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Tech receives $15 million grant from Amarillo On Tuesday, the Amarillo City Council approved a $15 million grant to Texas Tech to help establish a new College of Veterinary Medicine DUNCAN in Amarillo.

According to a Tech news release, the grant, from the Amarillo Economic Development Corporation, will help put the building on the Amarillo Health Sciences Center campus, which houses the School of Pharmacy, School of Nursing and School of Medicine.

The veterinary college is expected to add 100 skilled jobs, according to the news release. It will also add about $10 million in labor income to the Amarillo economy.

“Not only is this a wonderful opportunity for students seeking careers in veterinary medicine, particularly in a region known as the livestock capital of the United States, it’s an investment in our community and economy,” Amarillo Mayor Paul Harpole said in the news release.

The veterinary college will add to the shortage of rural and largeanimal veterinarians in Texas, according to the news release. Tech proposed a veterinary college in December to help this shortage.

“There is no better place to transform the future of veterinary education and answer this call than in Amarillo,” Tech University System Chancellor Robert L. Duncan said in the release.

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By SOPHIA AYMOND Staff Writer

@DavidGayDT

FOOTBALL

Parking info announced for Kansas game

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On Tuesday, Texas Tech Athletics announced game and parking information for the 7:30 p.m. Sept.

29 matchup against Kansas at Jones AT&T Stadium.

The meeting between the Jayhawks and Red Raiders is the first Big 12 Conference game for both teams.

According to a Tech Athletics news release, classes on Tech campus will keep their regular schedules on game day and on the next day, Sept. 30.

According to the release, all student lots will be open the morning of the game. At noon, no other Commuter North permits will be allowed to park at lots C1, C2, C3 and C4. Students with Commuter North permits who have classes in the afternoon and evening can use Commuter West lots at 18th Street and Indiana Avenue the whole day.

After 3 p.m. Sept. 29, no additional student permits will be admitted to the lots west of Indiana, the satellite parking lots at 10th Street and Texas Tech Parkway or RaiderPark. Commuter permit holders with evening classes can use the C11 lot, the R18 lot or the Flint Avenue Parking Garage, according to the release.

Commuter North lots have to be cleared by 4 p.m. Sept. 29, according to the release.

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1. The Texas Tech Army ROTC trains at 5:50 a.m. Tuesday at the Robert H. Ewalt Student Recreation Center. They are training in preparation to pass the PT test, a standard Army physical fitness exam. 2. Tech Army ROTC members do push-ups as a part of their physical training conditioning. The physical training consists of push-ups, sit-ups and a two mile run.

ome students struggle with getting to their 8 a.m. classes. But, students in the ROTC program wake up early on a consistent basis for their physical training.

At 5:40 a.m. on Tuesday the main battalion group, or ROTC, was doing its physical training work like it does every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday outside the Robert H. Ewalt Student Recreation Center.

Students in Army ROTC prepare for their army service by participating in these fitnesstraining activities. Brandon Skornia, a sociology major from Houston, participates in the physical training sessions.

The workouts help students train for the army because they practice five days a week, Skornia said.

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POLITICS

Texas counties’ websites lack voter information

By LINDA HARDWICKE Staff Writer

The League of Women Voters, an apolitical group, reviewed websites for every Texas county, and only 43 percent of the websites were found to provide adequate election information.

The review criteria were sufficiency, accessible election information, voter ID information, a link to the Secretary of State website and Spanish translation for the website.

Lubbock county had a perfect website rating, according to The League of Women Voters’ website and news release. But, 12 of the 254 Texas counties had no websites, and only 105 counties provided sufficient election and voter ID information.

“I worked on Glen Robertson’s District 19 campaign last

semester,” Megan McMillan, a senior marketing major from Albuquerque, New Mexico, and president of Tech College Republicans, said. “We did a lot of calling these different places to get information, especially smaller counties.”

Not all Texas Tech students receive adequate election information, McMillan said.

The League of Women Voters’ findings were accurate in District 19, she said. A lot of the counties she interacted with did not have websites or phone numbers that were open at all times. Basic requirements for a good website included information on registering to vote, where to vote, where to vote early, when to vote and operation hours.

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Neuroimaging Institute receives accreditation

By REECE NATIONS Staff Writer

The Texas Tech Neuroimaging Institute recently received accreditation to do full MRI scans for medical purposes starting this week. The institute is home to the only 3-Tesla Siemens Skyra MRI machine in the region.

The institute has plans to work closely with the neurology department at the Health Sciences Center in the future, Kasey Rieken, section supervisor

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for TTNI, said.

The institute will continue its research of the complex processes of the brain under new leadership, TTNI Director Eric Walden said.

The goal for TTNI is to educate more students on how to conduct their neurological studies using the 3-Tesla MRI machine housed at the facility.

“Basically what we do is see how different stimuli make the brain react,” Walden said. “We can project images, play different sounds, introduce varying changes to the environment, whatever we need to do to observe how the brain chemistry is affected by the stimulus itself.”

One experiment conducted by researchers was to introduce different smells to a test subject, and then survey how the b r a i n ’s c h e m i s t r y w a s changed, Walden said.

Because the MRI machine is essentially made

of a large magnet, all machines involved in the experiment had to be constructed without any

VOTER

have a perfect website that’s perfect compared to everywhere else,” she said. “We’ve got a lot of information, you can go, it’ll show you a map of your closest voting locations, it’ll show you where your early voting locations are, you can bring up a sample ballot.

You just type in your address.

Lubbock is definitely the best in the 19th Congressional District, at least.”

Candidates need to make their own websites explaining their views, McMillan said. County websites are a starting point for voters to research candidates. Counties should be required to provide

CONTINUED FROM PG. 1 An option is available to type in an address to see a map of polling locations and see a sample ballot, according to The League of Women Voters’ website.

Counties near Lubbock tend to be small farming communities that are mostly comprised of older white Republicans, McMillan said. If the counties that did not have a website started providing voters with information, a lot more people would vote. “(Lubbockites) definitely

We’re hoping to get more users qualified to use the (MRI) machine. We do medical analysis with the neurology department at HSC, and it’s our job to make sure the machine runs as flawlessly as it should.

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“By studying the mind and how it works, we can learn more about how we function as humans,” Walden said. “It’s fascinating research that allows us

to expand our knowledge of the biological composition of the brain.”

Walden said he hopes to increase awareness of the institute’s research facilities. By funding studies and educating both undergraduate and graduate students on the MRI machine and its capabilities, the goal is to expand TTNI’s influence in the research community.

Most of the doctors around HSC are eager to have the machine to help Lubbock residents, Rieken said. That way they do not have to travel to Dallas, Houston or Austin for an MRI machine that is as powerful as the 3-Tesla.

“We’re hoping to get more users qualified to use the (MRI) machine,” Rieken said. “We do medical analysis with the neurology department at HSC, and it’s our job to make sure the machine runs as flawlessly as it should.” @ReeceNationsDT

voters with some information, so they know when and where to vote and who the candidates are, she said.

