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HSC to host study abroad photo exhibit The students of the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center will display photographs from their adventures abroad Friday from 6 to 9 p.m.

The event, Beyond Borders, Beyond Measure Photo Exhibit, will also be taking place during the First Friday Art Trail, according to an HSC news release.

The event will take place at the Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts Icehouse Gallery, located at 511 Ave J, and will feature many of the photographs taken by the Health Sciences Center’s students during their time abroad, according to the release.

Students traveled to many different locations, such as Ethiopia, India, Vietnam and Nicaragua, where they studied and expanded their understanding of the outside world and the unfamiliar, according to the release.

Many of the photographers themselves will be present at the event to share their experiences and provide further information on each of the photographs, according to the release. All of the photographs will be up for sale with all of the proceeds going toward scholarships for HSC students and participants in the study abroad program. ➤➤ezambrycki@dailytoreador.com

Burkhart Center to host golf tournament A golf tournament will be hosted at noon Oct. 17 at the Rawls Golf Course by the Burkhart Center for Autism.

The event will begin with a shotgun start at 1:30 p.m., and all proceeds will go toward the Burkhart Center for Autism’s programs, such as a Transition Academy for young adults, Early Intensive Intervention services for young children, Outpatient Services and Project CASE, a program for college students with developmental disabilities, according to a Tech news release.

The event will also benefit the West Texas Community Network, a program that helps Texans with disabilities to have a role in the improvement of their communities, according to the release.

Businesses are also welcome to come and sponsor the event and will receive added benefits depending on their donations, according to the release. Benefits include at least one team registration and various other perks.

Team registration includes golf cart, green fees, range balls, a gift and lunch, and costs a total of $500, according to the release. Teams of up to four golfers can sign up with Janice Magness, director of the Burkhart Center for Autism Education and Research. ➤➤ezambrycki@dailytoreador.com

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First Ebola case in United States

By EMMA ZAMBRYCKI Staff Writer

The United States has officially announced its first American Ebola virus victim.

The unnamed victim was traveling overseas in West Africa, where the outbreak of the Ebola virus began several months ago, when the patient contracted the virus, according to the Centers for Disease Control website.

The patient had no symptoms when boarding his flight, but began to show signs of the virus five days after arriving home, according to the website.

The patient was admitted to the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas on

PAC introduces marijuana referendum

By JUSTIN GONZALES Staff Writer

The Medical and Personal Freedom Political Action Committee has created the Texas Marijuana Referendum to be included on the Nov. 4 Texas general election ballot, according to the political action committee’s website.

The mission of the committee is to move in the direction of cannabis decriminalization and legalization by providing a statewide candidate, according to the website.

Texas does not have an initiative referendum in place for legalizing marijuana, so David Hutzelman and Allan Vogel, co-founders of the political action committee, selected Jamie Balagia, a Libertarian party candidate, to serve as a surrogate for the marijuana law reform referendum.

“We’re hoping that if we can get Jamie

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it has spread. Living in Lubbock, it seems like a far enough distance, but it’s really not that far, especially when it comes to disease.”

Lauren Menefee, a freshman pre-nursing major from Sugar Land, said she heard on the news the Ebola virus came to Dallas, and remembers hearing about its whereabouts before, particularly when an American doctor had contracted the virus while trying to control the outbreak in West Africa.

Doctors and the CDC are currently trying to contain the virus by keeping the patient in isolation, according to the website, which Menefee said makes her mind feel more at ease.

“I don’t really have an idea of what the outcome will be,” she said, “but I have hope that

they will find a cure and we’ll all be all right.”

CDC officials are reassuring U.S. citizens that although Ebola is a deadly virus, the CDC is doing all it can to put a stop to its spread and end it as soon as possible, according to the website.

“Ebola is a scary disease because of the severity of illness it causes, and we’re really hoping for the recovery of this individual,” Dr. Tom Frieden, CDC director, said. “At the same time, we’re stopping it in its tracks in this country.

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some significant vote totals that it will go some distance toward alarming the politicians and bureaucrats in Austin, and they might start thinking that the timetable for legalizing and decriminalizing marijuana in Texas might be a little shorter than they’re thinking right now,” Hutzelman said.

Balagia is a Libertarian party candidate for attorney general in the Texas general election, a member of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, a former Austin police officer and the current district attorney practicing in the Austin-San Antonio area, Hutzelman said.

He believes Balagia is on board with the goals of the PAC, he said, and Balagia has the ability to give people a chance to show their preference in a politically viable way.

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Society factors in marijuana legalization

By DANI COPELAND Staff Writer

A marijuana referendum has been announced to be placed on the Texas ballot for the November election, but citizens will not have the public vote.

The political committee that announced the referendum has selected a Libertarian candidate, Jamie Balagia, to run for attorney general. If elected, he will propose an end to the laws against marijuana use in Texas, according to a news release from Balagia’s campaign.

Chuck Cannon, an associate professor of evolutionary plant biology, said he does not understand the justification of keeping marijuana illegal.

“It’s a mystery to me why we keep it so taboo and why we demonize a plant,” he said.

Cannon does not see marijuana being as bad as alcohol, he said. He thinks people worry about the fact of it being hard to tell if someone is driving or working with heavy equipment while high on marijuana.

“It’s hard to know when a person is actually stoned. If you smoked sometime last week, it’s still in your system,” he said. “It’s easy to detect a drunk driver right there. If we can figure out a test on how much THC you have in your system at a time, people may not be so worried about legalization.”

Cannon said legalizing marijuana for social reasons is a topic of concern because no one is really sure of how much marijuana people will smoke daily. He does not think it will be too much of a concern if people smoke the natural plant.

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Sunday and has been hospitalized since. CDC officials suspect no one on the patients plane contracted the virus since he showed no signs of illness when boarding the plane, according to the website.

Vanessa Ellis, a freshman public relations major from Abilene, said she heard about the outbreak because a professor from her hometown had been sent to treat patients in West Africa and later became infected.

Ebola seems to be a deadly virus, Ellis said, and to have it hit so close to home, with no immediate cure, is very nerve-racking.

“It kind of makes me scared,” she said. “Especially since it was carried all the way from West Africa to the U.S. and how widely and rapidly

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Last week, Texas Tech System Chancellor Robert Duncan and Tech President M. Duane Nellis announced the formation of the Greek Life Task Force, or the Task Force on Greek Organization Culture, in response to recent events involving Greek life misconduct.

According to a previous article from The Daily Toreador, the Texas Epsilon Chapter of Phi Delta Theta at Tech was suspended Sept.

23 as a result of inappropriate decorations seen at an unsanctioned fraternity event.

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as well as Tech officials, according to the article.

“The actions of one fraternity recently mocking the serious issue of sexual assault and sexual misconduct, and the specific language MUÑOZ that was used to communicate that insensitivity, are reprehensible and do not reflect the culture or values of our university,” Nellis said in an email sent to faculty, staff and students Tuesday.

The Tech Interfraternity Council, Multicultural Greek Council and National Panhellenic Council and the Panhellenic Council declined to comment about the task force.

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CHARLES PERRY IS sworn in by Justice Phil Johnson on Tuesday inside the McKenzieMerket Alumni Center.

