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The Tech volleyball team continues to excel in its 2018 season.

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Tech men’s basketball preparing for season opener

By ELEANOR GUINAN

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ith less than six weeks until the start of their new season, the senior core of the Texas Tech men’s basketball team is ready to hit the court.

Redshirt senior center Norense Odiase, redshirt senior guard Brandone Francis, along with transfer graduate students guard Matt Mooney, forward Tariq Owens and head coach Chris Beard sat side by side to preview the 2018-19 season.

The four seniors are ready to lead the young players with their strength, mental approach and consistency. Odiase said he believes this can be a special year, not because it is his senior year, but because he, along with the rest of the seniors, have overcome different adversities to be where they are today. Francis said he knows he needs to be persistent now that he

is a leader to the younger players.

“I gotta be more consistent on and off the court,” Francis said. “As a senior now, I got younger guys looking up to me.”

Consistency and selflessness are some of the many qualities new transfers Mooney and Owens said they believe the basketball team has taught them since they have arrived in Lubbock. The pair say these qualities are what differentiates the Red Raiders from other teams, and if they continue to work on these qualities they will continue to improve.

“I’m really looking forward to battling these guys, just being consistent every day we work,” Owens said. “It’s been a good summer, and I’m really looking forward to this year.”

The excitement for this year is sparked by how well the team did last year, as they made it to the Elite Eight for the first time in pro-

gram history. Now that the seniors from last year have graduated, Odiase and Francis must step up and carry on the momentum from last season.

“We kind of know what it’s like to be here, this our third year under Coach Beard and his staff, so we kind of know what to expect and what not,” Francis said about stepping into a leadership role. “So it's our job to teach the young guys what to expect, and we are in the best league in college basketball.

Everyone is good at this level and we just gotta be ready to work and win games.”

When the seniors left the media table to prepare for their first official practice of the season, Beard began to answer pressing questions.

A question was raised on Tech’s experience, which will have a significant impact on this year’s squad.

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TOP: Redshirt junior guard Brandone Francis scans the court during the Texas Tech men’s basketball game against Oklahoma State on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018, in the United Supermarkets Arena. ABOVE: Redshirt junior center Norense Odiase scans the court during the Texas Tech men’s basketball game against Oklahoma State on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018, in the United Supermarkets Arena. Francis and Odiase are two of the seniors returning from last year’s Elite Eight squad.

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Writer, director discuss inspiration behind play

Parking and Guest Relations manager acquires national honor

By BRENNA HALE Staff Writer

The J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual and Performing Arts School of Theatre and Dance presented its first play of the 2018 season, “Of Beauty Queens and Childhood Dreams,” on Sunday, Sept. 23, at the Christine DeVitt Icehouse Theater.

It is free to students and will run at 7:30 p.m. every day until its final performance at 2 p.m. on Sunday.

The play was written by graduate student Michelle Benson as part of her thesis as she pursues a master of fine arts in playwriting.

The play is set 1932, during the golden age of Hollywood, and centered around Emma Jane Cobblestone, a newcomer from New Mexico who won a studio contract

in a beauty contest.

“I wanted to challenge myself with this play and do something I had never done before,” Benson said. “I set it in a different time and I really like the studio system in old Hollywood, it’s just this incredible thing. Giving a little of that history mixed with writing a play, I wanted to create a realistic story but with a little of the fantasy that comes with being able to write fiction.”

A central aspect of the play is the pressure placed on Emma Jane as she navigates Hollywood to pursue her dreams. Benson said she hopes her play will inspire people to study Hollywood in the 1930s and learn more about the uncomfortable situations stars and starlets were often made to face.

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“Of Beauty Queens and Childhood Dreams,” a play written by Michelle Benson and directed by Kevan Dunkelberg, was performed by the Texas Tech School of Theatre & Dance in the Christine DeVitt Icehouse at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 25th, 2018.

Since Texas Tech Transportation and Parking Services hired Lance Rampy in 2014 as unit manager of event parking and guest relations, the university’s positive visitor parking experience has grown.

The work Rampy has done has led to improvements in his department, according to a Tech news release. His work has been so effective the National Parking Association awarded him the NPA 40 Under 40 Class of 2018 Award.

One of the key components of Rampy’s job is guest relations at visitor parking and campus entry stations when people enter the 1,839-acre campus. His main goal is to make sure the interactions for the guests are

positive and welcoming, according to the release.

Rampy also supervises online event parking management, which is completely digital with no need for event passes. After users are trained, campus employees who are hosting events will know how to submit events electronically, according to the release.

“The honor is a unique way for those in the parking industry to express their gratitude for accomplishments achieved,” Rampy said in the release. “Since parking is, in many ways a thankless profession, it is incredibly humbling for our team to be recognized for the product and services we provide.”

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Caffeine, sugar intake impacts students

By ADÁN RUBIO Staff Writer

With the need for a quick pick-me-up, people rely on the energizing properties of caffeine and sugar. But for students, these energy boosters can be one’s downfall in the classroom.

Whether it be getting a cup of coffee in the morning or eating sugar-filled pastries, the consumption of caffeine and sugar is common among students attending early classes or working long hours.

While caffeine and sugar may act as a stimulate for most people, these products can have a variety of effects on a student’s health.

In addition to the negative effects, such as the jitters, insomnia or anxiety, Mindy Diller, registered dietitian at Texas Tech Hospitality Services, said consuming caffeine and sugar for an energy boost is counterintuitive, as stress causes a student to crave carbohydrates found in highly caffeinated or sugar-filled foods.

“When we’re awake for the typical 16 to 18 hours, we’re eating consistently, we’re craving certain foods,” she said.

“During that time that you’re forcing yourself awake, you’re not typically eating, you’re just consuming caffeine and sugar.”

With the need for an energy boost throughout the day and night, Diller said it is important to balance one’s caffeine and sugar intake.

“Incorporating something that kind of helps get you going, there’s nothing wrong with that,” Diller said. “But the guidelines are to keep our caffeine intake around 400 milligrams or less per day.”

For some students, this energy boost is necessary to start the morning and get through the day. Although, one’s performance in the classroom may suffer due to caffeine and sugar effects.

Allison Childress, associate professor and chief dietitian at the Tech Nutrition and Metabolic Health Initiative, said consuming a lot of caffeine can lead to some negative consequences

such as dependence and fatigue.