“I think to know about the candidates themselves and the different issues that they, you know, their viewpoints, the candidates should have their own website also,” said Jennifer Giles, a junior speech, language and hearing sciences major from Houston and the president of the Tech Student Democrats.

She said she helped with a city council election. “(A good county website) would have information for you to look up your precinct,”

Giles said. “I know the Lubbock County website. It shows you a map, and you type in your zip code, and you can see where you live, what precinct you live in. And it’ll tell you like different places that you can go register to vote.”

The Lubbock County website also has early voting dates, the general election for primaries and a list of locations where you can vote, Giles said.

Tech College Republicans is trying to inform college students of its voting options, McMillan said. Instate college students can register to vote in Lubbock

instead of their hometowns for local policies that might affect them.

Tech Student Democrats will have a table outside the Student Union Building where voters can register, Giles said.

“The last day to register to vote for this upcoming election is Oct. 11,” she said.

“Us and the Tech Student Democrats are having a debate October 4. (Tech Activities Board) is hosting it, and starting next week, we’ll be doing voter registration drives to promote our event up until our student event.” @DT_LHard

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Defense attorney sparks ‘Black Lives’ protest in Vegas court LAS VEGAS (AP) — A defense attorney touched off a protest Tuesday about race and free expression in a Las Vegas courtroom when she refused to remove a “Black Lives Matter” button from her blouse despite a judge’s request not to demonstrate what he called “political speech.”

Clark County District Court Judge Douglas Herndon asked Erika Ballou, a deputy public defender who is black, to remove the button or leave the courtroom and turn the case she was handling over to another lawyer.

“I’m asking the same thing of defense attorneys that I ask of anybody else,” the judge said. “Please leave

any kind of political or opinion protest statements outside the courtroom.”

Ballou, with Clark County Public Defender Phil Kohn standing at her side and about a dozen defense attorneys in the audience to show their support, insisted that she had a First Amendment right to demonstrate her opinion. She also refused to remove herself from her client’s case, which the judge postponed to Thursday.

Several supporters wore a similar lapel button: Black, about the size of a silver dollar, with white letters. Attorney Jonathan MacArthur said he’ll wear it again to Herndon’s courtroom on Thursday.

“This is an issue about criminal justice,” Ballou told the judge.

She noted that some deputy district attorneys wear small office badge-type lapel pins, and that uniformed court officers are allowed to wear symbolic black bands on their badges to mourn police officers killed on duty.

“This is not political speech. It is not supporting a particular candidate,” she said of her pin. “I believe a courtroom is the proper place.”

Ballou, a public defender for 11 years, said outside court that she took her stand after the head of the Las Vegas police union sent a letter

last week to the chief state district court judge, David Barker, complaining that what the union executive termed “’Black Lives Matter ’ propaganda” had no place in courtrooms.

“We are certain that the courts would not allow similar public displays from citizens who believe that killers should be sentenced to death or that sexual predators should be castrated,” Las Vegas Police Protective Association director Steve Grammas wrote. “While we embrace the First Amendment, we do not believe that such statements should be made in the halls of justice.”

Grammas said in a brief

email that he raised the issue at the request of a union member, who was “satisfied to have the issue addressed.”

Grammas didn’t immediately respond to follow-up questions.

Barker was in court hearings and unavailable to immediately respond to messages.

A court spokeswoman, Mary Ann Price, pointed to court rules of conduct making judges responsible for applying rules of decorum, proper attire and dignity.

Herndon, who earlier asked court spectators to cover T-shirts they’d worn to support victims in another case, told Ballou he tries to keep his courtroom free of outside influences.

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Court papers: Suspect vowed ‘bombs will be heard’ in streets NEW YORK (AP) — Ahmad Khan Rahami vowed to martyr himself rather than be caught after setting off explosives in New York and New Jersey, and he’d hoped in a handwritten journal championing jihad that “the sounds of bombs will be heard in the streets,” federal terrorism charges lodged against him Tuesday alleged.

Criminal complaints in Manhattan and New Jersey federal courts provided chilling descriptions of what authorities say drove the Afghan-born U.S. citizen to set off explosives in New York and New Jersey, including a bomb that injured over two dozen people when it blew up on a busy Manhattan street.

Meanwhile, more details emerged Tuesday about Rahami’s past, including the disclosure that the FBI had looked into him in 2014 but

came up with nothing.

According to the court complaints, Rahami’s journal included a passage that accused the U.S. government of slaughtering Muslim holy warriors in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and elsewhere.

“Inshallah (God willing) the sounds of the bombs will be heard in the streets. Gun shots to your police. Death to your OPPRESSION,” the journal ended.

One portion expressed concern at the prospect of being caught before being able to carry out a suicide attack and the desire to be a martyr, the complaints said.

Still another section included a reference to “pipe bombs” and a “pressure cooker bomb” and declared: “In the streets they plan to run a mile,” an apparent reference to one of the blast sites, a charity run in a New Jersey shore town.

There also were laudatory references to Osama bin Laden, Anwar al-Awlaki — the American-born Muslim cleric who was killed in a 2011 drone strike and whose preaching has inspired other acts of violence — and Nidal Hasan, the former Army officer who went on a deadly shooting rampage in 2009 at Fort Hood, Texas, the complaints said.

Authorities said some of the journal was unintelligible because it was damaged in gunfire when Rahmani, 28, initiated a shootout that led to his capture Monday outside a bar in Linden, New Jersey. Initially charged with attempted murder of police officers, he was held on $5.2 million bail.

Rahmani remains hospitalized with gunshot wounds.

It wasn’t immediately clear whether he had a lawyer who

could comment on the charges.

The court complaints describe Rahami buying bombmaking equipment so openly between June and August that he ordered citric acid, ball bearings and electronic igniters on eBay and had them delivered to a Perth Amboy, New Jersey, business where he worked until earlier this month.

San Jose, California-based eBay Inc. noted that the products are legal and widely available and said the company had worked with law enforcement on the investigation.

Video recorded two days before the bombings and recovered from a family member’s phone shows him igniting incendiary material in a cylinder, then shows the fuse being lighted, a loud noise and flames, followed by billowing smoke and laughter, the complaints said.

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EMPLOYMENT

Students benefit from working on campus

By BRITTNI CLEMONS Staff Writer

Having marketable skills future employers look for, such as prioritizing and time-management skills, could be gained by working on campus.

Caira White, a junior personal financial planning major from Plano, is a student assistant at Texas Tech University Libraries. She has been working on campus in that position for two years.

She said she appreciates the opportunity to be able to work on campus because of the flexibility and walking distances between classes.

“I chose an on-campus job due to the fact that when I started I wanted something flexible and close to my dorm,” she said.

