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TOP: Student Disability Services hosts Deaf Bingo on Oct. 2, 2019 in the Wall/Gates Residence Hall as part of Disability Awareness Week. The event was hosted to raise awareness for students with hearing disabilities and the struggles deaf and near-deaf students face every day when a translator or a signer is not available. BOTTOM-RIGHT: A participant in Deaf Bingo uses a sheet to translate the signs given during the game to fill out his card. By having the community learn more about American Sign Language, the chances increase that a deaf or near-deaf person may find someone in their everyday lives versed in ASL.

Deaf Bingo introduces students to struggles, availability of American Sign Language

By ALESSANDRA SINGH Staff Writer

Students gathered for Deaf Bingo on Wednesday at Wall/Gates Residence hall. The event was hosted by Student Disability Services as part of disability week. During the event, students were taught how to play bingo in American Sign Language.

Crystal Fuqua, academic counselor with Student Disability Services, said the event was part of the agenda for disability week. The event could not only benefit students but also teach them a new skill in ASL. “This is just an opportunity for people to come together and learn (American Sign Language) and also to spend an evening with friends, having a good time,” she said.

Despite being named Deaf Bingo, Fuqua said all students were welcomed to attend, hearing and non-hearing.

At the event, she urged the students whom were present to share the event on their social media in hopes of encouraging more students to attend.

Fuqua said the importance of the event laid in the interaction that

took place between students. It was an opportunity for students with disabilities to mingle with more of the campus which might otherwise be difficult.

“I think it’s important because people can connect with each other, the hearing and the non-hearing students, are all playing together at the same game,” she said. “I think it kind of gives them an opportunity to interact with each other.”

Students who attended the event saw Fuqua’s perspective of connecting students with each other but also saw to the intended goal of the event.

The intended goal of the event was to raise awareness to certain disabilities that portions of our student population deal with every day.

Lucy Ritchie, undeclared freshman from Plano, said more events should be hosted for the deaf population of students on campus.

Events such as Deaf Bingo raise awareness of disabilities on and around campus.

Ritchie also said Deaf Bingo teaches an important lesson to students without disabilities.

“That nobody is treating them differently, they are all pretty much the same they just can’t hear,” she said.

Another student said the awareness it raises is important, but the campus can do better. When examining her surroundings, Tomisin Alausa, a freshman journalism major from Plano, acknowledged accommodations that had been made for certain disabilities. She said, for example, the ramps seen beside staircases or elevators that are there for those in wheelchairs are all modifications for a certain disability.

However, not much came to mind in terms of accommodations made specifically for the deaf community, she said. Plenty came to her mind in ways to improve in this category.

“Not everyone can hear, and we should have more translators in classrooms because what if there is someone who is partially deaf in there and they can’t hear, and they are struggling because of that,” she said. “I feel like modifications should already be made; people shouldn’t have to ask for them.”

Alausa said she hoped events such as Deaf Bingo would extend growth into understanding of those who have disabilities.

“Modifications should already be there because the world is growing and people are growing, becoming more aware every day,” she said. “I feel like this is something else awareness should be brought to.”

Overall, Fuqua said Student Disability Services hopes to spread

awareness in an enjoyable way for students to show them what Student Disability Services can provide for everyone on campus.

“I hope that they see that Student Disabilities is a resource here on campus and that there are fun things always happening on campus, all around for anybody,” she said.

“For abled students and disabled students alike.” @ASinghDT

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Tech researchers receive updated lab spaces with ESBII

By ADÁN RUBIO News Editor

Additional areas to work, updated lab spaces and opportunities for collaboration are some aspects of the Experimental Sciences Building II that can benefit Texas Tech researcher’s in their scholarly endeavors.

With the completion of this building, which will get a ribboncutting ceremony from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Oct. 3 at 1070 Canton Ave., researchers may get the chance to further their studies with the use of updated facilities.

Joseph Heppert, vice president for the Tech Office of Research and Innovation, said the ESBII will be used by multiple Tech researchers of multiple disciplines.

Genomics, plant science, human sciences, agriculture, human diseases, chemical sciences are just some of the subjects that will be studied at the ESBII, Heppert said. There will be about 25 faculty members represented in the new facility.

“I think it’s going to be a really exciting mix,” he said.

Throughout the nation, Heppert said there is a need for modernized

lab spaces.

“That old infrastructure really isn’t appropriate to support the modern science that is happening across the country,” he said. “ESBII is a great step on this campus toward helping to address part of the need for modern lab space that will support modern research.”