Fatigue is an issue for students Childress said cannot be easily resolved with caffeine and sugar, as the two only mask the symptoms of exhaustion.

“Your body needs sleep and rest. Without it, you can’t function properly for long periods of time,” Childress said. “This is how immune systems become compromised and why students become sick during finals time.”

Whether it be the caffeine in teas, chocolate and certain ice cream flavors or the sugar in dressings, fruit drinks and yogurts, Childress said the caffeine and sugar content of some products are often overlooked.

Eating quality foods is a way Childress said can help a student perform better in the classroom.

“The best advice to perform better in the classroom is to get enough sleep and eat quality foods that will fuel your body,” Childress said.

Consuming a balance of nutritious foods is another way for one to gain energy throughout the day.

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A Sugar Brown’s Coffee employee makes coffee for a customer. Caffeine consumption is common among college students.

Arturo Jaime, graduate student and dietetic intern from El Paso, said sugar is a product that will not give a long-lasting energy boost.

“With sugar intake, that just kind of increases your carbohydrate intake, which is really something that’s not bad,” said Jaime. “But when you’re getting simple carbohy-

drates, it’s not lasting energy.”

Continuing to eat the proper foods is a way Jaime said helps to be energized throughout the day.

“If you are going to choose to stay awake on caffeine, continue to eat as you would regularly eat,” he said. “It’s still important to fuel your body with the proper nutrients.”

Regardless of how much caffeine and sugar a student consumes throughout the day, eating other nutritious treats is a health tip that can supplement one’s energy.

“We’re not going to stop drinking coffee or stop consuming sugar,” he said. “But the main goal is always to keep balance.” @AdanRubioDT

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Reception hosted to welcome Carol Sumner to Tech

By NATASSIA HENRY Staff Writer

On Wednesday, Sept. 26, a reception was hosted to welcome Carol Sumner, the newly appointed vice president of the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, to Texas Tech.

Sumner was appointed on June 18. Before coming to Tech, Sumner served in several positions at Arizona State University, according to the Tech website.

The reception opened with Tech President Lawrence Schovanec talking about how Sumner has been doing at Tech so far.

“It’s been amazing the changes she’s already implemented, filled many positions and engaged in reorganization,” Schovanec said. “I think that’s

going to help us advance the cause of diversity and inclusion that we all feel is so important.”

Days after Sumner arrived in Lubbock, screenshots of disparaging remarks from “the frat chat” surfaced, he said.

“Shortly after she arrived on campus, it was a very unfortunate incident that you all know as ‘the frat chat’…it was immediately obvious to me that we had somebody with an exceptional perspective, calm demeanor and a sense of resolve that’s going to be such a value to us,” Schovanec said.

Aliza Wong, associate professor and associate dean of the Honors College, described Sumner as being one who stood out.

“We have an incredible slate of candidates,” Wong said.

“Incredibly intelligent, incredibly well educated, incredibly committed, incredibly dedicated, who brought with them decades of experience in changing the atmospheres on college campuses.

But even amongst the slate of incredible people and incredible student affairs administrators, one person stood out. That was Dr. Carol Sumner.”

Sumner has not only attended every event on campus, but she has reached out to staff, students and the community, Wong said. She has also done her research on the history of Tech.

“She did her research so well that in her one on one with President Schovanec, she schooled him on the history of Texas Tech University,” Wong said. “That’s the

kind of person that we have amongst us, and it feels like Sumner has always been with us, and it feels like a breath of fresh air to have her with us.

One of the things Sumner said drove her to Tech was the way the faculty interacted with each other. Sumner said she came into the university wanting to know the history of Tech, what it is like as a community and what its strengths and weaknesses are.

“For me, coming to Tech has been an opportunity to discover again what it is to join a community that really has within it intrinsically a part of their thinking and processing,” Sumner said. “How do we make this a family that continues to be recognized as a family?”

Sumner said she wants Tech to see diversity and people who are different, because she believes that is what will make Tech better and allow the university to learn from others.

“We can explore our differences and we can celebrate who we are together,” Sumner said. “We might be different and that’s okay. Yet I value you for every part of who you are, not because of what you look like or where you come from.”

Sumner said she strives to make students feel like they belong regardless of their economic background, what they look like or where they come from. Students and colleagues should be treated as if they are family, she said.

“When you think about

what this is about and you look across the room, you realize the important nature of the work that we do is to get people to realize, you matter,” she said.

Sumner said she was once reading something for an upcoming seminar that said there are a lot of students, particularly those who are not of color, who will not participate in diversity initiatives and efforts.

Sumner said that part of the reason is because they are not taught that they have a culture.

“Life is not always what you plan for, it is, however, what you prepare for,” she said. “And I have never felt more prepared than to be in this space at this time with you all doing this work together.” @DailyToreador

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Staff share tips on staying healthy

By ALI ARMOUR Staff Writer

Staying healthy can be a challenge for anybody, including students at Texas Tech.

According to the Center for Disease Control, 71.6 percent of Americans are overweight.

Mindy Diller, a registered dietician, said eating healthy in college is the start to a healthy life. Tracking macronutrients, or macros, is the healthiest and easiest way to lose weight. Macros are the properties that make up food and are protein, fat and carbohydrates.

Diller said she does not recommend fad diets like Keto and Paleo.

“They’re a good way to jumpstart healthier food options,” she said, “but these diets aren’t sustainable in the long run.”

These diets both attempt to do the same thing: have the participant start making better food choices, she said.

Healthy eating is half the battle when it comes to making a lifestyle change. College students usually run into the issue of money. It is no secret that produce and meats are more expensive than Ramen, but it is possible to eat well on a budget.

Diller said she recommends cheap produce such as bananas. She said there is also healthy fats such as peanut butter and beans, which are all budget friendly.

Dr. Travis Eggl, the medical director of Covenant Bariatric Program, said lack of exercise is also to blame for America’s obesity epidemic.

According to the CDC, 23.5 percent of Americans reach Physical Activity Guidelines for both aerobic and musclestrengthening activities. Eggl said this study is accurate, and exercise coupled with bad eating choices leads to weight gain and obesity which can lead to serious health issues such as heart problems.

Eggl said he recommends a high protein diet for weight loss. He said there are many ways for students to eat high protein.

Chicken has a high protein content and is usually less expensive than red meat. He also encourages his patients to stay away from fad diets.