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Marijuana legalization may Reformed drug laws could not eliminate usage arrests impact national economy

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know it’s legal, they’re going to drive around smoking it and it does impair people’s judgment no matter what people say and we’ve seen that firsthand out here with arrests.”

According to the Colorado Department of Transportation, there were 422 fatal crashes in Colorado in 2013, which was 12 fewer than in 2012 and 15 more than in 2011.

Driving incidents are not the only instances where marijuana may play a new role law enforcement will have to consider.

According to Denver’s county and citywide crime statistics from January to June 2013 and the same time frame in 2014, homicides decreased by 62 percent after marijuana was legalized and the number of murders dropped from 21 to 13 in the same period.

Simple assault, however, increased by 35 percent, according to the statistics.

“I would guess that if you’re smoking marijuana or you’ve gotten to the point where you’re intoxicated off of it, that you’re, some people are more mellow on it,” Hinkle said. “But simple thefts, I could see that — people stealing to get their fix.”

Disorderly conduct or disturbing the peace also increased by more than 200 percent, rising from 234 to 735 reports in the same time period, according to the statistics.

While legalizing marijuana would change the way it is handled in Lubbock, police would not arrest for it, Hinkle said, and it would still be illegal

inside Tech residence halls.

“We get called over to the dorms a lot and the officers go up there and do their thing and sure enough, they find stuff,” he said. “Even if they make marijuana legal, that’s not going to change in the dorms. It’s still going to be illegal in the dorms. It’s just going to be legal to smoke it outside where they smoke cigarettes.”

This will not decrease the number of times officers are called out to residence halls, he said, as it would still be illegal and students would most likely continue to do it.

For the time being, Tech police is waiting to see what happens with future legislation and will make appropriate changes when necessary.

Some offices, however, still say a black market will continue to exist for the drug, as it did in Colorado, because people will continue to look to get it cheaper, Mark Comte with the Colorado Springs police vice and narcotics unit said, according to an Associated Press article.

“It has done nothing more than enhance the opportunity for the black market,” he said.

“If you can get it tax-free on the corner, you’re going to get it on the corner.”

Pat Slack, commander with the Snohomish Regional Drug/ Gang Task Force, said, according to the article, that he also believes the violence associated with acquisition of the substance will continue.

Audrey Redford, a graduate research assistant with the Free Market Institute, compared the CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 social legalization of marijuana to “I think people are nervous about Prohibition in the 1920s. a more powerful weed being bred if “Alcohol was prohibited in the legalized,” he said. “I don’t think ‘20s, and we saw then that while natural weed is addictive, but what’s there was a law in place, people being created could make more ad- were drinking more potent and less dictive strains of marijuana.” healthy forms of alcohol,” she said.

“When alcohol prohibition was repealed, people drank less of the more potent and less healthy forms.”

She said after Prohibition ended, the alcohol content in drinks decreased. She thinks since alcohol and marijuana are both used recreationally, she said, THC in marijuana could be decreased and follow the same trend as alcohol.

Potency may not go up after legalization because potency increased to avoid detection in drug trafficking Redford said. The quantity drug dealers are moving is smaller, so they are less likely to be caught, but the potency of the drug is higher.

“I think it’s a gateway because you have to go to illegal sources to get it and they are likely selling other things that are illegal and harder, like heroin and cocaine, and that’s a different kind of drug,” Cannon said. “With weed, you’re smoking a plant and it’s not being refined.”

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The proposed referendum to legalize marijuana in Texas has positive and negative implications to both users of marijuana and those who abstain.

Stephen Hinkle, administrative captain with the Texas Tech Police Department, said he believes the legalization of marijuana would decrease arrests, as the department spends a considerable amount of time engaging with students who either possess marijuana or associated paraphernalia.

“That’s a Class C misdemeanor just like a traffic ticket, so that would probably cut down those numbers,” he said. “When talking to some of my friends in law enforcement in Colorado where it is legal, the number of DWI’s have increased substantially.”

Driving under the influence not only relates to the influence of alcohol, he said, but any substance that impairs driving ability, including marijuana.

According to a study by the Fatality Analysis Reporting System, there was an 11 percent increase in traffic fatalities a year after medical marijuana was approved in states in which the legislation passed. At the same time, there was a 13 percent drop in drunken-driving deaths in the same time period, according to the survey.

“I also think that it’s going to be more dangerous on the roads,” Hinkle said. “Because people

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With nearly 20 states in the country legalizing marijuana for medical purposes, the discussion of legalizing it recreationally in order to help the economy has been a topic of debate.

Audrey Redford, a graduate research assistant with the Free Market Institute, is currently writing her dissertation about the war on drugs.

She thinks whether or not people using marijuana is their choice, she said, as long as a person uses marijuana in their own home where they would not harm someone if driving.

“Economics as a positive science does not tell us one way or the other,” Redford said.

“However, using economic tools, we can compare whether or not societal goals are met better under prohibition or under legalization, and from the evidence I have seen, legalization has done a better job.”

Redford said out of 16,390,379 people in Texas over the age of 25, 540,883 are regular marijuana users. 3.3 percent of those who

are regular users have smoked within the last month, she said.

The most up-to-date statistic Redford has seen relating to Texas and the cost of marijuana prohibition is from 2008, she said, when the state spent over $644 million to regulate and keep marijuana illegal.

Colorado is projected to make $70 million in tax revenue from selling marijuana legally in the next year, she said. The United States could gain $3 billion from tax revenue alone if marijuana were to be sold legally.

Redford said if Texas were to tax marijuana like alcohol or tobacco, it would make a fair revenue for the state.

The research for Redford’s dissertation showed the United States would save $13.7 billion in state and federal government funds by ending marijuana prohibition, she said.

In states where medical marijuana is legal, painkiller deaths have decreased by 25 percent, she said. The reason behind this is many people become dependent on a drug to ease pain, but it can harm the body, she said.

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than opioids, she said.

“Far more patients are inclined to choose the medical marijuana alternative and the addiction possibility is not the same,” she said.

Redford said her thoughts on the legalization of marijuana do not reflect the same thoughts and opinions of her other colleagues in the Free Market Institute.

Tommy Briggs, a sophomore electronic media and communications major from Round Rock, said legalizing marijuana can help Texas crime decrease because fewer people will be breaking the law.

His one concern would be that minors may have easier access to marijuana.

Legalizing marijuana would help the most with the economy, he said.

“Perry is all about money.

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of working citizen’s initiatives.

“The message is finally getting through, the momentum is finally beginning to develop,” Vogel said. “But unfortunately in Texas, we’re way behind the curve because we don’t have an initiative referendum here.”

Hutzelman said Texas does not have an initiative referendum in which signatures can be collected and voted on.

Rather than depend on legislators to add a Texas marijuana reform to the ballot, Hutzelman said, the organization is considered a special purpose PAC to accompany Balagia’s name on the general election ballot and be voted on by the citizens of Texas.

“The bottom line is we’d like everybody to use Jamie’s

candidacy to send a message to the political establishment that the time for cannabis reform in Texas is now,” Hutzelman said.

The single most dangerous thing about marijuana is its illegality, which leads to huge profits for underground black markets, drug dealers and can result in a long list of serious punishments for those arrested and prosecuted for its use, according to the Texas National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws.

