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Kirby returns to starting lineup for Red Raiders’ volleyball team.

Joaquin Phoenix presents new spin on the Joker character.

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Professors talk probability, actions regarding Trump impeachment process

By SETH MADRY Staff Writer

Developments have been made on the investigation of U.S. President Donald Trump, as a second whistleblower came forward with information regarding the president’s suspected collaboration with the Ukrainian president on Sunday.

Information from the second whistleblower, who spoke to the intelligence community’s internal watchdog, supports information within the first whistleblower’s complaint, according to the Associated Press.

This first whistleblower’s document referred to Trump’s suspected partnership with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate Joe Biden, Trump’s opponent in the 2020 Presidential Election.

Both whistleblowers are represented by attorney Mark Zaid, according to the Associated Press. He said the second whistleblower has firsthand knowledge of the events in question because of their experience in the intelligence field.

With this information, the question of whether the president will be impeached may be on people’s minds.

The House Intelligence committee, according to the Guardian, would first need to draft Articles of Impeachment and get a majority vote from the full House to impeach Trump.

Seth McKee, associate professor in the Texas Tech Department of Political Science, said because Pelosi moved swiftly due to the issue with Trump, he thinks Trump will be impeached.

Regarding events leading up to the impeachment inquiry, McKee

said there are a variety of reasons why Trump should get impeached.

He said the biggest problem is that the military aid to Ukraine yielded during Trump’s phone call with Zelensky could be considered as quid quo pro, as Trump provided aid in return for dirt on Biden.

It is not 100 percent clear if it was quid pro quo, McKee said. But Trump still asked a foreign leader to dig up dirt on a political rival, which should be enough to remove one from office.

“If it’s true that he withheld military aid from Ukraine for a little while, Ukraine is, last I checked, an ally, and Russia is not, except perhaps for Trump,” he said. “Also, Ukraine is in a hot war with Russian separatists right on the border. Russia already took Crimea, and they desperately need the military aid,

and the president is bushleagued enough to withhold.”

Another reason Trump should be up for impeachment is due to the president going after the whistleblower, who reported information to Michael Atkinson, Inspector General for National Intelligence, McKee said. The inspector general alerted Joseph Maguire, acting director of National Intelligence.

“He’s also going after the whistleblower, and that’s a violation of the federal law, and that’s another reason to impeach him and remove him from office,” McKee said.

In addition to this reason, McKee said Trump’s administration has not given the documents that the House of Representatives asked for, which is obstruction of justice.

“They have the damning evi-

dence,” McKee said. “They are not searching for that. They are just searching for corroboration.”

Despite these reasons for possibly impeaching Trump, McKee said the whole matter comes down to if the American public is going to listen to the facts and come to a sober conclusion about this. If Trump is not impeached by the time the 2020 election comes around, he is dead to rights no matter how strong the Democrat candidate is running against Trump.

“Suppose he gets impeached, I think [Mike Pence] is dead to rights too because he was the VP,” McKee said. “It could be a win-win for the Democrats or anyone else opposed to Donald Trump. It could end Pence’s career one way or another.”

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PROFILE

Tech upsets No. 21 Oklahoma St. following defensive turnover surge

Student discusses his artwork at First Friday Art Trail

By MAX HENGST Sports Editor

The Texas Tech football team defeated No. 21 Oklahoma State 45-35 at Jones AT&T Stadium on Saturday as the Red Raiders’ defense recording its most takeaways of the season.

With the 10-point win over the Cowboys, the Red Raiders improved its overall record 3-2, according to Tech Athletics. The Red Raiders also protected their home field, remaining undefeated at Jones AT&T Stadium, 3-0.

Tech’s win came a week after the Red Raiders were defeated 55-16 by No. 6 Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma. Following the 39-point loss, senior linebacker Jordyn Brooks said the loss motivated the team as they prepared for the Cowboys.

“It was a wake-up call. It was something that I think we needed and it was something for me that I needed to wake myself up and make sure that we can prove everybody wrong the next week,” Brooks said.

“That’s what motivated me the most, you know, just all the outside noise. You lose one game, and every-

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body just turns their back on you.

Only way to shut them up is to go out there and win.”

