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The Texas Tech Student Government Association is partnering with Tech Athletics to open Jones AT&T Stadium on Thursday to live stream the Tech vs. Oklahoma State football game.

Tech students are encouraged to bring a blanket and a friend to watch the football game being live streamed on the jumbotron, Grace Diana, public relations officer with SGA, said.

Free pizza will be provided and the event will last until the game is over, she said.

Gates will open at 6 p.m., she said, and kickoff will be at 6:30 p.m.

The Texas Epsilon Chapter of Phi Delta Theta at Texas Tech has been suspended as a result of inappropriate images that were allegedly taken this past weekend during an unsanctioned fraternity event.

The chapter is under investigation by national Phi Delta Theta officials, Tech officials and local alumni officers, according to a Phi Delta Theta news release.

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Girlfriend: Poisoned doctor suspected lover HOUSTON (AP) — The girlfriend of a Texas researcher who prosecutors allege was poisoned by a woman with whom he was having an affair testified Tuesday that her boyfriend suspected the woman was responsible but was afraid to contact authorities.

Evette Toney, the girlfriend of Dr. George Blumenschein, told jurors that Blumenschein feared the other woman might attack him again while he recovered in the hospital.

Dr. Ana Maria Gonzalez-Angulo, a breast cancer doctor based at Houston’s famed Texas Medical Center, is charged with aggravated assault after prosecutors say she spiked Blumenschein’s coffee in 2013 with ethylene glycol, a sweet-tasting chemical found in antifreeze.

Prosecutors say that GonzalezAngulo and Blumenschein, a fellow researcher, were involved in a casual sexual relationship. They say Gonzalez-Angulo’s relationship with Blumenschein turned into a “fatal attraction” after he spurned her in favor of Toney, his 10-year live-in girlfriend, with whom he was trying to have children.

Witnesses have testified that Gonzalez-Angulo had access to ethylene glycol at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, where she and Blumenschein worked.

But Gonzalez-Angulo’s attorneys have argued that other people may be responsible for his poisoning, including Toney.

Blumenschein survived the poisoning but told jurors this week he now only has 40 percent of his kidney function. If convicted, Gonzalez-Angulo, 43, could be sentenced to up to life in prison.

While questioned by prosecutors, Toney told jurors that she did not poison Blumenschein and that despite the affair she still loves him. She said they are still together and are working on their relationship.

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The release of video footage of NFL football player Ray Rice assaulting his then-fiancée, and now wife, Janay Palmer, has brought the topic of domestic violence back into the spotlight.

The video, released by TMZ, shows Rice punching Palmer and then dragging her unconscious body out of an elevator in February.

Shortly after Palmer broke her silence in support of her husband, the hashtag #WhyIStayed began to trend on Twitter.

“The whole thing with Ray Rice is not a good thing, but it has brought a lot of light out to domestic violence,” Andrea Martinez, community outreach and education advocate at Lubbock Women’s Protective Services, said, “Now there is a lot of people trying to get in and become aware and become advocates.”

The hashtag originated from Beverly Gooden, an author and former victim of physical abuse, who said to the Washington Post she felt outraged about how people were responding to the video of Rice and Palmer.

According to her Twitter account, Gooden posted her reasons about why she stayed in an abusive relationship, which then prompted other women from all over the world to tweet their stories.

“I think people stay in abusive relationships because they are fearful of consequences if they leave,” Aryana Burgos, a public relations major from Chicago, Illinois, said, “and they learn to accept beatings as part of the relationship and are lost in love with a terrible person.”

According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, approximately 42.4 million women in the United States alone have experienced rape, physical violence and/or stalking by an intimate partner in their lifetime.

Approximately 42.4 million women in the United States have experienced rape, stalking and/or physical violence by an intimate partner in their lifetime, according to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence.

These cases of domestic violence also affect one in every 10 men.

Tricia Earl, unit coordinator and academic adviser for women’s studies program, said there are many different forms of domestic violence and many assaults occur more often with acquaintances and intimate partners, not just strangers.

“Not everyone has the same experience with violence,” Earl said, “and statistically, one in five women will experience sexual assault on campus.”

According to a report from NCADV, intimate partner violence is most common among women between the ages of 18-24.

Michael Henry, Title IX investigator and assistant director of the student resolution center, said it is important for universities to raise awareness and be proactive.

Henry said the student resolution center’s first response is to identify ways to best assist those affected by sexual violence and domestic violence with anything that helps them get their educational environment back to normal.

“Often times it is with an intimate partner or someone they’re in a relationship with or were in a relationship with,” Henry said, “and often times they do not want any more problems, they’ve already had enough drama, but they just want the problem to stop.”

Henry said he understands many individuals affected by domestic violence are not comfortable with coming forward and reporting an assault, especially if it is their partner who is responsible, but he hopes victims are aware of the options and resources available to them through Tech.

One option individuals affected by domestic violence have is to file a report on an assault through the administration process, Tech’s internal student conduct investigation or pursue a criminal legal process to involve law enforcement, he said.

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Have experienced rape,stalking, physical violence by an intimate partner in their lifetime.

Intimate partner violence is most common among women between the ages of 18-24.

Intimate partner violence accounts for 15% of all violent crime.

Women are more likely to be killed by an intimate partner than men Women exper ience more than 4 million physical assaults because of their partners, and men are victims of nearly 3 million physical assaults.

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ally hostile environment,” Sean Wagner, associate executive vice president of the fraternity, said, according to the release.

These actions contradict the values of Phi Delta Theta, he said, and anyone found to be directly involved will be held accountable and education will be provided.

“Sexual misconduct is a serious issue,” Chris Cook, Tech spokesperson, said,

Domestic violence awareness increasing in U.S.

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Pictures were leaked from the event during the weekend that show sprinklers shaped like female genitalia and a banner that reads “No Means Yes, Yes Means Anal,” according to totalfratmove.com.

“We are deeply concerned by the images provided by the alleged event. Phi Delta Theta has zero-tolerance for any behavior that promotes misogyny or promotes a sexu-

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As of Monday, the official reporting day for student numbers, 35,134 students are enrolled at Tech, according to a Tech news release.

This is a 2,023-student jump from fall 2013, according to the release, and is the third largest increase in Tech history.

“We are experiencing unprecedented growth at Texas Tech, which makes this an exciting time in our history,” Tech President M. Duane Nellis said, according to the release. “Through the efforts of our graduates, faculty, staff and students, and the foundations they laid, record numbers of students annually are reaching out to Texas ADVERTISING: 806-742-3384

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“The fall of 1946 was the largest and then ’65 was second, so this is the third largest absolute increase in the history of Texas Tech University,” he said. “Remember that our goal is to get up to at least 25 percent, which allows us to be a Spanish-serving institution.

So, we’re well on our way to that.”

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A new program for those seeking on-campus internships is now being offered at Texas Tech.

The Center for Active Learning and Undergraduate Engagement has collaborated with the University Career Center to create the University Professional Internship Program.

The program was created for students to gain experience with internships, as opposed to just student jobs, and to work closely with Tech faculty or administration, Erin Justyna, assistant director of CALUE, said.