“I think most reasonable people are coming to the conclusion that the war on drugs is having a lot more casualties and bad effects on our society more so than even the drugs themselves,” Hutzelman said.

The Task Force of Greek Organization Culture aims to maintain the university’s moral and upstanding values, which are currently threatened and tarnished by misdeeds such as making a mockery of sexual assault and insensitivity, according to the email.

The organization is currently growing and gaining potential members and plans to start meet-

ing and making plans for the future very soon, according to the email.

Juan Muñoz, senior vice president for Institutional Diversity, Equity and Community Engagement and vice provost for Undergraduate Education and Student Affairs, said the task force will allow the university to evaluate current Greek policies and improve upon them.

The task force will also serve as a way for the school to further support and guide the Greek life at Tech, he said.

“This new task force provides the university with a unique opportunity to examine current policies, procedures and practices within the Greek community,” Muñoz said, “and how we might improve the guidance and support provided by the institution to ensure that the Greek life experience reflects the appropriate values and expectations of Texas Tech.”

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the service he is going to render.

Perry said he was humbled, honored and a little scared about CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 the trust being placed in him, “He has developed an excel- and it will not be taken lightly. lent reputation, one that people Perry asked everyone to hold know where he stands and people him accountable as he served in know what he stands for,” John- his office. son said. “He’s willing to work, “As your new Texas state willing to reach across and try senator, I have been given the to do things, and that reputation God-given abilities to render his has developed and I know he’s numbers, establish relationships, going to continue doing that.” build partnerships for the good of Johnson thanked Perry for the the public,” Perry said.

Perry said the biggest chalservice he has rendered and for

lenge Americans face is the spiritual battle for the spirit of the nation and its entire people.

Perry said he feels Americans need to keep God in the classrooms no matter what the consequences are by reaching out to parents and the community of believers in order to prepare students to be able to debate in a healthy and effective way.

“It is time that we take our rightful place as Christians in a public square, in the elected offices and get back what we are

redeemed of,” Perry said.

As a state senator, Perry said he will serve the Lord out of obedience and respectfulness because he loves this country, this state and its people too much to allow them to be deceived to eternal damnation in hell.

“My legacy will not be the title of the office that I hold,” Perry said, “it will be how I treated people along the way and I look forward to serving you guys.”

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“He has been on both sides of the drug war and he is a very staunch supporter of reforming Texas marijuana laws,” Hutzelman said.

The political action committee was formed in July to create awareness for a “Do-It-Yourself” referendum in Texas and the candidate supporting it, according to the PAC’s website.

Marijuana law reform in states such as California, Colorado and Washington was created and has been successful due to citizens’ initiatives, Vogel said, and the traction gained over the years in Texas law reform has been a direct result

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More sparks in final debate between Abbott, Davis DALLAS (AP) — Ebola, ethics and education are among the issues that dominated the final debate between Republican Attorney General Greg Abbott and Democrat Wendy Davis.

The debate Thursday night began only hours after federal officials confirmed that a patient in Dallas had the first diagnosed Ebola case in the U.S. Abbott and Davis vowed to keep Texans safe if there were more

cases on their watch.

But fallout from a scathing audit of how Gov. Rick Perry awarded a half-billion in taxpayer dollars to private businesses made this a livelier and looser meeting than the first

debate. Davis says Abbott failed as a watchdog, while Abbott questioned whether she profited from deals.

With Election Day only 35 days away, Davis must now hope her performance closes the gap in the polls.

New air monitor to be installed near South Texas oil drilling sites SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The state’s environmental quality commission said it plans to add a new air monitor in the Eagle Ford Shale to help measure pollution from oil and gas sites in South Texas.

The move comes after Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff criticized the agency’s attempts to curb air pollution in the shale region south and east of San Antonio, the San Antonio Express-News reported. The new monitoring site will

be in Karnes County, but a specific location has not yet been identified.

In a Sept. 2 letter to commission Chairman Bryan Shaw, Wolff noted no monitoring sites were close to the busy drilling activity in the shale region. He cited the newspaper’s yearlong investigation that showed natural gas flares pumped out more pollution than all six oil refineries in Corpus Christi.

The flares are supposed to burn off impurities in raw gas and convert it

into carbon dioxide.

Wolff also said the Alamo Area Council of Governments was studying how air pollutants from Eagle Ford could drift into Bexar County and potentially increase ozone levels, triggering stricter EPA regulations.

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality had said it had no plans to install more monitors in Eagle Ford, but Shaw responded to Wolff in a letter last week that said

more monitoring was on the way.

An agency spokesman said Monday plans had been in the works for “well over a year.”

Wolff wrote to Shaw on Monday that he was pleased to learn about the plans to install the air monitor “as this is an often-expressed constituent concern.”

The commission’s chairman also said pollutants from Eagle Ford weren’t likely to increase ozone levels in Bexar County.

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Tech recognized for its efforts to promote diversity

By BREANA COONEY Staff Writer

Texas Tech is one of 82 higher learning institutions in the nation to receive the 2014 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity Magazine.

Tech was selected because of its exemplary diversity and inclusion initiatives and its ability to embrace a broad definition of diversity on campus, according to a Tech news release.

Paul Frazier, assistant vice president of institutional diversity, said he feels it is important for students to be exposed to diversity.

“When people formulate their own concepts or stereotypes about different things or people, those preconceived ideas can create pools of distrust,” he said. “You have to provide ways for students to get a better understanding of the differences they may encounter in culture, ethnicity and gender.”

Te c h b e ing nationally recognized as a diversity-inclusive campus is an important aspect when future students consider atFRAZIER tending, he said.

“I think if you are a parent and you are looking for a place for your son or daughter to attend, I think a campus that welcomes diversity is important,” he said. “You want your child to go to an institution that when they leave they will be very well-rounded, and have quality education.”

This award helps Tech reach those communities that may currently be underrepresented and potentially increase the incoming of more diverse populations on campus, Frazier said.

Over the past decade, Tech has experienced expansions in the number of minority students enrolled, he said.

“In terms of when I was an undergraduate student when I attended here in the ‘90s, the Hispanic population has almost DUNHAM tripled, and the African American population has increased from 3 percent and now is up to 6 percent,” he said.

“Those are huge gains in such a short period of time.”

College is one of the most diverse situations students may encounter within their lifetime, he said.

As a university, he said, Tech wants students to expand their mental borders about individuals from different continents and backgrounds.

“I hope the understanding of diversity students learn while attending Tech carries during their careers in the work force and produces well-rounded individuals

and contributors to society in a positive manner,” he said.

Celebrating its 40th anniversary, INSIGHT Into Diversity is the largest and oldest diversity publication in higher education today, according to the release.

Known for its annual HEED award, this is the only national award that recognizes colleges’ efforts to increase diversity, according to the release.

“We are excited and proud to have been the recipient of this award for the third year in a row,” Frazier said. “I don’t think this award would have been possible without the work of those individuals.”

Aliza Wong, associate dean of the Honors College, associate professor of history and the director of European studies, said Tech has been proactive in its efforts to include as many students from different backgrounds and experiences.

