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Record-setting crowd in attendance for TCU

By JEREMY KRAKOSKY

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ith 23 seconds left in the game, 61,283 fans celebrated for a moment before being silenced as Saturday’s 55-52 loss against Texas Christian was decided.

The 61,283 attendance marks the second most in Jones AT&T stadium history, according to a Tech Athletics news release, and nearly 1,000 people over capacity.

In addition to the No. 3 team in the country coming to Lubbock, there was a buzz around town all week when it was announced on Tuesday the game was a sellout.

Nearly the entire student section was full an hour before kickoff.

The fans seemed to be even more locked into the game as Tech warmed up in all black uniforms,

but took the field right before kickoff in red jerseys with black pants.

This marked the first time the Red Raiders have worn red jerseys in the Kliff Kingsbury era.

The fans stayed committed to the game despite rain on and off throughout warmups and much of the first half.

Senior running back DeAndre Washington ended the game with a career high in rushing yards and a career high in touchdowns, and the fifth-year player said the loud crowd was part of how he was able to have a career day.

“One of the best atmospheres I’ve played in at the Jones in my five years of being here. They did a great job even sticking with us through the bad weather,” he said. “I knew it was going to be a rowdy environment and I expect that from our fans.”

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Texas Tech fans cheer before Tech’s 55-52 loss to TCU. 61,283 people attended Tech’s game against TCU on Saturday at Jones AT&T Stadium. The crowd was the second largest in stadium history.

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FOOTBALL

Kappa Alpha hosts annual Former Tech stars philanthropic country concert honored at game

By EVERETT CORDER SportS editor

Former Texas Tech linebacker Zach Thomas was honored at Saturday’s game for his induction into the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame, but when he spoke with the media before the game all he could talk about was the coaches and players who helped him along the way.

It was the same way with former Tech defensive back Tracy Saul, who was also honored during the game for his induction into the Southwest Conference Hall of Fame, and the former coach of the two players, Spike Dykes, said that humility is what made them great.

“I think they both have told you why they were good,” Dykes said. “You ever see more humility out of two guys than these two guys? They don’t ever use the word I or me. It’s always we or us, and that’s why they are where they are today.”

Both of the honorees came to Tech from the West Texas area, with Saul playing high school football in Idalou and Thomas playing at White Deer and later at Pampa.

Saul said staying in the area for college was a no-brainer for him, mostly because of the way people in West Texas treat each other.

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Travis Stearns, a member of the Dirty River Boys, sings vocals and plays the guitar at the Kalf Fry hosted at the Lonestar Amphitheater Friday night.

By ARIEL GARCIA Staff Writer

Hundreds of students and Lubbock locals attended the annual philanthropist Kalf Fry on Friday night hosted by Kappa Alpha. Those in attendance were treated to a lineup of country music performed by Robert Earl Keen, Cory Morrow and El Paso’s own Dirty River Boys.

The Kalf Fry was hosted at the Lonestar Amphitheater, and

students and locals alike had the opportunity to try calf fries, which are fried bull testicles.

“I didn’t know what they were at first,” Araceli Lechuga, who enjoyed the event with her friends who attend Tech, said. “I didn’t join the adventure of trying out the food, but power to those who did.”

Lechuga did, however, partake in dancing to the music and said her favorite performance was by the Dirty River Boys.

“They had a unique sound and I loved the fact that they all ranged musically,” she said.

“The bass player was playing a classical bass and it just made them stand out from other bands I’ve seen.”

Brock Foster, a student studying pre-dentistry from Lubbock and member of Kappa Alpha, said the turnout for the event was large.

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Peggy Pearce’s legacy remains in Tech Alumni Association

By DAVID GAY Staff Writer

Peggy Pearce saw Texas Tech transform into the university it is today during her tenure as the Alumni Association’s special events director.

She served in the position from 1973 until she retired in April 2015.

When Pearce started in 1973, Tech was a different campus, she said. As time has gone on, it has grown.

Pearce had many jobs as the special events director, she said, but her main job was to coordinate the events during Homecoming Week for the alumni.

“The Friday night dinner before homecoming was always a big deal,”

Pearce said. “It is now called the Matador Evening. I’ve been in charge of that through all the years. I took care of PEARCE the people that we honored and writing the scripts for the event.”

Other events she participated in were the 50th reunion events, Pearce said, and those started about the time she started her job.

Her job transitioned over time from a secretary to the director of special events, she said.

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HSC SGA hosts leadership summit

By SHASHIDHAR SASTRY Staff Writer

The Student Government Association for the Te x a s Te c h U n i v e r s i t y Health Sciences Center hosted its annual leadership conference from 8 to 11 a.m. on Saturday in the Academic Classroom building. The summit was followed by a tailgate until 3 p.m. at Memorial Circle.

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Around 100 student representatives from various disciplines participated in the leadership summit, providing a platform for students to hone their leadership skills and giving them an opportunity to interact with student leaders from Health Sciences Center campuses in Amarillo, Abilene and Dallas, among others.

“The fact of the matter is because of the degrees you are going to pick up from this university, people are going to put you in leadership positions, whether you’re ready for it or not,” HSC President Dr. Tedd Mitchell said.

Mitchell shared several anecdotes and personal experiences from his earlier years and spoke about the leadership lessons he learned while working as a staff physician at the Cooper Clinic.

Mitchell also discussed the necessity of being a leader, the different forms of leadership and the skills that make a successful leader.

“All of you should really do your best to leave whatever place you are, whether it’s the Health Sci-

ences Center here, whether it’s Texas Tech University, whatever it is, leave it a little bit better than you found it,” he said.