“You can’t just deprive yourself of everything and expect it to work for years on end,” Eggl said. “You have to pick something in the middle and stick with it.”

Making better food choices is good, but completely cutting carbohydrates is not. Diller said carbs are the human body’s energy source. The Keto diet promises if the dieter cuts carbs, they will be burning fat reserves instead, but Diller said this is not the case.

“Carbs are stored in muscle mass,” she said. “So when you work out your carbs are burned, then your carb-muscle storage and then fats.”

This means fats are not

the quickest source for energy, nor the healthiest, she said. Carbs are vital to an active lifestyle.

According to the CDC, 70 percent of college students gain weight before graduation.

Tech offers programs to help students stay healthy.

The Robert H. Ewalt Recreation Center is included in tuition for all undergraduate students taking at least 12 hours. Staff, students not taking classes, alumni and others can purchase memberships.

The facility contains three weight rooms, over 100 cardio machines such as treadmills, group classes, personal training and more.

Daniel Sims, a senior kinesiology major from Weatherford, frequents the recreation center.

“I’m here every day,” Sims said. “Working out and taking care of myself has really helped my confidence and self-esteem.” @DailyToreador

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Professionals advise students on voter registration

By RILEY GOLDEN Staff Writer

The November general elections are on the horizon, and if students want to take part in the election, they need to be sure they are registered and eligible to cast their votes in Lubbock County.

Election Day is Nov. 6, and early voting begins Oct. 22. The senate election, along with additional items on the ballot will be up for vote. There are several methods for students to register to vote before those dates.

Roxzine Stinson, chief deputy at the Lubbock Elections Office, said anybody can fill out a registration form at local post offices, libraries, online or at the Lubbock Elections Office.

Students and anbody interested can also choose to register to vote on the Tech campus, Aaron Frodsham, geographical information system specialist at the Lubbock Elections Office, said.

“I have been placing

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Minimum airline seat size bill passed The House voted Wednesday to direct the federal government to set a minimum size for airline seats, bar passengers from being kicked off overbooked planes, and consider whether to restrict animals on planes.

Those and other passenger-related provisions were included in a bill to authorize Federal Aviation Administration programs for five years.

The House approved the measure by a 398-23 vote, sending it to the Senate, which faces a Sunday deadline.

The FAA bill is also notable for what is not included.

Lawmakers abandoned a plan backed by airlines to privatize the nation’s air-traffic-control system. And congressional negotiators dropped a proposal to crack down on “unreasonable” airline fees.

The bill includes several provisions backed by consumer groups. Among them: — It gives the FAA one year to set minimum measurements for airline seats and the distance between rows. Provision sponsors said cramped planes are a safety issue during emergencies such as fires.

“People are getting larger, the seats are getting smaller, and it’s just obvious that you can’t evacuate the planes in the requisite time,” Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., said in an interview.

registration cards on Tech campus at the information center in the Student Union Building,” Frodsham said. “I try and keep a number of registration cards there for people to pick up and there’s usually some in the library as well.”

There’s really a lot of evidence that politicians pay attention to the preferences of people who show up KEVIN BANDA ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OR POLITICAL SCIENCE To vote online, students can fill out the registration form at votelubbock. org or on the Texas Secretary of State website at votetexas.gov. The form cannot be submitted online because it requires an official handwritten sig-

nature, so students must deliver it to the Lubbock Elections Office either by way of mail or in person, Stinson said. Whether students are planning on mailing in their registration form, filling one out at one of the previously mentioned locations, or taking it to the elections officethemselves, it has to be post-marked or delivered on or before the Oct. 9. deadline for students to be eligible to vote.

Frodsham said it is important to note on the registration application there is a spot for residence address and mailing address, and if students are wanting to vote in Lubbock county, the residence address must be in Lubbock. They should put their Lubbock dorm, house or apartment address where it says residence address on the form, Frodsham said.

If the residence address is not in Lubbock, the registration card will be sent to the alternate address provided and stu-

dents will not be eligible to vote in Lubbock County.

“If they’re registered in another county in the state of Texas, they can come to our office during early voting hours,” Stinson said. “They can vote what’s called a limited ballot, and what they vote on are just the offices that are similar between the two counties.”

If students do not register to vote, but decide they want to vote on Election Day, they can vote on what is called a provisional ballot. Stinson said casting

a provisional ballot does not guarantee that a vote will be counted – and it more than likely the vote will not be – but it does automatically register students so they are able to cast a full ballot in the next election.

Kevin Banda, an assistant professor of political science, said college-age people turn out to vote at low rates, and as a result, it is easy for politicians to cut funding for college financial aid.

“College financial aid programs aren’t funded at

as high of a level as they could be,” Banda said.

“States have been cutting funding for higher education, basically every year, for decades.”

If students want their voice to be heard, they have to vote, Banda said.

“There’s actually a lot of evidence that politicians pay attention to the preferences of people who show up,” Banda said.

“So, if you don’t show up, there’s not really a reason for political figures to represent your interests.” @DailyToreador

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Leftism’s ideological spread and its implications

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oday I’m going to be talking about memes, and not in the Pepe sense. When I say meme, I am referring to the term coined by Richard Dawkins in his book “The Selfish Gene.”

Dawkins defined meme when he coined the term. “Just as genes propagate themselves in the gene pool by leaping from body to body via sperms or eggs, so memes propagate themselves in the meme pool by leaping from brain to brain via a process which, in the broad sense, can be called imitation.”

Memes under this definition are essentially ideas that are subject to replication and selection just as genes are and operating under this theory we can make a few baseline assumptions that I believe

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most people will grant. The first assumption is that there are reasons that particular ideas spread rather than others. The second assumption is that upon viewing ideas we can infer those reasons based on the idea itself, just as an evolutionary biologist would examine a particular trait and attempt to explain its origins.

I am going to attempt to explain my thoughts on why leftism, not liberalism, has spread so rapidly throughout our society. For the sake of clarity what I mean by liberal is someone who believes in individual freedom, equality of opportunity and maybe even some safety nets. By leftist I mean someone who plays identity politics games, wants equality of outcome, calls their opponents racist or sexist without evidence and is a borderline Marxist.

As another general rule, I

will be talking about leftism as an ideology, rather than referring to specific people. This is because I do not intend to attribute views to anyone that feels they are not believing this way.