Programs such as MentorTech, PEGASUS, the Open Teaching Concept, UIL, IDEAL, the Military and Veterans Programs, and the Division of Institu-

tional Diversity, Equity and Community Engagement ensure that students and faculty can receive the benefits of attending a diverse campus, she said.

“As a university, of course we celebrate all the national and international recognitions we receive, however, these diversity initiatives, as well as other programs on campus, are not designed with awards in mind,” she said. “They are conceptualized to truly change the ways in which students experience their education at Tech.”

The topic of diversity has expanded in recent years to move beyond race/ ethnicity, gender, sexuality, etc., into understanding socioeconomic dynamics, class structures, the politics of poverty and privilege, she said.

With the increasing numbers of Hispanic undergraduate and graduate students, Tech is striving toward achieving the status as a Hispanic-Serving Institution, Wong said.

“We will continue to expand our

College students affected by anxiety

By EMMA ZAMBRYCKI Staff Writer

Anxiety is one of the most common mental illnesses in the U.S., with more than 18 percent of the population suffering from some sort of anxiety disorder.

Kelly Cukrowicz, a clinical psychology professor at Texas Tech, said anxiety is typically defined as the unwarranted apprehension of things to come going terribly wrong. A feeling of anxiety does not necessarily mean an individual has an anxiety disorder, a mild sense of anxiety about a specific event or experience is natural.

Around one-fourth of all people will suffer from a significant amount of anxiety at some point in time in their lives, she said.

“The typical age of onset for most anxiety disorders is late adolescence into early adulthood, so the college years are a time when it is likely that folks will begin to have difficulty with anxiety disorders,” Cukrowicz said.

Brian Romero, a freshman political science major from Dallas, said, from his own experience, he thinks attending a college far from a student’s hometown can cause a lot of anxiety and homesickness.

He said attending a four-year institution several hundred miles away from his parents can cause feelings of anxiety because it is often an entirely new experience.

For the first time, he said, students are finding themselves in an environment where they are dependent on no one but themselves and are faced with the responsibility of ensuring their own success.

“I feel a lot of the time also, if you’re, like, away from home, I’m six hours away from home, it’s like you don’t have the protection that

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•Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the United States •Anxiety disorders affect 40 million adults in the United States •About one-third of those suffering from anxiety disorders receive treatment •Those with an anxiety disorder are six times more likely to be hospitalized for psychiatric disorders •Those with an anxiety disorder are three to five times more likely to go to the doctor for the disorder you had when you were with your parents,” Romero said. “You didn’t need to make your own money, you didn’t need to budget, so I think that that’s where a lot of anxiety comes from.”

Sabrina Ansari, a freshman biochemistry major from Dallas, said she wants to give priority to one subject over another, she said, but in reality, each class requires the same amount of hard work and dedication.

She said she feels that spending too much time on one subject can cause students to feel unprepared or stressed out over other subjects causing anxiety and some minor frustration.

“You have more to worry about,” Ansari said. “You’re away from home, you have other things to worry about, like money, and you’re kind of by yourself. You have to find and establish yourself in a new environment, making friends and all that, so that can create more pressure.”

Sarah Clementine Mire, a freshman vocal performance major from Lubbock, said she feels the most anxious about school because

the majority of her assignments are online, which she can’t always access to check due dates, new requirements or class updates.

At times, college life can seem overwhelming, a feeling not all younger students experience in their K-12 school careers, she said.

However, Mire said life after college is much more stressful.

“You’re in the reality of the world,” she said, “and got to take care of yourself now.”

According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America’s website, an organization that spreads awareness about anxiety disorders, anxiety disorders, even those brought on by specific life events like a stressful college experience, are actually highly treatable. However, very few individuals go and seek treatment.

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Honors College hosts lecture with Andrei Codrescu T h e Te x a s Te c h H o n o r s College will host a lecture presented by Andrei Codrescu, an NPR commentator.

The event will take place at 5 p.m. Thursday in the Red Raider Lounge at the Student Union building and is free for all Tech students, according to the release.

Codrescu will touch on the ideas of money and poetry in his lecture titled, “Forget Money!

Poetry is the Currency of the Future.” Codrescu will be hosting

a book signing after the event, according to a Tech news release.

In “Forget Money! Poetry is the Currency of the Future,” Codrescu describes his experiences as an immigrant in the U.S., and how perceptions on immigrants and immigration laws have changed, according to the release. Codrescu will be reading a small selection of poems from his books and some of his NPR essays as well.

Codrescu has published over 40 books in various different

genres and has worked in radio, film and television, according to the release. He moved to the U.S. in the 1960s from Romania and began working for NPR’s “All Things Considered” in 1983.

He has won many awards such as the Peabody Award for writing and starring in the PBS version of “Road Scholar,” and was named the MacCurdy Distinguished Professor of English at Louisiana State University, according to the release. ➤➤ezambrycki@dailytoreador.com

12:52 p.m. — A Tech officer investigated harassment at Wall Residence Hall. A student was receiving unwanted communications from an ex-boyfriend.

2:21 p.m. — A Tech officer investigated theft in the Z5C parking lot. A license plate and license plate bracket were taken from a vehicle.

8:32 p.m. — A Tech officer investigated theft in the C11 parking lot. Two vehicle decals were taken.

9:12 p.m. — A Tech officer investigated theft at Weymouth Residence Hall. An unsecured watch was taken.

12:04 a.m. — A Tech officer arrested a student for public intoxication at Murdough Residence Hall.

The student was transported to the Lubbock County Jail.

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

POLICE BLOTTER Monday 7:53 a.m. — A Texas Tech officer investigated the burglary of a motor vehicle in the S1 parking lot.

An iPad and case were taken from a secured vehicle.

8:49 a.m. — A Tech officer investigated a traffic accident in the 3100 block of 19th Street.

12:01 p.m. — A Tech officer investigated a traffic accident in the R-3 parking lot.

Texas school fund now worth nation-high $37.7B AUSTIN (AP) — A fund Texas uses to buy instructional materials and cover some local school districts’ costs is now worth nearly $38 billion,

officials announced Tuesday, making it the nation’s largest educational endowment.

The fund is overseen by Patterson’s office and the State Board

of Education, among other state entities. It gets proceeds from the sale of state land and rental of mineral rights for oil and natural gas exploration.

Susan Peterson, The Director of Student Media

curriculum, to introduce issues of global communication in all our classes, and to expand our co-curricular programming so that students will become the leaders of an increasingly interconnected, global society,” she said.

Charlotte Dunham, director of women’s studies, said the award will help to recruit a more diverse student body and faculty.

“It is really an important part of education to learn and work with people from different perspectives,” she said.

One benefit of this award is the recognition of Tech welcoming diversity with open arms, she said.

Tech has improved over time to accommodate for the increasing population of diversity on campus, Dunham said.

The university will be featured in the November 2014 issue of INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, along with the other institutions selected for the award, according to the news release. ➤➤bcooney@dailytoreador.com

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Holder resignation means very little

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n Thursday, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced his resignation after more than five years of controversy. Speculation immediately began as to his successor, though the search may take several months.

P e o p l e ’s o p i n i o n o f t h e success (or lack thereof) of Holder’s tenure likely depends on which side of the political aisle they fall. Democrats will applaud him for being the first black attorney general in the nation’s history and for the many civil rights advancements supported by the Department of Justice during his tenure.