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Early classes may lead to poor performance

By EMMA ZAMBRYCKI staff writer

It is not uncommon for some students to struggle in early morning classes, and some professors, like clinical psychology professor Jason Van Allen, have noticed their students struggling.

Circadian rhythms are the behavioral changes of an individual as a result of the time of day, or the amount of natural light. Students who have circadian preferences for later in the evening are much more likely to feel exhaustion in the early morning, Van Allen said.

“Typically, a morning person naturally has a circadian preference for the early morning,” he said, “or circadian rhythm that puts pressure on them to sleep earlier in the evening and wake up earlier in the morning, compared to night owls.”

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These improvements were reflected earlier this month when Tech received the 2014 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award, according to a Tech news release.

“The recognition is a testament to the incredible work Texas Tech does to promote diversity and inclusive excellence on our campus for all faculty, staff and students,” Juan Munoz, senior vice president for Institutional Diversity, Equity and Community Engagement and vice provost for Undergraduate Education and Student Affairs, said.

Tech has also made other improvements, including jumping five spots when ranked against other universities, according to the U.S News and World Report.

Graduate enrollment has also increased 8.3 percent, Nellis said, and the continued growth of graduate enrollment will be important to the university in

person to person, Roman Taraban, experimental psychology professor, said. Each person has his own level of light and dark sensitivity.

If a student is not naturally more alert in the early morning as a result of their body’s conditioning, he is more likely to miss several classes, Taraban said.

“I think the greatest problem with 8 a.m. classes may be attendance,” he said. “If a student is not a morning person, taking a required class at 8 a.m. may lead to poor attendance, which will adversely affect performance.”

According to the National Institute of General Medical Sciences’ website, an organization that promotes biological research, a sleep hormone called melatonin is produced when the brain registers a lack of sunlight.

The production of melatonin is influenced by a person’s circadian rhythms, according to the website. the future, as graduate enrollment is important to a university’s national profile.

“And our retention rates we’re getting more and more outstanding students coming

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• Current Tech student enrollment: 35,134 • Increase from Fall 2013: 2,023 • Hispanic enrollment: 22 percent • Graduate enrollment increased 8.3 percent • Student retention rates increased 3 percent

to Texas Tech University, but we’re also putting in a number of programs to make sure they stay at Texas Tech University,” he said. “Our retention rates are up 3 percent in a year, which is

Circadian rhythms can also influence sleep-wake cycles, body temperature and hormone production.

Circadian rhythms are directed by an individual’s genes, which is why they vary from one person to another, according to the website.

Michael Serra, a cognitive psychology professor, said he has noticed students seem to be much less alert later in the afternoon in comparison to the early morning.

For the most part, students are able to choose what classes to take and when to take them, Serra said. Students are able to assess for themselves whether or not they are capable of succeeding in an 8 a.m. class and choose their class times in respect to their preference, he said.

“Getting a good night’s sleep is not only helpful for being able to be focused and energized in class the next day,” he said, “but over weeks it can actually help students’ really extraordinary.”

With the continued growth, Nellis said a planning group has been made to look at longterm goals and make a plan to continue valuing the quality of students over the quantity.

This will also be affected by growth of the graduate schools, he said, as those are advanced students.

“One of the important things for us,” he said, “is to make sure we gradually create access in the appropriate ways but we also want to be gradually more selective as they have done at the Health Sciences Center.

We want to be more selective in relation to our incoming student body and we think that’s going to help as well managing the quality.”

Tedd Mitchell, Tech Health Sciences Center president, said HSC has been gradually pushing enrollment standards, which has lead to an increase in quality of students, and Tech now has the highest MCAT results in the nation. ➤➤news@dailytoreador.com

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• Biological sleep patterns shift towards later times during adolescence • When sleep deprived, thought process is as delayed as driving with a BAC of .08% • On average, the brains of 1 to 22 year olds are more alert at night • Schools with later start times often score higher than schools with earlier times Information provided by The National Sleep Foundation. brains turn what they’ve learned in class into long-term memories.”

Melatonin plays an important role in the disruption of circadian rhythms, which can cause poor performance, Alice Young, experimental psychology professor, said.

Students who choose to take an early class may experience difficulty as a result of the disruption

of their circadian rhythms, she said, which can lead to an impaired ability to focus.

“There is a lot of research that suggests some of the reasons, for being a morning person, come from our genetics, and some come from our life experiences,” she said. “Other contributing factors are how “regular” our schedules

are; what we’re eating, drinking or smoking; the timing of our exposure to sunlight; and our sleep patterns.”

Though circadian rhythms and melatonin production can affect a person’s ability to focus in an early morning class, a more likely reason is simply lack of sleep, Serra said.

Whether or not poor performance is because of a bad night’s sleep or the body’s internal clock, Serra said, depends on the habits and conditions of the person at hand.

“People differ in the circadian rhythms or brain-activity patterns that their brains cycle through during the day,” he said. “Importantly, many adolescents go through their most alert stages later in the day than do younger children or adults, which might make adolescents particularly prone to being sleepy in early-morning classes.” ➤➤ezambrycki@dailytoreador.com

Tech officials gather, share student accomplishments

By KAITLIN BAIN News editor

Texas Tech System Chancellor Robert Duncan, Tech Health Sciences Center President Tedd Mitchell and Tech President M. Duane Nellis gathered with members of the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce Tuesday to discuss achievements the university has made during the past fiscal year.

Duncan shared with those in attendance achievements made at each of the four Tech System Universities: Tech in Lubbock, Tech Health Sciences Center in Lubbock, Tech Health Sciences Center in El Paso and Angelo State University in San Angelo.

“Here’s what we’ve done the last few months,” he said. “We awarded more than 10,000 degrees in the last fiscal year, up 90 percent or nearly doubled over the last decade.

We have approximately 17,000 employees in this institution that’s headquartered in Lubbock, Texas.”

In addition to the above achievements, the system as a whole has spent $200 million on research expenditures, he said, which creates a $3 billion eco-

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In the future, he said, he hopes the system will be able to provide DUNCAN legal and audit services for the institutions involved in the system, as well as development and institutional advancement programs for each institution.

In addition to these successes, Duncan said students have been making a large impact on the university through their performances in academic competitions.

“We’ve had a national championship in the debate team and the advertising team, livestock judging team and the meats judging team,” wool, ranch horse team, the women’s rodeo team, personal financial planning and engineering teams,” he said, “all of our students are competing nationally and that’s a real credit to the faculty, deans and President Nellis are doing a very good job.”

Mitchell also spoke about improvements that have been made in the Health Sciences Centers,

student affairs administrators is the students’ educational environment, Henry said. The Dean CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 of Students office can impleYet Henry said the Student ment housing changes on campus, Resolution Center is able to offer changes to class schedule, parking those individuals with the choice privileges and even a police escort of pursuing both administrative and if necessary. legal processes.