Older labs do not meet quality and safety standards that modern labs can meet, Heppert said. Discussions with department chairs and deans at Tech have been conducted to figure out how to fulfill the need to improve teaching labs.

“It’s critically important that we upgrade those facilities and give students an outstanding experience that they can build on as they move into either doing research in other laboratories on campus or as they move out into their careers at a private sector,” he said.

The ESBII is not the only facility Heppert said will work to provide improved research opportunities for people on campus.

“Our plan is to build a new Academic Sciences Building, ASB, which will be connected to the chemistry and the sciences buildings, the

physics building there just off of the [Engineering Key],” Heppert said.

“That building will help both provide excellent spaces for undergraduate laboratory education, and it will integrate some of that new additional research space that is desperately needed on campus.”

The state of some undergraduate labs shows the need for more modern facilities on campus, Heppert said.

The ESBII will provide more opportunities for undergraduates wanting to engage in research.

For current labs, a variety of methods may be used to ensure that research methods are carried out effectively and safely.

Heather Coats, senior safety officer of lab safety at Tech Environmental Health and Safety, said her section of the EHS oversees lab safety procedures on campus and tests equipment in campus labs.

She said the department helps those running labs review safety requirements outlined in the EHS Lab Safety Manual and utilizes a laboratory safety survey to inspect each teaching and research lab.

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Illnesses, deaths prompt conversations about banning vaping

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Over the past few months, severe lung illness occurred in hundreds of cases around the United States, with most affected having a connection to electronic cigarettes or vaping. With these illness and deaths, there are talks across the country about banning vaping and e-cigarettes. Still, the exact source of the illness is unknown.

“The actual cause is unclear,” Dr. Gilbert Berdine, faculty affiliate and associate professor of internal medicine at the Texas Tech H e a l t h S c i e n c e C e n t e r, said. “It possibly could be an impurity in the substance, a contaminant most likely. Some may be more sensitive to the compounds, and they may have an allergic reaction. They may have the inflammatory processes of an immune response and may have the capillary leak. We will need to know more before we figure out the true causes.”

Many of the patients had used vape products containing THC, but the exact product and chemicals are still unknown, according to a CDC briefing. The symptoms for some of the patients were shortness of breath, nausea, vomiting and fever.

The recent cases have brought up many concerns about the safety of vaping,

Heather Austin-Robillard, Tech instructor in addictive disorders and recovery studies said. Vaping has been marketed as a safer alternative to smoking cigarettes for people trying to quit smoking, H o w e v e r, a l l v a p i n g does is switch people from smoking cigarettes to smoking their vape, Austin-Robillard said.

It possibly could be an impurity in the substance, a contaminant most likely. Some may be more sensitive to the compounds, and they may have an allergic reaction.

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TTUHSC PROFESSOR “So, they basically marketed vaping as, ‘Oh, it doesn’t have all the chemicals, it’s just nicotine,’ which is the addictive part of cigarettes, so you’re not really getting rid of the addictive part, which is the nicotine,” she said.

Vaping does allow for monitoring the amount of nicotine in the vape, AustinRobillard said. However, vaping is not FDA-approved,

so it is unknown what is in vaping products.

“So that’s where the harmful issues come up, is we don’t know what chemicals. There still may be certain chemicals that are from cigarettes in the vaping, and that’s where we’re finding the hospitalizations and everything because certain people are getting ahold of them and putting in harmful things that can be poisonous,” she said. “And of course it’s still having the smoke inhalation, which is causing damage to the lungs.”

She said there have not been enough long-term studies to determine the longterm harm of vaping.

“Actually, some research that we’re finding is one, there’s a huge spike of vaping in the adolescent and college population,” AustinRobillard said. “In the last two years, it’s been the most record-breaking amount of increase in use of any substance that we’ve ever seen.”

C h r i s t o p h e r I v y, a sophomore political science major from London, Texas, said he began vaping during his senior year of high school, stopped the second semester of senior year and began vaping again in his sophomore year of college.

“I was an athlete. I could just feel myself feeling bad like if I vaped. I would go to practice, be out of breath al-

ready, so much quicker. And then I was like ‘I can’t do this anymore,’ so I decided to stop. I felt good afterwards,” he said.

He did not vape his first year in college because he could not afford it, Ivy said, and he did not have an interest in doing so. This year, living off campus, there is a little bit easier access.

Due to this accessibility of vapes and other ecigarettes, the possibility of bans, such as the one trying to be passed in New York, would not be helpful, Berdine said.

“Pushing for regulation will cause bigger problems,” he said. “If the legitimate brands are banned, then the illegal ones will be the only ones available.