As the Red Raiders upset the Cowboys, Brooks had a breakout game as he recorded a career-high 19 total tackles, according to Tech Athletics. He also set a career-high with four tackles for loss against the Cowboys. Along with his career highs, the senior linebacker also recorded three sacks, a forced fumble and a quarterback hurry.

In the fourth quarter, Brooks stopped the Cowboys’ attempt on a two-point conversion. Wells said the stop was possibly the play of the game as it helped secure Tech’s win over Oklahoma State.

“It’s just the drive to win,” Brooks said regarding his energy level at the end of the game after leading the team in tackles.

“That’s all I want to do. I don’t really care how many tackles I had as long as we got the dub and that was just my mindset the whole game. Do anything I can to help my team win and luckily we pulled it off.”

The Student Disability Services gathered art submissions from students to be displayed at the First Friday Art Trail on Oct. 4. One of the artists displayed was Tate Gibbs, a junior creative media industry major from Missouri City, TX. Gibbs has been creating art from an early age, he said. Though he started working with pen, pencil and sketchbook, Gibbs has converted to digital art created on an iPad over the last three years.

“I have three pieces, the first one I made is called ‘Nuclear Fusion’, which is just one of the ones I came up with while listening to a song,” Gibbs said. “The next one I made is a simple drawing of a girl called ‘Hot and Cold’ where she’s wearing a jacket, gloves, and a poufy hat and just jogging shorts. I think I’ve run into a bunch of people who can’t decide if they want to start dressing warm or stay dressed like they have been for the summer. The last one is a drawing called ‘Climax’, which I made for a movie that came out last year. It’s my favorite.”

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Gibbs’ artwork was displayed during the First Friday Art Trail on Oct. 4, in the Creative Abilities Gallery. Gibbs’ starting making art in his youth and has transitioned to doing commission work in recent years.

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Lifestyles impact emergence of food addictions; experts offer advice

By EMMA MCSPADDEN Staff Writer

Eating disorders plague people of all ages, especially college students. One eating disorder, which has faced scrutiny in the medical community, is food addiction.

Food addiction has not yet garnered a concrete diagnosis, Allison Childress, assistant professor in the Texas Tech Nutritional Sciences department and chief clinical dietitian at the Nutrition and Metabolic Health Institute, said. “ T h e r e ’s a l o t o f r e search on food addiction right now trying to establish a definition,” Childress said, “but as of now, it’s not a true disease.”

However, Childress said people can use the Yale Food Addiction Scale to identify factors that go into food addiction.

“The closest definition that I have seen in the literature about food addiction is that it is an addiction mainly to highly palatable foods,” she said.

Highly palatable foods include foods that are highly processed, Childress said.

They contain large amounts of sugar, fat and/or salt.

This condition has been labeled as an addiction due to the brain reward one receives when eating food, Childress said. However, medical professionals do not know if the addiction stems from the reward or from the behavior itself.

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No past impeachment inquiry has led to a removal of a president from office, according to the Guardian. During the

Food releases a very small quantity of brain reward when compared to highly addictive controlled substances, Susan Cowden, a therapist who works with people suffering from eating disorders, said. Food addiction faces scrutiny within the medical community.

“We get dopamine from lots of different things,” Cowden said. “We get dopamine from listening to music, we get dopamine from being with loved ones, but would we ever say we are addicted to those things?”

When discussing food addiction among students, many people can draw parallels to compulsive overeating or binge-eating disorder, Childress said.

“Some people, I think, equate binge-eating disorder with an addiction,” Cowden said, “but it’s different and the treatment would be different than what you would see for substance abuse disorder.”

When one suffers from substance abuse disorder, they can follow a 12-step program and maintain abstinence, Cowden said.

When struggling with food, one cannot abstain from eating.

Overeating tendencies varies from person to person, Amy Hampton, a registered dietician who specializes with chronic overeating, said. Typically, binge eating is defined as one eating past the point of fullness.

“It can have short-term and long-term effects,” Hampton said.

The short-term effects include unwanted weightgain and an overextended stomach, Hampton said.

When the stomach overextends, other organs can be shifted within the body, creating discomfort that can manifest as lethargy.

Long-term effects can include obesity and other issues, such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, highblood pressure, sleep apnea and an increased risk for cancer, Hampton said.