However, Holder could end up being known as the most controversial and divisive attorney general in recent memory. The list of grievances against him is long and sordid and makes it a wonder why his resignation didn’t come earlier.

Perhaps the most publicized issue is the Fast and Furious scandal, in which the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) facilitated illegal gun sales to Mexican drug cartels with the intention of tracking the guns, and thus tracking the cartels.

According to a CNN fact compilation, ATF lost roughly 1,400 of those guns, two of which were found at the murder scene of U.S. Border Patrol agent Brian Terry in Arizona in December 2010.

To m a k e m a t t e r s w o r s e , Holder lied to Congress about his knowledge of the operation, taking a page from President Barack Obama’s playbook by saying in May 2011 that he had only known about Fast and Furious for a few weeks, a statement that was later con-

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Andrew Gleinser tradicted by uncovered DOJ memos.

The tension between Holder and Congress came to a head in June 2012. According to CNN, the House Oversight and Government Reform committee recommended Holder be held in contempt of Congress for not producing Fast and Furious documents. Obama asserted executive privilege over the documents, thereby blocking them from Congress and preventing Holder from being prosecuted.

Congress then held Holder in contempt, “the first time in American history that the head of the Justice Department has been held in contempt

by Congress,” according to CNN. This isn’t a distinction to be proud of.

A number of other issues have also plagued Holder’s tenure, including “his decision to try the Sept. 11 plotters in a New York courthouse in the shadow of the twin towers of the World Trade Center … (which) prompted venomous reaction from lawmakers, New York City officials and some victims’ families,” according to an NPR article.

Holder also had a tendency to be selective when it came to protecting laws, allowing legal challenges to voter-approved same-sex marriage bans while suing states like Texas and North Carolina for passing voter ID laws.

Race has become a hotbutton issue under Holder, as

Holder’s tenure as attorney general was extremely political and arguably corrupt, and we can expect much of the same from his successor.

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evidenced by Holder’s decision to further investigate George Zimmerman after his acquittal in the Trayvon Martin case, suggesting the DOJ would consider filing civil rights charges against Zimmerman, according to an article in The Washington Times. The Obama administration clearly felt Zimmerman should have been convicted, and it would be unsurprising if it took a similar interest in the Michael Brown case.

Though many will rejoice over Holder’s departure, realistically it means very little. The fact that Holder spent much of his time doing Obama’s bidding shows there will not likely be many changes in the DOJ’s operating style following his exit.

According to a Business Insider article, civil rights charlatan Al Sharpton is working with the White House to find Holder’s successor. It’s worth noting that according to the article, Sharpton called Holder “the best attorney general on civil rights in U.S. history.”

With Obama nominating Holder’s successor and Sharpton’s inclusion in the search, anyone looking for a change once the next attorney general takes office will surely be disappointed. He or she will be working for the same Obama administration Holder has worked for.

As part of the president’s cabinet, the attorney general, or any cabinet member for that matter, has limited powers within his or her department.

While they are in charge of their departments, they operate at the discretion of the president. His objectives become their objectives.

So in the end, it really doesn’t matter who becomes the next attorney general. Only with a different administration will we see changes in the way the executive branch operates.

Holder’s tenure as attorney general was extremely political and arguably corrupt, and we can expect much of the same from his successor.

As the great Roger Daltrey sang, “Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.”

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Laura Gonzalez jobs) are likely to be susceptible to automation within the next decade or two.” Automation, digitization and technological progressions are quickly evolving the workplace right before our eyes.

Avarice and a constant need to thrive have demonstrated how economics always wins. It is evident that where opportunity presents a way toward the attainment of power and prosperity, that crucial step overrides all comity and leniency toward mankind. The best weapon against what is to come is to be informed.

According to a New York Times article, “Even as Foxconn, Apple’s iPhone manufacturer, continues to build new plants and hire thousands of additional workers to make smart phones, it plans to install more than a million robots within a few years to supplement its workforce in China.” Mechanical structures able to withstand long durations of time absent of bodily needs, periods for rest and intervals for food are outcompeting humans for jobs in a way that devalues the demand for human labor.

Apple is not the first to identify and implement such ingenious, innovative tactics. Rethink Robotics invented a $22,000 humanoid robot named Baxter that competes with low-wage workers.

According to an MIT Technology Review article, “Baxter comes with two arms, a vision system and 360-degree sonar (which uses it to detect people nearby), but for the cup-stacking job it will also need a specially designed gripper, which Rethink is now developing. Rethink is also developing software so that the robot can communicate with other machines, such as a conveyor belt, telling it to move or stop.”

The ultimate job for robots like Baxter is to take charge over more complicated tasks such as piecing together parts on an electronics assembly line. Just as computers and cell phones have undergone a prognosis of improvement from their first introduced prototype, this robot shows promise to take over low skill jobs.

An acceleration of efficiency is not only sought in factories

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where manual work is needed to further progression and demand.

In fact, this concept has also appealed to the field of medicine, and is surely making its way to implementation within the years to come.

According to an article in The Atlantic, “In Silicon Valley and other centers of innovation, investors and engineers talk causally about machines taking the place of doctors, serving as diagnosticians and even surgeons — doing the same work, with better results, for a lot less money.”

Past fatal errors have allowed for this widely accepted generality that doctors are indeed not perfect. It is frightening for many who are in this profession to come across such implication that their years of study and sacrifice could soon be replaced or limited by the works of a mechanical object.

Ultimately, we as a society control our own destiny through the decisions we make. I hope society does not foolishly decide to hold any hint of resentment or rancor toward the creation of robots. Contrarily to this, I have faith that we can, as a whole, prosper from all the marvelous changes the advancement of robotics is to bring to our generation.

According to a LiveScience article from August, “At the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Cang Ye and his engineering lab team have prototyped a robotic walking stick for the blind. This robot cane combines the basic physics of a walking stick and the technological efficiencies of a computer system.”

Those who are deprived of sight can now hold in possession a tool that aids them in expediting communication between them and their surroundings.

This is the future. This should serve as motivation for many to want to better themselves or to start caring more about the current developments taking place at this moment in time.

We cannot afford to fall into a state of neglectfulness and lead our lives astray from all the insightful things science has to offer. With every passing second, technology gets better, cheaper and faster at a rate that biology alone cannot match. Efficient machinery is the finite dominating factor that will mold life in the 21st century.

The best weapon against what is to come is to be informed.

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Students experience stress as semester progresses

By KRISTEN BARTON Staff Writer

With a month of the semester completed and classes in full swing, some Texas Tech students are beginning to experience stress.

According to a poll conducted by The Associated Press, one in five undergraduate students are under constant stress.

Teenagers enrolled in school experience stress levels that exceed that of adults, according to a survey by the American Psychological Association. The study showed 30 percent of teenagers feel sad or depressed and 31 percent feel overwhelmed.

Colleges are beginning to schedule advising sessions with students to help them prepare for the next semester. Undergraduate communication studies adviser Judy Poffenbarger said she sees each of her students twice a year,

and they are welcome to schedule a meeting with her at other points throughout the year.

Despite what most studies show, she said her students do not show excessive stress levels when she meets with them. She said she estimated no more than 3 percent of her students show outward signs of stress during their meetings.

