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Lubbock County hosts supply drive Lubbock County is set to host a school supply drive in order to help Post’s third, fourth and fifth-graders continue their schooling as normal after a fire Sunday morning damaged the wing of the school in which those grades’ classrooms were held.

The cause of the fire has not yet been identified, but Garza County sheriffs are conducting an investigation starting today, Clint Thetford, Lubbock County emergency management coordinator, said.

“The whole elementary was affected,” he said. “The third, fourth and fifth-grade wing was heavily damaged, but the rest of the school sustained heavy smoke damage.”

Lubbock County is helping the school in order to ease Garza County’s workload, he said.

“We coordinated with the Garza County coordinator and they were going to have a lot on their plate trying to set things back,” Thetford said, “so what we tried to do is consolidate that.”

The region works together and the counties will help each other when one is in need, he said.

The school supply drive location has not yet been determined, but the county is working on getting the plans together, he said.

“It’s neighbors helping neighbors,” he said. “We want to be able to look out and help when someone is in need.”

Those who wish to help can either donate money or regular school supplies such as pencils, pens, dryerase markers, erasers, glue, spiral notebooks and objects of that nature, Thetford said.

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Babies tested after TB exposure in El Paso EL PASO (AP) — Health officials in West Texas have begun testing some babies for tuberculosis after the revelation that more than 700 infants at an El Paso hospital were exposed to a worker found to have the disease.

The children may have been exposed at a nursery in the Providence Memorial Hospital of El Paso between September 2013 and last month, when a health care worker tested positive for TB. Local health authorities declined to say Monday how many children have come in for testing.

Armando Saldivar, spokesman for the El Paso Department of Public Health, said officials used guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to determine how far back to test people who could have been exposed to the disease.

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Online colleges appeal to variety of students, compete with traditional universities

By EMMA ZAMBRYCKI STAFF WRITER

As technology advances, ease of access and communication is expanding into areas it has never been before.

In the past, traditional universities, such as Texas Tech, were the only alternative to starting one’s college career. Now, however, with the existence of online colleges, a new world of possibilities has opened up to non-traditional students.

Justin Louder, assistant vice provost for eLearning, said though online college programs are expanding and serving a large number of non-traditional students, the need for traditional, face to face learning universities will not falter.

Online colleges serve as a valuable resource for a different type of student, he said. Online colleges are a valuable tool for students who are looking to complete their education while balancing other responsibilities, or for students

who do not have access to a traditional college campus.

“Brick and mortar campuses will always be here, and online colleges are meeting a specific need,” Louder said.

“They are equal in the fact that they are both meeting a need of higher education.”

Every college student has different needs, Caleb Cox, planner for the Worldwide eLearning Department at Tech, said, so the best type of program, online versus traditional, is completely dependent upon the student.

Traditional universities offer their students many resources online colleges do not, such as tutoring and opportunities to connect with like-minded students and professionals, Cox said.

“Our online programs here at Texas Tech are really focusing on not taking students away from current, face to face academic programs,” he said.

Raphael Akinsipe, a senior petroleum engineering major from Houston who works for the Undergradu-

ate Admissions Office, said he believes part of being a college-level student is immersing yourself in an educational environment.

While online colleges provide convenience and accessibility, traditional universities allow the student to grow in more ways than solely academically, Akinsipe said.

Students who attend brick and mortar colleges are influenced not only by their professors, but by the diverse group of students who serve as their peers, he said.

“I think a major part of the development process for college students happens during the time that they experience other individuals who are attending college,” he said. “A large part of the person that you can grow into being in college can come from the influence of the people around you.”

Online colleges meet a need that traditional colleges do not, Louder said.

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Tech seniors graduate with Obama, Biden launch sexual debt, affected by economy assault prevention campaign

By JUSTIN GONZALES STAFF WRITER

Since 2007, Americans have faced numerous post-recession economic challenges, and college students have been no exception.

According to The Project on Student Debt, a nonprofit independent research and policy organization dedicated to making college more available and affordable to people of all backgrounds, seven out of 10 college seniors who graduated in 2013 had student debt. The average per student was $29,400.

Becky Wilson, senior managing director of student financial aid at Texas Tech, said the largest impact on financial aid during the recession was that many

families lost jobs and income and in turn did not have any money to assist their students.

“We assisted the students who completed the FAFSA by doing what is called a special WILSON circumstance,” Wilson said, “because when a student fills out a FAFSA, it’s based on the prior year’s family income, not on the current year, when the job loss occurred, which was not a true reflection of what was occurring at that time.”

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White House officials gathered Monday to discuss “It’s on Us,” the new sexual assault prevention campaign launched Friday by President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden.

Tina Tchen, assistant to the president and chief of staff to the first lady, said the campaign is a continuation of work the president and vice president have been doing to end sexual assault on college campuses that began to gain momentum in 2011, and evolved in April 2014 when the White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault was launched.

“Friday, building on these recommendations,” she said, “and as part of the administration’s continual effort in stomping out this violence the president and the vice president OBAMA launched ‘It’s On Us,’ a public awareness and action campaign to engage college students and all members of the campus community to prevent sexual assault on campus and change the culture of our country’s campuses.”

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Spotify study shows Tech students listen mostly to Justin Bieber

By ANTHONY ESTOLANO STAFF WRITER

Spotify, an online music service, recently released its list of top musical universities in the nation. Texas Tech received the No. six ranking for the top 40 musical universities in the nation, according to a study conducted by Spotify.

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Child safety seat checks promote vehicle safety

By BREANA COONEY Staff Writer

As a way to continue National Child Passenger Safety Week, Sept.

14-20, and as a part of national preparedness month in September, Texas Department of Transportation officials reminded drivers that free, year-round child safety seat checks are available at the agency’s 25 statewide district offices. The checks are available by appointment and are conducted by certified technicians.

According to the TxDOT website, 40 percent of children are not properly restrained in a car seat.

Alan Barenberg, assistant professor in the Department of History, said the car seat check services are helpful to ensure the safety of chil-

dren within the vehicle.

“It is not the easiest thing in the world to install a car seat,” he said. “The fact that there are free services to check that the seats are safe is important, but I think more people should be checking the fact that there should be a way to make it easier for parents.”