“I also didn’t have a car, so I couldn’t work off campus unless it was in walking distance. I was always in the library my freshman year, so one day I thought, why not work here.”

Wo r k i n g o n c a m p u s has a lot of benefits, Jay Killough, managing director for the University Ca-

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CONTINUED FROM PG. 1 Donor lots will open at 4 p.m. for permit holders, according to the release.

RVs in the S1 lot may arrive at noon Sept. 29 and must vacate the premises by 7:30 a.m. Sept. 30.

reer Center, said. Students working on campus are more likely to go to classes because they are emerged in a school environment.

“If (students) work off campus, then they might want to go home when they get off and take a nap before class, and possibly miss it,” Killough said. “Or maybe when they get off, they want to grab something to eat before class and just decide they aren’t going because they won’t make it in time.”

If students plan to work for a large institution or school in the future, then working on campus looks good on their resumes, he said.

Jacob Jones, a junior electronic media and communications major from Dallas, said he works on campus after his classes are over.

He worked off campus last year for a company, and it was difficult trying to make his schedule work.

Most of the time, he said, he did not get enough hours because his manager would not schedule him.

“When I worked between Free parking will be available while spots are available at the Health Sciences Center, International Cultural Center, Museum of Texas Tech University and Ranching Heritage Center parking lots and will open at 5:30 p.m.

According to the release, most Tech employee lots

manager would often get frustrated when I couldn’t fill in shifts for someone because it would interfere with my classes.”

Employers on campus have a greater understanding for students’ class schedules.

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classes, it was hard trying to make my evening classes on time,” Jones said. “I that are used on weekend game days will be staffed so employees with a valid permit will still be able to park in their lots.

H o w e v e r, e m p l o y e e s working after 2 p.m. must move their vehicles to R01, R13V or the Flint Avenue Garage by 3:30 p.m. @BSoliz_DT

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Texas: No settlement with Bland family AUSTIN (AP) — Texas law enforcement officials Tuesday would not confirm that nearly 4,000 troopers will receive de-escalation training despite an attorney for Sandra Bland’s family saying the state made that deal as part of a $1.9 million wrongful-death settlement.

Word of that agreement last week came more than a year after the combative traffic stop in July 2015 between Bland, a 28-year-old black woman from the Chicago area, and a white trooper who pulled her over for not signaling a lane change.

Bland died three days later in a jail outside Houston.

But a spokesman for the Texas Department of Public Safety said there is no settlement involving Bland and gave no indication one

was imminent.

Instead, DPS Director Steve McCraw on Tuesday defended what he described as 76 hours of existing training designed to help recruits deescalate volatile situations.

Tom Rhodes, a San Antonio-based attorney for the Bland family, said DPS agreed to de-escalation training during settlement talks. He added, however, that the purported settlement did not spell out how comprehensive that training must be.

“They admitted they didn’t have that systematic training, certainly not on a statewide basis,” Rhodes said of the settlement talks.

He said the deal was expected to become finalized in the coming days.

Bland’s family had sued

Waller County, where Bland was jailed, and Texas DPS. Waller County officials last week acknowledged that a potential settlement had been reached but said the agreement would remain confidential until finalized.

DPS said in a statement that in addition to training that has already been required for new recruits, the agency this year also mandated that troopers complete an 8-hour de-escalation course provided by the Texas Police Association.

“We’ve done cultural training, we’ve done escalation training throughout the department,” McCraw said.

“In 1977, my partner was teaching about de-escalation and techniques. But formalizing it, institutionalizing it is important.”

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Officials from 21 states sue over new rule LAS VEGAS (AP) — Officials from 21 states sued the U.S. Department of Labor Tuesday over a new rule that would make about 4 million higher-earning workers eligible for overtime pay, slamming the measure as inappropriate federal overreach by the Obama Administration.

Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt, a Republican, filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Eastern Texas, urging it to block implementation before the regulation takes effect on Dec. 1.

Laxalt, a frequent critic of President Barack Obama’s policies, said the rule would burden private and public

sectors by straining budgets and forcing layoffs or cuts in working hours.

“This rule, pushed by distant bureaucrats in D.C., tramples on state and local government budgets, forcing states to shift money from other important programs to balance their budgets, including programs intended to protect the very families that purportedly benefit from such federal overreach,” he said in a statement.

The lawsuit came the same day that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and more than 50 other business groups filed a legal challenge against the regulation.

U.S. Secretary of La-

bor Thomas Perez said he was confident in the legality of the rule, describing the lawsuits as partisan, obstructionist tactics. He noted that overtime protections have receded over the years: they applied to 62 percent of full-time salaried workers in 1975 and just 7 percent today.

“The overtime rule is designed to restore the intent of the Fair Labor Standards Act, the crown jewel of worker protections in the United States,” Perez said in a statement. “I look forward to vigorously defending our efforts to give more hardworking people a meaningful chance to get by.”

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SEC probing Exxon response to cheaper oil NEW YORK (AP) — Securities regulators are investigating why Exxon Mobil Corp. hasn’t written down the value of assets during the plunge in oil prices that started in mid-2014, according to a published report.

The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday that the Securities and Exchange Commission is also looking into Exxon’s calculations for asset values in an atmosphere of tougher climatechange regulations.

The newspaper cited people familiar with the matter.

Irving-based Exxon Mobil Corp. said, “We are fully complying with the SEC request for information and are confident our financial reporting meets all legal and accounting requirements.”

The SEC declined to comment. New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has been investigating similar issues at Exxon Mobil. Schneiderman has suggested that the company deceived investors by downplaying its vulnerability to tougher climatechange rules.

The Journal said that the SEC has been receiving documents that Exxon provided to the New York attorney general and that the SEC asked in August for documents from Exxon and its auditor, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Exxon has long had a policy of not writing down the value of oil and gas reserves when prices fall. The company says that it values the reserves conservatively, making it unnecessary to take write-downs when prices fall.

had to drive around and find a good parking (spot) then run to my classes. My

Students have a variety of responsibilities when working on campus. At the University Career Center, for example, student assistants work at resource fairs, where they talk to potential students and parents, Killough said.

“Students have to be knowledgeable, have critical thinking skills. Being able to think on their feet and have to be able to communicate effectively, of course,” Killough said.

Working on campus al-

lows students to have a flexible schedule that some off-campus jobs do not allow, said Nedra Goodrich, student employment coordinator for the Red Raider Student Employment Center.

“Most jobs are nine to five. This is beneficial because this allows them to work between classes, so they aren’t having to leave campus, go work a few hours, then come back and have to find parking, then walk to class,” Goodrich said. “Working on campus just saves a lot of time.”

When students work on campus, they are only allowed to work up to 20 hours per week, Goodrich said.

All on-campus departments work with students and address time-off requests.

“Employers on campus have a greater understanding for students’ class schedules.