“It’s probably because our students have a lot of control over the courses they take, unlike other areas where the curriculum is rigorously overseen and if they get out of sequence, they have another year,” Poffenbarger said. “My job is to make sure they have all the pieces and putting the pieces together is their work. They are in charge of their choices.”

Poffenbarger said there are certain courses students find more difficult than most in the communication studies major.

One course in particular causes

stress, she said, because it analyzes philosophers such as Plato and Aristotle and how their way of speaking and thought influences Western rhetoric today.

“It’s very heavy in philosophy and history,” she said. “It forces students to think in ways they haven’t before, which can be difficult for them sometimes.”

Pam Hellman, lead adviser in biological sciences, said she helps students work through switching their major. Hellman said students, especially freshmen, sometimes come from high school wanting to be a doctor because their families or high school counselors advise them to, and it does not always work out for students.

“They get here and realize it’s much more difficult than they thought,” she said. “That’s when you start to see stress because they don’t want to disappoint their families or high school counselors.”

As the first round of exam scores come in, she said she sees more stress in students. Students don’t always realize how hard their courses are until they see their GPA. She said she has advised students to visit the counseling center to cope with stress, and has even walked students to the center herself. Hellman said she tries to make sure every student leaves with a plan.

It is important students know it is OK to switch majors and to pursue their passion, she said. It is important to allow students to know that finding what they love is part of the college process.

Students who transfer to communication studies do so because they were not performing well in another major or they simply were not happy in that major, Poffenbarger said.

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TRAVIS FRANKE, A senior construction engineering major from San Angelo, repairs his bike on Tuesday outside the Industrial Engineering building.

Spirit group Wreckin’ Crew hosts school supply drive near the arena’s entrance, according to a Wreckin’ Crew news release.

T h e Wr e c k i n ’ C r e w i s a student spirit organization that cheers on Tech’s arena sports programs, according to a previous article in The Daily Toreador.

In addition to collecting

supplies, the organization will donate $100 worth of supplies, according to the release.

All of the items will be donated Monday.

Supplies needed include dryerase markers, paper, crayons, pens, scissors, teacher calendars, books, glue, pencil boxes and bind-

Tickets, parking available for McCartney show After the rescheduling of his original summer concert date, musician Paul McCartney will perform in Lubbock for the first time Thursday in the United Supermarkets Arena. Doors open at 7 p.m.

McCartney is scheduled to perform at 8 p.m. and will not have any opening acts, according to a United Supermarkets Arena news release.

Beginning at 5:30 p.m., concert attendees can park for free in the parking lots across Indiana Avenue to the west of the arena, according to the release.

The free spaces are available on a first-come, first-serve basis.

To access the lots, attendees can enter them from the north

by Marsha Sharp Freeway to Texas Tech Parkway to Knoxville Avenue, according to the release. Drivers can also come from the south by 19th Street and Texas Tech Parkway to Texas Tech Parkway and Knoxville Avenue.

Northbound lanes of Indiana Avenue cannot be accessed from 18th Street and Texas Tech Parkway to Indiana Avenue and Main Street.

Professional style cameras and lenses, video and/or audio recording, lasers, flashlights, all weapons and other items are pro-

hibited, according to the release.

Attendees can bring fan signs to the concert, according to the release, but they cannot exceed shoulder-width or include glitter or sticks.

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• 13 percent experience stress during summer • 26 percent had changes in sleeping habits • 27 percent of students experience extreme stress during the academic year • 32 percent have headaches because of stress • 59 percent said time management is a stressor Alexandria Anderson said her classes are easier than she thought, and she feels stress because she is away from home.

According to a report by the Washington Post, college students, particularly freshmen, struggle with the transition between high school and college. Students who may have excelled in high school don’t always do as well in college, causing anxiety or depression.

Freshman architecture major Cassady Fredriksen said that

while she was ready to leave high school, the transition to college was stressful.

She also said she is confident in her decision and, as of now, does not want to change her major as a result of stress.

“I’ve always loved architecture and I’ve always wanted to go into something that involves creativity,” she said. “I’ve always wanted to go into something that involves design and will benefit the world.” ➤➤kbarton@dailytoreador.com

Organization monitors campus cat population

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After a fire burned down Post Elementary School, the Texas Tech Wreckin’ Crew will host a school supply drive for the elementary during the volleyball game at 3 p.m. Saturday against Kansas State in the United Supermarkets Arena.

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Texas Tech has been the home to a population of feral cats for years, and a number of cats remain on campus this year.

Lydia Kong, a junior psychology major from Fort Worth and president of the Tech Feral Cat Coalition, said the organization aims to maintain the welfare of the cats on campus.

“We TNR, or trap-neuterrelease, cats that are found on campus,” she said. “Many of the cats have been abandoned, and we try to re-home kittens or friendly cats that we find.”

This year, the organization is focusing on compiling more thorough database of the cats on campus, Kong said.

Students can report cats they see, she said.

The database will include a profile for each cat sighted, according to TechAnnounce, and a picture and other details about the cat are documented.

“We wanted to have a better database because we want to TNR the cats we do find,” Kong said. “It’s important for us to find the cats and neuter them before

spring so we don’t have a massive cat population.”

The club is also planning to build winter shelters for the cats, she said, and the goal is to eliminate cats burrowing under buildings and causing problems on campus.

“Cats actually help maintain the public sanitary needs of the campus,” Kong said. “They keep the rodent populations low, and that limits the diseases those animals carry.”

More than 15 cats have been documented so far this semester in the database, she said.

Various students have contacted her to report cat sightings, she said.

The Feral Cat Coalition aims to address any type of cat problems, Kong said.

Students can contact the coalition with any issue or questions they have, she said.

“As long as Texas Tech exists and students come and people love animals, the cat population won’t be removed,” she said. “We just want to maintain the welfare of the cats we do have.” ➤➤jromero@dailytoreador.com

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Tech volleyball looks to bounce back versus Baylor

By DIEGO GAYTAN Staff Writer

After suffering its first loss of the season, the 13-1 Texas Tech volleyball team plays its first Big 12 away game at 7 p.m. today against Baylor in the Feller Center in Waco.

With a 3-1 win over the Texas Christian Horned Frogs and a 3-1 loss to the West Virginia Mountaineers, Tech is 1-1 through the first

week of conference play.

Tech’s 13-0 record to start the 2014 season is the Red Raiders’ best start since 1996 when Tech posted a 15-0 record.

The Red Raiders next opponent, the 10-4 Baylor Bears, are entering the match against Tech with a fiveset match win over the Kansas State Wildcats in their first match of Big 12 play.

Tech associate head coach Jojit

Coronel said Tech is confident about stopping Baylor’s offensive runs with its front court and back court.

“One of our strengths is our blocking and our defense,” he said.

“Part of stopping runs is not only stuffing balls for points but also digging and transitioning, so our counter attack has gotten so much better because our blocking has been a little bit more precise.”

Coronel said Tech must take care

of the ball on its side to have a successful match versus Baylor.

“Our offense is really based on our first ball crate,” he said. “Do we want to pass the ball fast or do we want to slow it down to give our hitters the best opportunity to terminate?”