Adults have the conscious choice to put on a seatbelt, he said.

Children have to rely on parents for safety measures within the vehicle.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration website, roughly three out of four child safety seats are not used correctly. Common child safety seat mistakes include installing the seat too loosely, putting the harness straps through the wrong slots, leaving harness straps too loose, po-

sitioning the chest clip incorrectly and using the wrong seat belt path, according to the website.

Sean Cunningham, associate professor and interim chair of the Department of History, said child safety seats are important to ensure the safety of children in the circumstances of an accident.

Child safety seats can reduce fatal injury by 71 percent for infants, according to the website, and by 54 percent for toddlers, ages 1-4.

“For a parent, there is nothing more important than protecting your kids from harm,” he said.

“Safety seats go a long way to preventing unnecessary injuries in the event of an accident.”

Features that are important to look for in safety seats are comfort and easy installation using the

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latch system available in most new vehicles, he said.

According to a study by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute, 61 percent were properly buckled into a safety seat while 25 percent were not. Another 14 percent of children in Texas were not buckled at all, according to the study results.

“You can’t predict when you’ll be involved in an accident. Cunningham said obviously, there are ways to reduce your chances of being in an accident, but accidents happen nevertheless,” . “My wife and I are not willing to risk hurting our kids for the sake of convenience.”

According to the website, 96 percent of parents believe their child safety seats are installed correctly. However, the research showed seven out of 10 children

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“Institutions, specifically Texas Tech, are putting a lot of interest in growing distance and online programs,” he said. “I think institutions are seeing that students want that, that there is a need for high quality online programs.”

A greater online presence from traditional universities is currently in high demand, Cox said.

Both students and faculty want the ease of access an online pro-

gram delivers, however it is important to target a different, more nontraditional market when promoting online college programs, he said.

“We are really trying to make sure that we’re not taking away students from current face to face programs, we’re actually solely growing our online presence.

There is a really big push on campus to promote online and distance education,” Cox said, “and we’re really trying to work hard to get a lot of new programs out there.”

aimed to change the culture at college campuses.

The goal is to create an entire college campus environment that believes sexual assault is unacceptable and survivors are supported.

Lynn Rosenthal, senior White House adviser on violence against women, said the program was released with new guidelines for colleges that came from the task force.

“These best practices, which are posted on notalone.gov, will help schools strengthen the role of Title IX coordinators,” she said.

Not only are prevention methods being expanded on college campuses, but Rosenthal said the task force is also beginning discussions to decide what can be done to create awareness about prevention early, in a K-12 situation.

According to the “It’s on Us” fact sheet, student leaders representing about 200 universities have committed to being part of the program, not including Texas Tech.

Universities involved include University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas A&M University and University of Texas, according

to the fact sheet.

“It is on all of us to reject the quiet tolerance of sexual assault and to refuse to accept what’s unacceptable,” Obama said, according to a White House news release.

“And we especially need our young men to show women the respect they deserve, and to recognize sexual assault and to do their part to stop it.”

Students can log on to itsonus. org to take the pledge to commit to helping stop sexual assault, according to the “It’s on Us” website.

Students can also watch videos and gain tools to learn how to better talk to their friends about the campaign and bring it to their schools, according to the website.

“The truth is, it’s not just OK to intervene, it is your responsibility.

It is your responsibility to speak your mind,” Obama said. “And it’s not just men who should intervene.

Women should also speak up when something doesn’t look right, even if the men don’t like it. It’s all of us taking responsibility. Everybody has a role to play.”

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Their markets do not necessarily overlap, he said, but online colleges do provide the ease of access many non-traditional students require.

Brick and mortar schools do not have the same of amount of convenience and flexibility as online colleges, Louder said, however, that is not to say traditional schools

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While effective, these continued efforts to root out sexual assault on college campuses have not completely removed the problem, as she said one in five women will be sexually assaulted while in college.

The campaign takes an approach that has recently been explored through White House research, she said, and will focus on bystander intervention.

“Bystanders play a key role in preventing, discouraging and intervening in situations where sexual violence has the potential to occur,” Tchen said. “For too long, survivors and advocates have really borne the burden of leading the charge. ‘It’s on Us’ really aims to engage everyone in that effort.”

Not only does this campaign look to change bystanders’ behavior by encouraging them to say something when they see a situation that could lead to sexual assault, she said, but it also is

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JOSE FRANCO AND Jeff Burns, members of grounds maintenance, clean the fountains Monday at Memorial Circle.

Torrential rains have battered West Texas LUBBOCK (AP) — Torrential rains from the remnants of Hurricane Odile have battered West Texas, and police said Monday they were investigating whether the death of a woman in El Paso was related to the flooding.

Rainfall amounts across Texas in the past week have ranged from 2 inches to as much as 14 inches.

The greatest amount was recorded over a four-day period in a community about 70 miles southeast of

Lubbock. Parts of El Paso got about 5 inches of rain from Sunday night into Monday morning.

El Paso police spokesman Darrel Petry said investigators are looking into an early morning traffic accident in which the woman’s car hit a curb and went into a flooded ditch. It hasn’t been determined if she died from the incident or drowned while in the ditch, he said.

Some high-water rescues were also reported in El Paso, a fire official

there said. Other towns and cities experienced local street flooding.

More rain is expected across West Texas in the coming days, but nothing like what has fallen in the past four days, weather officials said.

Lake levels are up dramatically in areas where heavy rains fell the past week.

Meteorologist John Lipe with the National Weather Service in Lubbock said in an email that Lake JB Thomas about 110 miles southeast of Lubbock went from just 0.9 percent full before the rains to 41.6 percent full afterward and is believed to be now holding more water than it has since 1973. Lake Alan Henry, about 55 miles southeast of Lubbock, was 56.6 percent full before the rains and on Monday was 76 percent full afterward.

“It was a very good rain for everybody,” said Justin Weaver, another meteorologist with the weather service’s Lubbock office.

As of fiscal year 2013, Texas Tech has a low average loan indebtedness, which was $19,800, $9,200 less than the national average, Wilson said.