Tech as an institution does “One of the things that we actu- handle reports quickly, sensitively ally have that many institutions do and effectively through both stunot is this very working collabora- dent conduct and victim centric tive relationship with TTU police responses, Henry said. Through department,” he said. the student conduct process, inThrough the administrative vestigations are closed within two and student conduct processes, months and are not prolonged in defendants are held to the student attempt to make the experience conduct policies and appropriate less burdensome. actions will be taken to ensure the “We want the women of the preservation of campus commu- Texas Tech community to know nity and educational environment, that there is someone who can and Henry said. will listen to reports that they have The most important thing to with any sort of misconduct situa-

including Tech students receiving the highest MCAT scores in the nation and the raising of the bar that has been done in relation MITCHELL to the students being admitted to the school.

“We are here to disrupt thinking and think about the way things can be, not the way they are and we’re on our way with the Health Sciences Center,” he said.

Nellis also listed the achievements of students at the Lubbock Tech campus.

The enrollment record was broken for the sixth consecutive time, he said, with 35,134 students enrolled.

That is a 2,023-student change from fall 2013 and the third largest enrollment jump in Tech history, he said. “‘From here it’s possible’ is obviously a message Texas Tech has been sending out for many years,” Duncan said, “and I pray that will be even more of a mantra as we move forward with this university and this university system.” ➤➤news@dailytoreador.com

tion that they’re going through,” Henry said.

Henry said this issue is not something women should keep to themselves and should not be swept under the rug.

Through community-wide awareness on a daily basis, Earl said, it is everyone’s duty and responsibility to step up and move forward in preventing violence. Even as a bystander, friend or colleague, there are ways individuals can be involved and make a difference.

“I find myself at the forefront of this issue as a bystander and as a person that’s looking to improve the climate on this campus,” Earl said. “It’s definitely something I hold close to my heart and I see that it’s going to continue and I’m glad that I can be a part of it.” ➤➤jgonzales@dailytoreador.com

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Domestic violence is more than statistic A

ccording to DomesticViolenceStatistics. org, a woman is assaulted or battered every 9 seconds in the U.S. What this statistic doesn’t tell you is the story behind each of those 9 seconds. To many of us, they are a faceless crowd, distant and impersonal. It’s for this reason that I choose to share my story whenever possible, in hopes that the misconceptions surrounding domestic violence will become a part of the past.

I met my abuser when I was 20.

Invited to lead worship at church, he was charming and kind. We dated for a while and he treated me so well, not to mention he had his life in order. He opened up about his broken childhood and was transparent about his past mistakes.

It seemed as though we agreed on most everything we wanted in life, so when he proposed, I said, “Yes!” He readily agreed to marriage counseling, and we excitedly started

Alyssa Haden planning a wedding.

When I look back now, I can see the red flags that began very slowly showing up during our engagement. It started with namecalling in the heat of an argument and then eased into barring my exit when I tried to leave. A week before the wedding, I tried to walk away from him when, from behind, he put his arms around me and lifted me off of the ground. It was after this episode that I immediately arranged a meeting with our marriage counselor, but my abuser refused to come to the meeting, saying he was too ashamed about what he’d done.

During that fateful meeting,

the marriage counselor expressed doubt that my abuser actually meant to do any harm, as well as a belief that it was possible for me to help him overcome those tendencies. I know now this is a thought process that catches many in the ever-revolving wheel of domestic violence.

So I went ahead with the wedding. I walked down the aisle and told myself that we would work on it – that it would get better. How could it not? The man I dated and fell in love with was such a good person … Right?

I’m not sure when it happened, but two, maybe three weeks after the wedding, the verbal abuse started to pick up. Depending on his mood, any number of things could set him off, even something as minor as wanting to eat a different dish for dinner. Other times, I’d come home to roses, wine and a sweet letter. Hence, it’s called the cycle of violence. It begins

with the honeymoon phase (sometimes called the remorse phase), progresses to the tension-building phase and ultimately leads to the explosive phase.

And then it starts over again.

Of course he apologized. He promised he’d never do it again, that he’d get help. But he never did.

Sometimes he threatened to take his life (emotional abuse), and sometimes he took all of our money (financial abuse). Other times he would twist scripture to his advantage (spiritual abuse), and eventually, he started to put his hands on me.

On March 26, 2012, the violence escalated and my thenhusband tried to strangle me three times during an altercation.

Afterward, he took my phone so that I couldn’t call the police. I drove to a friend’s house where I was encouraged to call the cops, but I was too afraid.

I separated from my abuser and

refused to allow him back into the home unless he completed counseling, to which he agreed.

After months of waiting and attending therapy myself, it became apparent he had no intention of following through.

I contacted several law firms but was told they couldn’t represent me for one reason: I was pregnant. In Texas, it is common practice for judges to refuse to finalize a divorce until after the baby is born. This meant I would be legally bound to my abuser for the majority of my pregnancy, which was especially terrifying to consider when according to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, “murder is the second most common cause of injury-related deaths for pregnant women (31%) after car accidents.” Fortunately, it has been a year and a half since my son was born, and a year since my divorce was finalized. I have struggled

with so many monsters during this period of my life, and I am happy to say that I’ve begun to see myself as healthy and whole once again.

If I could impart anything to you about domestic violence, it would be to dispel one last falsehood. When we say to someone, “… but you’re such a strong person!” or “I’d never put up with that,” we misunderstand the workings of intimate partner violence. The truth of the matter is that it’s not an issue of strength on the part of the victim, but an issue of manipulation on the part of the offender. The truth is that they win your love before they reveal the monster. And if that says anything about the victim, let it say that it’s not their fault.

Haden is a senior electronic media and communications major from Lubbock. ➤➤ features@dailytoreador.com

Expert discusses how changes in weather affect health

By LIANA SOLIS Staff Writer

Weather in Lubbock can easily change from cold thunderstorms to a cloudless day.

With the suddenly changing weather Lubbock has experienced the past few weeks, students, faculty and staff are beginning to prepare themselves for the sickness that usually comes along with changing weather.

Abigail Lynn, a sophomore microbiology major from Dallas, said changes in the weather cause her to become sick often.

“I’m not quite sure what it is that makes me sick when it gets warm and then cold,” Lynn said, “but it always happens. I always get a cold or something when we have drastic weather changes.”

According to the Healthline website, weather changes making people sick is actually a common myth in the medical field.

Lynn said she is surprised at this information because she has noticed many of her friends and peers getting sick when the weather does change.

“Especially when it goes from being really hot to really cold,” she

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 In the U.S., one in three women have experienced physical violence by their partners, according to the coalition.

In October 1981, the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence hosted the first “National Day of Unity,” which was a time to connect advocates working to end domestic violence, according to the Texas Tech Women’s Studies Program’s website. Since then, the day became a week of remembrance, and eventually became an entire month of awareness against domestic violence.

Locally, the Women’s Protective Services hosts ”Week Without Violence.” According to their website, this is an an-

Perry seeking ‘special favors’ AUSTIN (AP) — The special prosecutor who secured two felony indictments against Rick Perry said Tuesday that Texas’ Republican governor is making a “mockery” of the criminal justice system and shouldn’t be excused from a pretrial hearing.

The comments from San Antonio-based special prosecutor Michael Crum came a day after Perry asked a judge to excuse him from an Oct. 13 hearing because he will be in Europe that week for a tour to encourage foreign investment in Texas.

said, “I always know someone who gets sick.”