Baylor defeated Tech in the teams’ two matchups of the 2013 season. Tech dropped its first game against Baylor in 2013 at home 3-1

Olympian, swimmer Michael Phelps apologizes for Tuesday DUI arrest (AP) — Michael Phelps’ comeback has been sidetracked by more trouble away from the pool.

The Olympic champion was arrested for the second time on DUI charges early Tuesday in his hometown of Baltimore, another embarrassment for a swimmer who came out of retirement this year with his sights set on competing at the Rio Games.

Phelps issued an apology that sounded very familiar to the ones he made after a drunken-driving arrest a decade ago, as well as when a British tabloid published a photograph in 2009 that showed him using a marijuana pipe.

“I understand the severity of my actions and take full responsibility,” Phelps said in a statement. “I know these words may not mean much right now but I am deeply sorry to everyone I have let down.”

Maryland Transportation Authority police charged the 18-time gold medalist after officers said he was caught speeding and failed field sobriety tests.

The arrest came about a month after the 29-year-old Phelps won three golds and two silvers at the Pan

Pacific Championships in Australia, setting himself up to compete at next summer’s world championships and at Rio in 2016.

It’s too early to say if Phelps might face sanctions from USA Swimming, which took no action after his 2004 arrest but suspended him from competition for three months over the pot picture.

“The news regarding Michael Phelps and his actions are disappointing and unquestionably serious,” the national governing body said in a statement. “We expect our athletes to conduct themselves responsibly in and out of the pool.”

The U.S. Olympic Committee had a similar reaction. CEO Scott Blackmun said the organization was “surprised” by Phelps’ arrest and “disappointed on a number of fronts.”

Phelps was charged with driving under the influence, excessive speed and crossing double lane lines in the Fort McHenry Tunnel on Interstate 95 in Baltimore, according to the Maryland Transportation Agency.

If convicted on the DUI charge, he would face a maximum penalty of a year in jail, a $1,000 fine and

the loss of his driver’s license for six months. Under Maryland law, the latest case is not considered a second offense because his first DUI conviction occurred more than five years ago.

Phelps could face the wrath of his sponsors, though there was no immediate word of any company planning to drop him.

“It’s too early to tell,” said Don Rockwell, the CEO of Phelps’ new swimsuit sponsor, Californiabased Aqua Sphere. “For the most part, we’re supportive. We just need to wait and see what happens. This is not a deal-breaker for us, unless we find out something else that happened.”

Phelps also has deals with Subway, Under Armour, Omega and Master Spas.

In early August, Phelps announced he was ending his long relationship with Speedo to sign the deal with Aqua Sphere. Just last week, according to Rockwell, company officials were in Baltimore working with Phelps on the sizing of his new suit, which he can begin wearing at meets starting Jan. 1.

No. 25 TCU Horned Frogs are still quite defensive passes against the Frogs.

While Patterson hired new co-offensive coordinators last offseason to install a spread scheme more like what was prevalent in the Big 12, there were no wholesale changes on the defensive side he still oversees.

There have been some defensive adjustments for TCU since moving to the offensive-friendly Big 12 two years ago, but this year’s defense is a unit that has matured with experience.

“I like a coach who always challenges you,” senior defensive tackle Chucky Hunter.

“Whenever you feel like you been settled or been satisfied, you haven’t satisfied yourself to the very top to be the best you can be.”

Hunter and Carter were among nine returning defensive starters from last season from

FO RT WO RTH (AP) — Something is very familiar for No. 25 TCU, even with all those changes on offense.

The Horned Frogs are dominating on defense like they have so often under Gary Patterson, who was their demanding defensive coordinator before becoming head coach nearly 14 years ago.

“I think it’s the same old coach. He wants to be the best defense in the nation,” senior safety Sam Carter said Tuesday.

“We get the same thing every day. ... Nothing’s changed. He’s still intense, wants perfection.”

TCU (3-0), back in the rankings this week for the first time since early last season, is second nationally allowing only 219 total yards and seven points per game. Opponents are averaging only 2.1 yards per rush and have completed less than half of their

a team that led the Big 12 in rushing defense (131 yards per game) and ranked second in total defense at 356 yards per game (24th nationally).

“I think we’re getting back in our groove,” Patterson said.

TCU is coming off a 56-0 win at SMU, which followed an opening stretch when the Frogs had a bye week after each of their first two games — including a 30-7 win over Minnesota, which last weekend won at Michigan.

They play the first of consecutive top 10 opponents Saturday at home in their Big 12 opener against fourth-ranked Oklahoma (4-0, 1-0 Big 12).

“The biggest thing defensively, when you can run and you can stay healthy, and one of the things having off, we were able to do that,” Patterson said. “Our kids are up to the challenge.”

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Coach Bill O’Brien and the Texans know they will have to find a way to fix their running game if they hope to compete with Dallas on Sunday.

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Houston’s defense, led by J.J. Watt’s 80-yard interception return for a touchdown, helped the team offset its tough day offensively. The unit bounced back from last week’s loss to the Giants in which Rashad Jennings ran for a career-high 176 yards by allowing a season-low 96 yards rushing.

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She is confident about the Tech squad, Allen said, and its success on the court relies on its control of the match.

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ARKANSAS RUNNING BACK Jonathan Williams is brought down by Texas Tech defenders during the first quarter of Tech’s 49-28 loss to the Razorbacks on Sept. 13 at Jones AT&T stadium.

By JEREMY KRAKOSKY Staff Writer

L a s t T h u r s d a y ’s m a t c h u p against the Oklahoma State

Cowboys was Texas Tech’s first under interim defensive coordinator Mike Smith.

The defense allowed the Cowboys to gain 528 yards on

73 plays.

After reviewing the game film, Smith said despite allowing over 500 yards and 45 points, he thought the defense played hard

and looked better than in previous games.

“I think (the game) went well.

I think they responded,” Smith said. “That was the challenge all week, just to give it everything you’ve got, and I think they did that. Toward the game plan, that’s what we wanted. We wanted to force them to throw it and take away what they do best, running the ball.”

While the Red Raiders entered the game after allowing Arkansas to gain 438 rushing yards in their previous game and was ranked as the worst run defense in the Big 12 Conference, the defense held Oklahoma State to 158 yards on the ground.

Oklahoma State junior quarterback Daxx Garman took advantage of Tech’s young secondary en route to 370 passing yards, including 21.8 yards per completion.

Sophomore cornerback Justis Nelson said they made some mistakes, but they have to move on and get better for the next game.

“Keep on working. Get better every week. Obviously, we need to finish plays, so that’s something that we’ll be working on this week. Being in that right position, you have to go from making a play whenever it’s called upon and comes into the

game, you have to be ready,” he said. “So finishing is definitely something that we’re going to work on this week.”

Junior safety J.J. Gaines grabbed an interception on the Cowboys opening drive of the game, which was the Red Raiders first of the season. With seconds left in the first half of the game, the defense got their second interception of the season.

The game marked the first time Tech has had two picks in the one game since playing Oklahoma State last season, according to the Tech Athletics website.

It also was the first time a team has kept the Cowboys from scoring once they were in the red zone.

Nelson said forcing two turnovers was a huge confidence boost for the whole defense and they hope to carry that into their next game.