Receiving grants and scholarships can benefit students, because unlike loans, grants and scholarships are often called “gift aid,” financial aid that does not need to be repaid, according to Federal Student Aid, a part of the U.S. Department of Education and the largest provider of student financial aid in the nation.

Reviews of special circumstances were completed to give a truer picture for families affected by the recession.

Wilson said during the fiscal year of 2008, 57 percent of Tech students were awarded financial aid and the total amount of aid distributed was $193,504,171.

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Friday 8:36 a.m. — A Texas Tech officer documented criminal mischief at the Biology Greenhouse.

A window screen was damaged.

11:20 a.m. — A Tech officer arrested a student for an outstanding Lubbock County warrant at Holden Hall.

1:41 p.m. — A Tech officer investigated theft at Horn Residence Hall. An unsecured red Freespirit Crestwood bicycle was taken.

4:51 p.m. — A Tech officer investigated theft at the south side of the Mathematics building.

An unsecured gold Diamondback bicycle was taken.

7:26 p.m. — A Tech officer investigated a hit-and-run accident in the Z2B parking lot.

An unattended vehicle was hit.

•96 percent of parents and caregivers believe their child safety seats are installed correctly, but 70 percent of children are improperly restrained •Using a booster seat is 60 percent safer for children than a seat belt alone •More than one in ten children under 80 pounds are completely unrestrained when riding in vehicles. are improperly restrained.

It is alarming that so many seats are not installed correctly, but it is not surprising, Cunningham said.

“People need to get over their frustrations and take the time to follow the directions that come

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According to Tech’s Financial Aid website, students who are eligible can receive federal, state and institutional grants, loans and scholarships to support themselves financially while in college. Grants are awarded based on the student’s FAFSA data and calculated need.

Grants and scholarships can come from the federal government, state government, college or career school, or a private or nonprofit organization.

All students are welcome and encouraged to complete their FAFSA each year and apply for financial aid, Wilson said, as each case is different and the amount awarded depends on the individual student’s circumstances.

“Sometimes that’s not comfortable for students and we understand that,” he said. “We do handle sensitive issues and we want to visit with students who are dealing with such things, not to pry into it, or to dredge something up, but to help them.”

Armando Lopez, assistant profes-

sor of economics, said college students fit into a life cycle stage in which they are gaining skills and may rely on student loans and other means to gain credit in order to remain financially stable. Lopez said he understands the financial hardships students face and encourages students to search for careers that are financially supportive.

“Choose wisely when choosing a degree,” Lopez said. “Finding jobs even during good times can be difficult and it’s important to gain a college education.”

During the fiscal year of 2013, Wilson said out of 32,480 students enrolled at Tech, 25,251 students received financial aid, totaling 78 percent of the student population.

The total aid distributed increased to $302,813,010.

Wilson said she and her staff enjoy helping students and they understand the importance of being financially stable.

11:30 p.m. — A Tech officer issued a student a Lubbock County citation for possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of alcohol by a minor.

A second student was issued a Lubbock County citation for possession of alcohol by a minor in Gates Residence Hall. Both students signed the citations and were released.

11:50 p.m. — A Tech officer documented a medical emergency in Stangel Residence Hall. A student was transported to the University Medical Center Emergency Room by Emergency Medical Services for alcohol poisoning.

Saturday 9:37 a.m. — A Tech officer investigated an accident in the Z4P parking lot.

6:47 p.m. — A Tech officer investigated theft in the Robert H. Ewalt Student Recreation Center parking lot. Two wheel center hubcaps were taken.

11:04 p.m. — A Tech officer documented the request for medical assistance in the 1st floor lobby of Stangel Residence Hall.

A student was transported to the University Medical Center Emergency Room by Emergency Medical Services personnel because of possible alcohol poisoning.

1:07 a.m. — A Tech officer arrested a non-student for public intoxication at the Merket Alumni Center. The non-student was transported to the Lubbock County Jail.

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

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Class promotes upcoming Josh Abbott Band album, gains industry experience

By AMY CUNNINGHAM La Vida Editor

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Tent City/Link Ministries volunteering Time: 1 to 4 p.m.

Where: 1701 Ave A So, what is it?

As a part of Texas Tech service week, students can volunteer with Tent City/Lin Ministries.

Students will be cleaning and sorting. There are 24 spots remaining and students can register through the Tech Advisory Board orgsync.

Battle of the Halls Blood Drive Time: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Where: Student Union building So, what is it?

RHA is hosting a blood drive to benefit local blood banks.

Each donor will be given a free tshirt and free food.

TAB Free movie night Time: 7 to 9 p.m.

Where: Student Union building Allen Theatre So, what is it?

The Texas Tech Advisory Board is hosting a free movie night for students. The event is free with a Tech student ID. The movie choice TAB will be showing is “Tammy.”

Wednesday TAB Free movie matinee Time: 4 to 6 p.m.

Where: Student Union building Allen Theatre So, what is it?

The Texas Tech Advisory Board is hosting a free movie for students during the day.

The event is free with a Tech student ID. The movie TAB wil be showing is “Tammy.”

Ronald McDonald House volunteering Time: 4 to 7 p.m. (or until dinner is done) Where: 3413 10th Street So, what is it?

As a part of Texas Tech service week, students can volunteer with the Ronald McDonald House. Students will be helping to prepare and serve dinner. Interested students can register through the Tech Advisory Board orgsync.

Women’s Volleyball game Time: 6 p.m.

Where: United Supermarkets Arena So, what is it?

The Red Raiders will take on Texas Christian for their first Big 12 Conference match up for the 2014 season.

RHA Meeting Time: 7 to 9 p.m.

Where: Leadership Development Center Training Room So, what is it?

The Residence Hall Association is hosting its weeky meeting. Each meeting is open to all students currently residing in Residence Halls across campus. Officers will discuss organization business.

To make a calendar submission email dailytoreador@ttu.edu.

Events will be published either the day or the day before they take place. Submissions must be sent in by 4 p.m. on the preceding publication date.

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“I think being ranked in the top 10 is pretty cool for our campus,” Norman Wu, a freshman undeclared major from Sugar Land, said. “Spotify is a well used application and it is affordable for students. It allows you to get any of the music you want at anytime.”