I’m going to break leftism into three psychological reasons for replication.

The first is moral superiority. There is an idea built into the very fabric of leftism that says that those that are leftists are morally superior to their right-wing opponents.

This causes leftism to spread in a number of ways. The first is that everyone wants to be on the side of the moral, the good and the virtuous. This is what I believe draws in new members of this ideology. The fact that they want to be on the side of the good is contrasted with the characterization of the right as not just differing in opinion, but actually evil.

The next two things that make this ideology replicate are things that make the ideology stable in so far as it doesn’t rapidly degenerate into something else and therefore perish

in the evolutionary sense.

Leftism allows those that follow it to act out their resentment with perfect excuses. I haven’t written about resentment in my previous writings much and no one side has a monopoly on resentment, but there is only one ideology that actively encourages and makes excuses for it. This can clearly be seen via the constant attacks on straight white men that are clearly racist or sexist in nature, and the response of many to claim that racism cannot take place against whites.

The last replication technique is via alleviation of cognitive dissonance that in turn preserves the meme in those it already inhabits. Once again, I am not making a claim that cognitive dissonance only exists on one side of the spectrum, but rather that leftist ideology actively encourages cognitive dissonance alleviation. This can be seen through the shutting down of speakers and the constant labeling of those that disagree with leftists as racist, sexist, or any other of

the common labels thrown around. These labels allow two things to occur. The first is that it allows the leftist to simply write that person’s opinion off from the start given that they shouldn’t have to listen to a Nazi or a racist and it also allows them to act out any resentment they have because it’s ok to treat bad people terribly under this view.

The way these last two replication techniques feed off each other makes it so that it is nearly impossible for a person infected with this viewpoint to change their minds. This is why the people that actually shift away from this ideology have coined the term “red pilling,” which is both a play on words regarding red being associated with the right, as well as being a reference to the reality shattering red pill from the classic action movie “The Matrix.”

When these three facets of this meme are combined what you have an ideology that takes in young people by the masses due to their want

to avoid the mistakes of the past, and then seizes hold of them in a way that is almost impossible to free them from.

Once you begin to think this way it is almost impossible to change your mind because of the lens you view the world through. To consider changing your mind would be to consider becoming a Nazi or a racist. That isn’t something people will do unless they somehow see through the false logic of the ideology.

In closing, I would note that I believe that many of the replication techniques stated here are applicable to people in general, but an issue is born when the ideology itself enforces it. As ideologies, constitutional conservatism or libertarianism do not contain any elements that promote cognitive dissonance alleviation or stoke the flames of resentment-fueled hatred; they promote small government and individual freedom. The same can’t be said of leftism. @DailyToreador

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Kavanaugh’s character withstands untenable assault

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ou know Judge Brett Kavanaugh as the man accused of sexually assaulting one Dr. Christine Blasey Ford as well as one Deborah Ramirez.

You, like many actively reporting on Kavanaugh’s story today, probably don’t know the facts surrounding these accusations made against him. You’ve only seen sensational news headlines.

Let me tell you the facts of Kavanaugh’s story.

These facts, and the timeline they follow, render the accusations you’ve heard against Kavanaugh without grounds, besmirch the conduct of U.S. Senators, and cast in a dark place the state of our nation today. May his accusers find peace.

On July 30, Ford sent an anonymous letter to her Senator, Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), alleging Kavanaugh physically and sexually assaulted her while they were in high school. Feinstein, the top democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, was in an unmatched position to ask Kavanaugh about the letter in his Supreme Court nomination proceedings to follow.

On Sept. 4-6, after a month’s notice given in advance, the Senate Judiciary Committee held three days of confirmation hearings with Kavanaugh over his nomination. Senators Booker (D-NJ) and Harris (D-CA), seeing the opportunity for highlights in their 2020 Presidential

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campaign adreels, spoke out of order and demanded the hearings be halted for more information to be gathered on Kavanaugh’s professional past (for reasons other than the yet-unknown letter). At this point, Kavanaugh was sent by Democrats more questions before his hearing than every other Supreme Court nominee combined, at 1,278.

During these sessions, including at least half a day of private meetings, Feinstein chose not to inquire to Kavanaugh about the letter at all.

Kavanaugh sat for more than 31 hours and answered questions under oath, but was never asked about the letter. Rumors circulated about its existence.

On Sept. 14, Ford’s allegations went public in a vague New Yorker magazine article. Brett categorically denied it. On Sept. 16, an interview Ford held with The Washington Post was published, where she provided more on the alleged event. Again, Kavanaugh denied it ever happened.

On Sept. 17, Sen. Grassley (R-IA), Chair of the Judiciary Committee, stopped the planned confirmation vote and scheduled a panel hearing Sept. 24 to receive testimony from both sides. Later that very same day, Grassley’s staff

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interviewed Brett under penalty of perjury. Democrats were invited to ask whatever they wanted. They never showed up.

In a radio interview the next day, Grassley said, “We have reached out to [Ford] in the last 36 hours three or four times by email and we have not heard from them...”

On Sept. 19, Grassley asked Feinstein to share the letter for the Judiciary Committee’s review. He never received a response.

Sen. Mazie Hirano (D-HI) helpfully opined, “Guess who’s perpetuating all of these kind of actions? It’s the men in this country.

And I just want to say to the men in this country: Just shut up and step up.”

On Sept. 20, Feinstein erroneously echoed Ford’s demands for an FBI investigation to corroborate her claims, despite the FBI concluding multiple background checks on Kavanaugh and lacking authority to investigate the accusations as a criminal matter. A frantic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) submitted, “[Kavanaugh] has not asked to have the FBI to review these claims. Is that the reaction of an innocent person? It is not.”

Into Sept. 23, Grassley’s committee and Christine bargained over the time and terms of testimony.

Contrary to the absurd initial demands from her counsel, Christine will testify first, to be followed by

the accused Brett. Testimony is scheduled for Sept. 27.

As of this writing (Sept.

25), it is unclear whether anything substantive will be added to the corpus of knowledge we have regarding Ford’s allegation.

Kavanaugh says he and Ford never shared social circles in high school. He doesn’t know who she is. He says he never drank in school to the point where he couldn’t recall past events, and others say that would be out of character for him to do.

Ford doesn’t remember the exact date or time she was assaulted, but that it allegedly happened in the summer of 1982. She recalled three others who witnessed the supposed event.