All the supply will come from more questionable sources and may have a hodge-podge of chemicals laced in them. If the supply is kept legal, there are ways to put pressure on the companies to standardize the products and to identify the impurities.”

To get people to stop vaping completely, AustinRobillard said there should be a similar approach to the campaigns to end smoking.

The campaigns changed the perception of what cigarettes could do and why people did not think they were cool anymore.

“We limited the advertis-

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CONTINUED FROM PG. 1 “This is also something we use to do inspections,” she said regarding the checklist. “So, every year, our team surveys every laboratory space on campus.

Right now, that’s about 800. Once ESBII comes online, it will be closer to a thousand or so.”

The checklist consists of different safety and equipment requirements, such as how chemicals are stored, how fume hoods are maintained and how

ing for cigarettes, like we put certain restrictions on those companies where they couldn’t advertise for cigarettes anymore,” she said.

“We might have to do the same for vaping and Juuls

and stuff like that in order to eliminate that perception that it’s better for you or that it’s cool or anything like that because I think that worked well for cigarettes.”

refrigerators are marked, Coats said. The use of this checklist can be helpful for those maintaining labs.

“It’s also available for the faculty members and students who work in those laboratories to use to inspect their own spaces,” she said.

Regarding helping Tech researchers improve their understanding of these requirements, she said the establishment of the ESBII can be beneficial.

“If you have a well-kept space that’s brand sparkling new, I think you’re

more likely to want to take care of it compared to if you have an older space where your cabinets are stained or your floors are stained,” she said.

At a subconscious level, Coats said the availability of a cleaner, more modern lab space could lead one to promote a safer lab environment.

In addition to helping researchers’ mindsets, Coats said the introduction of the new ESBII labs on campus prompted the lab safety section of EHS to fulfill safety requirements in advance.

“So, we’re also part of the planning process to make sure that the requirements that are outlined are met in those spaces,” she said.

Regardless of how the ESBII will benefit the Tech community, one may consider what all went into the construction of the facility.

Billy Breedlove, Tech System vice chancellor of Facilities Planning and Construction, said the ESBII is not a normal facility to construct.

“That’s a research facility,” he said. “So, with all of the specialized equipment put in there, the building infrastructure’s unique because it is a research and lab space.”

Because the ESBII consists of labs for researchers on campus, Breedlove said the building is different than other buildings for multiple reasons.

“For example, all the air that comes into that building is 100 percent fresh air,” he said. “So, you’re constantly pumping fresh air into that building. As you can see there’s a lot of duct work on the roof of that.”

Despite the obstacles in the ESBII’s construction, Breedlove said the result of the construction was good.

“It’s just really a science, research building that just adds some complication to that,” Breedlove said. “But it turned out really nice.”

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The door to a SONA study room located in the Tech College of Media and Communications basement. Many lab studies are conducted in these rooms in order to help further graduate students’ and professors’ research.

By MIGUEL JUNCO Staff Writer

Throughout a student’s time at university, there are moments when one might teeter on the edge of the desired grade yet fall short.

However, moments such as these may be avoided through the potential use of SONA. SONA is an online study registration system that is located online and in the basement floor of the College of Media & Communication. The program has been steadily growing in terms of the number of active users since the pool has expanded to include Human Sciences research as well.

“The people who use SONA are conducting research, in order to get access to get the SONA participation pool they have to get

IRB (Institutional Review Board) approval,” Kristina McCravey, the lab manager for the Center of Communication Research, said.

“The majority of the studies inside of SONA are primarily researched by faculty or people working on their thesis/dissertations.”

At the beginning of the school year, all MCOM courses are included in the SONA pool, McCravey said. If professors or instructors do not want their courses included, they must reach out to opt-out.

There are a variety of reasons why someone may partake in a study, whether that be for extra-credit or to simply experience a true experiment as a test subject.

“The benefit for undergrads are first, the extracredit opportunity, and sec-

ondly the reason it is called a student research pool is that students are given the opportunity to experience research first-hand,” Joshua Dunn, a doctoral candidate in the graduate program in the college of media and communication and part-time instructor, said.

There are a multitude of ways in which students may go about participating in SONA, with some being more time consuming than others for both sides.

“Survey data can be collected very quickly sometimes in a few days depending on the subject matter,” Dunn said. “Lab experiments are going to have a much longer run-time.”

Casey Montalvo, a graduate student at the College of Media and Communication, said she did SONA

mostly for the extra credit.

“I usually took surveys if they were available because they were the easiest and most convenient,” she said.

“If I really needed extracredit, I would go to the labs to do the experiments they asked.”

Beyond being a bank for credit, SONA is an ample and useful tool for graduate students, she said.