As a student assistant, I am able to go to work between classes and sometimes even leave early to get to my classes that are further, on time,” White said. “The flexibility of working on campus is something I really appreciate.” @BrittClemonsDT

CRIME

Man in stable condition after aggravated assault incident Detectives from the Investigation Service Bureau are investigating an incident that left one man in stable condition at the University Medical Center after he was shot outside a home at the 2000 block of Main Street.

At approximately 7:07 p.m. Monday, the man, whose name has not been released, approached Robert Michael Wilbur’s house at 2012 Main St., according to a Lubbock Police Department news release. The suspect attempted to open

Wilbur’s car door that began a short physical altercation.

During this, Wilbur managed to call 911 to report an unknown suspect had approached him, according to the release.

Wilbur managed to fight off the suspect, and he began to walk away. Then Wilbur called for his wife to bring out a handgun, which she did, according to the release.

The suspect then proceeded to return and attack Wilbur a second time, this time wielding a knife, ac-

cording to the release. He then began swinging at Wilbur, and Wilbur then pulled out the gun again and shot the suspect in the abdomen, according to the release. Wilbur then dialed 911 again to report a shooting.

The suspect was transported to University Medical Center where he remains in stable condition, according to the release.

Check back with The Daily Toreador for more information as it becomes available. @MichaelCantuDT

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Trump must support claims of fiscal success

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hile on the phone with a friend a few nights ago, we started talking about Donald Trump. More specifically, we talked about his tax records.

It’s recently come to light that Trump may not be as charitable as he says he is.

The friend I was chatting with — being as interested in politics as I am — said it doesn’t matter to Americans if Trump releases his tax records. He said Americans care about different issues, and Trump’s taxes aren’t even near the top of that list.

My question is: why?

Why don’t Americans care about that? The only answer I can come to is that we don’t

Haley Britzky is a senior journalism major from Trophy Club.

understand what the release — or the refusal to release — could mean for the business mogul’s campaign.

David Fahrenthold, a reporter for The Washington Post, has embarked on an intense search for Trump’s charitable donations.

In a Q&A with Fahrenthold, he revealed it all started in Iowa when Trump claimed to have raised $6 million for veterans.

The red flags went up after

Trump started touring the state and handing out checks to veteran groups.

When he suddenly stopped, he was not even close to handing out the supposed $6 million. Fahrenthold found that the Trump Foundation seemed to make money off that fundraiser, retaining more of the donation money than it put out.

For months now, Fahrenthold has called charities, spoken with people from the Trump campaign and researched the Trump Foundation in its entirety.

Currently, all that he’s found is one charitable gift from 2009 that was given from Trump’s own money.

Both Mike Pence, Trump’s running mate, and Hope Hicks, the campaign spokeswoman, have insisted Trump has given away tens of millions of dollars of his own money throughout his life.

However, Fahrenthold has only been able to find that one gift of under $10,000.

So what’s the deal? Why aren’t people more intrigued by this?

Well, on one hand, it now looks like Trump is trying to hide something; it looks like he’s been stretching the truth on just how much he donates.

Maybe that’s why he isn’t releasing his tax returns. He doesn’t want to get caught in what is starting to look like a

huge scam.

However, on the other hand, if he just released his tax returns and proved everyone wrong by showing his claimed charitable contributions, it would be remarkably beneficial to his campaign.

Releasing his tax reports would not only verify his generosity, but also reveal just how much the Republican Party nominee is worth, and he claims to be worth $10 billion.

The bottom line is, for a nominee to run almost entirely on the notion he’s an extremely successful and wealthy businessman, but not actually prove it, is absurd. When your

campaign is propped up on the idea that you’ll run the United States like one of your other successful businesses, you should back it up within the first days of running said campaign.

I get it. It seems like there are more important issues out there.

Don’t get me wrong, national security and economic stability and social issues are extremely important.

Personally, though, I think this should be sitting right at the top.

The election is less than 55 days away. It’s time we start demanding answers. hbritzky@dailytoreador.com

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Only time will tell if organic food is worth cost

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or the sedulous shopper, purchasing groceries is more than a weekly duty.

For me, it means collecting coupons, staying up-todate on deals and finding food that is healthy and nourishing to my body.

College life is the gateway to junk food. All of a sudden, life consists of latenight snacking, free pizza, donuts and a fridge full of frozen foods.

But it doesn’t have to be this way.

Many of you shoppers out there have probably seen the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s organic stamp of approval on everything from peanut butter and chicken to tamales and, my personal favorite, mac and cheese.

As a freshman, I am committed to eating healthy in order to avoid

Hannah Deeter is a freshman journalism major from Wheelock.

the dreaded “freshman 15.”

Eating organic is part of my fitness journey.

However, current science seems to suggest organic food is not significantly healthier or safer than conventional food.

So why do I eat it? Simply put, organic food tastes better. The flavor is absolutely superior. Also, organic farming is kinder to the planet.

I understand that superior flavor and conscientious farming practices might not be enough to convince you to buy organic.

However, it is important to note the battle between organic and conventional

foods has not been around for very long.

In addition, most scientists agree more research needs to be done. While the science may still be up in the air, one thing is certain: you can’t go wrong with eating organic.

So, what does it mean to be USDA Organic? The USDA Organic label guarantees the food you’re eating is at least 95 percent organic.

According to Miles McEvoy, a National Organic Program deputy administrator for the USDA, produce is considered organic when it is grown on soil that has been free from certain prohibited substances, such as synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, for at least three years before harvest.

Also, organic food may not contain any artificial flavors, colors or preservatives. As for organic meat,

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animals must eat 100 percent organic feed and have access to the outdoors. Organically raised animals cannot be given any growth hormones or antibiotics.

Lastly, organic food may not contain any form of bioengineering, such as those notorious genetically modified organisms, commonly referred to as GMOs. Why is organic food tastier? First of all, organic food is often produced on farms near to where it is sold.

Typically, the less the food has to travel, the fresher it will taste.

Secondly, the lack of pesticides also contributes to the better flavor.

Conventionally farmed soil often has higher levels of nitrogen because of synthetic fertilizers, which can have a negative impact on flavor.

Organic farming not only

produces tastier food, but it also benefits the earth. I believe we should be good stewards of this earth and purchasing organic products supports small farms that are committed to creating a more sustainable future.

For example, many organic farms use renewable energy to cover energy costs.

Also, organic companies tend to use recycled material for their packaging. By rotating their crops, organic farmers reduce soil erosion and increase soil fertility.

Organic companies greatly value animal welfare, and organically raised animals are treated better than their conventional counterparts.

Organically raised animals live cage-free lives and must have access to the outdoors 120 days out of the year.

All these things con-

tribute to the health and sustainability of our planet.

The biggest barrier between organic food and conventional food is time.

The idea of organic farming as an alternative to conventional food is relatively new.

I eat organic food because it tastes better, and I care deeply about the environment.

But even more importantly, I don’t want to find out 40 years from now I have a plethora of health problems related to pesticide-contaminated, genetically modified, synthetic food.