Other speakers at the s u m m i t i n c l u d e d Te c h University System Chancellor Robert Duncan, SGA President Mike Russell and Victoria Messer, student regent for Tech University System.

The conference featured departmental representatives from within the university to highlight their respective departments and address student concerns.

Kristin Messuri, associate director for the Graduate Student Writing Center, gave an introduction about the writing center opened earlier this year to assist students in writing theses, dissertations, articles for publication and fellowship applications.

Vince Fell, assistant vice president for information services at the HSC, addressed recent information technology concerns within the Health Sciences Center and answered student queries.

The forum ended with a one-hour student summit,

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Students from across Texas came to participate in the Student Government Association’s Leadership Summit at the Texas Tech University Health Center on Saturday morning. The Leadership Summit was open to HSC campuses in Lubbock, Dallas, Amarillo, Abilene, Midland and the Permian Basin. where students raised and discussed ongoing issues across the various HSC campuses.

An evaluation was handed to the students at the end of the summit, SGA Vice President of Communications Monish Makena said. Students were asked to give ratings on a scale of one to five.

“ We g o t o u r r e v i e w s back,” Makena, a fifthyear Ph.D. student from India, said. “People gave us unanimously mostly five, five, five and there were like four or five fours.”

The tailgate hosted at the end of the event was open to everyone, Russell, a third-year medical student

from Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania, said. “(It is) just to kind of not only provide a festive environment for students who are coming to our leadership summit, but also to include their classmates and their families,” Russell said. @SastryShashi_DT

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Alumnus creates endowed chair

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On Friday, the Mark E. Humphreys AIA Chair in Urban Design was endowed in the Texas Tech School of Architecture.

The donor, Mark Humphreys, an alumnus of the Tech College of Architecture, gave $1.5 million to the college and was honored at a ceremony.

Humphreys is a member of the American Institute of Architects and the founder and CEO of Humphreys and Partners Architects, according to a Tech news release.

“I am honored and humbled to receive such respected

accolades in my profession.

I am in such venerated company and I look forward NELLIS to witnessing the students at Texas Tech’s College of Architecture benefit from the resources that the Mark E. Humphreys AIA Chair in Urban Design will afford them,” Humphreys said.

Tech President M. Duane Nellis said Humphreys is an example of an outstanding alumnus.

“The generosity of university friends like Mr. Humphreys enables Texas Tech University to continue

elevating its standard of teaching and research,” Nellis said.

“Investments VERNOOY in our colleges and our research are investments in the future of our students.

The impact of this gift will greatly benefit those who walk through the doors of our architecture program.”

The chair supports teaching and research, according to the release, and it is the second chair established in the College of Architecture, Nellis said.

Andrew Vernooy, dean of the College of Architec-

ture, said Humphreys is an inspiration for the college.

Humphreys has supported students in the college and provided some with jobs, Vernooy said.

During his time at Tech, Humphreys not only studied architecture, but took business classes as well, he said.

“I thought it was important to give back to the university and the College of Architecture for the success they’ve caused me,” Humphreys said. “I hope from the urban design chair in our name that we will create more urban designers.”

A scholarship was also given for urban design in the name of Dudley Thomp-

son, Humphreys said. The scholarship is for a student in the graduate program.

“It’s a very proud profession, being an architect,” he said, “and the issue we’ve seen with it is there’s not a lot of education and proper experience in how to run a business.”

Humphreys said students should work for architects while they are in school, but also take business classes. Learning how to run a business was beneficial to him.

“They’ll learn about architecture in the architecture school,” he said. “It’s important to learn how to run a business.” @KristenBartonDT

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POLICE BLOTTER

Tech police investigate stolen bicycles Thursday 11:51 a.m. — A Texas Tech officer investigated an accident without injuries at

the R19 parking lot of Horn Residence Hall.

12:12 p.m. — A T e c h officer documented information in reference to a 911 medical emergency. A nonstudent fell and injured her

ankle. The non-student was transported to University Medical Center by Emergency Medical Services.

1:34 p.m. — A Tech officer investigated theft of a bicycle at Chitwood Residence Hall.

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An unsecured baby blue Huffy Cruiser was taken from the west bike rack.

8:11 p.m. — A Tech officer investigated theft at The Terry and Linda Fuller Track and Field Complex. A student’s Texas Tech ID card was taken.

9:25 p.m. — A Tech officer documented information in reference to a medical emergency at the United Supermarkets Arena. A staff member slipped while mopping the floor and suffered an ankle injury. The staff

member was transported to the University Medical Center Emergency Room by EMS for further treatment.

1:05 a.m. — A Tech officer issued two students Lubbock County citations for consumption of alcohol by a minor at the 3100 block of 18th Street following the investigation of suspicious activity. The students signed the citations and were released.

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HOLDEN HALL

College of Arts, Sciences honors Dean’s Circle On Friday, the College of Arts and Sciences honored its Dean’s Circle with a recognition wall in Holden Hall. The wall honored members of the new advisory circle.

“I am extremely grateful to each of these alumni and friends of Texas Tech University’s College of Arts and Sciences who have responded to my request to join the Dean’s Circle,” W. Brent Lindquist, dean of the college, said in a Tech news release, “and give their time to assisting me in furthering Arts and Sciences to be a college deserving of a nationally recognized research university.”

The Dean’s Circle mission is to provide professional and financial opportunities to support the college and its goals,

according to the release.

The wall is 38 feet high and 14 feet wide, according to the release, and features photographs of the members.

The Dean’s Circle inspires Tech faculty, students and staff, President M. Duane Nellis said in the release.