“If you want to go into graduate school or to get a Ph.D., you are going to need to know how to phrase questions, how to make surveys, and other things,” Montalvo said. “Experiencing those things beforehand, the surveys and experiments prep you for how you want to go about doing your future research.” @MiguelJuncoDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Three men arrested during the investigation into rapper Mac Miller ’s deadly overdose last year have now been charged with providing the drugs that killed him, U.S. prosecutors said Wednesday.

A grand jury indictment that was unsealed in Los Angeles accuses the men of conspiring and distributing cocaine and oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl that caused Miller’s death in September 2018.

Cameron Pettit, 28, of West Hollywood, California; Stephen Walter, 46, of Los Angeles; and Ryan Reavis, 36, of Lake Havasu City, Arizona, were previously charged with drug-related offenses. Wednesday’s charges add the allegation that their drugs led to Miller’s death.

Miller, 26, died of an accidental overdose of the powerful opioid fentanyl, along with cocaine and alcohol. Fentanyl has contributed to an epidemic of opioid abuse in the U.S. that has claimed thousands of lives, including those of other musicians, such as Prince.

The men face a mandatory minimum sentence of 20 years in federal prison and the potential for life without parole if convicted of either of the charges related to Miller’s death.

All have been arrested in recent weeks and remain in custody, and none has entered a plea.

Attorneys for Pettit and Walter declined comment.

It’s unclear whether Reavis has a lawyer.

Pettit and Walter, who was also charged with being a felon in possession of ammunition, were scheduled to be arraigned on the new charges on Oct. 10. Reavis, who was arrested last week

in Arizona, does not have an arraignment date set yet.

The indictment alleges the men continued to distribute drugs through August 2019.

Miller’s beats and rhymes, with their frank expressions of drug use and depression, made him a beloved and respected figure among fans, including some of the biggest names in hip-hop.

The Pittsburgh native, whose real name was Malcolm James Myers McCormick, was in a two-year relationship with Ariana Grande that ended earlier in 2018.

After his death, the pop star posted a loving video of him on her Instagram page and released a song, “Thank U Next,” that affectionately mentioned him.

The indictment alleged that Walter supplied the fentanyl and cocaine that Pettit sold to Miller and that Reavis, who lived in the Los Angeles area until earlier this year, acted as a middleman for the fentanyl sale.

Pettit on Sept. 5, 2018 sold Miller cocaine, Xanax and 10 blue pills that appeared to be oxycodone but contained fentanyl after the two had exchanged text messages a day earlier, according to the indictment.

In the texts, Miller proclaimed his love for oxycodone, or “percs” for the brand name Percocet, and also asks for “bars” of Xanax and a “ball” of cocaine, according to a previous court filing. Miller also asked Pettit, “When can u get em?” according to previous court filings.

Two days later, Miller’s assistant found him dead at his Los Angeles home.

In another set of messages included in the indictment, Reavis worried in a text sent in June about undercover police buying drugs.

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his past week marked the start of the Jewish New Year, year 5780 based on the Hebrew calendar. At sundown on Sunday, Sept.

29, Rosh Hashanah began as the first of the Jewish High Holy Days.

Every year, Jews spend 10 days reflecting on their lives and conclude the reflections on Yom Kippur, which ends on the evening of Wednesday, Oct. 9, this year. Rosh Hashanah celebrates the beginning of a sweet new year, and Yom Kippur serves as a day of atonement where many Jews fast for 25 hours as a way to atone for their sins.

Growing up in a predominantly Jewish community, I had the privilege of observing the High Holy Days alongside most of my family and friends. The high school I attended, Ladue, was oftentimes referred to as “LaJew” due to our high Jewish population. Although it is a public high school and technically was not canceled during the holidays, teachers were instructed to not assign any projects or exams that would interfere with stu-

Hannah Snidman is a Ph.D student in social psychology.

dents’ observances. Many of the non-Jewish students chose to skip classes because they knew school would basically turn into a study hall.

Completing my undergraduate career at a university with only a five percent Jewish population came as quite the culture shock. I knew that the school had two active Jewish student organizations and a Jewish fraternity, so I was a bit shocked when many of my fellow students told me that I was the first Jew they had ever met in person.

I received a few ignorant comments but was impressed for the most part with the acceptance and open-mindedness I experienced from the student body. Our Jewish organizations came together to hold a nonreligious service last fall for the victims of the Pittsburgh temple shooting, and many non-

Jewish students and faculty showed up in support.

Even so, observing Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur was a very different experience in this new place. The school did not shut down as my previous one had done, and I struggled to keep up with assignments and classes that I missed for services.