If you’re still on the fence, go see if your grocery store has an organic version of your favorite food or snack. Give it a try. If the delicious flavor doesn’t convince you, maybe time will. hdeeter@dailytoreador.com

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Commitment keeps college Let’s not debate violent video students on path to success games’ mental impact, again

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othing says commitment like a farmer with a hand to the plow.

With far-thinking, a tremendous investment of time, resources and elbow grease, the tasks of tilling, sowing, growing and harvesting are accomplished.

Even so, each farmer has a unique idea of what commitment truly means.

Many people think of relationships — intimate relationships — when thinking of commitment.

The concepts most associated with being committed to someone or something are discipline, dedication, investment, focus, intention, promise, involvement, steadfastness and support, to name a few.

One or more of these elements will form each person’s practice of commitment.

Many students, like myself, are making a second attempt to complete a degree.

It’s possible that on the first time around, real life intervened, and it became necessary to commit to other things such as raising a family, serving one’s country, caring for someone or engaging in a different pursuit that carried a higher priority.

Or, perhaps, it wasn’t possible to align one’s mental participation with that required for scholastic endeavors.

One of the first things one must do is embrace the task at hand. As in the old Gospel song, “Gospel Plough,” you’ve got to “hold right on.”

No limp handshakes, no straddling the fence. You’ve got to just reach right out and

Tanya Jones is a junior English major from Lubbock.

grip the handle of the plow with the goal firmly planted in your mind. Set your sights on the other end of the field.

Sure, there will be rocks on the ground and you may stumble on the way, but it’s the firmness of your hold on the task at hand that will see you across rough ground.

The ground has to be prepared before you can hope that the seed will take hold once you’ve moved on to the act of sowing.

If you’re returning to Texas Tech after a time away, or are even on your first furrow in the field, then take advantage of all the tools available to make the inevitable harvest that comes down the line one of plenty.

Even when you encounter uneven ground, the struggle to reach your goal will still bring you closer to reaching it. One of the most important periods of upheaval, unrest and reform in U.S. history rallied activists around the maxim, “Keep your eyes on the prize.”

During the American Civil Rights Movement, activists hailed from disparate walks of life, cultures and professions but held on to a common belief by which they worked hard to foment change. The old song from which that maxim was taken says the thing done right was beginning to fight.

In a fight one doesn’t give ground. Take every inch of ground you can get and don’t

let any slip away. Hold out for what comes at the end of a battle fought and won. Keep in mind the success of any battle many times depends on the planning and thought that goes before.

The thought given to understanding one’s enemy, recognition of just what form that enemy takes can mean the difference in an inch of ground captured or not. Know yourself, recognize the obstacles, learn the lay of the battle field.

The activists in the Civil Rights Movement had something going for them that sustained them throughout.

They had a sense of community and connectedness.

Besides the initial outlay of money and the acknowledgement of the hours of toil ahead for the education goals, an investment in networking will also pay off. Making connections along the way will be the netting that holds you up when you traverse rocky terrain.

Interacting regularly with professors whom you learn from every day will help you identify early any obstacles up ahead in the road.

Looking ahead with your educational goals in the forefront will ensure you are always on time, prepared and ready for the next lesson. Having committed to this endeavor, you’ve taken the first step in changing significantly the framework of your life.

Put a hand to the plow, grip it firmly and take heart as you trod the fields of your future.

Oh, and, keep your eyes on the prize. tjones@dailytoreador.com

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n the second day of staff training for The Daily Toreador, we had a couple of Texas Tech police officers visit to train the staff on what to do in the event of an active shooter situation.

Part of the training included a discussion of the qualities and signs that often pointed to a murderer in a mass shooting. Things listed were fairly obvious things such as mental sickness, family issues and so on.

Except, during the presentation when the police officer was listing signs that could make a killer, violent video games were mentioned. In fact, there was an entire slide devoted to it, the only single slide devoted to a characteristic of a shooter.

I could have sworn the violent video game debate was over years ago.

I thought we, as a nation, agreed violent video games do not make violent killers.

The last I have heard of this debate was back in 2011 when the Supreme Court struck down a controversial California law that restricted the sale of violent video games to minors.

The five years since that decision have been fairly quiet. It would seem we have finally moved past the adjustment period with video games as a new medium of entertainment.

Yet, there I was in 2016, listening to a police officer discuss how violent video games can be a sign of a school shooter or the like.

Alex Olges is a freshman journalism major from Humble.

The concern with violent video games was somewhat understandable around 1993 when the controversy really blew up. Infamous titles like “Mortal Kombat” and “Doom” released during this time, portraying violence with realism that had never been seen before in the video game industry.

These concerns were only further warranted after the Columbine shooting six years later in 1999.

The two executioners of the shooting were found to enjoy classic first-person shooter games such as “Doom,” “Wolfenstein 3D” and “Duke Nukem.”

The connection is obvious here: Video games desensitized the murderers and simulated what the actual act of murder would be like in real life, allowing the pair to follow through with their attack.

However, 17 years after the shooting, most of these concerns have died away.

Since then, several studies have debunked the link between violent video games and violent behavior.

The Supreme Court has routinely struck down laws that crack down on video game sales, as well. There is not much left — if anything — to argue against.

So, one can imagine my complete shock when an of-

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ficer of the law talked about how video games can make people violent.

To make matters worse, “Call of Duty” and “World of Warcraft” were given as examples of violent video games.

I can accept classifying “Call of Duty” as violent; the game is about war, after all.

But “World of Warcraft” is a cartoony game about slaying fantasy beasts with minimal amounts of blood and gore.

The game is quite tame.

“World of Warcraft” is rated T for teen, but “Call of Duty” is rated M for mature. There is no way “World of Warcraft” can be likened to the same level of violence as is seen in “Call of Duty” games. Anyone who watches even a glimpse of gameplay from “World of Warcraft” would easily see this.

My purpose in pointing this out is not to rant but to illustrate a point. In general, those who argue against violent video games lack the credibility to do so. Chances are, these people have never played a video game longer than five minutes.

In the case of video games, the baseless arguments against them have hurt the industry, slowing its progress to be seen universally as a legitimate medium.

Of course, these are just the growing pains of a new form of media.

It is to be expected, but nonetheless, it is a shame I have to bring up this topic in 2016. aolges@dailytoreador.com

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At the height of social media, mediocrity is accepted

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’ve found that as I’ve continued living the amount of hatred I have for things in the year, 2016 continues to get longer, and I slightly hate myself for that.

However, this irksome dislike of contemporary fads stems from a long vine of mediocre pop stars rising from the embers of nonexistent talent. This is wholesomely from the parturition of mediocre talent that has led some “vloggers,” or video bloggers, to gain notoriety in their nothingness.