“I continue to be so impressed by the quality of our alumni base,” he said in the release. “These people who are part of this inaugural Dean’s Circle are truly a group of very distinguished alumni who have proven themselves as real leaders in the various ways in which they have had success in their careers post-Texas Tech University, and we are so proud of them.” @KristenBartonDT

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Komen foundation to host fundraising race

BY MICHAEL CANTU Staff Writer

For 21 years, Lubbock has hosted a Race for the Cure to fight against breast cancer and fund more research, and this year Texas Tech is attempting to gain traction for this cause.

Starting at 9 a.m. Saturday, October 3, the Susan G. Komen affiliate will be hosting a 5k and 1k race, starting at the Lubbock Civic Center and ending in the parking lot near the Mahon Library, Jana Hunter, executive director of Komen of Lubbock, said.

The goal of the whole race is to raise money and awareness for the various types of breast cancer, Hunter said.

Registration is going to be open until the race starts, Hunter said, and if people do not want to participate they are still welcome to give a donation.

“They can register as a ‘sleep in for the cure’ participant,” she said, “and the slogan for this year is ‘Because You Care,’ so just because you can’t be there doesn’t mean you don’t care.”

There is a $30 registration fee to participate

either individually or as a team, according to the Komen website, and for those registering the day of the race the price will be increased to $40.

Wendy Humphrey, associate dean for educational effectiveness, said she is a liaison between the Komen foundation and Tech. She said Tech has made a goal to get more school organizations and groups to participate in the race.

“We want obviously as many (groups) as possible, that’s the goal,” Humphrey said. “We want some retention from last year and for new teams this year to get the numbers up.”

With most teams capping off at around 10 people, the opportunity to make money off of team registration is within the reach of those managing the race, she said. The money from the race is split, and 75 percent of profits go locally while the remaining 25 percent goes to national research.

Because the Komen foundation of Lubbock does not have its own medical facilities in the area, Hunter said, the money goes toward funding all types of grants to help low-income or under-

insured people.

Early detection is key, Hunter said, and without the local Komen foundation there is a possibility many people would not have the resources necessary to help in education and detection.

“We don’t pay for treatment, but we might pay for someone’s prescriptions,” she said. “It’s like they really don’t have any extra money at the end of the month so they can’t pay for their co-pays, and so maybe we pay prescriptions for other medications so they have money freed up.”

With a fragile funding cycle and the Komen foundation being a nonprofit organization, the money it makes through fundraisers like these are crucial for the help of people within their 16-county service area, Hunter said.

The foundation’s funding cycle ends in the middle of the year, she said, so if someone comes in for help around December or January the Komen foundation will be forced to turn him or her down.

Even though the Race for the Cure is not the only fundraising event the Komen foundation hosts, Hunter said, it is the big-

gest and usually determines funding throughout the whole year.

“It’s important because it really doesn’t feel good to say, ‘Sorry you have a lump. We don’t have any money to help you get a mammogram,’” she said.

The fundraising goal for the year is $300,000, and Hunter said it is sometimes a struggle forecasting how much they will make because many people register last minute.

The slogan for the year, “Because You Care,” resonates in the minds of many, Humphrey said, because there are so many people

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tion helps around the area, Hunter said. Fit for all ages, people from the surrounding areas are encouraged not only to have fun with the people around, but to also get better educated.

Anyone who wants to register is able to do it online, she said, or go to a local Cardinal’s Sport Center and fill out a registration form there.

“I would say to do it for your neighbor,” Hunter said. “It really is sooner or later your neighbor or family member is going to have breast cancer.” @MichaelCantuDT

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Pope shares stage with Queen of Soul

CONTINUED FROM PG. 1 The Kalf Fry has been going on for 30 years now and it is always a big show,” he said. “The main purpose of the Kalf Fry is to make an impact on our philanthropy, which is ALS.” Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a progressive disease, according to the ALS Association website, and it affects nerve cells in the spinal cord and brain. The disease can affect anyone, and only five to 10 percent of those with the disease inherit it from their parents.

Foster said 20 percent of all proceeds went toward supporting patients suffering from this particular disease. The event was also a time for the community to come out and relax and listen to good music, he said.

In a sit-down interview with the Dirty River Boys, the band members expressed their gratitude for being part of a college town tradition.

“College towns are always fun when school in session,” guitarist and vocalist for the band Marco Gutierrez, said.

“We always say this, but Lubbock is like no other,” he said. “We sold out our first show at the Blue Light. Lubbock has been so receptive of what we’ve been doing.”

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who are affected by the many forms of breast cancer.

“It’s also about your own health, because the research and the grants that are provided,” Humphrey said. “All of the different resources that the affiliate contributes to circle back and help you as an individual too with your health.”

At the end of the race there will also be an expo with vendors from all around Lubbock, and over the course of the day many educational resources will be handed out to inform racers of the different ways the Komen founda-

have opened for the likes of Willie Nelson, according to the band’s website, and sold out shows at the famous Gruene Hall.

L u k e Wi l b a n k s , t h e band’s tour manager, said the band is working on recording a live record.

“We’re going to pick a bunch of different venues that respond well to certain kinds of songs they play,” he said. “We’re going to record at these venues and put together a live album.”

N i n o C o o p e r, v o c a l ist and guitarist for the Dirty River Boys, earned a bachelor ’s degree in finance and said music was not always something he considered pursuing a career in.

“The thought of growing old and always wondering, ‘What if I had just given music a shot,’ was

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TOP: The Dirty River Boys opened for Robert Earl Keen Friday night at the annual Lubbock Kalf Fry, hosted at the Lonestar Amphitheater.