“Some of the things that would lead to overeating are just generally American lifestyles,” she said. “The foods that most Americans are eating are going to be highly, highly addictive foods.”

The food industry makes foods that are highly processed, containing a large amount of saturated fats, salt and sugar, Hampton said. These foods are designed to increase one’s desire for more food; they do not have the proper nutrient density required to make one feel full.

In addition, Americans, particularly college students, live fast-paced and stressful lives, Hampton said. Stress can result in searching for comfort foods.

“Usually when you’re looking for a reward from food, you’re not looking toward carrots,” Hampton said.

Several methods to avoid overeating exist, Hampton said.

“Some things that could help would be to slow down while you’re eating,” Hampton said. “Pay attention to how much you’re putting into your body.

Don’t use food as a comfort or soothing agent.”

One also can try to avoid highly addictive foods and can look for hunger and fullness cues, Hampton said. In addition, one can prepare meals for the future and can drink water before, during and after meals.

Overall, chronic overeating can affect anyone, especially those in high-stress environments, Hampton said.

“You really have to relearn your relationship with food,” Cowden said.

Senate trial, if two-thirds majority votes to convict Tr u m p , t h e n h e i s r e moved from office.

Kevin Banda, assistant professor in the Tech Department of Political Science, said it is hard to imagine a world in which Trump gets removed from office because, mathematically, there are too many Republicans in the Senate for that to work.

He said it is unlikely that

Trump will be removed from office.

“Unless the Republican Party elite have a turnaround, which seems unlikely because they have never done that before, and it’s not like this stuff is all that new in terms of how the president has behaved,” he said.

Fear of turning against Trump is one factor Banda said may prompt a Republican to not take part in

this turnaround. “ T h e r e a r e n ’t m a n y Republican elites who actually like him, but they are all terrified of turning against him because they assume, and I think they are right, that they will be challenged in their primaries by some Republican that calls themselves a Trump-like Republican and then maybe get beaten by them,” Banda said.

Tw e n t y R e p u b l i c a n votes are needed to turn on Trump for him to be removed, McKee said.

Susan Collins, R-Maine, Ben Sasse, R-Neb., and Cory Gardner, R-Colo. are all people who could turn on Trump.

“The question is what will happen when it goes to the Senate,” he said.

“You need to have 20 Republican votes to remove him from the office be-

cause that will give you 67 votes, assuming that all of the Democrats and two undecided votes against him, which they will.”

Since two-thirds of the Senate is needed to vote to remove Trump from office, McKee said votes from 45 Democrats, two independents and 20 out of 53 Republicans can meet that requirement of 67 votes.

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US researchers on front line of battle against Chinese theft WASHINGTON (AP) — As the U.S. warned allies around the world that Chinese tech giant Huawei was a security threat, the FBI was making the same point quietly to a Midwestern university.

In an email to the associate vice chancellor for

research at the University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign, an agent wanted to know if administrators believed Huawei had stolen any intellectual property from the school.

Told no, the agent responded: “I assumed those

would be your answers, but I had to ask.”

It was no random query.

The FBI has been reaching out to colleges and universities across the country as it tries to stem what American authorities portray as the wholesale theft of technology and trade secrets by researchers tapped by China.

The breadth and intensity of the campaign emerges in emails The Associated Press obtained through records requests to public universities in 50 states. The emails underscore the extent of U.S. concerns that universities, as recruiters of foreign talent and incubators of cuttingedge research, are particularly vulnerable targets.

Agents have lectured at seminars, briefed administrators in campus meetings and distributed pamphlets with cautionary tales of trade secret theft. In the past two years, they’ve requested the emails of two University of Washington researchers, asked Oklahoma State University if it has scientists in specific areas and sought updates about “possible misuse” of research funds by a University of Colorado Boulder professor, the messages show.

The emails show administrators mostly embracing FBI warnings, requesting briefings for themselves and others. But they also reveal some struggling to balance legitimate national security concerns against their own eagerness to avoid stifling research or tarnishing legitimate scientists. The Justice Department says it appreciates that push-pull and wants only to help universities separate the relatively few researchers engaged in theft from the majority who are not.