This has been accepted in this world now, the praise for those who have yet to succeed in doing anything. Now, anybody with a camera can gain popularity just by giving the world his take on a cat video that was already poorly edited and is just a

Michael Cantu is a junior electronic media and communications major from New Deal

shot in the dark. I do not actually know for sure there is that specific video up on the internet, but I would not doubt there is.

The main hypothesis that I am trying to pursue is there is no longer an acceptance of actual talent that can heighten one to real stardom. I hardly doubt we are going to find another Sir Ian McKellen or Sir Laurence Olivier; notice they are both sirs because of their stage talent, not their vlogs in which they watch a dog bark and laugh obnoxiously at it.

I think the world has

become so money-hungry and mediocre that anybody can be picked up by a Hollywood agency just because his song video had 10,000 likes on YouTube or Facebook. The evidence is in what we are seeing on our menus on Netflix or cable.

These wretched prostitutes of modern-day social media, think their opinions are ... well-read enough to critique modern-day social issues.

If I’m correct, there was a Netflix movie that was cast entirely of people who qualify as stars from Vine.

I’m not outdated in my thinking, I watched the first 15 minutes of that movie, and I had to buy a new television because the one I was watching got so angry at me it would not turn on again.

The fact that I know the name Tyler Oakley or PewDiePie makes me angry.

Each day, and I’m not being overdramatic, I think about the fact that these people make more money than I probably every will in my life and I cry. I cry a lot.

And these people, these wretched prostitutes of modern-day social media, think their opinions are well informed and wellread enough to critique modern-day social issues.

These people do not even know proper lighting techniques to make their vi deos wat c hable, and they expect to talk to the

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masses about complex social issues.

Anybody can put a camera in his room in the middle of the day and talk, literally anybody.

Luciano Pavarotti could hit a high C and make it sound smoother than butter, people still look in awe at Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel, and Bell Hooks has aided in starting a revolution.

These are the people who should have been multimillionaires, not something called PewDiePie. People are getting paid to say nonsense while they are playing video games and folks actually watch.

There is absolutely no merit to what they are doing; they are not even being creative.

The anger in this does not come from these people getting paid more than

I do — though that is quite a large contributing factor — but rather the nexus comes from the following they have received.

Their nonsensical rants have shown the younger generation and people who can be influenced easily there is no need for actual talent. It gives everybody a false sense of hope. Basically, with the rise of mediocre YouTube stars, there is also a rise in the typical mom complement, “Oh honey, you sang so beautifully,” or “Oh my baby is so creative.”

Next time you see a promotion in your YouTube video that is centered on some vlogger, think and think deeply.

Question that person’s talent and wit because chances are there is none. @MichaelCantuDT

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Fans of the boy wizard will recognize 12 Picket Post Close as 4 Privet Drive, home of Harry’s dastardly aunt and uncle, the Dursleys.

The couple grudgingly took Harry in after his parents were murdered and made him sleep in a cupboard under the stairs.

The house in Bracknell, 30 miles (50 kilometers) west of London, was a location featured in the 2001 film “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.” A studio set of the house was built for later installments of the eight-film series.

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UN Chief and President toast each other UNITED NATIONS (AP) — It was a unique event for the United Nations laced with nostalgia, humor and tributes — the secretarygeneral and the U.S. president toasting each other for the last time in front of the world’s leaders.

Every year, the U.N. chief hosts a formal lunch for the presidents, prime ministers and potentates attending the annual ministerial meeting of the U.N. General Assembly. And every year, the U.S. president responds as representative of the host country on behalf of the leaders.

But Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Tuesday’s

lunch was unique.

“Never before have a president of the United States and a secretary-general of the United Nations completed their terms at about the same time — within just 20 days of each other.”

Ban then looked at Barack Obama, sitting just a few feet away at the head table, and said: “Mr. President, we need to find something to do!”

The secretary-general’s second five-year term ends Dec. 31. Obama leaves the White House on Jan. 20 after eight years.

“I challenge you to a round of golf,” said Ban, whose whirlwind globe-trot-

ting schedule doesn’t give him much time to play. “But please don’t challenge me to a game of basketball!”

Obama, a golfer and avid basketball player, didn’t say whether he would take up the secretary-general’s challenge — or what his future plans are.

Neither did Ban, who repeatedly refuses to say whether he will run for president of South Korea, where he was foreign minister before taking the helm of the United Nations.

Obama told the more than 200 VIPs sitting at round tables in the U.N. Delegates Lounge overlooking New

York’s East River that they weren’t the only ones grateful for Ban’s leadership.

“A village on the island of Samoa declared him officially a crown chief and prince — which I believe is a title that you can keep for life,” the president said. “There’s no term limit to that.”

On a serious note, Obama paid tribute to U.N. peacekeepers and staff and those who risk their lives delivering aid in Syria, and he praised Ban’s leadership, courage, optimism and imagination. The president proposed a toast expressing gratitude for the secretarygeneral’s service saying “the world is a better place for him.”

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CONTINUED FROM PG. 1 Hunter Thomas, a business major from Waxahachie, said these workouts are easy compared to what they have to do in the army after they graduate.

“That’s the way it’s going to be for the rest of our careers,” Thomas said Students also have to participate in a physical training test at the end of the semester, Skornia said.

Participants have to go through two minutes of push-ups, two minutes of sit-ups and a two mile run.

The physical training prepares them for the test at the end of the semester, Skornia said.

ROTC members participate in this physical training throughout the year. Every now and then, they have to adjust to the weather.

If it is snowing outside, they move into the recreation center when it opens at 6 a.m., Thomas said.

The workouts differ from day to day. They try to do different workouts, such as pullups and circuits, Skornia said.

Circuits can differ every time.

“Last Thursday, we did a circuit around the arena with squats and burpees,” Thomas said. “We try to mix it up.”

They focus a lot on the physical training test, Thomas said.

When one improves on the PT test, it looks better on the individual, Thomas said.

The test sets a standard to see if the students can perform different army tasks, Skornia said.

“It is just the basic standard for every soldier, and we prepare for that, so we know each solider is in shape,” Skornia said.

Both Skornia and Thomas were athletes in high school, so waking up early is normal for them.

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Skornia said he has made his own wake up routine to get up and work out in the mornings.

Thomas said it is hard to wake up early but it is something he will have to do for his future career as a member of the Army.

“It’s hard to regret it when I know I am going to be doing it for the rest of my military career,” Thomas said.

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1. An ROTC member encourages his fellow soldier in a push up routine during morning training. The Texas Tech Army ROTC trained at 5:50 AM at the Robert H. Ewalt Student Recreation Center on Tuesday, Sept. 10. They are training to pass the PT Test. 2. The Texas Tech ROTC broke up into groups and ran two miles during morning training. The Texas Tech Army ROTC trained at 5:50 AM at the Robert H. Ewalt Student Recreational Center on Tuesday. They are training in preparation to pass the PT test, a standard Army physical fitness exam consisting of two minutes of push-ups, two minutes of sit-ups and a two mile run.