Dr. Kelly Bennett, medical director of the Texas Tech Wellness Center, said the cold weather keeps people inside, which is what gets students sick.

“Everyone is inside and close together, so they are sharing those germs that were already in their system,” Bennett said. “Especially here when it is cold and dry, our body is fighting to keep out those germs – if you’re a hermit in cold weather, you would be fine.”

The Wellness Center reaches its peak of sick students in September and after Christmas, she said.

In February, the center receives the highest amount of students making appointments at the center, she said.

“People are coming back from their hometowns and have picked up everything that was going around in their hometown,” Bennett said.

“After spring break, the cycle breaks and things go back to normal.”

Sudden shifts in temperature mostly affect joints, she said, because of the barometric temperature changing so drastically.

Temperature changes also cause

ear problems, such as simple ear- when there is not enough light, our mood decreases.” aches or ear infections, she said.

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“Just in general, the dark is usuAccording to Mental Health ally associated with feelings of sadAmerica’s website, SAD is a mood ness or depression,” she said. “So I disorder that relates to the seasons guess people who already suffer with and changes in light. that just need to be more careful in “Light is highly responsible gloomy weather.” for our moods,” Bennett said, “so High humidity, which has had a

nual campaign that takes place the third week of October.

“Week Without Violence” encourages the community to think and act without using violence, according to the website.

“We try to get out there and educate, especially during this week,” Martinez said. “This year, I am hoping we can get a lot of students from Texas

Tech, along with other people in the community, to come out and support not only WPS, but support the cause.”

The Lubbock Women’s Protective Services offers multiple free and confidential services to those in need, according to the organization’s website.

Some of these services, according to the website, include

a 24-hour crisis hotline, shelter, food, clothing and transportation, as well as therapy and support groups.

“It’s really, really, important for us to become aware and to get out there and educate and to help these ladies and men who are going through such a tough time,” Martinez said. ➤➤mmcminn@dailytoreador.com

recent jump in Lubbock according to the Weather Channel website, affects chronic pain within the body, Bennett said.

Those with chronic neck and back pain often experience worse pain with higher humidity, she said.

“This is something medical doctors even today don’t understand why this happens,” Bennett said.

When it comes to wet weather, she said there is not much that can be done to help.

However, people are less likely to get sick if they are warm and wet, as opposed to hot and wet, Bennett said.

“We are practically a slave to the weather when it’s wet,” she said. “People can get hypothermia even if they are in a 70 degree room if they’re wet. They just have to be careful.”

Cold and wet temperatures cause the body temperature to drop, Bennett said, and the body has to work harder to stay warm.

She said this also makes the body more susceptible to germs already surrounding them.

“Germs aren’t on the wind that blows whenever it gets cold,” Bennett said. “We already have the germs, they just get into our

body easier.”

She said the biggest advice she would give to students, especially freshmen, is to bring back clothes which could be used for skiing when they come back in the winter.

Bennett said many students who live in Houston or Dallas think a light jacket will be enough.

“They have never seen weather like this so they don’t know how to properly dress,” she said.

Other students, faculty and staff can take other measures to help stay healthy with all the factors weather changes bring.

Lynn said she always carries a bottle of hand sanitizer with her whenever she goes.

“I don’t think people realize how much germs can affect them,” she said. “I would much rather be safe than sorry.”

Bennett said it is also important to still exercise and have good sleeping habits, no matter the weather.

She said keeping temperatures inside the house or dorm at a reasonable level is also a good idea.

“We can’t do much about the weather outside,” Bennett said, “but we can control temperatures inside.” ➤➤lsolis@dailytoreador.com

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Ground troops may be needed to defeat ISIS Millenial generation better than reputation Francis T Cobbinah Jemima W

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With the fast growing ISIS infamy, the U.S. cannot take a gamble by training opposition forces while waiting and hoping that these forces would be able to defeat the terror group.

forces will be able to handle the situation themselves no matter how trained or equipped they may be.

Leaving opposition forces to fight on their own will also be like putting a lion and a deer in a cage and hoping the deer will be able to overpower the lion.

The U.S. needs to make use of its highly skilled military now more than ever alongside high-level CIA intelligence to effectively combat this menace.

Already, Major Gen. Martin Dempsey, the current highest ranking military officer in the U.S., mentioned to Congress last week that he might recommend ground troops to the president because of the nature of the fight. Major Gen. James “Spider” Marks, a Vietnam War veteran, also stated categorically in a CNN interview that including ground troops is the best way to proceed.

Obama may not favor deploying ground troops, but in truth, these militants were the ones to draw the first blood, and once they have done that, the U.S. needs to take the war to their backyard and prove to them why the U.S. is touted as the greatest country in the world.

If the president remains committed to defeating this group, then the possibility of ground troops remains absolutely inevitable.

Cobbinah is a sophomore petroleum engineering major from Accra, Ghana. ➤➤ fcobbinah@dailytoreador.com

TV must avoid stereotypes when portraying diversity

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Finberg of Hitfix.com, who’s seen the pilot episode, said, “She almost always settles for the superficial versions of the jokes, rather than digging any deeper.”

“Fresh Off the Boat” gained a lot of criticism because of its title. According to Alex Santos of Vox. com, the term is usually used to describe an immigrant who hasn’t yet grasped the customs, language or culture of the country he or she is immigrating to.

People took to Twitter to show their anger with ABC’s choice of title, but others feel it depends on the context it’s being used in. Pulitzer Prizewinning Filipino-American journalist Jose Antonio Vargas

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said “It depends on who’s saying it … if it were a non-Asian person trying to develop the series, I would be like, ‘Wait a second.’”

So does it make it less offensive and acceptable that an Asian American is poking fun at his own culture and background? This could be a way for sitcoms to relate to diverse families who have been through similar situations.

This brings me to the next show ABC is premiering, “Black-ish.” According to The Huffington Post, the sitcom is a look at one man’s determination to establish a sense of cultural identity for his modern black family in suburban California.

This show has developed a great deal of controversy — change.org even has a petition titled, “1 million strong against A B C ’s n e w sitcom Black-ish.” Dave Jones, creator of the petition, said, “It perpetuates the stereotype that culture is solely derived from your ethnicity and not your personal experience.”

Family should show a representation of people who are grouped together because they love one another, regardless of race or ethnicity.

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iversity in television has increased within the last decade, with shows like “Modern Family” and “Girls” increasingly introducing gay characters and strong female leads. Television has also increased its portrayal of race and ethnicity with shows like “Scandal” and “The Mindy Project.”

This is a huge leap forward for television to promote diversity into our households. However, many times the promotion of diversity can translate into mocking stereotypes.

Three shows premiering this fall on ABC, “Cristela,” “Fresh Off the Boat,” and “Black-ish,” introduce audiences to families consisting of Hispanic, Asian and black heritage. One thing I noticed after viewing the trailers for each was their use of racial and ethnic stereotypes to gain comedic relief.