Professors were very understanding, but I felt alone for the first time during the holidays going to a different synagogue surrounded by strangers.

Completing my undergraduate career at a university with only a five percent Jewish population came as quite the culture shock.

The High Holy Days became easier as the years went on. Something very special about Judaism is that the prayers and songs are very similar between temples. It is easy to catch

on and I began to form a community within a formerly unfamiliar group. By the end of my four years in college, it was difficult to say goodbye to my small Jewish community and leave them for yet another new location with a new set of strangers.

When it came time for my final graduate school decision, I wound up choosing between Texas Tech and Tulane University. Most of my friends and family members were shocked when I picked Texas Tech because Tulane is known for having a very large Jewish population. Within the community, we jokingly call it “Jewlane”. If you couldn’t tell, Jews as a whole generally enjoy puns.

All jokes aside, although I felt confident with my decision to attend school here, I did feel hesitant about revealing myself as a Jew in West Texas. I checked ahead of time and discovered that there is one Jewish temple in Lubbock, but I had no idea how many students or Lubbock residents identified as Jewish or attended the synagogue.

In Sunday School, we learn a song that says “wherever you go, there’s always someone Jewish.

You’re never alone when you say you’re a Jew. So, when you’re not home, and you’re somewhere kind of newish, the odds are don’t look far ‘cause they’re Jewish too.’”

Thank you to everyone that has accepted or even embraced the Jewish religion and culture into the relatively diverse Lubbock community.

I always assumed that this rhyme was nothing more than a coping mechanism for preparing kids how to handle life as a religious minority, but I have learned that there may be more truth to the song than I initially gave credit. In Lubbock, my neighbor told me that he is Jewish after overhearing my phone conversation about temple.

Through a discussion about ancestry and heritage, I discovered that another member of my own department is Jewish. I even stumbled across a Texas Tech Jewish group at the student organization fair.

In addition to the Jewish community, there is also more interest and acceptance of Judaism here than I expected. I felt safe enough to tell my friends that I’m Jewish and to even wear a shirt one day with Hebrew writing. No one made any negative remarks about my shirt and I heard a hearty “L’chaim” while walking past one student. I received a lot of respectful questions from new friends, and my roommate was interested enough to ask to accompany me to temple one time.

Thank you to everyone that has accepted or even embraced the Jewish religion and culture into the relatively diverse Lubbock community. I’d like to say shana tova (“a good year”) to all of my fellow members of the tribe. @HannahSnidmanDT

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See you later September, let’s say hello to October

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mention September. With every new month, begins a new window of opportunity and growth, but with every new season, a new door is opened.

My favorite thing about a new season, fall particularly, is that there is a sense of renewal. Just like, the “Great Gatsby” says, “life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.” Sure, we can make our resolutions at the New Year and begin our clean slate then, but there’s something special about fall that allows us to begin again as well.

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emotion you can identify that you felt in the past few months of the summer season, has brought you to this very moment. It is time to take a breath, and to release those things.

Let these emotions filter through your body and through your mind, bring awareness to them the way you are aware of the changing season and let go of the things that hold you back from being the best version of yourself. If you need to forgive someone, forgive them and find freedom in yourself.

Allow those transactions to be something of the past and don’t allow bitterness to follow you into this new season. If there is something you have been holding onto that weighs you down, leave it with the month of Sep-

tember and let October be your month of redemption.

When you reflect on months that go by and seasons that pass, you never realize that you are changing.

The changing of months and changing of seasons isn’t just for letting go, though. The new moments to come in this season allow opportunity for you to do new things. Begin that lifestyle change with tenacity, try a new hairstyle, start that podcast, do what it is that your heart is yearning for: be bold in

these moments and live without hesitation.

We a r e n o t l o o k i n g forwards to these new seasons just so we can celebrate the customs that come with them. We are looking forward to change and becoming closer to the person we truly are.

As each season comes and goes, we are shedding older versions of ourselves, gaining new experiences and new joys. Leave your past in September, and welcome October with a new sense of freedom; give yourself the opportunity to become one step closer to discovering all you can be. Goodbye September and so long, let’s give October all we have; now is the time to begin again. @AngelaContrerasDT

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Multicultural Greek Life: Breaking Stereotypes

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ulticultural Greek life is one aspect of college that can seem a bit overwhelming as a new student. There is a sort of pressure on students to join considering it tends to be portrayed in movies as only parties and getting into trouble.

However, many people involved in Greek life would certainly disagree. Like anything else, the experience is what you make it and can be extremely beneficial if one is actively involved. Greek life has allowed me to learn much more about myself and helped me to grow as a leader.