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Kirby returns to Duffey stands out in ranked upset starting lineup

By ARIANNA FLORES Staff Writer

By JAY STRADER Staff Writer

Texas Tech volleyball’s sophomore Alex Kirby started in her first conference game of the season after suffering a foot injury that had her sidelined since September, helping Tech defeat Kansas State 3-0 on Wednesday.

Kirby recorded 42 assists in three sets in Wednesday’s win over the Wildcats, according to Tech Athletics. She also added three points of her own, recording two kills and a serving ace.

Kirby made her presence know on the defensive side as well, recording two block assists and eight digs.

“I was so ready to come back and play volleyball, and I think my team did a really good job supporting me and giving me a long leash cause they knew I was not gonna be where I was four weeks ago,” Kirby said regarding her first Big 12 game.

In her absence, Kirby said she was proud of sophomore Tatum Rohme for filling in for the team.

“Tatum (Rohme) did a great job,” Kirby said. “I know if that would’ve been me last year, I would’ve been very scared, but I think she did a great job filling in and meshing with the team and connecting well.”

In Kirby’s absence, Rohme racked up 404 assists in 39 sets, according to NCAA.com. Rohme also had 12 total blocks and 55 digs as she ranked in the top 100 players in the nation with 459 assists this season.

Before her injury, Kirby played in 3 matches. In those matches, she recorded a total of 120 assists and averaged 10 assists per set, according to Tech Athletics. In the Red Raiders’ win over Ohio State in August, Kirby finished with 50 assists, eight kills, and 16 digs. All of which are season highs for Kirby.

Kirby said she felt rusty in her first game back, as she felt her mind needed to catch up to the team’s tempo for her to get in a better rhythm with her teammates.

“I think just getting my mind faster, it’s one thing to watch, but actually being in the game and having to read everything and be ready to push it’s like your mind has to catch up too,” Kirby said. “So, I think once my mind gets ready to play and (catches up) to the tempo then I think that’s when I’ll feel more in my rhythm.”

Sophomore defensive specialist Katy Northcut, who has taken over the starting backline role for the injured freshman Lindsey Dodson, said she thought Kirby played well against Kansas State.

“I think she did great,” Northcut said. “I love Alex (Kirby), I trust her and she’s always working hard, and I think she did really good for just coming back from an injury. I’m really happy for her.”

Head coach Tony Graystone also commented on Kirby’s performance in the team’s Wednesday night victory. “(Kirby) was solid, did a good job. It was fun to watch her again; she was so excited,” Graystone said. “We were a little worried about her being a little bit too hyped up, but she kept herself together well. I was concerned about maybe her stamina, just (if Kirby) was able to have her legs and get through a whole match. Then we play a 33-31 first set and I thought she might get a little gassed, but she seemed to get through it pretty well, no setbacks, no surprises that way. So, I think we’re in good shape.”

The Red Raiders will play Iowa State at 1 p.m. on Saturday in Ames, Iowa. @JayStraderDT

The Texas Tech football team won against No. 21 Oklahoma State as junior quarterback Jett Duffey started for the first time this season.

With the 45-35 Red Raider victory, Tech remains undefeated at home as the team has gone 3-2 overall this season and 1-1 in conference play, according to Tech Athletics.

Sophomore Alan Bowman started in the first three games of this season for the Red Raiders before injuring his left shoulder, according to Tech Athletics. Senior transfer from Rice, Jackson Tyner, started for Tech during the game against No. 6 Oklahoma but was replaced

by Duffey.

Duffey recorded a total of 120 passing yards and completed 11 of his 20 pass attempts during Tech’s first Big 12 game of the season against Oklahoma that resulted in a 55-16 loss, according to Tech Athletics.

“Oh, we’re relentless. Just because we take a loss doesn’t mean we’re going to take many losses,” Duffey said.

“We just fight and focus on the next game.”

Head coach Matt Wells said this week was an emotional and tough week for the team, but thought the team responded well against the Oklahoma

State and was proud of the team for a win against a top 25 team.

“We’re building a foundation of accountability and discipline and toughness the way we practice, the way we go to class, the way we lift weights,” Wells said. “And we’re not going to deviate from it no matter if we’re coming off last week’s game or we’re coming off this game.

We’re going to act just the same this week.”