BOTTOM: Nino Cooper of the Dirty River Boys plays the acoustic guitar Friday during the Kalf Fry event held at the Lonestar Amphitheater. The band opened for Robert Earl Keen, who headlined the show.

something that crossed my mind,” he said.

If students are uncertain about their career p a th s, G u tier r ez sa id , they should pursue whichever one they are most

passionate about.

“Figure out what you want to do and just do it,” he said. “Focus every day of your life to making progress toward that.” @DailyToreador

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Pope Francis and an admiring throng of thousands enjoyed a little music from the Queen of Soul, Andrew Bocelli and other performers at the end of his first day in Philadelphia on his first-ever U.S. tour.

Aretha Franklin led an all-star lineup at the Festival of Families in Philadelphia, one of the events organized by the Vatican-sponsored World Meeting of Families, which brought Francis to the city after visits in Washington, D.C., and New York.

The festival included song, prayer and testimonials from people from different continents on the joys and challenges of family life, including an Argentine couple celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary.

After each family spoke, the pope greeted and spoke with them, and later addressed the crowd at length about the importance of families, urging people to take special care of children and grandparents.

“In the family, there are difficulties, but those difficulties are overcome with love,” he said through an interpreter. “Love is about celebration, love is joy, love is moving forward.”

Folk singer Marie Miller, American rock band The

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Fray and Columbian pop star Juanes also performed in an event hosted by actor Mark Wahlberg.

Wahlberg credits his Catholic faith and a parish priest for turning him around after a rough upbringing in Boston that included cocaine addiction and a series of racially motivated attacks as a teenager.

“I attribute all of my success to my Catholic faith,” he told the crowd. “My faith has given me the ability to be a good father, a good husband and most importantly a good person.”

Franklin, best known for her hit “Respect,” performed “Amazing Grace.”

The 73-year-old had said earlier she planned to present Francis with a gift: a box set of sermons by her father, civil rights activist and preacher C.L. Franklin.

Bocelli, whose rendition of “The Lord’s Prayer” was accompanied by The Philadelphia Orchestra and the Philadelphia Heritage Chorale, has described Francis as “a blessing given to the world.”

“This journey represents for the United States a precious opportunity to embrace this giant, a man of God, a gift from heaven, a point of reference and a providential source of hope for our world,” he said.

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Do video games cause violence?

Violent video games linked Many factors cause violence, to many shooting incidents not just violent video games

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he Entertainment Software Rating Board largely exists for the reason of moderating who plays what. While its ratings are meant to inform consumers about the content of each video game, not everyone is aware certain genres are a direct cause to violence in the real world, which often results in the death of innocent people.

One of the more prevalent and well-known examples is the Columbine High School Massacre, which occurred on April 20, 1999. When the personal lives of Eric Harris and Derick Klebold were revealed to the public, a sick obsession was brought to the public eye — a video game by the name “Doom.”

According to an April 2000 article by The Guardian, “Doom” was originally, “a game licensed by the U.S. military to train soldiers to kill.” Though this was prevalent, this murder simulator was sold to the public, inciting this murder spree.

According to the article, the two teenage murderers had ample time to fantasize about this horrendous act of violence, even videotaping their own version of “Doom,” in which they carried guns and killed school athletes.

The fallout of the boys’ obsession was the tragic Columbine High School Massacre, with left thirteen people dead. While this is the case, the public is still at risk of mass s h o o t i n g s t o t h i s d a y.

Most likely, there will not be a heads up before somebody commits another school shooting, but as Americans, we can change this.

There is a direct correlation between video games and violence in real life. For example, according to an Aug. 26,

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2013 article by CNN, an 8-year-old child from Louisiana shot his grandmother after playing a violent video game.

The game he was playing, “Grand Theft Auto IV,” awards the player for committing murder throughout various missions, and violence is a key element throughout the game.

This game has an ESRB rating of M for mature, which requires gamers to be 17 or older to purchase. The situation with the Louisiana child would not have occurred if the child did not have access to the game. This child shouldn’t have even been allowed to play this game and the outcome was absolutely tragic.

Violent video games are a cause of violent tendencies in people who partake in these types of genres. While most everybody who plays these games is able to differentiate these games’ fantasy from real life, some are not as keen on doing so.

While these are only a few examples of violence because of video games, there are countless more situations that have occurred. From the late 1990s to present day, mass shootings have taken place numerous times, and often the shooters consistently played violent video games.

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cousins playing, “Grand Theft Auto IV” and “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.”

The two games may both involve guns, but the rules and basis of each game is entirely different. In “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare,” the player is a soldier who kills enemy soldiers. That is not too immoral, right? The player is technically doing what would be done in times of war. In “Grand Theft Auto IV,” the player must complete missions throughout the game including robbing, killing, blowing up buildings and many other crimes.

Both of these games are rated M for mature — meaning people under the age of 17 should not play them. This rating means these violent video games should have an effect on children, so if a child is hurt by these games, it is because parents are allowing their children to be exposed.

Parents can’t control much of what their kids do outside of the house, but inside parents can have control over what media content their kids are exposed to.

If the effects of violent video games are a big concern for parents, then the solution is simple: Do not buy them for your kids. When my mother bought the games for me, she was a little hesitant at first, but she knew what type of person I was and knew the chances of me committing any crime in real life was incredibly unlikely. As for my cousins, one is a finance student at The University of Texas and the other one works at an oil plant, so obviously these video games have not made any of us violent.