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Battle of Halls Blood Drive starts Monday From Monday through Sept. 30, the annual Battl e o f th e Ha l l s B l o o d Drive will be hosted in the Student Union Building.

According to an email sent by Scott Cooke, the residence life coordinator for the Stangel/ Murdough residence

halls, the American Red Cross will be on campus in the Student Union Building giving students the opportu-

nity to donate blood.

Residence Halls on campus will compete against each other to get the most people to sign up

and give blood throughout the week.

According to the email, this blood drive is the largest blood drive in West

Texas, and all who donate in the drive will get a free T-shirt and have the chance to win other prizes. @DavidGayDT

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KENANSVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Donald Trump is spending a lot of time in this critical presidential swing state, but he campaigned Tuesday evening far from cities like Charlotte and Raleigh where many candidates have courted moderate voters in recent years.

Instead, he zeroed in on this tiny, rural town of about 850 people to make his pitch to the disaffected, workingclass white voters who have propelled his campaign. The strategy appears to be less about swaying undecideds and more about making sure supporters don’t stay home on Election Day. Registered Democrats outnumber registered Republicans 2-1 in Duplin County, but voters here have chosen the GOP presidential candidate in the past two elections by a wide margin. Among those lifelong Democrats is James Teachey, a 78-year-old retired farmer who said this year was the first time he donated to a presidential campaign: $40 to Trump.

“People are sick and tired of the way things are going in Washington and the way people are running it,” he said.

“I was born coming out of the Depression. We know what a dollar means, what leaving your door unlocked means. And all those things are gone.”

Trump’s business background is a big draw for his supporters here in Kenansville, where beyond the small

downtown area’s handful of restaurants, gas stations and a couple of grocery stores lie farms that are the area’s major economic driver. Pork and poultry growers and processing plants employ thousands in Duplin County and have drawn Latino residents who now account for more than 20 percent of its population of 60,000.

Still, Trump drew cheers with vows to get tough on immigration during his speech at the Duplin County Events Center on the outskirts of Kenansville. He also garnered applause by promising to bring manufacturing jobs back to the state.

“They’re making a fortune in Washington pushing trade deals that take jobs away from North Carolina and all these states. Those days are over.

The jobs are coming back,” he said.

Earlier in the day, he addressed a crowd in High Point, a hub of the declining furniture industry that was hit hard by the loss of manufacturing jobs but still hosts a world-renowned furniture trade show.

Not many high-profile candidates have come through Duplin County over the years.

Asked if he could remember any other presidential campaign visits, Teachey laughed and said he thought Eleanor Roosevelt came decades ago.

While Kenansville may seem like an unusual stop,

Trump’s decision to veer away from population centers shows North Carolina is a state he has to win, said Thomas Eamon, a political science professor at East Carolina University.

“Campaigns do generally go to bigger cities, and going to a rural area, there’s a certain psychology in going to a small town like Kenansville. I think that symbolically could be good,” Eamon said.

While North Carolina is dotted with left-leaning urban areas such as Raleigh and Charlotte, it also has one of the country’s largest rural populations. A 2012 analysis by the Census found North Carolina ranked second only to Texas with 3.2 million rural residents.

Duplin County’s Latino farmworkers are upset by Trump’s comments about Mexicans and his stance on immigration, but many can’t vote because they are either guest workers or immigrants not legally in the U.S., said Justin Flores, a vice president of the Farm Labor Organizing Committee.

“The ironic thing is that Donald Trump is coming to talk to a county that owes its entire economy to the work of immigrant workers, some undocumented, almost entirely from Mexico and Central America — the countries that Trump has spoken about with so much disrespect,” said Flores, who is based in neigh-

boring Wayne County.

State figures show the county has about 1,200 registered Hispanic voters. Another approximately 18,000 registered voters are white, while 9,000 are black.

Arthur Best, a black voter from Kenansville and U.S. Army veteran, is frustrated like many others by the lack of well-paying jobs, particularly for minorities. But for him, Trump is not the answer.

“I lost my father in Vietnam. He didn’t die for the foolishness we’re looking at today,” said Best, a Democrat who’s offended by Trump’s insults toward U.S. Sen. John McCain and the parents of a Muslim soldier killed while serving in Iraq.

Still, more than a quarter of Duplin County’s residents live in poverty, and only a fraction have college degrees, according to 2014 Census estimate. For voters like Bill Link, a retired U.S. Marine officer from nearby Beulaville, Trump’s promises to improve the economy are what really matter.

“The majority of people right now are leaning for Trump,” said Link, who drives trucks and owns a carnival equipment rental business.

“Because we’re all working people. We all work for a living. We’re blue-collar, and we believe that the country has gone the wrong way.”

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Reports: Outside groups spending big WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton say they raised record amounts of money in August for their presidential bids — a total of $233 million just in one month.

And wealthy donors are pouring millions of dollars more into outside groups involved in the race for the White House and Senate contests.

A firm headed by

Trump’s campaign manager, Kellyanne Conway, received almost $250,000 from a super PAC in late August, new documents show. The payment from Make America Number 1

to Conway’s The Polling Company was made Aug. 23, more than a month after Conway joined Trump’s team and almost a week after Trump named her his campaign manager.

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Big 12 prepares to begin conference play Friday

By ALEXA BOUTWELL Staff Writer

With 10 games under its belt, the No. 24 Texas Tech soccer team will get to dive into its first Big 12 Conference match of the season against Kansas on Friday at Rock Chalk Park in Lawrence, Kansas.

The Red Raiders have continued steady play in their non-conference games holding a record of 7-1-2 for the season. Of the next eight games for Tech, all will be Big 12 matches.

It was just last year when the Red Raiders and the Jayhawks competed to see who would become Big 12 Champions. In the end, Tech shut out Kansas 1-0 and gained its first Big 12 title in program history.

The Big 12 has had steady play throughout this season with every team winning at least half of the games played so far.

Leading in the Big 12 rankings currently is TCU. The Horned Frogs have had the strongest record this season at 7-0-1.

Even though it has not played high caliber teams, TCU has managed to remain undefeated.

The power house in the Big 12 is No. 2 West Virginia, which is the only Big 12 team to join the Red Raiders in the NSCAA rankings. West Virginia is placed as one of the best teams in the nation just

under No. 1 Stanford.

The Mountaineers started off the season at No. 4 in the NSCAA rankings, but quickly moved up and were placed at No. 1 in the nation for a week, according to the NSCAA website.

Not only does WVU have a strong record, it has also faced off against some of the toughest teams in the nation, according to the website, and won. In their first ranked matchup, the Mountaineers played No. 13 Clemson and shut them out 1-0.

They continued to defeat top-ranked teams such as No. 19 Ohio State, 2-1, and No. 9 Duke, 3-1. Being one of the top teams in the nation and defeating ranked teams, WVU is the Big 12 frontrunner early.