During the game against the Cowboys, Duffey accumulated a season-high of 424 passing yards with his longest pass being 56 yards to redshirt freshman wide receiver Erik Ezukanma, according to Tech Athletics.

Duffey also completed 26 of 44 passes for four touchdowns, said he had 100 percent faith in his teammates to execute plays with him.

“As the quarterback, every decision is up to me. If the ball leaves my hands, that is my decision,” Duffey said. “So, I’ve got 100 percent trust in (my teammates). You know, like they’ve got 100 percent trust in me that I’m going to put it there when they need it.”

Last year Duffey played in a total of eight games and started in three, according to Tech Athletics. Duffey said being named a starter against the Cowboys did not feel different from playing any other game for the Red Raiders.

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Junior quarterback Jett Duffey runs with the ball during the game against Oklahoma State University at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019, at Jones AT&T Stadium. The Red Raiders defeated the Cowboys, 45-35.

“Every day I attack the field like I’m the starter,” Duffey said. “Doesn’t matter if I’m first, second or third, I attack and I do what I’m supposed to do. I focus every single rep, whether I’m in or not, so (playing) didn’t feel any different.”

Duffey rushed for 16 yards, one touchdown and completed five passes to junior wide receiver T.J. Vasher for 110 yards and his third touchdown of the season, according to Tech Athletics.

Vasher said there was no difference between playing with Bowman or Duffey, and no matter who plays, the team does their

best to get a victory.

“For us as an offense, we kinda just operate regards of who’s in and who’s not we just want to do what we do to the best of our abilities,” Vasher said.

The win was the first time Tech defeated a ranked opponent at home since 2013 when the Red Raider played No. 24 TCU, according to Tech Athletics. This is also Wells’ first conference win with Tech.

The Red Raiders will travel to Waco to compete against Baylor at 3 p.m. on Saturday for their third Big 12 conference match of the season. @AriannaFloresDT

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Joaquin Phoenix presents new spin on the Joker

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o begin the month of October, Todd Phillips and Joaquin Phoenix gave the world their take on a villain from the DC Universe that is so psychotic, so monstrous, that it is scary (perfect fit if you ask me).

That is right, dear reader, we are going to be talking about “Joker.”

To start, let it be said that this film is not for everyone. This movie has parts that may leave people uncomfortable or may cause a panic attack due to its over-the-top scenes.

If you are suffering from a mental illness that leaves you sensitive to any extreme situations or have any history of uncontrollable anger, do not see this movie.

With that said, “Joker” released on Oct. 4 stars Joaquin Phoenix as the clown prince of crime himself. The movie was also directed by Todd Phillips who also co-wrote with

Marcus Gutierrez is a sophomore creative media industries major from Houston.

“The Fighter’s,” Scott Silver. This film premiered at the Venice International Film Festival back in August and won the Golden Lion Award and also had outstanding reviews from critics in the following weeks after the awarding ceremony.

As of right now, the film has brought in an estimated $39.9 million dollars, domestic, after its opening weekend with a surprisingly low score of 69% on Rotten Tomatoes and a score of 58 on Metacritic. This surprised many people who were very excited to see this movie drop, but from the look of the box office haul, did not discourage them from going to the theaters

and seeing it themselves.

The first great thing about this movie is the amazing performance given by Hollywood veteran, Joaquin Phoenix, and how he made the character his own. Phoenix is known for being quite picky with his films, and I like to believe he looked at the script and saw an opportunity to further establish himself as an artist who can take on a pre-established character make it his own.

In the opening scene alone, Phoenix is able to convey the sadness he is supposed to hide behind a smile in order to survive in the world and it is a big motif in the overall story. The fact that Phoenix is able to portray this overarching theme that is supposed to take the entire runtime in the movie in just the first few minutes is extraordinary and shows the viewer that he knows what he is doing.

Another great thing

about this film is how good looking it is. All the credit must be given to the cinematographer, Lawrence Sher who had some unlikely credits like “Paul” (2011) and “The Hangover” trilogy. Through the carnage and chaos, this movie will amaze the viewer with how Gotham can look on the outside with the madness running on the inside.