On April 5, 2008, The Lancet, a UK Medical Journal, published a review questioning if North American young boys were negatively influenced by

portrayals of violence on television. The authors concluded that evidence suggested exposure to media violence results in shortterm fearful or aggressive behavior, but evidence for a link to criminal behavior was weaker.

In my mass media theory class, we recently touched on this topic and discussed whether media content can cause certain behaviors. Many things in the media can show correlation, but there is not yet proof of causation.

This cause cannot be shown unless all other factors are ruled out. For example, if Jimmy went on a shooting rampage on a busy street in his town and police investigated his home and found violent video games, many people would jump to the conclusion that the video games affected him and caused him to do these things.

Although some research finds heavy exposure to media violence can lead to more aggressive behavior, exposure alone does not cause a child to commit crime. There are many other factors that could be the reason Jimmy went on a shooting rampage.

According to an article in The New York Times, many factors such as family problems, social isolation and mood problems are all factors that can lead children to be more violent.

Many research critics see no connection between exposure to media violence and real-life violence. According to a Feb. 11, 2013 article in The New York Times, similar studies have found that, “a dose of violent gaming makes people act a little more rudely than they would otherwise, at least for a few minutes after playing.”

Video games affect each individual differently, so there is no way to determine if the violence in video games affects all children. If parents are concerned about this, they should not buy violent games for their children.

I don’t regret playing violent video games and I never will because they are rewarding and fun. opinions@dailytoreador.com

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Taylor Swift’s ingenuity revealed in Ryan Adams’ cover album

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had this blank page, baby, so I’m going to write about Taylor Swift.

Now, I’m sure you are thinking, “Wow, this girl is so good at revising Taylor Swift’s lyrics she could be the next Ryan Adams.” I’m flattered, but after listening to Adams’ sultry rendition of “This Love” for the greater part of the week, I just don’t think I have what it takes.

If you do not know already, Ryan Adams, the “altcountry anti-hero usually known for his more prickly opinions about commercial music,” as Relevant Magazine’s Jesse Carey explains, released a masterfully interpreted cover of Swift’s “1989” album last Monday.

The response to this cover album has been focused on everything from its revolutionary sound to its ability to draw in stragglers who have not yet fallen in love with “1989.” James Reed, in his Boston Globe article, “Ryan Adams turns Taylor Swift’s ‘1989’ into mellow gold,” claims Adams transformed the songs into more of a “cosmic Americana [style] with the sun-kissed glow of 1970s California

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rock.” The Dallas Observer’s Amy McCarthy thanked him for “mansplaining” our love of “1989” to those men still insisting singing “Shake It Off” will chip away some of their manliness.

Even more importantly, I believe Adams’ cover helps us to see the raw and fearlessly revealing lyrics Swift consistently hides within her upbeat scales and bright rhythms. Even when she is writing a slower, more sentimental song, we can still feel her internal joy toward the whole musicmaking experience shining through her sadness. This, however, can lead us to take her crushing vulnerability for granted.

Think about it — we have heard songs by Swift that include almost wildly specific references to past relationships. She dedicates whole songs to sharing sto-

ries of her lost loves with us, how it all fell apart and even her sincerest apology if she was in the wrong.

This is one of the reasons Adams gives for his adoration of “1989.” He tells McCarthy in the same Dallas Observer article that her songs are stunningly “fragile and vulnerable at their core. They’re constructed from such an honest place,” and “completely giving to the point that they move people to tears.”

While I am not sure I have ever burst into tears from a T-Swift song, I do know they’ve pulled at my heart in ways that left me temporarily in a state of overwhelming nostalgia.

However, ultimately, Swift wants us to know her, not just to like her music.

That is why her albums always seem to stand apart from the others we see dominating pop culture. Instead of chasing our approval, she chases our friendship.

She opens up to us, dances around with us and lets us lean on her when our hearts break. And does anyone remember when she wrapped Christmas presents for her

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Continuing on, however, Jesse Carey’s aforementioned article points out, “In many respects, pop music is about artistry. It is as much about an underlying idea as it is about actual lyrics.”

Carey goes on to show that, for example, “Elvis was iconic only in part because of his music. He represented a shifting cultural mood as much as he did a genre.”

We see the same thing with Swift. She is less of an “inescapable cultural fixture,” as Carey calls her, because of her music and more because of what it means to us. My editor at The Daily Toreador said to me on my first day that he wanted us to look a little closer at how the people we bring to fame reflect the current state of our beliefs and values as a culture. This idea resurfaced in Carey’s article when he referenced a quote by philosopher Joseph de Maistre, claiming that “every nation gets the government it deserves” because, in a similar sense, every culture gets the pop stars it deserves.

So, what does our love

for Swift say about our society and what we have been asking for?

Before answering this, I must bring your attention to the fact that Swift’s songs themselves are not very focused on societal critique.

Therefore, she does not seem to be as influential as she is.

If we compare her subject matter with, for example, Beyoncé’s song “Pretty Hurts,” which exposes the haunting reality of vanity’s effect on women in our society, it is clear Swift is not really writing with an agenda to shine light on the dark corners of our culture.

On top of that, if we look at Hozier’s “Take Me to Church” music video, we see Swift’s music does not really strive to wield a moral sword in the face of corruption and discrimination of any organization, let alone the Catholic Church.

If that is still not enough, we can look at Lady Gaga’s recently released “Til it Happens to You” video, which is a terrifyingly bold riptide of cultural criticism when compared to songs like “Blank Space.”

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thing about Swift — she does not use her music as a means of change, but instead uses the influence we have entrusted her with because of the friendship her music has created between us.