The individual breakdown of each

school’s musical trends shows more Tech students listen to Justin Bieber on Spotify than any other school in the nation does, according to the website.

“I honestly think that Justin Bieber as one of the most listened to artist is a stupid statistic for our university,” Connor Jones, a freshman political science major from McKinney, said.

“Knowing that we are in the heart of Texas country music, I don’t believe this makes sense.”

Marketing students in the Jerry S. Rawls College of Business Administration have teamed up with the Josh Abbott Band to promote the band’s upcoming album.

Kelli Frias, assistant professor, said Triple 8 Management, which manages the band, contacted Frias to see if students in her marketing strategy course were interested in gaining real world experience by promoting the album.

As a Texas Tech alumnus, Abbott was excited to work with Tech students, she said.

“We decided to work on this project with Josh Abbott for a couple of reasons,” Frias said. “I really wanted my students to understand how the branding and promotions process works for an actual client, and this gives us an opportunity to learn more about the music industry.”

The course is a case-based class, she said, where students work on four to five specific business problems throughout the semester.

During the spring semester, students enrolled in the course worked with Tech Athletics.

Many students have not explored the marketing side of the music industry, Frias said, so she wanted to work with the band and its management.

“I have a few students who are actually interested in working in marketing in music,” she said. “They’re really interested in learning more about the industry.”

Trevor Bell, social media manager and content developer for the business college, said Frias values service learning and the opportunity for students to gain real world experience.

The business relationship benefits the Josh Abbott Band and its Other popular artists listed for the campus include Drake, Iggy Azalea, Coldplay, Lorde and Luke Bryan, according to the website.

The top genre for Tech students is pop music, according to the website, with more than 56 percent of Spotify listeners on campus.

The second most-listened-to genre is hip-hop with 26 percent.

“We saw quite a bit of diversity in listening behavior, especially in

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COUNTRY SINGER JOSH Abbott speaks to students in Kelli Frias’ Marketing Strategy course in the Jerry S. Rawls College of Business Administration. This semester, the students will promote the Josh Abbott Band’s upcoming album.

management team as well, he said, because they will gain knowledge about their target audience.

“This is the first time they’ve done something like this,” Bell said. “They seem really excited and energetic because they know that college students are their demographic, and the fact that they get to hear marketing advice from people who are in their demographic is valuable.”

On Saturday, students collected data at JAB Fest, Frias said.

Students asked several questions to festivalgoers, including their demographic information and how they acquire music, she said.

“They’re really trying to figure out how they can optimize their efforts with such a hard to reach audience,” Bell said. “Typically nowadays, people don’t buy albums. They usually buy songs, so that’s a big hurdle. They want the students to work smarter, not harder.”

The students must figure out what

the band’s target audience wants and how they can best meet those needs, Bell said.

At the end of the semester, Frias, Abbott and Triple 8 Management will select a winning team from each class, Frias said.

Abbott has offered to provide internships, one in Nashville, Tennessee and one in Austin, to students after the winners are announced, she said.

“There’s the prospect of full-time employment after the internship,” Frias said. “That was really interesting for me as well to make sure that my students have an opportunity to receive some sort of internship.”

Cassie Herron, a senior marketing major from Dripping Springs, said she initially thought the project would be complicated, but Abbott and his management were clear about what they expect from the students when they visited the classes earlier in the semester.

Students will conduct research and come up with innovative ideas in order to promote the album, Frias said. Each group received $100 to spend on promotional items as a part of the project.

“This is going to teach me a lot of things I didn’t really know about,” Herron said. “I’m not familiar with media and the music industry, so it’s a good project to showcase what I’ve learned over my four years.”

Not every school works with real clients, Bell said, so the project enables students to apply knowledge they learned in the classroom to the real world.

When the students graduate and apply for jobs, having a project like this that has tangible results will ultimately benefit the students, he said.

“I think it’s going to be a great learning experience,” Herron said.

“It’s absolutely something I’ll talk about in a job interview.”

the distinctive tracks and artists that define a school’s taste,” Paul Lamere, director of developer platform for The Echo Nest at Spotify said, according to the website. “I was also really interested in getting insights into the sleep/wake cycles at these schools through music — it’s interesting that some schools stay up late, some get up early and others do both, burning the candle at both ends as it were.”

The overall ranking for Tech is

accurate, Jones said, because many students want to listen to free music.

Distinctive artists for the school include Rand Rogers Band, Josh Abbot Band, Turnpike Troubadours, George Strait and Eli Young Band, according to the website.

Wu said those artists make more sense than Justin Bieber as a top artist at Tech.

“I am not the biggest Spotify user because all online radios are the same,”

Valerie Palacios, a sophomore prenursing major from Allen, said. “The ranking does sound accurate, as for the Justin Bieber ranking, I cannot believe he is the top choice for our university.”

Tech students used Spotify the most between 4 and 8 p.m., according to the website.

The lowest ranked genre for Tech was classical music, which .05 percent listened to.

energy toward fighting for freedom and for fairness, which begins with legalizing marijuana here in Alaska,” she said during the late Sunday evening newscast. “And as for this job, well not that I have a choice, but f--- it, I quit.”

She then walked off camera.

In a statement on KTVA’s website, news director Bert Rudman apologized for Greene’s “inappropriate language” and said she was terminated.

Greene is the professional name used by Charlene Egbe. She told The Associated Press on Monday that she

knew about a month ago that she would be leaving the way she did. No one else at the station knew anything about it, she said.

Alaska voters will decide in the November election whether to join Washington and Colorado in decriminalizing pot.

Greene doesn’t believe the manner of her departure is harming her cause.

“Are we talking about it, or not, because of what I did. Period,” she said. “It always goes back to the issue.”

Greene said she always fact

checked and was unbiased about the issue as a reporter.

“I’m passionate about doing my job, and at the time my job was being a journalist,” Green, 26, said.

A message left Monday morning with Rudman wasn’t immediately returned.

Alaska business records indicate Egbe registered the Alaska Cannabis Club name on April 20, or 4-20. The number “420” has long been associated with marijuana, though its origins as shorthand for pot are unclear.

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Giuliani to fight video game suit LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is joining a video game company’s legal fight against disgraced Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega, who is suing Activision over his inclusion in one of its popular “Call of Duty” games.