“We know we can turn the ball over. In practice we have goals every practice to get at least four turnovers. So we know we can get those turnovers, it’s just a matter of making those plays whenever they come,” Nelson said. “Now that we see we can make those plays anytime we want, we just have to capitalize on that.”

With a full week of practice

before playing Kansas State on Saturday, the defense will continue to learn under Smith’s style.

After his first game being coached by Smith, Nelson said he could tell the difference in the coaching, and he likes the change.

“Personally, I felt like we weren’t getting coached, but like he was actually part of the team. He was right out there with us,” he said. “He just kept being positive and encouraging us, so that was important to me.”

Tech’s defense is now allowing an average of 457 yards per game, ninth in the Big 12.

They will be faced with the task of trying to limit Kansas State’s rushing attack, which is averaging 175 rushing yards per game this season.

Last season, the Wildcats ran for 291 yards when they played the Red Raiders in Lubbock.

Smith said he is aware of Tech’s struggles against Kansas State’s running game but thinks his defense is up for the challenge.

“I want (Tech’s) guys to play fast. I want them to know exactly where they fit versus every run and not second guess themselves,” Smith said. “With our effort, we’ll see what we can do.” ➤➤jkrakosky@dailytoreador.com

Lauren Douglass looks to continue strong conference play

By MCKENZIE MORRIS Staff Writer

The opposing team slams the ball over the net. Up jumps a 6 foot 2 middle blocker for Texas Tech, blocking the ball and earning her team a point.

Sophomore volleyball player Lauren Douglass was recruited to Tech during her senior year of high school at Flower Mound Marcus, she said, but decided to sign with Ole Miss instead.

Douglass redshirted her freshman year and said the program at Univer-

sity of Mississipi was not the right fit for her, so in the summer of 2013 she transferred to Tech.

“I missed Texas, I was kind DOUGLASS of homesick,” Douglass said. “I thought back to Texas Tech and I knew it would be a good place for me to be.”

According to the NCAA website, athletes are required to sit out for a

season if they transfer schools, unless the previous coach waives the transfer.

While sitting out her one year, Douglass was allowed to practice with the team, and said she immediately felt at home with the girls and the program.

Getting to play her first game as a Red Raider was a surreal experience, she said.

“I was so excited. The first game I had butterflies in my stomach,” Douglass said. “I’ve been looking forward to this for two years.”

Douglass recorded 12 kills and 15.5 points during her first Big 12 game against Texas Christian on Sept. 24.

Tech volleyball coach Don Flora said watching Douglass play was awesome and everyone could see she was getting into her groove.

“She’s just getting into her rhythm,” Flora said. “She took two years off of playing elite-level volleyball because she had to sit out. It’s special to see her really get her feel going.”

In practice, Douglass said her blocking and connecting with the setters has been her focus in practice.

Taking smart shots when she cannot get the right hit is helping her game improve, she said.

“I’ve been thinking about it a lot and it’s (helping),” Douglass said.

“I’ve been getting really good coaching on it.”

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The accolade came after Douglass recorded a career-high 17 kills in a comeback victory against Weber State in the Lonestar Showdown.

Senior libero Rachel Brummit was named Defensive Player of the Week the same week.

“I just think it’s a big stepping stone for our team overall,” Brummit said. “It just shows how far we’ve come. Neither

of us could do what we’ve been doing without the rest of our teammates.”

At the end of preseason, the team was undefeated and won their conference opener against Texas Christian 3-1.

As they continue Big 12 play, Douglass said, the team is hungry for more wins and are playing for each other with a strong sense of unity.

“My goal is for us to prove everyone wrong that thinks Texas Tech should be at the bottom,” Douglass said. “Also to prove to ourselves how good we can be because I know we’re amazing and have the best season we’ve ever had in volleyball.” ➤➤mmorris@dailytoreador.com

Strong accepts Texas is underdog against Baylor AUSTIN (AP) — In his first season in the Big 12, Texas coach Charlie Strong seems to have accepted his role as underdog this week against No. 7 Baylor.

“I don’t have a choice,’ Strong said with a laugh on Monday.

“We’re a (two-touchdown) underdog right now.”

Some of his players, however, don’t want to hear it.

“They’re still Baylor,” Longhorns wide receiver John Harris said. “Just because they started playing better, that’s good for them. We’re still Texas.”

Not exactly. The burnt-orange helmet logos are the same but a lot has changed.

The Bears (4-0, 1-0) are the defending Big 12 champions, a crown earned by beating Texas (2-2, 1-0) in freezing cold on the

final weekend of the 2013 regular season. Texas hasn’t won the Big 12 since 2009, a drought that was a big reason why Mack Brown isn’t the Longhorns coach anymore.

Since beating then-No. 1 Kansas State in 2012, the Bears are 19-2 and currently have the top-scoring offense in the country behind quarterback Bryce Petty and a receiving corps that is burning up secondaries. If they beat Texas again, the Bears will have won four of five against Texas. In a rivalry that dates to 1901, the only similar run of success for Baylor came from 1988-92.

While the players and fans certainly haven’t accepted that Baylor has surpassed the Longhorns, Strong clearly recognizes that the rivalry has flipped and he is the one trying to catch up.

“We’re going to have to play above our heads,” Strong said.

“They (Baylor) deserve every bit of it. If you watch their team, it’s amazing to see how it’s developed over the last three or four years.”

Baylor represents a huge chance for Strong to make his mark on Texas. He took over a program that despite being loaded with blue chip recruits didn’t have a player drafted by the NFL last season. Strong hasn’t been afraid to take some of his best talent off the field, dismissing nine players so far because of rules violations or legal problems.

Strong suggested that two suspended potential starters, offensive tackle Desmond Harrison and wide receiver Daje Johnson, could return this week. Strong didn’t say they would, but conceded he would meet with the players.

Clowney improving; looks to return in a few weeks HOUSTON (AP) — Top overall draft pick Jadeveon Clowney’s rehabilitation from arthroscopic surgery on his right knee is going well and he hopes to return for the Houston Texans in a few weeks.

Clowney spoke to reporters on Tuesday after an appearance at a local middle school.

“Hopefully I’ll be back sooner than everyone expects,” he said.

The outside linebacker was injured in the season-opener on Sept.

7 and coach Bill O’Brien said at the time that he would miss 4-6 weeks.

Clowney said he is encouraged by the progress he has made since the surgery and is eager to return.

“It’s very exciting,” he said. “I miss playing football. I miss being out there with my teammates practicing and everything. So I’m

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just ready to get back.”

He’s been so antsy to play again that his teammates have had to settle him down a bit.

“It’s very hard,” he said. “I keep telling guys: ‘I think I’m ready. I think I’m ready.’ And they be like: ‘Man, you just got injured.’”

Clowney has recently started running and he hasn’t had any problems with that. He was hurt when he jumped up to try and bat down a pass. He put his hand to his right knee and began limping after he landed. There was some speculation that has was injured because his foot slipped between one of the 8-by-8-foot palettes of real grass that make up Houston’s field, but he dismissed that notion on Tuesday.

“I think it’s just how I came down on it wrong,” he said.

But he said being injured was made harder to deal with because of the way it happened.

“I was very upset,” he said.

“I told them guys I would rather get hit in my knee rather than just a non-contact injury. But things happen.”