From challenging Spotify and Apple Music when they tried to infringe on the creative rights of musical artists worldwide to reaching out to Nicki Minaj after a Twitter misunderstanding, Swift serves as a glowing example of the kind of person we want to see more of.

She is the person our society longs for, and that is not something to disregard.

Swift is full of respect for those around her, remarkably willing to be completely honest, bursting with love for her “squad,” unfailingly appreciative of her success and always strives to keep the peace, as long as it is not at the expense of moral justice.

So, with all that said, I guess my 12-year-old self was right in wanting to be just like the girl who had teardrops on her guitar. opinions@dailytoreador.com

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CONTINUED FROM PG. 1 “The way it grew over time was nothing that I could imagine that I could do,” Pearce said. “I wouldn’t have thought that I could put a video together, but I did and I am very proud of that.”

Pearce made relationships with the people she worked with during her time with the association, she said, and had relationships with many of the past

chancellors and presidents.

Pearce also interacted with some of Tech’s most famous names, such as Jerry Rawls.

“Bill, Jim and I kind of grew up together,” Pearce said. “We were all quite young when we were working together in 1978. We were all learning together.”

She worked closest with the current Executive Vice President of the Alumni Association Bill Dean and the current Associate Vice President Jim Douglass.

“We had a very close relationship because we worked on a number of projects together,” Bill Dean said. “We had a small staff back then. We only had about seven or eight.”

The work Pearce did created the good feeling people had about the Alumni Association, Dean said. The people the association honored during the Matador Evening felt honored after the work Pearce did.

“She was excited for the

honorees,” Dean said. “Everything had to be done right, with the I’s dotted and the T’s crossed. She went beyond the normal course of duty. She was a special person in that regard.”

Pearce misses the relationships with the board and with the staff, she said, but she is glad she does not have to worry about homecoming this year.

“I’m glad to sit down from the stress and the perfectionism,” she said.

“I wouldn’t have had as much time to spend with my daughters this summer if I didn’t retire.”

The impact Pearce made on the Alumni Association is huge, Dean said. She was great at taking the time when people came into the building to sit down with them and see how she could service them.

“Her contributions helped the association’s image and helped people feel good about us,” Dean said. “She

had a big impact, and I don’t think our association would be as well off if she didn’t make those contributions.”

Pearce said her advice to the new special events director is to show people the director cares about them and cares what their needs are.

“We are not trying to replace Peggy Pearce,” Dean said. “We are trying to replace the director of special events, because you can’t replace anyone for Peggy Pearce.” @DailyToreador

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They include the threat from Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria, as well as the Syrian civil war and the ensuing refugee crisis, and Russia’s moves in Ukraine and in Syria.

Obama arrived late Sunday morning for three days in New York, and perhaps the most anticipated moment was to come Monday evening — a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the annual gathering of world leaders.

It will be their first faceto-face meeting in nearly a year. Both leaders also were to address the opening of the assembly’s annual ministe-

rial meeting on Monday.

The U.S. and Russia have quibbled over who requested the meeting and what the focus will be. Putin wants to talk about Syria; Obama wants to concentrate on Ukraine.

Despite administration efforts to turn Putin into an international pariah after Russia annexed the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine in March 2014, Obama believes not engaging with the Russian leader “would be wrong” given the pressing issues in Ukraine and Syria, Obama deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes said.

Putin has begun a military buildup in ally Syria for reasons that U.S. officials

have said remain unclear.

In preparation for Obama’s meeting with Putin, Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Sunday discussed Russia’s military involvement in Syria, including the possibility of a political transition in the war-torn country, according to a senior U.S. official. Kerry and Lavrov also talked about Ukraine.

The White House also announced that Obama would meet with Cuban President Raul Castro on Tuesday. It will be their second meeting since the U.S. and Cuba restored diplomatic ties late last year, and will follow Pope Francis’

visit to both countries.

Obama is fresh off a successful White House meeting with Francis. In remarks to throngs at an outdoor welcome ceremony last Wednesday, the pontiff voiced support for Obama policies on climate change, immigration and economic inequality — some of which have been blocked by Republican lawmakers.

Shortly before Francis arrived in Washington, Obama achieved a major victory when opponents of the Iran nuclear deal failed to muster enough support for a congressional resolution disapproving of the agreement.

That spared Obama from having to make good on his threatened veto.

T h e U . S . , G e r m a n y, Britain, China, Russia and France have agreed to lift economic sanctions on Iran in exchange for restrictions on its nuclear program. Republican lawmakers opposed the deal on grounds that it will not keep Iran from ever acquiring a nuclear weapon.

Despite progress on the Iran nuclear front, Obama remains challenged elsewhere in the Middle East.

A campaign against IS militants who have claimed broad sections of Iraq and Syria remains far from achieving Obama’s goal to “degrade and ultimately destroy” the group, despite more than a year of military airstrikes against IS targets by a U.S.-led coalition of more than 60 countries.

A separate U.S. effort to train thousands of moderate Syrian rebels to fight IS has turned out to be a costly failure, with fewer rebels than originally anticipated involved.

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Five takeaways from Tech football loss to TCU

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exas Tech lost to TCU 55-52 on Saturday at Jones AT&T Stadium.

Here are five takeaways from the game: 1. Team shows improvement and more fight Kliff Kingsbury said he never mentioned the Big 12 Conference record 82 points Texas Tech allowed in Fort Worth against Texas Christian last season. Turns out he did not need to.

The Red Raiders came out and battled for a full 60 minutes against what could be the best team they will play. Not only did the team battle, they were able to keep up with the Horned Frogs. If Tech plays like they did on Saturday every week, they are capable of beating anyone in the conference.