Before moving onto the negative aspects of the movie, one final thing that needs attention is the writing and how well it flows from beginning to end. At the end of the day, what makes a movie memorable is the story it presents to the viewer and how their intrigue will take them through the story and carry them till the end and this film does just that. From the start of the movie, Phillips and Phoenix have the viewer locked in and ready to present them with a story

they have known of but have never known.

From the very beginning, the viewer is brought into the world of Gotham through the eyes of the monster who will take it down and show his life as Arthur Fleck and his descent into the mind of The Joker. The way they are able to show this descent from the first scene to the last is expertly done.

There were some negatives with the film. The editing was sporadic and awkward at certain times.

The shot composition was just not put together all that well in some scenes and needed some tuning before actually going into theaters. There were scenes that held onto characters for too long.

Another element to touch on was the pretentious feeling that was given off by the performance and the story and how some felt that the film took itself too seriously. Not to be mistak-

en, there are some scenes where Arthur is dancing to symbolize this sense of control or says the famous line, “I thought I was living in a drama...I’m living in a comedy…,” and that can be seen as pretentious and too serious but that is the point.

These filmmakers took this movie seriously and the story they are telling the viewer is a serious piece of art to them.

In the end, this film was professionally written and well performed and is worth the watch.

All mental health issues permitted, and should be talked about.

Not all writers and directors take the chance to take a property and give the viewer a story in their own unique way that they have never seen before.

Take some time out of the “midterms season” to give it a look. @MGutierrezDT

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Even if it feels like it, toxic love is not true love

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pon the recent news of “Jersey Shore: Family Vacation” Ronnie Magro’s arrest for domestic violence and kidnapping early Friday morning, social media has been buzzing with controversy of Magro’s on-again, off-again toxic relationship with girlfriend, Jenn Harley.

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tions regarding the capacity of toxic behavior in the` couple’s relationship.

Some believe Harley is to blame, saying after Magro underwent rehabilitation he was doing much better until he decided to get back with her.

Others are pointing to Magro as he is the one who makes his own choices and directs his own actions. Of course, though, no one ever knows the real story; we make assumptions based on headlines and then pick the side of whichever icon we like or relate to more.

However, trying to pick a side and discern truth from false accusations isn't truly the conversation we should be having.

Instead, we should be discussing the gravity of domestic and verbal abuse in relationships. We, as a society, should be putting more emphasis on the concerns of those in toxic relationships rather than feeding into the “drama” seen from the outside looking in.

This example of Magro

and Harley is only used as a reference to all the abuse that goes on in the world for people in relationships.

The two people in this relationship have both been the victim and the abuser in their relationship.

The couple has faced many different charges, arrests and issues during the two years they have been on and off. While this may seem like it’s just more reality TV show drama, the truth is this is a serious issue that should not merely be dismissed just because of the celebrity status of the couple.

Magro and Harley aren’t the only ones who go through these toxic patterns; nor are they the only couple engaged in a cycle of domestic violence.

Many people all around the world no matter the wealth, social status, age, or any other form of demographic, experience domestic violence every day.

Countless men and women remain in abusive or toxic relationships due to either the lack of resources to be able to get out of that relationship or the misconstrued belief that these patterns are an expression of love, both of which are equally as devastating. While there are other factors that contribute to why people remain

in abusive relationships, these two are the most common. For this couple, it seems that the toxic behavior and patterns are normalized for them, and they think these patterns are just a form of love.

In July, Harley was quoted on US Weekly saying, “Most people don’t want to hear this, but real relationships that last involve a lot of forgiveness...you have to accept that your partner isn’t perfect and will hurt you, disappoint you, and upset you. You have to figure out if you’re willing to go through ups and downs with them.” This quote came months after the couple had already been experiencing domestic violence and turmoil.

The thing about this quote though is that it should absolutely not apply to domestic or emotional abuse in your relationship. There is a fine but clear line between normal ups and downs in a relationship and abuse.

Many people who break up and get back together on and off experience toxic behaviors and patterns within their relationship, but the issue is when you are in these relationships, you are blind to how abnormal these things are and essentially become numb to it.

Physical altercations and manipulation are not normal in a relationship; they are not signs of love.