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With this new season, there is a chance to shed older versions of ourselves that no longer serve us.

There is opportunity to begin again, and to forgive ourselves for the things that we did and did not do.

As the trees release their leaves that no longer provide purpose for them, we should release all things that no longer provide positivity for us either.

When you reflect on months that go by and seasons that pass, you never realize that you are changing. Every day can seem like just another day until you look back and take into consideration all that you have become and all that you are. Every instance that brought you a sense of pain, joy, peace, anger, hurt or whatever

The most memorable part of being a part of Greek life was the endless philanthropy work.

Many organizations allow students to take advantage of new leadership opportunities that will help them transi-

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tion in higher positions with ease. I was a charter member for my organization which put me in a leadership role. However, this also forced me to step up and help my sisters out. I now feel like I am committed to our organization and this leadership position allows me to work hard to improve myself so I represent our organization in the best way possible.

Another aspect of the experience that is very special to me is that members of these organizations are members for life. I always have a family I can rely on no matter what school they go to. It does not matter how far they are; they will still be there to support and encourage me even if I have never even met them in person.

That aspect of sisterhood was something that I fell in love with and I feel very

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grateful to be a part of.

The relationships I have formed through this experience have left a lasting impact on me and they allow me to experience a unique type of relationship that I have never had before.

Being the oldest child, I have always wanted to have an older sister to guide and support me like I do for my little sister. The relationship I have with my big allows me to experience this and it is a relationship I cherish so much. I want to be able to provide that support and love for someone else that may not have that sibling relationship.

Education is a priority to all organizations as it is understood that students attend college to gain a higher education.

I know that Greek life has in fact forced me to work harder academically as a way to almost prove to myself that I can balance multiple things. I am also a leader in my organization which means I have to set a good example for all those who hear about us. I want people to know that success in school is very important to us and

is held in high regard.

Greek life also allows members to grow personally as many of these organizations have a philanthropy they focus on. My organization has allowed me to learn about many non-profits around the Lubbock area and has gotten me more involved in the Lubbock community.

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According to CNN, around 800,000 students are active members of a Greek life organization.

According to the NIC, members of fraternites have served 3.8 million hours within their universities local communities, as well as raised $20 million philantrhopically.

This allowed me to learn about different ways that I can get involved and has given me a new perspective and appreciation on the so-called necessities of life.

Many organizations value tradition and build-

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ing young men and women into respectable members of society. My organization is no different. We value things such as academic excellence, interpersonal growth, moral development, and strength in unity. These values can mean something different to each individual, but they allow each sister to form their own views on how they uphold them. Being able to grow into women that fit these definitions helps us grow into respectable members of society.

Things such as relationship, educations and excellent character are very important aspects of these organizations and are held in very high regard. These organizations provide ways for members to make friends and encourage their members to grow throughout their college career.

Greek life has been a defining part of my college experience, and I am so grateful I have the opportunity to participate in an organization that allows me to grow into a better person. @MSheffieldDT

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Thomson looks back on life before Tech

By ELEANOR GUINAN Staff Writer

A s t h e Te x a s Te c h men’s tennis team is halfway through the fall season, redshirt senior Bjorn Thomson looked back on his life before Tech.

Thomson said the United States is different from his hometown, Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Apart from the weather and the scenery, he said the food is bigger and the people are louder, but he loves both places.

Coming from Florida, Thomson chose Tech as Ole Miss and Texas also tried to recruit him.

“They just recruited me, that’s just how it is in tennis,” Thomson said.

“I went to IMG in Florida and actually, what happened was the old assistant coach came to watch me play and he gave me a card and I really liked them and I was like ‘Mom I want to go to Texas Tech.’

It just worked out.”

Thomson said he played well when he came to Tech as he started playing doubles more in college as doubles play is more relevant in college.

Thomson also said he was lucky with his past doubles partners, former Red Raiders Alex Sendegeya and Connor Curry.

The redshirt senior said he looks up to his mom and older brother the most as he said his mom set many examples for him as he was growing up while his brother helped him be competitive. “ M y m o m – t h e r e ’s so many reasons – (she is) super independent, strong-willed, hard-work-

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Redshirt junior Bjorn Thomson saves the ball from going out during his singles match against Oklahoma State on Friday, April 5, 2019 at the McLeod Tennis Center. ing, always pushes me to do better, super positive,” Thomson said. “Then my brother, he always sacrificed so much for me and my tennis, he also so positive. We were ultra-competitive when we were growing up. I always wanted to beat him in a math quiz or if we were playing ping pong in the backyard – that’s just what we did.”