2. Mahomes shows maturity Sophomore quarterback Patrick Mahomes II has not even started a full 12 games yet, but his game has already shown much improvement.

With approximately 10

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minutes left in the first quarter, Mahomes ran for 15 yards and nearly scored, but took a hard hit at the end of the play. He came up limping and was slower than his usual self the rest of the game.

Having to rely on his arm more, Mahomes showed maturity by throwing numerous passes out of bounds instead of forcing a throw and getting intercepted. Limiting turnovers, especially interceptions, will go a long way in continuing to help the team.

3. Doctson’s size was a huge problem TCU senior wide receiver Josh Doctson tied the Big 12 single-game reception record with 18 catches. He compiled 267 yards and three touchdowns, including and two

dropped touchdown passes.

Often times Doctson made a catch with a Tech defensive back near him. He was able to use his size and length to easily go over the top of defenders. Because many of the Red Raider defensive backs are shorter than 6 feet, they are going to have to find out how to stop talented receivers, especially next week against Baylor.

4. Washington gets more touches, still needs more Senior running back DeAndre Washington is following up a 1,000-yard season with a strong year so far in 2015. Washington ended up with 219 total yards and four touchdowns, both of which are career highs.

Washington accomplished this on only 25 touches.

While that is more touches than previous games, he still needs to get the ball more. He is splitting carries with two other running backs and a running quarterback, and he was averaging 8.5 yards per rush. If Washington con-

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5. Penalties still dramatically improved After being plagued by penalties the past two seasons, Tech was flagged only four times in each of the two

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Former Texas Tech linebacker Zach Thomas is presented with a plaque for his induction into the National Football Foundation College Hall of Fame during Tech’s game against TCU on Saturday at Jones AT&T Stadium. Former Tech standout Gabe Rivera was also in attendance for the presentation. first two weeks, the coaches took them to a pool to go swimming. It was there Thomas, who was originally recruited to play fullback, really caught Dykes’ attention.

“The first thing he (Thomas) did was get up on the diving board and do four flips,” Dykes said. “I said, ‘Man, just wait for us. This guy’s got something.’ And that was right. An athlete is an athlete.

Not many people can do four flips off the diving board and he did right off the bat.

“He won me over right there. It had nothing to do with football, but I said ‘uh-oh, that’s going to be something.’”

The most famous play Thomas had while he was at Tech, however, came n in 1995 against Texas A&M.

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With less than a minute left and the score tied 7-7, the Aggies, who were ranked No. 8 coming in to the game, according to Tech Athletics, were driving down the field to try for a last-second score.

That’s when Thomas made an interception and returned it all the way to the end zone to win the game for the Red Raiders.

“With A&M, you know, it was so great because they had won 29 straight in the conference,” Thomas said, “and we started a streak ourselves with the win. It played out perfectly because if I didn’t intercept that pass, Marcus Coleman would. So, just the way it ended, those were good memories.” @EvCorder_DT

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Red Raiders 15-5 for a 25-19 first-set win.

Iowa State then overcame the Red Raiders to take the second set 28-26.

The match came to a close in the third set as Iowa State defeated the Red Raiders 18-15.

After a media timeout, Tech trailed the Cyclones by just two at 15-13, but Iowa State’s defense kept Tech quiet for the rest of the match by taking the set 25-18.

In the first two sets, Iowa

State kept Tech’s attacking percentage below .200 while recording a hitting percentage of at least .200 in all three sets.

Junior middle blocker Lauren Douglass collected 11 kills in Tech’s loss and senior libero Carlie Foust finished with 22 digs.

Tech continues Big 12 play against the Baylor Bears in an away matchup in Waco at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Ferrell Center.

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remaining the in the game, giving Tech the chance to run out the clock.

Also, during multiple TV timeouts and reviewed plays, the crowd yelled some of the loudest “Raider Power” chants in recent memory, Washington said.

Tech fans did almost cost the Red Raiders a penalty when they voiced their distaste for a TCU twopoint conversion by throwing trash onto the field. The items on the field drew a warning from the referee and nearly a penalty, which would have given the team worse field position on the ensuing kickoff.

The game obviously did not end the way the Red

Raider players wanted it to, senior linebacker Micah Awe said, but the fans provided a great atmosphere and the team will try and bounce back next week against Baylor.

“Win or loss, you’ve got 24 hours. After that we’ve got to move on,” Awe said.

“Guys in there are much more mature, and they understand that. We’re all going to go with our families tonight or do what we need to do tonight, and then tomorrow it’s on to Baylor and we’ve got to be as focused as we can be because the world is not a funeral, like I said, this is a game.”

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The high noise level also could have helped Tech win the penalty battle, as the Horned Frogs were penalized 10 times for 110 yards, compared to three penalties for 32 yards for Tech, according to the release.

With the back and forth style of play for a majority of the game, the crowd went through times of erupting in celebration and times of quiet nervousness.

The crowd was particularly loud when the Red Raiders got a third down stop and forced the Horned Frogs to punt with 4:44

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In its first Big 12 Conference road match, the Texas Tech volleyball team lost three straight sets to the Iowa State Cyclones on Saturday afternoon in the Hilton Coliseum, according to a Tech Athletics news release.

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previous games. The Red Raiders were even better on Saturday as they had only three penalties for 32 yards.

Despite the two teams not being fond of each other and raised emotions, the Red Raiders avoided personal foul penalties. The Horned Frogs

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CONTINUED FROM PG. 1 “It’s been said millions and millions of times about this part of the world,” Saul said, “but to grow up here, to be around this community, this college and this university is just unbelievable. And that’s what I think is really special.