Noriega sued Activision in July, claiming the company depicted him as a “kidnapper, murderer and enemy of the state.”

“Noriega going after ‘Call of Duty,’ you should think of it as Osama bin Laden’s family going after ‘Zero Dark Thirty,’” he said.

The lawsuit contends Noriega’s inclusion in the game increased Activision’s profits from “Black Ops II.” The game earned more than $1 billion in sales within 15 days of its release.

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After reporting on the Alaska Cannabis Club on Sunday night’s broadcast, KTVA’s Charlo Greene identified herself as the business’s owner.

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aturday evening, several Russian military aircraft were intercepted off the Alaskan coast, according to Fox News. While this is not terribly uncommon (more than 50 planes have been intercepted in the last 5 years), it brings to the forefront once more the Obama administration’s policy failures with regards to Russia.

Unfortunately, Russia’s leaders have outmaneuvered President Barack Obama time and time again on the world stage, including memorable incidents in Syria and Ukraine.

It is interesting to note that under Obama, America’s policies toward Russia have changed markedly from the previous policies established by President Ronald Reagan, and maintained throughout most of the past two decades.

In 2009, Obama and then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced a “reset” in Russian relations, once again opening up negotiations with the Russians and welcoming them on the world scene. Obama stood by this policy in the 2012 presidential debates, frequently attacking Mitt Romney for seeking a return to the “Cold War” because of his declaration that Russia is our “number one geopolitical foe.”

As it turns out, Romney has been correct, at least in the short term. Since Obama won the 2012 election, Russia has soundly beaten him in negotiations on the Syrian conflict, Iran and Ukraine, which has emboldened the Russians even further.

Obama has also repeatedly issued “red lines” for American military action and then backed out of his promises, further weakening perception of the U.S. around the world.

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John White Time has shown there is only one way to deal with nations like Russia and leaders like Vladimir Putin. We must, as President Theodore Roosevelt often said, “speak softly and carry a big stick.” Words from the president should be calculated, meaningful and intentional. Whether deliberate or not, Obama’s offthe-cuff “red line” comments negatively affect U.S. credibility.

Unfortunately, Obama has also carried a very small stick with regards to Russia. In a misguided attempt to earn the trust of Russian leaders, he has continued to destroy our stockpile of nuclear warheads, decrease the presence of our missile defense network and failed to intervene diplomatically in a number of cases.

Instead, he should take a page from the playbooks of Reagan and George H.W. Bush, and indeed Romney, and force Russian leaders to respect America because they are afraid of what might happen if they don’t.

This means replenishing our nuclear stockpile, continuing to develop the missile defense system and ensuring we are in no way dependent (food, fuel or otherwise) on Russian resources.

That’s what Roosevelt meant when he said that we should carry a “big stick,” and what Reagan championed in the concept of “peace through strength.” If both countries have a healthy respect for one another, it is likely that further military actions by Russia would cease.

We must, as President Theodore Roosevelt often said, ‘speak softly and carry a big stick.’

With the evident failures of his Russian policy, it is remarkable that Obama has not changed course. Does he not see that it has been a failure?

If Clinton’s recent statements in promoting her book are any indicator, the administration does not think the “reset” was a mistake.

Or worse, is the president simply afraid to admit he was wrong?

If so, we may have even bigger concerns in that he is knowingly pursuing a failing foreign policy.

Romney correctly stated during the campaign that Russia had a healthy respect for American power before Obama took office and initiated his “reset.” Now we need another “reset” back to the Russian policy championed

by President George W. Bush and his predecessors.

There were far fewer conflicts with Russia during the Bush administration than we have seen thus far during Obama’s. Since Russia’s leadership has remained stable, it is fair to conclude that the recent increase in Russia’s recalcitrance is due to Obama’s failed policies.

It’s high time that we recognize this, and take swift action to remedy the problem. Peace is best attained through a healthy respect between both nations, which can only happen if both nations have military strength.

America must restore Russia’s respect for us as a world power by “speaking softly and carrying a big stick.” In other words, we need to stop telegraphing our intentions and making idle threats, restore our defense infrastructure and increase our energy and food independence.

All of these actions can occur fairly quickly with a commitment from Obama and Congress.

The final two years of Obama’s presidency, and perhaps his legacy, will likely be defined by how he handles this responsibility.

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Apple Pay will make transactions more secure

By BRANDON SHAIK

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In the same day Home Depot announced a data breach affecting debit and credit card users in U.S. and Canadian stores, Apple boldly unveiled its plan to eliminate the wallet by placing all forms of payment directly on the phone.

The Home Depot breach is the most recent case of security breach in a line of offenses following last year’s Target breach, the secondlargest in history, and Apple’s own iCloud hack just last week.

However, the proposed method of mobile payment, coined Apple Pay, could provide a solution to preventing future attacks.

Despite the questionable stability of electronic security, Apple has focused on a two-step model that intends to add stability to current models. Present payment systems in the U.S. already have vulnerabilities, essentially not being secured by anything other

than a rarely verified signature according to Keith Rabois, former chief operating officer of Square, a financial services and mobile payment company.

Apple Pay will be available to iPhone 6 users starting in October at major retailers like McDonald’s, Subway and Whole Foods, with Apple working to expand its accessibility in more retailers.

Mobile payment is not a new concept. Apple Pay is following companies such as Square, Google, and PayPal — all of which failed. While the idea is borrowed, the technology introduced by Apple is new. The iPhone 5S, released in 2013, was the first generation of iPhones to employ Touch ID technology allowing users to bypass the pin passcode in favor of a fingerprint.

The Apple Pay system will utilize the same Touch ID technology, accompanied by a pin, to replace signature authorization and assigns a one-time pay-

ment number for each purchase, eliminating the ability to trace a purchase to an account.

Obviously, the primary concern with any advancement in payment technology is security, but Apple has settled those concerns altogether. Apple Pay technology permits only the owner of the device to authorize a purchase and if a phone is lost or stolen, a user can remotely lock their device or erase all data.

The shift to mobile payment methods in the coming years could not only eliminate both cash and the need for cash registers, but could also mean a transition to more efficient and secure means of payment.