According to an article by The Huffington Post, “Cristela” is a sitcom that revolves around stand-up comic Cristela Alonzo’s character, a law student who is juggling numerous jobs while living with her sister, brother-in-law and her immigrant mother.

As refreshing as it is to have a Hispanic woman lead her own show, it is discomforting to know she relies on stereotypes about Latinos, such as family dynamics and culture, to gain laughter from audiences. Daniel

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Recently, The Huffington Post interviewed Kenya Barris, creator of “Black-ish.” Barris said, “Some people think we’re trying to define what black is, and it couldn’t be further from the truth.” Barris said her show is a family comedy and not a political show.

Each of these shows represents a look at family dynamics and culture different from the normal established family seen on television — overweight, lazy dad, beautiful mom and three dysfunctional kids. Instead, these shows offer audiences a look at different diverse families who represent Hispanic, Asian and black heritage.

I love the idea of ABC displaying a variety of cultures on television, but I disagree with the creators’ decisions to use demeaning stereotypes to poke fun at people’s heritage. Family should show a representation of people who are grouped together because they love one another, regardless of race or ethnicity.

The creators should aim at making the lives of these diverse families as close to real as possible to gain a relation with their audience. We’ll have to wait for the shows’ premieres to see if their focus is to mock stereotypes or to promote diversity in television.

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ith hardship so prevalent in the United States the last few years, it makes sense for Americans to worry about the future of our nation, specifically those who will inherit it.

As a result, older generations have made countless, labored attempts to strip every millennial down to a template they can use to predict all of our fates. Most of these attempts have led to the stereotype of, as Time magazine once put it, a “lazy, entitled narcissist.”

Ultimately, these lazy, entitled narcissists are destined to crumble under the weight of the burdens awaiting them.

Quite frankly, millennials are lazy, entitled narcissists — sometimes.

Millennials are also tenacious, selfless humanitarians — sometimes.

They can even be a mixture of all these traits.

No matter how many words are chosen or how evocative they may be, it is impossible to define every trait, anomaly and complexity of an entire generation with a handful of adjectives.

In addition, older generations tend to forget they were, and are, just as deserving of these labels as the ones they are labeling.

In the 1920s, morals were low and the stock market was at an alltime high.

The government’s enforcement of prohibition laws led to the illegal consumption of alcohol by many young people of the time.

Divorce rates also climbed and the idea of putting personal pleasure over fidelity resulted in looser restrictions in the areas of dating and courtship.

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Clothing began to leave much less to the imagination and nightlife was popular and provocative.

I am sure the younger generation of the 1920s could also be described as lazy, entitled narcissists who were unprepared for the economic devastation that occurred later on.

However, I am sure there were those enjoying the spoils of prosperity that did not fit this description.

There were also many more who weren’t prosperous at all.

In the 1960s and 1970s, the traditional American family was overcome by a generation of “hippies.”

These rebellious peacemongers crusaded for countless causes and emphasized “free love” and a strong bond with nature.

Their protesting is speculated to have had a major impact on modernday freedoms.

Hippies made drug use casual, libertarianism popular and rock-androll a musical mainstay.

Once again, it was a generation perfect for the negative role given to millennials.

Millennials may be lazy, entitled narcissists some of the time, but so were the generations preceding them.

No matter how many words are chosen or how evocative they may be, it is impossible to define every trait, anomaly and complexity of an entire generation with a handful of adjectives.

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stopped as soon as possible to prevent further damage.

ISIS, according to CNN, is a group unlike any terrorist organization faced before. It is a ruthlessly diabolical terrorist organization willing to employ the worst forms of violence.

The CIA estimates ISIS fighters to number about 30,000.

According to Globalpost. com, ISIS may have over $300 million to $500 million in funds and other financial instruments while also earning more than $1 million to $3 million daily from black market oil sales.

Finally, ISIS has shown no form of moral perpendicularity by beheading two innocent American journalists, James Foley and Steven Sotloff, and posting videos of their atrocious acts on social media.

Obviously, this group is prepared to do more harm than good and defeating such a group will require much more than just air strikes. It will require the U.S. taking the battle to the field and destroying the very foundations on which ISIS stands.

That will mean deploying ground troops to Iraq and Syria so they can fight this terror group alongside the opposition forces in this battle.

Of course the president’s strategy to train and equip opposition forces is a good one in the long term, but this group is prepared to go extreme lengths just to perpetrate its inane acts, and certainly the U.S. cannot afford to take chances.

It is important to note that a trainee can only be as good as a master. With the fast growing ISIS infamy, the U.S. cannot take a gamble by training opposition forces while waiting and hoping that these forces would be able to defeat the terror group. That would be lethal to global safety.

Then again, there is even no guarantee that the opposition

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he United States continues to intensify tactics in dealing effectively with ISIS, the terrorist group that shamefully eliminates innocent civilians through its malicious operations.

So far, the U.S. has carried out over 170 air strikes, according to BBC, amidst calls to the White House and the Pentagon for ground troops to be included in the battle against ISIS. However, President Barack Obama, has made it clear there will be no boots on the ground in Iraq or Syria to deal with the fight against the terror group. He has, however, opted to train and equip opposition forces in Syria and Iraq so they can deal with the situation themselves, a strategy which has been endorsed by many as well as been approved by both the House of Representatives and the Senate.

Obama has also been able to rally global support for the “anti-terrorist campaign” which has seen France launch a few air strikes in Iraq over the past few days.

While I have confidence in the strategy of the president, I also believe he should rethink his plan not to deploy any U.S. troops on the ground to deal with ISIS face to face.

The reason why the president has to rethink this is because of the notoriety of the group in question, which is quickly gaining allies around the world and needs to be

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Students feel safer in groups on campus

By EMMA ZAMBRYCKI Staff Writer

The Texas Tech campus is patrolled day and night by the campus police. However, students like Emma Smith, a freshman psychology major from Katy, said they are still wary of their surroundings in the later hours of the evening.

Not many students know of friends or family who have been attacked on campus, Smith said.

However, it is always best to travel with a group of people rather than by yourself, she said.

“I always make sure that if I’m tired, I stay where I am, and I never walk alone,” she said. “Don’t walk alone.”

According to the University of Rochester Medical Center’s website, an organization that focuses on medical research and community outreach, one of the key ways of preventing a nighttime attack is making oneself aware of your surroundings.

Listening to music or texting while walking can cause a person to appear vulnerable and an easy target. It is always best to avoid these types of distractions in order to guarantee one’s safety, according

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•Be quick and confident •Don’t be afraid to run •Don’t be afraid to yell for help •Stick to large, well-light streets with lots of traffic to the website.

Well-lit, busy areas serve as a deterrent for potential predators, according to the website, walking under street lamps and staying in areas where others are walking as well, can decrease the chances of an attack.

Jordan Ellis, a freshman prenursing major from Katy, said she always feels safe on campus because of campus police and because she always chooses to walk with her friends whenever she feels it is necessary.

Areas that seem unsafe or dangerous most likely are, she said, which is why she avoids isolated places and remains aware of her surroundings when walking.

“I don’t know how I would react if anything ever happened to me,” she said. “I feel like that’s really traumatic, and I’d probably go to therapy to cope with it.”