F o r d ’s w i t n e s s e s Mark Judge, Patrick “PJ” Smith, and Leland Keyser - all denied the event ever occurred, two of whom under penalty of perjury.

Not under penalty of perjury was Leland Keyser, Ford’s best friend at the time, who denied ever attending a party where Kavanaugh was “present, with or without, [Ford].”

On Sept. 23, The New Yorker released another report by Deborah Ramirez.

Deborah attended college with Kavanaugh. She had no exact memory of his sexually assaulting her, but recalls his pulling his pants down, her suffering an unwanted sexual contact, and him coincidentally pulling his pants

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up. Her own words sum it up neatly: “I’m confident about the pants coming up, and I’m confident about Brett being there.” As in Ford’s case, The New Yorker contacted the witnesses of this alleged event and found none of them could corroborate Deborah’s story, but decided to publish anyway against Kavanaugh’s interests.

Public opinion polling now shows Kavanaugh’s support at the second-lowest level of all Supreme Court nominees ever polled. It goes without saying that this decline in public sentiment has been for all the wrong reasons.

In a recent interview, Kavanaugh and his wife sat teary-eyed, asking for a way to clear his name.

“All I’m asking for is fairness and that I be heard in this process.” Kavanaugh said.

With the harsh public light shone upon this honorable man and his family, and the incorrigibly unproven grounds for these claims, there is no room today for Judge Brett Kavanaugh to be denied appointment on the basis of his character.

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CONTINUED FROM PG. 1 To director Kevan Dunkelberg, the play bears many similarities to the c u r r e n t # M e To o m o v e ment. Benson said this was not her original intent, but as the movement has gained popularity, its’ connection to the historical content of her play is more obvious.

The play is in the glitz and glam world that everyone thinks about. But it shows the behind-thescenes struggles of a particular actress and how she goes about now only discovering the play, but discovering herself.

LINDSAY RIDLEY GRADUATE STUDENT “When I started writing the play, it wasn’t in my head,” Benson said. “All

these stories have started to come out, and now the play has a bigger connection to what’s happening now, and I think that one of the things that’s sad to see is that if you do look at Hollywood in the 1930s, and you look at what’s happening now, nothing has really changed.”

Dunkelberg is also a graduate student and is directing the play for his thesis project. He had the opportunity to read the play while Benson was still developing it in a graduate playwriting class, and he and has known and worked with Benson since 2016.

“This was the first fulllength play of hers that I’d had a chance to read,” Dunkelberg said. “Directing is a new focus for me, and I’ve kind of shifted my focus to being on this side of the stage.”

Because of construction and renovation to the performing spaces on campus, every production this season will be performed at different locations off campus.

Dunkelberg said this has been one of their biggest challenges leading up to the play’s opening.

“This show has kind of been the guinea pig in terms

of figuring out how this off-campus stuff is going to work,” Dunkelberg said.

“So, what’s been the biggest challenge is figuring out how we stage a play in a space that none of us has ever used.”

Lindsay Ridley is a graduate student who is a member of the School of Theatre and Dance’s marketing team. Ridley said the play is not only unique because it is written and directed by two students, but that it discusses modern issues in a clever way within a historical context.

“The play is in the glitz and glam world that everyone thinks about,” Ridley said. “But it shows the behind-the-scenes struggles of a particular actress and how she goes about not only discovering the play, but discovering herself.” @BrennHaleDT CIARA PEROZZI/The Daily Toreador

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Michelle Obama book tour reaching high appearances will be at venues of 15,000 and higher in capacity, with tickets that range from just under $30 to $3,000.

(VIP tickets include the chance to meet Obama.)

Despite some complaints on social media about prices, tickets have been selling so quickly that this week Live Nation added two additional events, at Barclays Center in New York City and Capitol One Arena in Washington.

“Truly humbled by the response to my upcoming book tour,” Obama tweeted Thursday.

Some fans will attend for free. According to Traub, 10 percent of tickets at each event will be donated to “local charities, schools and community groups in each city the tour visits.”

“This was a priority for Mrs. Obama and we are proud to collaborate on this effort,” she said.

In the top 10 on Amazon.com weeks before its Nov. 13 release date, Obama’s book seems a guaranteed million-seller — a memoir by a popular first lady with an international following and a relatively limited history of discussing her private life, especially her eight years in the White House.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Check out the upcoming events at Chicago’s United Center and you’ll see Bulls games, Blackhawks games and concerts by Fleetwood Mac, Nicki Minaj and Cher, among others.

And former first lady Michelle Obama, to launch her book tour in November.

Just for the scale of its venues, there has never been a rollout quite like the one for Obama’s memoir “Becoming,” with stops including the Pepsi Center in Denver and American Airlines Center in Dallas. While popular authors have been likened to rock stars for years, Obama is the first to promote her book on a scale common for top musical performers, even using the entertainment company Live Nation.

“Mrs. Obama wanted to make her tour as accessible as possible,” Tara Traub, senior vice president of Live Nation Touring, said in a statement Friday. “The Live Nation team also knew the demand for her tour would be extraordinary.

For these reasons, we knew an arena tour would maximize the number of people who will be able to join this unforgettable conversation with Mrs. Obama.”

While the traditional bookstore reading is usually free and might be called a success if a few dozen show up, Obama’s

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The Texas Tech volleyball team is currently undefeated in conference play and is ranked at the top of the Big 12 as of Wednesday, Sept. 26.

The Red Raiders secured their top spot early in their conference slate after their recent victories over Baylor and West Virginia, both 3-1.

The team defeated No. 19 Baylor to open Big 12 play on Wednesday, Sept. 19. Tech head coach Tony Graystone said the team stayed positive in the match against Baylor despite the dissatisfying start of losing the first set.

“I was so happy to see us play the way we did,”

Graystone said. “The first set didn’t go our way, but our attitude and personality didn’t change. We just started over and got it figured out. We were blocking them and playing good defense. It was really just about sticking with the game plan.”

After defeating the Mountaineers for its seventh-straight win, Graystone said the team is working hard to improve and maintain its status at the top of the conference.

“As one of the bottom teams that is trying to make the come up, we feel like we’re more competitive for sure,” Graystone said. “As we start breaking teams down and deciding on game plans,

we feel a lot better about our talent and where we’re at.”