It is important to know that no matter how attached you may feel to a person, someone who truly loves and respects you would never treat you in such a way. Apologizing repeatedly for the same violent issues does not mean they care. Apologizing repeatedly only means that these actions are so normalized and numb in a relationship that it seems a part of a routine.

Both men and women experience this type of behavior from their partner, and it may seem almost impossible to get out of the relationship because of either comfort, dependency, or fear. Whatever the cause is for remaining in these toxic relationships, there is a stigma around those involved.

We often look at these relationships and judge or blame the people involved; we mostly blame the victim for not leaving or getting help. The issue behind this is that when we project blame on the victim, we are only adding more hurt and pain; not every victim has the strength to leave, and this is not their fault.

As a society, instead of

looking at people in these types of relationships and judging them or carelessly talking about what is going on, we should be seeking to help those who are suffering get out of these relationships. Of course, there is only so much that can be done on an onlooker's part; some will never leave these toxic relationships, whatever the reason.

In addition to this, some victims don’t see the issue because this type of behavior is all they have known and continue to think it is love.

All we can do is be there for victims and embrace them with compassion and love each time instead of judgment and anger.

We need to let those involved in these abusive relationships and domestic violence patterns know that there is a better world outside of these relationships and that no matter how tough it may seem to leave; it can be done and there is healing waiting for them.

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irst the obsequious phone call, now the embarrassing text messages. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s troubles might be just beginning.

Revelations of how far Zelenskiy’s administration appeared willing to go to please U.S. President Donald Trump are depleting diplomatic capital he needs to end a deadly conflict with Russia , repair the Ukrainian economy and to improve his country’s corrupt reputation.

“Kyiv clearly didn’t win any points from this situation,” Penta Center analyst Volodymyr Fesenko, head of the Ukrainian think tank, said. Ukraine “now has to worry about how not to become a toxic partner that Western leaders turn away from.”

That’s especially important as Zelenskiy prepares for a summit with the leaders of Russia, France

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and Germany this month to bring peace to eastern Ukraine, where 13,000 people have died in five years of fighting between pro-Moscow separatists and Ukrainian troops.

“Toxic” is a word few Ukrainians would have used a year ago for Zelenskiy, 41, who before he became president was an actor known for a political sitcom, romantic comedies and self-deprecating charm. The political neophyte renewed hope in long-struggling Ukraine and overwhelmingly won an April election.

Zelenskiy has been in a different spotlight since Trump pressured him to investigate the son of former Vice President Joe Biden, a Democratic candidate hoping to challenge Trump next year. A July 25 phone conversation between the two lead-

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Zelenskiy has spent the last week denying he caved in to Trump’s request and working to claw back international legitimacy, while also trying to remain in the good graces of the United States.

Ukraine’s chief prosecutor on Friday made what looked like a gesture to satisfy Trump by announcing a review of past cases involving the founder of a gas firm where Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, served on the board.

Zelenskiy’s careful explanation: He was “not involved” in the prosecutor’s decision and any future investigations will be “transparent.” Analysts think the Ukrainian leader is trying to keep his options open.

Ukraine depends on international loans to stay solvent and Russian energy to keep warm as autumn winds blow

through Kyiv. The country’s weakness explains in part why Zelenskiy seemed eager to please Trump during the summer phone call Zelenskiy has said he thought only part of their conversation would be made public. But the damage was done.

And Thursday things took a new downward turn.

Text messages released by Congress showed Zelenskiy’s diplomatic aide, Andriy Yermak, promising to announce Ukraine would open the investigations Trump wanted in exchange simply for an official White House meeting.

No wrongdoing by the Bidens has been found so far.

Democrats in Congress have said they think Trump held up military aid to Ukraine to pressure Zelenskiy into digging up dirt on a political rival, which Trump denied.

Zelenskiy had one bright

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spot this week: a visit from Tom Cruise, who’s considering Kyiv as a film shoot location. The Ukrainian leader showered flattery on the Hollywood star, too.

But what looked like Zelenskiy’s expressed willingness to do Trump’s bidding has provoked criticism at home.

Some Ukrainian politicians voiced concern the president would destroy the good will the country built with both Democrats and Republicans and still needs regardless of who wins the 2020 U.S. presidential election.

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CONTINUED FROM PG. 1 Despite breaking several personal records, Brooks said he was still not satisfied with Tech’s 10-point win against the nationally-ranked Cowboys.