According to the website, if a person gets attacked, he or she should not be afraid to run or yell for help, even if they are unsure what the attacker’s

intentions are.

Ta k i n g t h e r i s k o f r u n ning or yelling for help is worth the embarrassment an individual may feel if their reaction was unnecessary, according to the website.

Stephen Hinkle, administrative captain with the Tech police department, said students should feel safe in that fact that the Tech police department monitors and patrols the campus all hours of the day, seven days a week.

The Tech police department serves its students and faculty not only to discourage potential attackers and criminals, but also to ensure that the entire Red Raider family feels safe and protected, he said.

“It’s really all about common sense,” Hinkle said, “we recommend that people that are going to be out late have somebody walk with them, there’s always strength in numbers. If there is a situation, don’t hesitate to call us, that’s what we’re here for.” ➤➤ezambrycki@dailytoreador.com

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“Instead of just filing paperwork, this is more related to what you’re studying,” Justyna said. “Our goal is to get more students internship experience since we have the resources to do so.”

Jay Killough, director of the University Career Center, said these internships provide more real world experience to Tech students.

When a student changes the title from student job to internship, students tend to be more active in their jobs, especially because the tasks given are more meaningful as well, he said.

The departments providing the internship should be willing to provide a quality learning experience and provide feedback to students, according to

the UPIP website.

“We’ve already gotten really good feedback from students and faculty,” Justyna said.

Multiple departments on campus have already participated, such as the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Center for Outreach, Research and Education, according to the website, along with the TECHniques Center and the Office of Admissions.

Killough said he hopes with more awareness of the program, more departments will offer their services.

UPIP focuses on providing internship opportunities for students strictly on campus to help those who may not have easy access to off-campus locations. Other benefits of interning on campus include flexible hours to accommodate your school schedule, and being able to track your learn-

ing outcomes from the internship, Justyna said.

“We have hundreds of internships off campus, but we’re trying to grow on campus,” Killough said.

The program was piloted last spring and provides a one-time stipend of $500 for departments to pay the interns.

One of the program’s goals is to find more creative ways to provide funding, Justyna said, so more departments can participate and focus on creating an enriching internship and not have to worry about payment.

“This is open to all students across the board. We hope that more students will participate,” Killough said.

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Eric Frein obsessively collected military memorabilia, dismissed his fellow war reenactors as dilettantes, and took his hobby so seriously that he spoke French during a simulated Vietnam War-era interrogation, according to a filmmaker who interviewed the man now suspected of ambushing a Pennsylvania State Police barracks.

Frein appears in an upcoming documentary about Vietnam re-enactors called “Vietnam Appreciation Day,” identifying himself by name and saying that re-enactments are “about teaching the public and showing the equipment that was used, talking about the history of it all.”

Frein, 31, is charged with killing Cpl. Bryon Dickson and injuring another trooper in the Sept. 12 ambush outside a rural barracks. He has managed to elude hundreds of law enforcement officials looking for him in the heavily wooded Pocono Mountains of northeastern Pennsylvania.

The documentary’s director, Patrick Bresnan, recalled Frein as odd and aloof, segregating himself

from the other re-enactors.

Frein and two of his friends “kind of viewed the other re-enactors as, in their words, playing cowboys and Indians,” Bresnan told The Associated Press on Tuesday. “’They are playing war,’ is what he says, ‘and we’re here because we want to preserve the history of war and we want to meet veterans and we want to catalogue their stories.’”

Frein made sure every detail of his look was just right, Bresnan said, and lost himself in the simulated battles that featured authentic period military rifles firing blanks.

“If you saw Eric go through the woods, it was very scary,” he said.

“He was absolutely serious when he was going through the brush, hunting Viet Cong at these re-enactments.”

The director added he did not feel Frein posed an actual threat.

“With Eric and his friends, they are so much more educated than the average re-enactor that we figured they were too smart to harm anyone,” he said.

Police have called Frein a survivalist with a vendetta against law enforcement. They believe he’s hiding in the woods where he grew up and his parents still live. But there

was no indication Tuesday that authorities are imminently close to catching him.

Frein attended East Stroudsburg University for one semester as a history student in 2005 and then again for two semesters in 2011 and 2012 as a chemistry major, but he didn’t graduate, said Brenda Friday, a university spokeswoman. He also attended classes off and on at Northampton Community College from 2008 to 2013 but never received a degree, said spokeswoman Heidi Butler.

Frein once worked as a parttime, seasonal employee at the Boy Scouts of America’s Camp Minsi in the Poconos, according to Craig Poland, scout executive with the Minsi Trails Council.

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J. California Cooper, prolific writer, dead at 82 SEATTLE (AP) — Prolific writer J. California Cooper, who was writing plays until Alice Walker suggested she switch to short stories and novels, because they were an easier path to a paycheck, has died at age 82.

Cooper died early Saturday after experiencing several heart attacks over the past few years, her daughter Paris Williams said Tuesday.

She lived most of her life in northern California and wrote more than a dozen plays and had about a dozen books published after switching to prose fiction.

She met Walker after the Pulitzer Prize winner came to see one of her plays.

“Her advice to my mother was

you should write short stories or novels because it was easier to get paid. She went home and wrote 12 stories,” Williams said.

When Cooper asked Walker to write an introduction to her first story collection, the writer who had just been honored for “The Color Purple” asked to publish the book at her own publishing house. Walker also helped Cooper get one of her stories published in Essence magazine and the book took off from there, Williams said.

Williams called Cooper a hard worker who worked a variety of jobs from a teamster on the Alaska pipeline to an escrow officer and a manicurist to pay the bills.

She went to the pipeline to work as a secretary and switched to bus and truck driving after she realized she could make a lot more money, her daughter recalls. She drove welders up to their work site and then panned for gold while waiting for the return trip, Williams said.

“My mother tried a lot of things when I was growing up,” she said.

“Writing was something she always did. She just stuck them in a drawer.”

She was known for a folksy, conversational style and for stories of women scarred by violence or betrayal. Her work was praised for its power and at times criticized for being didactic.

Her collections included “A

Piece of Mine” and “Homemade Love.”

Reviewing her novel “Family” in The New York Times in 1990, Roy Hoffman called it “the sort of book that ought to be read out loud.”

“Never mind that the narrator, Clora, is a ghost,” Hoffman wrote.

“In its strong rhythms and colloquial expressions, this book is a living woman’s monologue. At times, Clora even seems to lean toward us, grabbing at our lapels.”

Williams said her mother never took her fame seriously.

“She used to say people have forgotten all about me,” Williams said.

“But all her books are still in print.

It’s pretty amazing.”

El Nino forecast to help Texas out of drought LUBBOCK (AP) — El Nino appears to be on its way.

The long-awaited weather pattern that brings rain to Texas is forecast to arrive next month, National Weather Service meteorologist Victor Murphy in Fort Worth said.

El Nino raises the chances in many parts of the state for abundant rain through February, which would raise lake levels statewide and improve soil moisture, he said.