While it feels good to swipe that piece of plastic, Apple Pay is another necessary step toward protecting oneself in the digital age. Initial skepticism is to be expected, but mobile payment has the potential to become standard in the near future.

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US legal system flawed but essential

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very so often, a wave of criticism crashes into the United States legal system. For whatever reason, many will argue the system is unfair, flawed and in need of fixing.

While I wouldn’t disagree that it is flawed, it is still the best justice system in the world.

As a law student, I am well aware of the public perception of lawyers and the legal system. Many will argue that there are too many lawyers in this country, and too many who suffer from a moral deficiency disorder, which translates into a tainted system overall.

While there are certainly a few bad eggs — inevitable in any large group of human beings — lawyers are governed by a strict and specific code of ethics, any violation of which could lead to disbarment.

Violations are not easy to get away with either, as ethics rules exist that compel lawyers to report ethical violations of other lawyers, or risk punishment themselves.

The bottom line of a lawyer’s duty is to defend his or her client to the best of his or her ability, to protect the client’s interests and to do so ethically. Sometimes this presents a moral quandary, but it is absolutely necessary to ensure integrity in the legal system.

One of the core rights granted to us by the Constitution is the guarantee that everyone accused of a crime will get his or her day in court. Due process is one of the fundamental rights that define the American definition of freedom.

Anyone who has been accused of a crime, whether they are truly guilty or not, deserves a fair chance to defend themselves, and lawyers are necessary to achieve that.

Needless to say, the U.S. legal system is not perfect. Friday’s edi-

Andrew Gleinser tion of The Daily Toreador provided a pertinent example of that with the story of Timothy Cole, who was convicted of aggravated sexual assault, died in prison and was later exonerated.

Many would argue a case like this is proof the justice system has failed people, and I wouldn’t disagree with that. It is not perfect, but that is not a product of its design. Any institution run by humans, who are inherently flawed beings, is not going to be perfect. It is simply impossible.

The Cole case was tragic, of course, and everyone involved in the legal system should do their absolute best to ensure no one gets wrongly convicted. But it is very telling when even Cole himself, who dreamed of attending law school, said after being convicted, “I believe in the justice system, even though the justice system doesn’t believe in me.”

The recent case involving George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin illustrates how public perception can be flawed when it comes to the legal system. Following the jury’s not guilty verdict in the Zimmerman case, droves of

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angry protesters across the nation decried the legal system as unfair and racist.

The racism claims were nothing more than sensationalism initiated and then stoked by the national media. Many of the protesters simply misunderstood what the real issue was.

Whether Zimmerman killed Martin was neither debated nor denied. Everyone knew it happened and Zimmerman himself admitted it. The issue for the court was whether there was enough evidence to convict Zimmerman of murder or manslaughter, and to disprove Zimmerman’s claim of self-defense. As it turned out, there was not sufficient evidence to prove Zimmerman guilty of either murder or manslaughter.

Obviously some felt this w a s u n f a i r, but that was largely based on ignorance and sensationalism. No one alive besides Zimmerman knows or can prove whether he killed Martin in selfdefense or cold blood, and in this country, you are innocent until proven guilty, not assumed guilty.

The legal system may have its shortcomings, but are there any better alternatives? Is there a feasible system the country could adopt that would be fairer to all parties involved than the current system? I don’t believe a better system exists than the one we have now.

Would society have been better served with Zimmerman thrown in prison for life without a trial or subjected to mob justice based on society’s perception of what happened? Totalitarianism and anarchy are far worse than having due process.

By no means is the U.S. legal system perfect, and neither are lawyers, judges, jurors, victims or offenders. It’s an institution created by humans and run by humans, so it will inherently have its flaws. There is no perfect system, just as there are no perfect people.

In spite of what some may believe, the vast majority of those in the legal system do their best to ensure its fairness. So until someone comes up with a better way of doing things, we simply have to do our best to ensure everyone gets equal protection and fair treatment under the law, regardless of any perception there may be.

By no means is the U.S. legal system perfect, and neither are lawyers, judges, jurors, victims or offenders.

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Defense ready to move forward with Smith

By JEREMY KRAKOSKY Staff Writer

As the Texas Tech football team is preparing for Thursday night’s game against Oklahoma State, new interim defensive coordinator Mike Smith is trying to make the change a smooth transition for the defense.

Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury said he is confident Smith can step in and be successful as the defensive coordinator.

“He’s still himself, hasn’t changed. Brings a lot of energy, very positive, good with the players.

“Things won’t change a lot schematically, or personnel,” Kingsbury said. “But every guy is going to have their different way of doing things. I think he’s handled himself well. They’ve had good energy over there, had some good practices.”

Tech senior linebacker Sam Eguavoen said change is something upperclassmen on defense have learned to deal with. “(There’s been) change. We have been trying to just keep our heads up,” he said. “This season is going to be a marathon. A lot

of us, like me, is used to change, so we are just trying to rally.”

Entering this season, Eguavoen had the same defensive coordinator coaching him for the first time in his career. He said most of the team found out about Wallerstedt’s resignation on Twitter and were surprised when Kingsbury addressed the team about it.

Mike Smith has a different style of coaching his players, Eguavoen said, and he is enjoying the change so far.

“He’s more laid back. Now it’s less stress, less screaming,” Eguavoen said. “He comes to you as a man, not childish.” “ ( W h en Waller s t e d t w a s here) coach Smith did not really say much, but when he said something, we felt it. (Smith) stepping in and being the only defensive coordinator wasn’t a huge change because he always listened to him on the side.”

The Red Raider defense, coming off its first bye week, will try to improve off of its last performance, when its allowed Arkansas to rush for 438 yards.

Eguavoen said he thinks the defense is going to not overthink

as much against the Cowboys and will do their job on Thursday night.

“We will be faster. I think (Smith’s scheme) is a little less in the game plan now, so we will be looking less to the sideline.

We’ll know what to do next,” he said. “It’ll be more on the fly stuff. It’s less thinking and you have a base plan in your head.”

On Thursday, Tech will attempt to defeat Oklahoma State in Stillwater for the first time since 2001, according to a Tech Athletics news release, when Kingsbury was the Red Raiders quarterback.

