 28 carries with one touchdown.

Tech has improved defensively from last season and showed that during this game against Arkansas.

Redshirt freshman defensive back Jah’Shawn Johnson made his presence known to fans and viewers with his impressive play.

Johnson racked up a total of 16 tackles, with four coming on his own and one coming for a loss.

He also put the game away for the Red Raiders by stripping the ball away from Collins, the most powerful running back Tech has faced this year.

Johnson was first team allstate during his senior year of high school at Ennis High School, according to the Tech Athletics website.

He chose to attend Tech over Washington and Washington State, according to the Tech Athletics website, as well as over Big 12 Conference teams Baylor, Texas Christian and Oklahoma State.

Johnson was also an example of how Tech is improving the “killer instinct” coach Kliff Kingsbury has emphasized and stressed since the week one win against Sam Houston State.

The Red Raiders will begin conference play this week as they host the No. 3 TCU Horned Frogs at 3:45 p.m. on Saturday at Jones AT&T Stadium.

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In its last home tournament before Big 12 Conference play, the Texas Tech volleyball team finished the Lone Star Showdown tournament with two wins and one loss.

Tech opened the threegame tournament with a win against the Port-

land State Vikings Friday morning in the United Supermarkets Arena.

In the first set, Tech’s largest lead came early in the set off a serving ace from junior setter Marguerite Grubb to put the Red Raiders ahead 9-5.

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points late into the set. Tech fell back 23-22, and Portland State earned the two points it needed for a 25-23 firstset win.

Junior middle blocker Lauren Douglass said the team started its match against Portland State slowly, but picked up the tempo as the match went on.

“We definitely picked it up each set, getting on our eyes more on the setter and blocking,” Douglass said.

“Our defense picked it up a lot.”

Tech rebounded from its first set loss with a 25-16 win in the second set and a 25-17 third-set victory.

Tech coach Don Flora said the presence of Tech seniors Jenna Allen and Brianna Grant shifted the game over to Tech.

“It’s really nice to have Brianna Grant and Jenna Allen come in and make an impact,” Flora said. “I felt like blocking was a big change, too, we got to focus on some things we talked about before the match.”

The Red Raiders then went on to earn a 2520 win in the fourth set, sealing their victory over Portland State.

Douglass tallied a teamhigh of 20 kills for the Red Raiders, and Victoria Hinneburg recorded a team-high of five blocks.

After the victory against Portland State, the Red Raiders lost their first home match of the season 3-0 against the Washington State Cougars on Friday afternoon, according to a Tech Athletics news release.

The Cougars won the first set 25-22, the second set 2514 and the third set 25-18.

Tech recorded 14 kills in the game, but posted a .057 hitting percentage.

Allen posted double digit numbers in kills and digs, as she tallied 13 kills and 12 digs.

Coming off its first home loss of the season, Tech

concluded its final game of the Lone Star Showdown tournament Saturday afternoon with a 3-0 win over the Northwestern State Lady Demons.

In the opening set of the game, Northwestern nearly erased a six-point Tech lead to push the set into extra frames, but the Red Raiders withstood the Northwestern attack.

Tech jumped to a 2-0 lead over the Lady Demons with a 25-20 second-set win.

Early offensive clusters in the third and final set passed gave Tech a commanding lead over the Lady Demons. Tech lead the Lady Demons by more than seven points in four separate occasions.

Tech’s early runs placed the Lady Demons in a hole too large to overcome, and the Red Raiders cruised to a 25-15 third-set win.

Hinneburg said Tech finished the match well in its final home tournament.

“We terminated really well, we had a lot of fun, we tried to communicate better in the last set,” she said. “I think we finished it very well.”

Allen led Tech in kills with 10, while Grubb posted a team leading 16 digs.

The win against the Lady Demons improves Tech’s record to 11-3 heading into Big 12 competition.

As Big 12 play approaches, Flora said the team’s focus will shift toward its defense after the tournament.

“We’re going to need to serve it better, keep pressure on them and then blocking,” Flora said. “We love the Big 12, we’re ready for it. That is why we put this schedule we did, and I think we have a lot of things in place, we just have to get a little cleaner.”

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TOP: The Texas Tech Lady Raiders hold their guns up before the first volley of the game against the Washington State Lady Cougars on Friday in the United Supermarkets Arena. BOTTOM: Texas Tech libero Carlie Foust digs a spike from the Washington State Lady Cougars in the game on Friday in the United Supermarkets Arena.

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