When Thomson was younger, he said he looked up to Lleyton Hewitt, a professional tennis player.

Now, he looks up to a fellow teammate.

“In college, definitely Parker (Wynn), my shining angle,” Thomson said jokingly.

Last season, senior Parker Wynn and Thom-

son were named to the A l l - B i g 1 2 F i r s t Te a m in doubles and Thomson earned All-Big 12 Academic First Team individually, according to Tech Athletics. Thomson said his greatest accomplishment was becoming an All-American with Wynn and helping Tech win the Big 12 title in 2016.

Practicing doubles is more complicated than practicing singles, Thomson said. The partners need to go over ways to communicate with each other and the positions before going into a match.

“So where you stand, your certain formations, certain strategy – it changes a lot from singles,” Thomson said. “Where you serve changes, we can call

different plays like when one person is at the net we can do hand singles. So before every point in the doubles, you try to make a call. Where in singles you kind of go with it and see what happens.”

Thomson won 12 singles win in the 2018-2019 season, according to Tech Athletics. Thomson also had a three-game conference winning streak last season as he was also named to the All-Big 12 A c a d e m i c F i r s t Te a m .

He said that even though he likes both singles and doubles play, he enjoys doubles more because it is quicker.

“I kind of like playing both, but the energy in the doubles point is short, really fast-like pace,” Thom-

son said. “I love that so that’s one thing I always look forward to.”

Thomson said he began to play tennis on a fluke when he was six years old as a teacher noticed his abilities one day after school. He said he has been playing since.

“I just picked up a racket in school in one day,” Thomson said. “I just started hitting it against the wall and my mom came to pick me up and the teacher said ‘he’s actually not bad at tennis.’”

Thomson said playing at Tech has been a great memory as a whole from getting to know his teammates and developing relationships.

“I think it’s all been awesome, I don’t know if I could pinpoint (any memory),” Thomson said.

“I loved all my team and making friendships and stuff like that. Something in practices, which I can’t speak about but, just all

of it.”

Other than the coaching changes made this offseason with Todd Petty becoming Director of Tennis and Daniel Whitehead becoming the men’s head coach, Thomson said the culture at Tech has also changed throughout his career.

“The culture has changed,” Thomson said.

“I would say there’s more of an emphasis on hard work, you succeed more in the team now, the harder you work.”

Although he jokes around a lot, Thomson said he tries to be a mentor to the younger players and help out as much as he can. He also said he tries to lead as an example with his hard work in practice.

Thomson and the rest of the team will head to the Saint Francis/ITA AllAmerican Championships o n S a t u r d a y i n Tu l s a , Oklahoma. @EleanorGuinanDT

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Duffey set to lead Red Raiders

By MAX HENGST Sports Editor

Texas Tech football’s head coach Matt Wells announced that junior Jett Duffey will be the Red Raiders’ starting quarterback due to the absence of sophomore Alan Bowman.

“Moving forward, Jett Duffey will be our quarterback moving forward,” Wells said. “We’ve got to play good around him.

They guys going around him have to play better.

We’ve got to play better and coach better. We’ve got to put Jett (Duffey) in the right positions from an individual standpoint that give us the best chance to win.”

After being named Tech’s quarterback with Bowman sidelined due to a shoulder injury, Duffey said even with Wells’ confirmation, it does not take any more pressure off of him.

“I always just focus on what I can do, what I can improve on,” Duffey said.

“Anytime I touch the field, I’m just focused on what I have to do. That’s all, so I really focus on it.”

In Tech’s game against No. 6 Oklahoma, Wells played both Duffey and graduate transfer Jackson Tyner. Duffey played the majority of the game a s Te c h ’s q u a r t e r b a c k after Tyner started and completed one of his five

pass attempts.

Duffey finished the game after leading the Red Raiders on their third drive of the game, completing 11 of his 20 pass attempts for 120 passing yards. Duffey also recorded 29 rushing yards against the Sooners.

After watching both D u f f e y a n d Ty n e r o n the field, Wells said he thought Duffey would be a better fit to lead the Red Raiders’ offense.

“I saw it in the game first and then video confirmed it,” Wells said. “I thought he was aggressive. I thought he made some good plays. Room for improvement, just like me and the rest of them, but I think he gives us the best chance to win.”

Wells thought Duffey deserved the starting role based on his performance against Oklahoma, the quarterback said he also thought he had a good game, despite the Red Raiders’ 55-16 loss.

“I felt like I had a solid performance, always can do better,” Duffey said. “I feel like I need to improve so this team can make the next step. I feel like it’s on me to take that step.”