Also, the Cowboys have won the previous five meetings between the two teams going back to the 2009 season.

As a senior and a team captain, Eguavoen is hoping to beat a team that has gotten the best of him throughout his career.

“It’s a big challenge. In my whole time being here, I haven’t gotten close to beating OSU. It is my senior year, I’m trying to leave that mark,” Eguavoen said.

“We just got to leave that mark.

I’d hate to come to Tech and lose to them four years in a row.”

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TEXAS TECH RUNNING back Justin Stockton dodges an Arkansas defender during the first half of Tech’s 49-28 loss to the Razorbacks on Sept. 13 at Jones AT&T stadium.

As Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater is nearly sold, the Red Raiders know they will be entering a hostile environment for the game.

OSU fans are going to be rowdy and try to imitate Tech,

Eguavoen said, but he is not worried because he enjoys playing on the road and silencing the crowd.

“It’s loud. The stands are just breathing down our neck when you go to the sidelines. If you

miss a tackle, they’re going to remember,” he said. “It’s nasty out there, but I like it. You make a play, you shut them all up. You miss a play and it’s going to be loud. I like away games.” ➤➤jkrakosky@dailytoreador.com

Brummitt, Douglass recognized by Big 12 Oklahoma St arrives as power under Gundy Texas Tech senior libero Rachel Brummitt and sophomore middle blocker Lauren Douglass both earned Big 12 weekly awards for their performances in the Lone Star Showdown this past weekend, according to a Tech Athletics news release.

Brummitt was named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week, according to the release, for the second

time this season.

In the game against Air Force on Saturday, Brummitt recorded 39 digs, breaking her former Tech and Big 12 records of 36 digs in a four-set match.

Douglass was named the Big 12’s Co-Rookie of the Week.

Douglass tallied 41 kills in the Lone Star Showdown and had a career-high performance of 17 kills

against Weber State.

Douglass currently ranks No. 1 in the Big 12 in hitting percentage, according to the release.

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Iowa State’s secondary improving with Baylor on tap AMES, Iowa (AP) — Baylor’s 71-7 dismantling of Iowa State last season was the worst loss in program history.

An improved secondary should help the Cyclones avoid being embarrassed like that again on Saturday.

Iowa State’s young defensive backs, once a major question mark,

have played surprisingly well so far. Iowa State (1-2, 0-1 Big 12) is one of just six teams in the country without a passing touchdown allowed as it preps for a rematch with the 7th-ranked Bears (3-0, 0-0) in Ames.

“I think they’re growing up,” Iowa State coach Paul Rhoads said.

Not even Rhoads would argue

that the Cyclones secondary has suddenly become elite. They’re allowing a generous 7.3 yards per attempt after three games against teams not especially known for their passing attacks.

But Iowa State’s young defensive backs have come along sooner than expected under first-year assistant Maurice Linguist.

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“I told you Mike has a got a good football team, and he’s a heck of a football coach,” Fisher said. “He has done a great job for a long time.”

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Kingsbury impressed by Stidham Last Thursday night, Texas Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury and offensive coordinator Eric Morris traveled to Stephenville to see 2015 Tech recruit Jarrett Stidham take on Lubbock Cooper on a national broadcast.

Lubbock Cooper ultimately upset the No. 1 ranked Class 4A Stephenville 50-39.

Kingsbury said he and Morris enjoyed watching a local high school team take on a highly recruited player for next season.

“It was a lot of fun to watch, the spirit they had, being a big underdog, the way they competed. They fought the entire game,” he said.

“Just watching their reaction, (it

was) fun to be out at high school games. Very pure atmosphere.”

Stidham finished the game 28 for 35, with 340 yards and four touchdowns. He ran the ball nine times for another 58 yards.

Kingsbury said not only did Stidham play well, but also he carried himself well off the field. “(I) just like his demeanor,” Kingsbury said. “He’s obviously talented, but really watching him in person you can see the way he handles himself and his demeanor.”

Stidham is listed as a five-star recruit and ranked as the No. 1 dual-threat quarterback in the nation, according to 247sports.

com and other recruiting websites.

The top recruit signed a financial agreement with Tech on August 14 and is planning on enrolling in the spring semester.

After seeing him play in person, Kingsbury said he is excited to have Stidham on campus next semester.

“I think more than anything he throws it as well as anybody you’ll see as far as mechanics, the way it comes out of his hand,” he said. “Off the field stuff is through the roof, the type of leader he is, the type of kid he is. The way he handles himself off the field takes him to that next level.” ➤➤jkrakosky@dailytoreador.com

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CHRIS WILLIAMSON, A freshman exercise and sport sciences major from San Antonio, dives after a volleyball Monday outside the Robert H. Ewalt Student Recreation Center.

Texas QB Ash talks about walking away AUSTIN (AP) — David Ash had hoped he would be able to play football again. The Texas quarterback knew better than to believe it would happen.

Ash spoke Monday for the first time since coach Charlie Strong announced last week that the junior’s career was over.

Ash figured he could be finished when he called a team doctor in the middle of the night after the North Texas game on Aug. 30 and said he was experiencing headaches and dizziness.

“The symptoms got worse the next day and the next day,” Ash said. “In the core of my heart of hearts, I knew I shouldn’t be playing. I don’t think my hopes were ever really high. I’ve met my quota for crying for the next 10 years.”

Ash suffered a concussion during the second week of the 2013 season in a game at BYU. That is the only concussion that Ash and the team have acknowledged. He returned two weeks later, against Kansas State, but left that game with what Texas officials

called a head injury. He missed the rest of the season.

His second comeback lasted one game, the season opener against North Texas on Aug. 30. Ash said he figured the end was inevitable after seven or eight days of headaches following that game. Though he was tackled several times in the game, Ash said, “I didn’t take a vicious blow.”

Strong waited a few weeks for Ash to arrive at a decision that was not really his to make. When Strong announced last Wednesday that Ash would no longer play, the coach said he told his quarterback “there was no way we were going to let you back on the field.”

Even so, Ash said he appreciated that Strong, and the university, allowed him the time for contemplation.

“The doctors and coaches, they all pretty much knew I wasn’t going to be able to play,” Ash said. “But they never told me that because I think they knew if they just took it away like that, it would have jolted me. So we went through due process and helped

me understand why.”