In addition, the victory against Baylor marked Tech’s first Big 12 opener victory since 2015, according to Tech Athletics. As for West Virginia, the last time the two teams met, the Red Raiders fell, 2-3.

One Red Raider who has received Big 12 recognition so far this season is freshman Brooke Kanas who recently was named Big 12 Rookie of the Week, according to Tech Athletics. This season, Kanas has led the team in both Big 12 matches, where she set a career high 17 kills against Baylor and 14 kills against West Virginia.

Graystone said Kanas’

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“We knew that she could play, she’s one of our biggest jumpers and she’s got a great arm,” Graystone said.

“We liked her because she’s trained in all three front row positions and her versatility is really good. Even throughout the preseason, you’ve seen her on the left side and the right side. This was just a matter of time for her, and so it was really fun to watch.”

Up next, the Red Raiders will take on Iowa State University at 6 p.m. Friday, Sept.

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Tech freshman defensive specialist Emerson Solano prepares to defend a serve against the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017. The following year, Solano was recognized as the 2018 UTRGV Tournament MVP.

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Escobar’s homer lifts D-Backs over Dodgers

TORONTO (AP) — Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander had never before been in a conference room to celebrate winning a division title.

Verlander and the Astros clinched their second straight AL West championship just after 2 a.m. Wednesday when Seattle beat visiting Oakland 10-8 in 11 innings on pinch-hitter Chris Herman’s home run.

The Twitter account of the defending World Series champions posted videos of players, coaches and their partners jumping up and down in celebration inside a meeting room at The RitzCarlton Toronto.

“It was pretty unique,” Verlander said. “There’s been some unique scenarios, but not like that one.”

Houston opens the AL Division Series at home on Oct. 5 against Central Division champion Cleveland.

Infielder Alex Bregman said he was “super pumped” to

PHOENIX (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers surged into the NL West lead with a superb September, yet have struggled to shake the Colorado Rockies.

Eduardo Escobar homered off Kenta Maeda leading off the ninth inning, and the Arizona Diamondbacks tightened the NL West race with a 4-3 victory over the Dodgers on Tuesday night.

Los Angeles (88-70) had won 10 of its previous 12 games to move into the NL West lead, but Colorado (8770) pulled within a half-game of the NL champions by beating Philadelphia 10-3.

“We’ve got to go out there and still win games,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said.

Chris Taylor hit a tying double off Brad Boxberger (3-7) in the top of the ninth.

Escobar sent a full-count fastball from Maeda (8-10) into the right-field seats, stopping Arizona’s four-game losing streak.

repeat as division winners.

“We haven’t had the smoothest of rides, a little adversity along the way, but we’ve pushed through it and we’re playing good baseball at the right time,” he said.

Left-hander Dallas Keuchel was among those who stayed up to watch the game at Safeco Field.

“Any excuse to party is a good excuse,” Keuchel said.

“We did a little bit last night.

I’m hurting today.”

Win or lose later Wednesday, Houston planned to have a party in the visiting clubhouse of Rogers Centre after the series finale.

“It’s a little different this year, but we still have to celebrate because we deserve this,” infielder Jose Altuve said. “It’s been a really good year for us, ups and downs like normal, but we ended up making it. I think we deserve a good celebration.”

Not all the Astros gathered to watch Herrman’s

drive. Altuve had headed back to his own room in the eighth, figuring the A’s would hold an 8-5 lead.

“I’m excited but more than that I’m really proud of every single guy here,” Altuve said.”Back-to-back 100 wins, back-to-back division champs, I think that’s a really good accomplishment.”

Manager A.J. Hinch, who has been dealing with a minor illness, also took a pass on the viewing party.

“I had the game on my phone in my room,” Hinch said. “I woke up, had a nice little smile and went back to bed. Really exciting stuff.”

Verlander praised Oakland for challenging the Astros with a second-half surge.

“At spring training, we expected to be here, but baseball is a funny game,” Verlander said. “The A’s pushed us all year, and we had to continue to play great baseball. You never take for granted winning a division.

David Peralta had a tworun double and pinch-hitter Ildemaro Vargas lined a runscoring single in the seventh inning for Arizona (80-78), which needs two wins to ensure consecutive winning seasons for the first time since 2007-08.

“We know two teams are fighting it out for the NL West,” Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said. “We are bummed we are not one of them, but we still want to be a part of the blueprint of what happens. We are not going to lay down for anybody.”

Cody Bellinger hit a solo home run for the Dodgers.

“Win more games than we lose, we should be in the playoffs,” pitcher Walker Buehler said.

Coming off a career-high 12-strikeout performance against Colorado in a no-decision, Buehler allowed two runs and four hits in six innings.

He gave up a pair of singles through the first five

innings and led 1-0 before allowing Peralta’s double.

Enrique Hernandez hit a tying single in the seventh following Yasmani Grandal’s leadoff triple.

Matt Koch gave up a leadoff homer to Bellinger in the second, Los Angeles’ NLleading 227th home run this season. Koch allowed one run and five hits in 4 1/3 innings.

“It was a fun game for sure,” Koch said. “A lot of timely hitting, a lot of good defense.”

The Dodgers gave up a walkoff homer to lose, but had plenty of chances to build a lead before Arizona rallied.

Los Angeles had a runner at second with one out or less three times and failed to advance him, finishing 2 for 12 with runners in scoring position.

“To not be able to get that guy to third base I think was the difference in the game,” Roberts said. “We just couldn’t take advantage of our opportunities.”

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Texans safety Andre Hal’s lymphoma is in remission HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Texans safety Andre Hal’s Hodgkin lymphoma is in remission.

Hal was diagnosed with the disease in May and immediately began treatment.

He received the news of his remission on Sept. 18. He chose not to undergo chemo-

therapy, instead opting for a less aggressive form of treatment with hopes of returning to the field this season.

Along with his medical treatment he also used nontraditional forms of treatment such as acupuncture to aid in his healing efforts.

He says: “I just made sure that I did everything I could to beat this.”

Texans trainer Geoff Kaplan says there is a possibility that Hal could play this season and called his recovery: “the best-case scenario that you could imagine.”

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Tech to compete in Nuttycombe Invitational

By ELEANOR GUINAN Staff Writer

The Texas Tech cross country team will hit the road once again, as they are set to run in the Nuttycombe Invitational on Friday, Sept. 28, in Madison, Wisconsin.