The Red Raiders snuck in right under the Mountaineers in the Big 12 rankings. The only loss of the season dealt to Tech was from No. 11 Cal in a shutout, 4-0. With much of the Red Raider squad being young, it has taken some time for the talent to rise.

Freshman midfielder Jordie Harr and freshman forward Jade King have stepped into their roles and have helped put points on the board for Tech. Together, the two freshmen have accumulated five goals for Tech, three of which came from King and two from Harr.

Right beneath the Red

Raiders in the Big 12 is Oklahoma, with a record of 7-2-1. One of the two losses the Sooners have acquired came from No. 5 Virginia. Oklahoma suffered a shutout from the hands of Virginia, 3-0.

The Iowa State Cyclones are next with a record of 6-2 for the season.

The Cyclones faced off against No. 7 Florida and suffered a hard loss to the Gators, 2-5. At the Auburn Soccer Classic, the Cyclones came up with the upset and shut out previously ranked No. 21 Auburn, according to the Cyclones’ website.

The Baylor Bears have had a rough start to their season with a record of 7-3. The Bears have been shutout in all three of their losses. Michigan State, Samford and Auburn all blanked Baylor 1-0.

The Bears showed a glimmer of hope in the game against Jackson State. Baylor shut out the Tigers, 7-0.

The Texas Longhorns have had a tough start to the season playing ranked teams and not faring well against them. The Longhorns have a record of 6-3 so far.

The Red Raiders and the Longhorns share a common enemy this season, both losing to No. 21 Cal. Just like the Red Raiders, the Longhorns got shut out by Cal. After the game against

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The Texas Tech soccer team earned the Big 12 Championship trophy on Nov. 8, 2015. The Red Raiders and the rest of the Big 12 soccer teams begin conference play Friday. the Golden Bears, the Longhorns suffered another loss.

When faced against the No. 19 Ohio State Buckeyes, the Longhorns were defeated 2-1 making it two consecutive losses for Texas.

Kansas and Oklahoma State have both collected five wins, three losses and two draws making them both 5-3-2 on the season.

The Jayhawks may not have a strong record, but they have faced off against some of the strongest teams in the nation.

Two of the three losses delivered to Kansas

have been from top-ranked teams. The Jayhawks were shut out by No. 12 Southern California, 2-0, and also fell short against No. 10 Minnesota, 2-1.

However, the Jayhawks were able to keep up with No. 25 Pepperdine and forced them into a draw, 1-1.

Oklahoma State has already gotten a glimpse at a Big 12 team when they played OU in Norman, Oklahoma. The Sooners blanked the Cowgirls, 1-0.

When challenged by No. 7 Florida, the Gators delivered a hard blow to the Cowgirls,

beating them 7-2.

In an exhibition match against No. 8 Texas A&M, OSU was able to give a strong performance on the field. The Cowgirls mustered the momentum to blank the Aggies 2-0 in the match.

The Big 12 teams have seen ups and downs with some teams playing strong and others trying to improve their standings.

The Red Raiders will begin their journey to repeat as Big 12 champions on Friday against Kansas. @ABoutwellDT

FOOTBALL

Red Raiders take advantage of bye week to refocus

By ARIANA HERNANDEZ Staff Writer

The Texas Tech Red Raiders get a break this week as the rest of the Big 12 Conference heads into games this weekend. Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury said this bye week came at a better time as opposed to last year when the bye came at the end of the season.

Kingsbury said the Red Raiders are going to use this week as a time to rest and get back on their feet.

“We know we have a long way to go, and so we’ve decided to work as a staff, as a team to get better,” Kingsbury said.

“The bye fell at a great time I think right before you start conference, where last year it was right at the end of the season. So, we can get healthy, we can work on little things and fundamentals and trying to be the best team we can when we open up conference play.”

Sophomore defensive back Jah’Shawn Johnson said he thought this bye week could not have had better timing.

“I felt good before the bye

week, but you know during a bye week you always get that extra rest,” Johnson said. “It’s a perfect bye week right before conference you know, when everyone else in the conference is playing, and we’re resting up, so I think it’ll do us well.”

Kingsbury said he is going to give the Red Raiders a day off so they can take a little time for themselves.

The break gives the entire football team and staff time to rejuvenate.

“We’ll give them tomorrow off and let them focus on school and taking care of their bodies and come back Thursday, have a good practice and then have Friday off,” Kingsbury said.

“And we’ll go recruit Friday, so it’s a good schedule for them to get refreshed, but still keep us in line.”

Kingsbury said come next week, Tech will get back into the swing of things and on a normal schedule.

However, he is going to make time to go and see some high school games on Saturday, Kingsbury said.

“We’ll get back,” he said.

“We’ll probably practice in the morning Saturday, so we can get out and see games, high school games, that afternoon and evening that’ll be like a Monday. And we’ll just roll through the week.”

Kingsbury said he thinks any opportunity to go and recruit future players, should be taken advantage of.

I think they feel like we haven’t player our best game.

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The break will be a time for him to catch up on some of this recruiting, he said.

“It’s huge,” Kingsbury said.

“Anytime you get a break like that to get out and see your players and go to high schools, talk to coaches, you got to take advantage of it.”

Sophomore offensive lineman Paul Stawarz saw some action last weekend. In 2015,

Stawarz had a redshirt season.

Kingsbury said Stawarz has some things to work on, but he liked Stawarz’s attitude on the field.

“Not bad, some good some bad,” Kingsbury said. “I liked his energy, I liked the look in his eye. He was having fun, he was talkative, he was into it, he was communicating. So that was positive. I didn’t know how he’d react getting thrust in there, but I thought mentally he handled it well. There (were) some things physically we got to clean up.”

This past weekend the offense had a total of 457 gained rushing yards and 1643 total passing yards, according to Tech Athletics.

Tech’s offense did well considering its opponent, but Kingsbury said the offensive unit will have to pick up its play as Tech moves into conference.

“I think so, there was no worry, nobody blinked,” he said.

“We kept moving the ball no matter who was in there and that’s encouraging. We’ll have to get better as the competition gets a little bit stiffer into conference. But, yeah I thought

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Kingsbury said he thinks the team as a whole has been doing good, but the team feels like it has not played up to its best ability yet.

“I think they feel like we haven’t played our best game,” he said. “You know went to Arizona State, you know on the road, didn’t play very well, came home, played great for about almost a half, and then kind of just messed around the second half, but haven’t put a complete game together, so that’s encouraging.”

Overall, Johnson said he feels good coming into this week and feels the defense will do fine this season as long as the defense continues to push itself.

The bye this week will get the Red Raiders in the zone for conference play, Johnson said.

“I feel like there are lot of opportunities this season, and I feel like we’re going to have a good season,” he said. “I think as long as we keep pushing and be disciplined, we can have a pretty good season for Texas Tech and Texas Tech defense.”

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all those guys slid right in there and attacked their opportunity.”

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