With Duffey as the official starter, Wells said the junior will receive all of the reps with the starting offense to become familiar with his style of play.

“He’ll get all the reps

with the (starters),” Wells said regarding the importance of Duffey earning all of the reps with the starters. “The guys around him, in terms of receivers and the running backs, we rotate them in pretty frequently, but it’s really the five guys in front of him and him going with the (starters) together. So, yeah, it’s important.”

As the offensive starters are playing with a new quarterback, Wells said he thinks all of the players are bought into the program no matter what quarterback is receiving snaps. He also added that it is Duffey’s job to lead the team and elevate the other 10 guys playing with him.

One of Tech’s starting offensive linemen, senior left tackle Terence Steele, said Duffey has stepped up as a leader.

“Jett (Duffey)? Of course. That’s the tough guys he is,” Steele said regarding Duffey’s leadership. “Go in the locker room. He’s always dabbing people up, making jokes, just talking to people.

That’s just the kind of person he is.”

As he protected Duffey last season, Steele said the quarterback brings a spark in the huddle because of the energy he brings. Steele added that the rest of the team feed off of Duffey’s energy.

Last season, Duffey was

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TOP: Junior quarterback Jett Duffey ran the ball against West Virginia at Jones AT&T Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 29th, 2018. The Red Raiders lost to the Mountaineers, 42-34. BOTTOM: Senior offensive lineman Terence Steele and junior quarterback Jett Duffey kept the Mountaineers on their toes against West Virginia on Saturday, Sept. 29th, 2018. Duffey was named Tech’s starting quarterback by head coach Matt Wells as the Red Raiders are set to play No. 21 Oklahoma State on Saturday. in a similar position as he is this year, stepping up as Tech’s quarterback after Bowman suffered a lung injury and re-aggravated it after returning later in the season, according to Associated Press.

In his eight appearances in 2018, Duffey threw for 1,221 yards and eight touchdowns, completing 67.53 percent of his pass attempts, according to Tech Athletics. The junior also rushed for 369 yards last season, recording four rushing touchdowns.

In his game against Texas at the end of the season, Duffey had a breakout game, throwing for 44 yards and four touchdowns while recording 80 yards on the ground.

“I learned a lot (after last season). That was really my first time, honestly getting out there since high school and being in front of the top defenses in the country and I learned a lot,” Duffey said. “There was a lot of stepping stones, a lot of things that I got to see that I didn’t do after the season, after watching my tape. So, I learned a lot from it.”

Despite being productive on offense, Duffey also threw six interceptions last season, according to Tech Athletics. This season, he said he is focusing on protecting the ball.

“Ball security is definitely something I’ve been working on, you know,” Duffey said. “No one ever wants to give up the ball, but like, yeah its something I’ve definitely been working on.”

While Duffey is working on ball security, he said he is letting the game come to him rather than forcing a play.

After analyzing Duffey, Wells said he wants to see the quarterback to be more consistent.

“Taking the play to the signal to the call, consistency,” Wells said regarding what he wanted to see Duffey improve upon.

“He can be better at that.

We can be better for him.

Just in terms of what we’re trying to do in the passing game, which some of that will change because you’ve got a new opponent and schemes in the back end.”

Although Duffey has led Tech’s offense in several games last season, this is the first season playing in the offensive scheme brought in by offensive coordinator David Yost.

“Everyday, like (Yost) said, I ask questions, I like to improve, I like even when I’m not getting reps, I like to stay behind the quarterback and just, he’s a great guy,” Duffey said regarding Yost. “He has a great personality, he’s

pretty funny, he keeps everything relaxed but at the same time, he wants us to be great so he’s constantly pushing us.”

While Duffey was named the starting quarterback, he said he will continue to prepare like he did when he was a backup.

“Always act like you’re the guy,” Duffey said regarding the best advice he received after being named the starting quarterback.

“Honestly, in this moment, nothing’s different in my preparation and how I’m practicing. Practicing the same way on day one when Alan (Bowman) was the starting quarterback. Now I’m the starting quarterback and I’m performing the exact same way.”

With Duffey leading the Red Raiders’ offense, Tech will take on No. 21 Oklahoma State at 11 a.m. at the Jones AT&T Stadium.

The Red Raiders will enter the game with a 2-2 overall record as both wins occurred in Lubbock.

“It feels great. Great fans, great surroundings,” Duffey said regarding starting at home against Oklahoma State. “Jones (AT&T Stadium) is an amazing place and we want to protect it this season. We want to go undefeated inside of (the Jones) because this is our house.” @MaxHengstDT