Ash, deeply religious, said he “prayed a lot” while considering his future. He is concerned that future might include lingering effects from the injuries.

“That obviously played a role” in his decision, Ash said. “I’ve felt better the last few days. There are still things once in a while that are a little irregular.”

Ash was 15-7 as the Longhorns’ starting quarterback. He had some big moments, leading the team to a 75-yard game-winning drive at Oklahoma State in 2012, and a comeback victory against Oregon State in the Alamo Bowl that season.

But he failed to beat rival Oklahoma in two tries, both blowout defeats. He was benched at Kansas in 2012 and watched from the sideline as Case McCoy led Texas to a narrow victory. Ash wishes his health would have afforded him the opportunity to leave behind a stronger legacy, to reach some goals.

But, he said, “I’m at peace.”

HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Texans limited their mistakes in getting off to a 2-0 start.

That changed in a 30-17 loss to the Giants that has the Texans focused on cleaning things up before hosting Buffalo on Sunday.

Quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick, who had not thrown an interception in the first two games, was picked off three times over the weekend while running the offense without injured running back Arian Foster.

“We can’t have penalties,” Fitzpatrick said. “We can’t have turnovers. We’ve got to be better on third. Stay in third and manageable.

All of those different things, we’ve just got to do a better job of being effective at that and that will help our consistency.”

Fitzpatrick took the brunt of the criticism for the loss from outside of the team, but coach Bill O’Brien said many people need to do more to make things easier for the quarterback.

“We’ve got a do a better job of protecting him,” O’Brien said.

“We’ve got to do a better job of calling plays for him. The guys around him need to play to the best of their ability around him.”

The Texans had trouble in the running game without Foster, who had more than 100 yards rushing in

both of the Texans first two games.

Rookie sixth-round pick Alfred Blue started in his place and had 13 carries for 78 yards. But a big chunk of those yards came on one long run and he struggled against New York’s defensive front.

It’s unclear if Houston will get Foster back this week. He said Monday that his status is day to day and talked about the frustration of dealing with a hamstring injury.

“I’ve played through a lot in this league and hamstrings are the hardest thing to gauge because you don’t know how it’s going to fatigue, how it’s going to react to a certain cut,” Foster said. “You’ve just got to let it rest ... having things heal on their own time. You can’t push it or it’ll relapse on you.”

Of course, Houston’s problems on Sunday weren’t limited to offense.

The defense had no answer for Rashad Jennings, who had a career-high 176 yards rushing and a touchdown for the Giants.

“We have to stop the run better,” O’Brien said. “No question about it.”

The performance by Jennings dropped the Texans to 25th in the NFL in run defense and they’re giving up 141.7 yards a game. Middle linebacker Brian Cushing knows they’ll have to shore things up in that area if they want to get back on track.

“I’m a little concerned about it because obviously it’s not a good thing and the game ended up in a loss,” he said. “So it’s something that we have to obviously correct. I’m concerned about it, but I know we will (correct it).”

Houston’s trouble on Sunday also involved special teams, with the Jets blocking a punt. Veteran punter Shane Lechler, who threw a pass for a first down on a fake punt in the first quarter on Sunday, injured his hip on the block in the fourth quarter.

O’Brien didn’t provide any details of the injury on Monday, but said he will also be listed as day to day this week. If he can’t play the Texans would likely have to sign someone to fill in.

“Maybe you bring some guys to take a look at in a workout, or maybe you have someone in your team that has done it in the past,” O’Brien said.

“But we’re not at that stage yet where we have to decide because Shane, being the pro that he is, he’s going to let us know how he feels and what he can do.”

Despite all of their struggles this weekend, the Texans remain confident and believe they will bounce back this week. They insist they aren’t worried about what happened last season when they also started 2-0 before losing their last 14 games.

Cowboys still have many questions on defense IRVING (AP) — A day after the biggest regulation comeback in Dallas Cowboys history, coach Jason Garrett still had to answer questions about the defense.

Particularly third-year cornerback Morris Claiborne, who was beaten for two touchdowns before his late interception in a 34-31 victory at St. Louis, where the Cowboys overcame a 21-0 deficit.

Garrett would not say Monday whether Claiborne’s starting job was in jeopardy, and whether the interception that ended the Rams’ last threat made up for the earlier mistakes.

“We’ll determine how we’re going to play guys as the week goes on,” the coach said, repeating those words when he was asked again.

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well and the stuff he didn’t do quite as well,” he said. “One of the best things Mo did, he fought through those adversities and was able to make a play at the end. You have to look at the whole thing and clean it up and get better.”

Rams rookie quarterback Austin Davis threw for 327 yards Sunday in his second NFL start.

This week, the Cowboys (2-1) are home to face the New Orleans Saints and Drew Brees, who last season threw for 392 yards and four touchdowns in a 49-17 win over Dallas.

“We have our moments where we don’t do things like we should,” said linebacker Bruce Carter, who returned an interception for a touchdown against the Rams. “But I think the talent is there, the coaching is there and once we put it all together I think it’s going to be a great thing.”

The Cowboys trailed St. Louis 21-0 in the second quarter. They had twice before rallied from 21-point deficits to win, both overtime games — against New Orleans in 1984 and Washington in the 1999 season opener.

Dallas is 2-1 for the fourth year in a row. The last three seasons, the Cowboys went on to finish 8-8 and miss the playoffs under Garrett.

While Claiborne struggled for the most part Sunday, no St. Louis receivers had catches on the other side of the field against corner Brandon Carr, and nickel back Orlando Scandrick returned from a two-game suspension. Sterling Moore played well while Scandrick was out.

Claiborne, a first-round pick in 2012, said after the game that he hasn’t lost confidence.

“Playing this position, you can’t hang your head. Guys are going to catch balls,” Claiborne said. “You can’t be down on yourself, because they’re going to throw it again and you’re going to be down about that one too.”

Garrett said Claiborne got in situations where he was isolated by himself, and that the Rams made good throws and catches against him.

“His technique on each of those plays wasn’t perfect,” Garrett said.

“And they had success for different reasons on each of those plays where he got beat.”