Earlier this month, Tech had a handful of runners finish in the top 10 at the Abilene Christian University Naimadu Classic. As a team, the Red Raiders collected a total of 55 points, according to Tech Athletics. Additionally, the highest positioned runner for both the men’s and women’s teams came

in at second place overall.

Freshman Luke Estes made a name for himself by finishing in second with a time of 26:54.2s in his collegiate debut, according to Tech Athletics.

“Luke Estes made a big impression in his first race as a Red Raider,” Tech coach Jonathan Murray said, according to Tech Athletics.

Two weeks later at the Texas Tech Open hosted in Lubbock, the Red Raiders did not loosen their grip. Tech swept the meet and had seven runners finish in the top 10, according to Tech Athletics. Another notable per-

formance came from redshirt senior Miguel Bautista. Coming off an injury last year, Bautista placed first for Tech in the TTU Open and clocked in at 25:00.0s.

On the other side of the program, the freshmen on the women’s team have been quite impressive thus far. Natalie Gomez, Binta Ka and Seselia Dala all finished within the top 20 at both the ACU Naimadu Classic and TTU Open, according to Tech Athletics. Junior Bret Leigh Nance also had a notable performance in the home meet, as she finished seventh with a time of 18:53.80s.

This is a new course for Tech, as this is the first time the Red Raiders will compete in the Nuttycombe Invitational at University of Wisconsin, according to Tech Athletics. The Red Raiders must find a way to remain confident while on the road if they wish to perform well in the meet.

The next meet for the Red Raiders will be the Texas A&M “Arturo Barrios” Invitational in College Station on Oct. 13. They have not competed in this meet since 2014, so this will be a new track for most of the runners, according to Tech Athletics. @EleanorGuinanDT

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Cross country runners race across the start line at the Texas Tech Open on Sept. 9, 2017, at the Chaparral Ridge Course. Tech’s next meet will be the Nutycombe Invitational in Madison, Wisconsin.

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Defense presents rare bright spot for Razorbacks A’s clinch playoff berth FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — If there is a bright spot in the early going for Arkansas it is on defense.

The Razorbacks (1-3) are coming off a 34-3 loss at Auburn, but the final score is a bit deceiving when it comes to the effort.

The Hogs held Auburn to only 91 yards rushing on 36 carries. The front seven led by junior McTelvin Agim and senior Randy Ramsey had a better game against the rush than Auburn, which allowed 149 yard on 38 carries.

“We’re gonna continue to push the envelope until we get to where we want to be,” defensive coordinator John Chavis said. “I’m proud of the effort, but we’re still not at our standard, and we’ve gotta keep rolling.”

Chavis will be facing his former team Saturday for the first time when Arkansas plays Texas A&M in Arlington, Texas. The Razorbacks have lost six straight to their former Southwest Conference rival and they are counting on Chavis’ knowledge to prepare.

“Talking with the defensive staff, they recruited a lot of those guys,” Arkansas offensive coordinator Joe Craddock said. “I think he can give us a little bit more take this week on their personnel.”

Arkansas’ run defense is ranked No. 7 nationally and tops in the Southeastern Conference, but it will be tested by Aggies quarterback Kellen Mond, who gashed Alabama’s defense for 98 rushing yards and a score.

“I think they’ve done a great job, with the change in system, giving him some things to do,” Chavis said.

“He’s a great runner. He’s on track to be a 3,000-yard passer, and he’s got good people around him. It’s a very talented team.”

Freshman linebacker Bumper Pool was solid in replacing the injured Dre Greenlaw in the season opener, though the senior remains invaluable.

“Even on the bench, in between possessions, that’s where it’s really, really important,” Chavis said of Greenlaw. “His input on the sideline and his input on keeping people up, there’s not a price you can put on that. That was tremendous, and he did a great job of it all night long.”

Chavis downplayed his knowledge of specifics about Texas A&M, which has a new head coach in Jimbo Fisher.

“It’s a big game, and it’s important because it’s our next game,” Chavis said. “I don’t have firsthand knowledge of what they want to do.

You’ve got film, and you work around that, certainly.”

The Aggies are averaging 246.3 rushing yards. While Arkansas’ defense is receiving praise for its tenacity against Auburn, another test looms.

“It’s about numbers in the box,” Chavis said. “It’s about showing them a five-man box and ending up playing a six-or-seven-man box. Teams that are spread teams — they don’t want to run in a seven-man box. That’s kind of hard territory.”

S E AT T L E ( A P ) — Champagne flowed in the clubhouse as players bopped around and screamed in a wild celebration after the Oakland Athletics clinched their first playoff berth in four years.

“It’s a lot of fun,” a soaked Khris Davis said.

“We’re just trying to enjoy the moment. It’s a blast.

We’ve been waiting for this day for a while. I feel so much excitement. It’s just a dream come true.”

The surprising Athletics were assured no worse than an American League wild card Monday night when

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Kentucky’s Benny Snell Jr. is one of four SEC backs ranked in the top 20 in rushing yardage per game. Snell is third, Mississippi’s Scottie Phillips is 13th, Texas A&M’s Trayveon Williams is 18th and LSU’s Nick Brossette is 20th.

Snell and Brossette have led their programs to impressive 4-0 starts and unexpected national rankings. LSU is No. 5 and Kentucky is 17th in the Top 25; SEC media picked both to finish fifth in the West and East divisions, respectively.

At a time when mobile quarterbacks are all the rage in college football, having a durable running back who can chew up yardage and time on the clock is still coveted by coaches. Snell relishes the workload and responsibility in the always-competitive SEC. “I thought, you’ve got to be a Herschel Walker, a Todd Gurley,” said the Ohio native, who grew up in Big Ten country.

“How I fit in now, I feel like I’m perfect. ... I can run, I can make you miss. It’s all about getting those tough yards in the SEC.”

That applies to all teams, including those with dynamic aerial attacks.

Just ask Alabama coach Nick Saban.

The Crimson Tide’s passing attack has rung up four consecutive blowouts behind the QB tandem of Tua Tagovailoa and Jalen Hurts. That didn’t stop Saban from indicating he wants more from his running game after it thumped A&M 45-23 .

Saban has plenty of backfield depth to choose from, starting with senior Damien Harris. He returned this season in search of a third consecutive 1,000-yard rushing season and has 230 yards, but his 31 carries trail teammate Najee Harris (38) while Josh Jacobs and Brian Robinson have 23 and 22 respectively.