But the region around Wichita Falls along the Oklahoma border is likely to miss out on the wet weather pattern. Parts of that region are in exceptional drought, the worst stage on the weekly U.S. Drought Monitor map, and many nearby are in extreme drought. The city itself hasn’t fallen out of the two driest

categories in about four years.

“The farther north you go, the smaller the impact of El Nino,” said state climatologist John NielsenGammon, a professor of atmospheric sciences at Texas A&M University.

The current Texas drought began in October 2010, and 2011 was the state’s driest ever. Subsequent years have not brought enough rain to quench the dryness.

There had been no real relief statewide until the past week, when heavy rains from a storm system and Hurricane Odile’s remnants swept across much of the state.

“Its’ been a drought-ender in a couple of places, but there’s a lot of places it’s not been,” NielsenGammon said.

When droughts begin, the first

symptom is dry soil. The last is lakes drying up. But when drought begins to improve, the first sign is improved soil moisture, which allows more water to run into lakes.

That has happened in some parts of the state but not others, with lake levels across the state at 64.1 full on Tuesday. The usual capacity for this time of year is 79 percent.

Agriculture officials see the soil moisture levels rising from the recent rains in the Central Gulf Coast, Central Texas, the Rio Grande Valley, South Plains and far West Texas, said Travis Miller, associate director of state operations for Texas AgriLife Extension Service and a former drought specialist there.

The drought map, released on Thursdays, will show improvement

this week because of the recent rains. The current map shows about 43 percent of the state in no drought stage.

West Texas, where conditions are typically the state’s driest, has gotten above normal rainfall, with Lubbock at 106 percent of normal and Amarillo about 102 percent of normal. Many lakes’ levels have risen by double digits in the region.

Austin has gotten 75 percent of normal rainfall for the year.

The Dallas-Fort Worth area missed out on the recent rains and is likely to fall into a drier category next week, having gotten just 61 percent of normal rainfall for the year. Lake levels in the area are at lows not seen in 25 years; El Nino is expected to help there, Murphy said.

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Murphy: quarterback for soccer Tech midfielder helps lead team to highest national ranking in program history

By DAWIT HAILE

with the ability to play her the ball in virtually every situation.

Beckie has not been wrong this season. Murphy leads the Big 12 Conference in assists with 10 on the season, according to the conference website.

She nearly leads the entire nation in this statistic too, as senior defender Jasmin Dutton from East Tennessee State is the only player with more assists with 11, according to the National Collegiate Athletic Association website.

Murphy said passing was not always the highlight of her game.

Before college, she identified more as a forward, she said. Dribbling and scoring goals is how Murphy hurt opponents. However, once at Tech her game began to transform to what fans see today.

“At the college level, you figure out what you are really good at,” Murphy said, “and just go off with it.”

Murphy credits the majority of her success to her uncle, Reagan Allen, she said. Without her uncle, she does not believe she would be the player she is today.

Angell coached Murphy from the time she was two years old all the way to when she was heading off to Lubbock to begin her collegiate career, she said.

Despite his time as a coach

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The No. 6 Texas Tech soccer team has scored 20 goals this season.

Ten of those goals have involved junior midfielder Alli Murphy.

Murphy was not involved in every goal as scorer, but also as a facilitator, threading passes through defenders to teammates to give them the best opportunities to put Tech ahead on the scoreboard.

Junior forward Janine Beckie said Murphy is like Tech’s quarterback.

No one controls the midfield like Murphy, Beckie said. Murphy is a menace to opponents, she said, and will tell teammates if they are not performing to the standard of a Red Raider. Above all that, nothing compares to her passing ability.

“I don’t know how she gets it there,” Beckie said. “When I make a run or when I’m calling for the ball, I can trust Alli is going to get it there every single time.”

Beckie still remembers a game her freshman year against Nevada, where Murphy showcased that ability, she said. Right when she opened herself up to receive a pass, Murphy fed the ball through three defenders.

From that point forward, Beckie said, she knew she had someone on her team for the next four years

ending, he still plays a prominent part in her development as a soccer player, Murphy said. She receives a call from him after every game to learn what she did right and wrong. Plus, when Murphy returns home, she meets with her uncle for training.

All this work and skill did not produce results for Murphy immediately as a Red Raider.

In fact, Murphy did not think she would ever become a key player for the team in her junior and senior seasons, she said.

“I guess everyone dreams of doing that, but I just did what Tom told me to do,” Murphy said. “Kept working at the things I’m working to do, and it just seems to all be clicking this season.”

Tech coach Tom Stone said he remembers when it truly began to click for Murphy.

Tech coach Tom Stone said he remembers it began to click for Murphy two years ago, prior to her sophomore season, in a random spring game. She not only had a good game offensively, but defensively as well.

“I think when you are as talented as she was and is offensively, you tend to think that is all you need,” he said. “But she came here saying ‘I want to play at the next level, I want to contribute to a championship.’”

To achieve those goals, he told Murphy she needed to become a two-way player, Stone said. To become a two-way player, it requires physicality, weight training, defensive and heading ability, all the unattractive characteristics of soccer.

It was not an easy sell at first, he said. This changed for Murphy after seeing how her teammates and coaches reacted when she played that brand of soccer.

In the scrimmage, Tech was tied 1-1, Stone said. He went to Murphy on the bench and told her to win the game.

Against an incredibly physical opponent, she just had her way, he said, doing pretty much anything she wanted before scoring a bomb of a goal to win the game.

“It was just a spring game, but it was a big moment,” Stone said. ”I think she knew. We knew it, and it just gave her the feeling of ‘I know I can do this for this team.’”

The next season Murphy went on to play in 22 of the 23 games that season with 13 starts, according to Tech Athletics. Following those games, she had tallied five goals and four assists, placing her second on the team in goals and points.

Now nine games into this current season, Murphy is leading an undefeated team with two goals and 10 assists. Having started all

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TEXAS TECH MIDFIELDER Alli Murphy currently leads the Big 12 Conference with 10 assists.

nine games, she has already tied her points total of 14 from her sophomore season.

Murphy said she does not believe the team’s success or her own are being achieved singlehandedly.

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Teammates confident in Webb as leader, quarterback Watson wins award again

By JEREMY KRAKOSKY

you want that in the huddle. You want a guy we can count on, step up, somebody we can believe in. He’s a totally different person (from last season).”

While Webb has faced criticism through three games this season, the sophomore quarterback has thrown for 327.3 yards per game, which is second in the Big 12 Conference, 10 touchdowns and has completed nearly 65 percent of his attempted passes.

Seeing the quarterback play every day in practice, junior wide receiver Jakeem Grant said Webb has already put up impressive stats, but thinks Webb is capable of playing even better.

“I don’t think (Webb) has played up to his full potential yet. Davis (Webb) still has a lot in there that he can get

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In the Texas Tech football team’s last matchup against Arkansas, sophomore quarterback Davis Webb threw an interception with only a few minutes remaining in the first half.

Webb blamed himself and said that was a huge momentum swing that ultimately cost the Red Raiders the game.