You know, I was able to come here — and Zach might be able to say the same thing — and I was comfortable as soon as I stepped foot on campus.”

Saul showed just how comfortable he was by becoming a starter in just his fifth game of his freshman season and intercepting eight passes that year.

His performance that season put him on the AllSouthwest Conference team that year, and he continued to earn the honor his next three seasons, making him one of only four players in the 81-year history of the Southwest Conference to make the team all four seasons, according to a news release from Tech Athletics.

“It didn’t take very long to figure out that he had some kind of instinct in football,” Dykes said. “It was a Godgiven I guess. I’ve never seen anything like it.”

Thomas found a different way to impress Dykes.

Dykes said during that time, when the freshmen got to Tech they would start workouts, and then after the

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Washington has career day in loss

By BRANDON SOLIZ Staff Writer

In Saturday’s 55-52 loss against Texas Christian, Texas Tech senior running back DeAndre Washington rushed for a career day.

Washington led the team with a career high 188 yards on 22 carries.

He also broke his singlegame career high for touchdowns by pushing the ball into the end zone four times.

Former Red Raider Baron Batch was the last running back to rush for four touchdowns in a single game, which was in 2009.

Washington was quick to credit the offensive line and even the receivers for their blocking during the game.

“I think the O-line did a great job, but really those receivers, they did a tremendous job on the perimeter,” Washington said.

“And getting to that second level, we were able to just make some plays.”

Washington also gained more than 100 yards during the first half against TCU, as well as making this his sixth career game rushing over the century mark.

He is now the Big 12 leader in rushing yards with 475, and TCU running back Aaron Green is second behind Washington with 434 yards.

“I thought our O-line matched up well,” Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury said. “They obviously have some starters out up front and they did a good job of getting a push and he ran great. Best game I’ve seen him play.”

Washington hails from Missouri City and attended Thurgood Marshall High School.

While at Thurgood Marshall, Washington ranked nationally as the 26th running back in the class of 2011.

He also ran for a total of 1,378 yards on 192 attempts during his senior year and was a preseason All-American heading into his final year of high school.

His freshman year at Tech he was named the All-Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year honorable mention.

Now, Washington has surpassed former Tech players Shannon Woods and Donny Anderson, who is a member of the Tech Ring of Honor, as the No. 8 player for all-time career rushing yards at Tech.

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Texas Tech running back DeAndre Washington celebrates after scoring during the third quarter of Tech’s 55-52 loss against Texas Christian on Saturday at Jones AT&T Stadium.

His career total after the end of week 4 is 2,394 rushing yards.

Washington was a muchneeded boost for the Red Raiders against TCU, because an early injury in the first quarter kept quarter-

back Patrick Mahomes II from being 100 percent the rest of the game.

Tech is now 0-1 in conference play, as the team travels to Arlington to face off against the No. 5 Baylor Bears at 2:30 p.m.

on Saturday for their annual conference meeting at AT&T Stadium.

Washington said the team needs to improve on its consistency leading up to the game.

“We’ll let this one go to-

night and come tomorrow we’ll focus on Baylor. So just keep the consistency. It’s a long season — it’s only the fourth game of the year. We still have a lot of football left, so just staying consistent.” @BSoliz_DT

COLUMN

Tech players show heart, fall just short in upset bid

By BRANDON SOLIZ Staff Writer

Texas Tech and No. 3 TCU gave football fans a show until the end Saturday with TCU leaving Lubbock undefeated.

However, the Red Raiders did see good performances out of a few key players in the loss.

Offense: Senior running back DeAndre Washington ran for a total of 188 yards on 22 carries, as well as finishing the game with four rushing touchdowns, making him The Daily Toreador’s offen-

sive player of the game.

Washington also broke his career high for yards and touchdowns against TCU. This was the first time a Red Raider rushed for four touchdowns in a single game since Baron Batch did so in 2009, according to a news release from Tech Athletics.

This marked the sixth time Washington rushed for more than 100 yards and the second time in his career he gained 100 yards before halftime, according to the release.

“I thought our O-line

matched up well,” Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury said. “They obviously have some starters out up front and they did a good job of getting push and he ran great.

Best game I’ve seen him play.”

Washington moved into eighth place in school history for career rushing yards with a total of 2,394.

He passed Shannon Woods and Texas Tech legend and member of the Ring of Honor Donny Anderson.

Defense: Micah Awe led the team in tackles in a game where

both teams were struggling on defense.

Awe ended with a career high 13 tackles, with 11 of those tackles being unassisted.

His previous high came last season against the Texas Longhorns.

Tech did not have any turnovers and no one made a tremendous play on the defensive side of the ball.

If someone would have been in the area to make a gamesaving play on a last-second touchdown catch by TCU running back Aaron Green, then

that Red Raider would be talked about and would be showcased during the Career Defining Moments segment shown on the jumbotron during games at Jones AT&T Stadium.

Special Teams: Tech’s special teams unit has had its fair share of breakout plays so far after four weeks of play.

Senior Jakeem Grant did have some good gains against TCU, but senior linebacker Pete Robertson made a big play for the Red Raiders.

On a 36-yard field goal at-

tempt, Robertson maneuvered his way past TCU’s line and blocked the kick.

This was the first time the Red Raiders blocked a field goal attempt since 2013, according to the release.

Tech put up a fight against the No. 3 team in the nation and now, like Awe said, they must move on from this defeat and get ready for another battle with No. 5 Baylor.

Tech will face Baylor at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. @BSoliz_DT