“I think it’s definitely tough for defenses to match up,” Jacobs said. “Each one of the running backs in the room would start anywhere.

Putting two of them on the field at the same time is going to be a matchup problem.”

Kentucky knows what that feels like. Two years ago Snell teamed with Stanley “Boom” Williams for the program’s first 1,000-yard rushing tandem. The 5-foot-11, 223-pound Snell followed that with 1,333

yards last fall and has 540 this season — including 340 in SEC upsets of Florida and Mississippi State for the Wildcats’ best SEC start since 1977.

Second-ranked Georgia doesn’t have a running back ranked in the top 20 in yards rushing, but there is no shortage of talent in the Bulldogs’ backfield.

Even with Nick Chubb

and Sony Michel now in the NFL, the Bulldogs can turn to D’Andre Swift and Elijah Holyfield.

This year’s duo both had careers highs in carries last week at Missouri: Swift had 16 carries for 71 yards while Holyfield, the son of former boxing champion Evander Holyfield, had 14 carries for 90 yards.

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By SAMUEL MEDLIN Staff Writer

The Texas Tech soccer team is in the midst of one of its best starts in recent history.

The Red Raiders claim an overall record of 9-2 in 11 games played this year, according to Tech Athletics. It is their best start to a season since 2014, where they began the season 10-1 through 11 games. Tech went on to lose to the Florida Gators in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Tournament that year.

Tech holds onto the third best overall record in the Big 12 Conference, according to Tech Athletics. The University of Texas is 9-0-1 on the season

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CONTINUED FROM PG. 1 Though it is important, experience is not the number one quality to make a team play-off worthy. Beard also said Mooney and Owens will play an essential role in helping set the tone for the newcomers.

“They made a major impact the first day they were here in our program,” Beard said. “Both these guys are potential starters, they are potential best player kind of guys. I don’t have a plan to

while Oklahoma State University has a record of 10-1.

The Red Raiders are currently tied with the Kansas Jayhawks and Oklahoma Sooners for fourth place in the Big 12 with a conference record of 1-1, according to the Big 12 website. Oklahoma State and West Virginia University are tied for first in the Big 12, both holding a conference record of 2-0, followed by Texas with a 1-0 record.

Junior forward Jade King is tied for second in the Big 12 in goals scored, netting six shots so far this year, according to the Big 12 website. Sophomore forwards Kirsten Davis and Ally Griffin are the next leading scorers for the Red Raiders,

each notching three goals on the season. Both Davis and Griffin are tied for 17th in the conference in goals scored.

Davis is also tied for second in the Big 12 in assists, according to the Big 12 website. She has nabbed five assists so far on the year.

As a team, Tech has recorded 23 goals this season, putting them in a tie for fourth in the Big 12 in goals scored, according to the Big 12 website. The Longhorns lead the conference in goals with a team total of 26.

Sophomore goalkeeper Marissa Zucchetto has allowed nearly the least amount of goals in the Big 12 conference, only allowing five shots reach the net, according to

the Big 12 website. Zucchetto has also achieved the most shutouts by a goalkeeper in the Big 12, completing a total of seven shutouts on the year.

The last time the Red Raiders started out a season better than 10-1 was in 2013, when they started out 11-1, according to Tech Athletics.

Tech went on to lose to Texas A&M, 4-3, in a shootout in the second round of the NCAA Tournament in 2013, after beating the University of Minnesota, 3-0, in the first round.

The Red Raiders will continue their conference slate when they face the Oklahoma Sooners at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept.

28, in Norman, Oklahoma.

win without these two guys having their best year in college basketball.”

The expectations continue from Beard, as he started talking about freshman Josh Mballa, a spring signee who Beard said adds athleticism to the court. Beard said he believes Mballa can turn into a great college player, and he could contribute to the team this year with his hard work and effort he gives.

“He has great size and athleticism, he’s a guy John Reilly (Tech strength and conditioning coach) gets excited about,” Beard said.

“He’s a great rebounder, can guard different people, and above all, he’s another character guy. He fits in our program perfect, he’s a team first guy, he has a great personality, he’s unselfish, he’s not entitled. He’s got a great future in college basketball.”

Another promising player for the Red Raiders is freshman forward Khavon Moore, who was suffered a seasonending injury before coming to Tech. Beard said he has been cleared to do some contact and non-contact drills, but it is going to be a slow healing process before the

freshman will be cleared to play again.

Beard said the team has to be better than last year, and all the players have to improve for the team to continue to grow. He said sophomore guard Davide Moretti, and his backcourt counterpart Francis, are both willing to work hard to help make the team better.

Both Moretti and Francis possess exceptional work ethic and mentality, he said. These two qualities are important to the Red Raiders as a unit.

“They eat together, they

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Cassandra Hiatt and her teammates celebrate her first goal of the game on Sunday, Sept. 9 2018, at the John Walker Soccer Complex.

Tech’s next game will take place in Normal, Oklahoma, when the team teakes on the Sooners. spend weekends together, chemistry is something you gotta work on,” Beard said.

“People tell me it comes naturally, I respectfully disagree with that. It’s like a relationship, you gotta work on it. It doesn’t just happen naturally, and these guys have worked on it.”

Though the current chemistry between the players is admirable, the competition for the starting spots is intense, he said. All players on the roster have potential to become one of the starting five.

“We are going to put the

best guys on the court that help us get off to a good start. Our best players often come off the bench,” Beard said regarding the unpredictability of the starting lineup for this season.

With the hard work this team is plagued with, and the chemistry they possess, the Red Raiders have an opportunity to go further into the playoffs this season. Tech has added a few athletes to its roster who are committed to helping the team and its dedicated coaching staff. @EleanorGuinanDT

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LEFT: Freshman guard Jarrett Culver watches his shot after taking a three during the game against Oklahoma State on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018 in the United Supermarkets Arena. MIDDLE: Tech coach Chris Beard examines the court on Saturday, March 3, 2018, in the United Supermarkets Arena. Tech’s seniors secured a win against TCU, 79-75, in their last game in Lubbock. RIGHT: Redshirt junior guard Brandone Francis goes up for a shot during the game against OSU. Francis is expected to move into a much bigger role in his second season with the team and could potentially be a starter for the Red Raiders.

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