Despite the costly turnover, junior center Jared Kaster said the team fully believes in Webb and does not doubt that he wins games for them. “(Webb) comes out wanting to be the best quarterback in the Big 12, in the nation. Nothing affects him. He just keeps going,” he said. “As a quarterback,

out and show the nation that he is one of the top quarterbacks in the nation,” Grant said. “Lately that hasn’t come out, but I’m pretty sure it’s going to show in the next game.”

Along with the high number of touchdowns, Webb has thrown four interceptions this season. Interceptions have been part of why Tech’s turnover margin is negative four, which ranks last in the Big 12.

Senior wide receiver Bradley Marquez said Webb has made a few mistakes this year, but he has also made clutch plays and been a big part of the wins.

“He’s done some good, he’s done some bad. But that goes for everybody, we have all had some good and bad,” Marquez said. “I know as a team, collectively,

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By DIEGO GAYTAN Staff Writer

Texas Tech Texas Tech volleyball opens up Big 12 action at 6 p.m. today versus TCU at the United Supermarkets Arena. Tech is among nine national teams currently undefeated, posting a 12-0 record, Tech’s best start during head coach Don Flora’s tenure.

With an unbeaten start, senior libero Rachel Brummitt said she believes the team can carry the momentum it has built in nonconference play.

“We are so excited,” she said.

“We just had this awesome preseason, and we are just looking forward to getting conference play started.”

The Red Raiders are coming off a 2013 season in which they had an overall record of 10-22, and beat only TCU and Kansas State in Big 12 play to post a 3-13 conference record and a last place conference finish.

Flora said he is optimistic for the 2014 season and hopes Tech’s perfect start is a sign of things to come in Big 12 action.

“That success I hope rolls over on how we go about training,” he said. “TCU is a very good team, we’ve battled them the last couple of years. We popped them a little last year, and they are going to be

ready and so will we. That’s the beauty of the Big 12, every night is a big time volleyball match.”

Texas The Texas Longhorns look like a strong opponent in the Big 12 once again. With an 8-0 record, Texas joins Tech as one of the nine national undefeated teams and is ranked No. 2 in the American Volleyball Coaches Association for Division I teams. Texas dominated the Big 12 in 2013 going undefeated in all 16 of its Big 12 matches and finishing its 2013 season in the semifinals of the NCAA tournament. The Longhorns continue to post impressive numbers in the Big 12 by leading in hitting percentage and blocks.

Kansas State The Kansas State Wildcats only lost one of their 14 matches in non-conference play for the 2014 season. The Wildcats posted a 6-10 Big 12 record and an 18-11 overall record for the 2013 season. State starts conference play against Baylor at home, a team the Wildcats swept at home 3-0 in 2013.

Kansas Another strong team in Big 12 volleyball, the Kansas Jayhawks squad began its 2014 season with a 12-2 record. Kansas finished the 2013 season behind the Longhorns with a 25-8 overall record and a 12-4 conference record, only

losing to Texas, Iowa State and Oklahoma. Kansas finished their 2013 season in the quarterfinals of the 2013 NCAA tournament.

The Jayhawks rank No.23 in the AVCA poll.

West Virginia The West Virginia Mountaineers finished their 2013 season with a 20-13 overall record and a 5-11 Big 12 record. West Virginia struggled on away games in the 2013, only winning two of its eight away games. West Virginia, with a 10-3 record for 2014, has a two-game losing streak entering Big 12 play. The Mountaineers look to place another win on their record against a tough Longhorns squad.

TCU Tech’s first opponent, TCU, started its season strong with a 10-4 record. TCU struggled in conference play in 2013, only winning four matches against Big 12 opponents, but finished the season with a 16-15 overall record. TCU lost to Tech 3-2 in its first meeting against the Red Raiders in 2013 and was swept by Tech 3-0 to close out the 2013 season.

Oklahoma It’s been a slow start for Oklahoma’s 2014 season after a solid 2013 season. Oklahoma finished the 2013 season with an 11-5 conference record, a 24-8 overall record and a NCAA tournament

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DON FLORA WATCHES as Texas Tech plays Abilene Christian on Friday in the United Supermarkets Arena.

The Red Raiders defeated the Wildcats 3-0 during the Lone Star Showdown.

appearance. The Oklahoma Sooners currently post a 9-4 record and are ranked last in the Big 12 in assists, digs and opponent hitting percentage. Oklahoma takes on Kansas at home to open Big 12 play.

Iowa State The Iowa State Cyclones started their 2014 season with two losses and a 6-3 record. The Cyclones placed fourth in the Big

12 in 2013 and made an NCAA tournament appearance with an 11-5 conference record and 1810 overall record. The Cyclones start Big 12 action versus the TCU Horned Frogs, a team the Cyclones defeated 3-0 and 3-2 in two meetings in 2013.

Baylor The Baylor Bears are currently in last place in the 2014 Big 12 standings with a 9-5 record. Baylor

finished second to last in 2013, with only four conference wins and a quiet 12-20 overall record.

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Tech volleyball takes undefeated record into conference play

By McKENZIE MORRIS Staff Writer

The Texas Tech volleyball team begins Big 12 Conference play for this season at 6 p.m. Wednesday in the United Supermarkets Arena.

The squad finished the nonconference play with a 12-0 record and is beginning to settle into a rhythm in both practice and their matches.

Tech volleyball coach Don Flora said playing so many home matches before

conference play will help the team feel comfortable come game time against Texas Christian.

“That’s the beauty of how you set up your preseason,” Flora said. “You want to be at home, you want to have some great matches, great competition. Those things will stem success for us as we head into the Big 12.”

To prepare for the match, senior libero Rachel Brummitt said the team is focusing on TCU’s returning players and continuing the same preparation methods they

have used thus far this season.

She feels, she said, that despite playing TCU every year for conference, they need to treat them as a new team so they do not get taken by surprise by new tactics and players.

“We’re just going to have to watch our film a lot and take note to what our opponent has been doing,” Brummitt said.

“That’s been a big thing that we focused on during our preseason and it’s really helped us become successful.”

The focus in practice has been first-hit

kills, and Flora said if they can add those to the list of skills that will work against any team, they will be successful.

“We’re receiving at a very high level, that’s a principle in our gym” Flora said.

“We’re passing at a very efficient level. If we can be terminal on that first ball kill, that’s going to help a ton.”

Going into her first season of Big 12 play, sophomore middle blocker Lauren Douglass said she expects good things and is excited to get started.

“We have so much talent on our team

and I’m excited to see what everyone can do, especially in Big 12 play,” Douglass said. “It’s going to be good.”

The team focuses on being strong and smart when playing, Flora said, and the efficiency from the returning players is helping the team move forward.

“That volleyball IQ is tremendous and it’s made a huge difference in how [the girls] deal with each other and how they play,” Flora said. “It breeds confidence because they understand what we’re trying to do and it shows when it’s crunch time.”

There is a focus in the gym, Flora said, and the energy levels are high for everyone involved.

He said the players are focused on taking care of both themselves and their teammates, which leads to their success.

“If you begin to see that happen with a couple of different athletes and a collective team effort, we’re brewing something special in the gym right now,” Flora said, “and it’s kind of fun to see them enjoy that.” ➤➤mmorris@dailytoreador.com