“I mean; I don’t think we played great. I think they had too many points,” Brooks said.

“We (gave up points) at the end, but we still improving.

I don’t think we’re where we want to be at. We’re definitely not satisfied.”

After five games played, Brooks has recorded 60 total tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss, three sacks, one forced fumble and a fumble recovery, according to Tech Athletics.

With his success on defense, Brooks said he credits the new defensive scheme.

“Where I’m lined up now, I can go sideline to sideline instead of being limited to one side of the field as I was last year,” Brooks said. “I think overall it’s just a better scheme for me personally. With this new defensive coordina-

tor, Keith Patterson, and the scheme that he’s bringing.”

Although the defensive scheme Patterson brought to Tech has proven to be an improvement, Brooks said he was skeptical at the beginning of the coaching change.

“I had my doubts at first,” Brooks said. “Coach (Patterson) kept, he just kept explaining to me what could happen for me if I just learned the system and buy into it.”

In Tech’s first two games of the season, the Red Raiders held its opponents to 6.5 points per game, according to Tech Athletics. Despite keeping their opponents off of the scoreboard, the Red Raiders did not force a single turnover. Although head coach Matt Wells was proud of the way the defense performed, he said he was anxious for the first forced turnover.

“We all are (anxious for the first takeaway). I’m not going to over-dramatize it,” Wells said after Tech’s 38-3 win over UTEP. “Last place we coached, we led the coun-

try in turnovers. We’re doing the same drills. We’re going to continue to coach it and emphasize it, and I truly think when they come, they will come in bunches.”

Following the win against UTEP, the Red Raiders recorded their first takeaway as senior Douglas Coleman III intercepted two passes thrown by Arizona’s former Heisman candidate Khalil Tate, according to Tech Athletics. In the game against the Wildcats, Brooks also recovered a fumble. “(Forcing turnovers) is just a part of our identity. It’s something we feel we have to do to be successful on defense,” Brooks said. “Earlier in the season, we just weren’t getting it done and we just emphasized it a lot more in practice, practiced hard and it showed up in the game.”

In Tech’s next game, Coleman intercepted a pass thrown

by Oklahoma’s Kyler Murray and ran for 40 yards for his third takeaway of the season, according to Tech Athletics.

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After playing four games this season, Tech only had four takeaways, according to Tech Athletics. In Tech’s game against Oklahoma State, the Red Raiders almost doubled their season amount as they forced five turnovers. Coleman led the defense with two interceptions as sophomore DaMarcus Fields also picked off a pass. Along with the interceptions, both Brooks and freshman Tony Bradford forced a fumble with senior Broderick Washington Jr. and freshman Dadrion Taylor recovering the loose balls.

“All my success goes to the D-line, so without the D-line putting pressure on the quarterback and containing him and making him throw inside the pocked, that allows me to make plays on the ball and stay inside tight coverage,” Coleman said.

Along with Coleman’s two interceptions, Tech’s defense only allowed Oklahoma State to throw for 290 yards as, the Red Raiders gave up 443 passing yards last weekend, ac-

cording to Tech Athletics. With the improvement, Coleman said the secondary prioritized stopping deep throws down the field.

“I think in the back end what we tried to do is just stop all vertical routes. Like don’t give them any explosive plays,” Coleman said. “Based off the Oklahoma game last week, that’s where we were weak at, so we tried to stop all explosive plays on their half.”

As two seniors helped lead Tech’s defense to an upset, several younger players stepped up as freshmen Taylor and Bradford earned their first career starts, according to Tech Athletics. Freshman defensive back Alex Hogan also made his debut as a Red Raider.

Taylor and Bradford immediately made an impact on Tech’s defense as Bradford forced a fumble and Taylor recovered a fumble against Oklahoma State. Wells said Taylor is a winner and football junkie as the freshman is playing as a defensive back for the first time in his career this season.

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“(Taylor’s) got a big ceiling. I mean, he’s not where he needs to be yet, but he cares,” Wells said. “He’s always studying. He’s in the building forever. I’ve got a lot of respect.

I’ll go to battle with guys like that, I don’t care how young they are.”

As the Red Raiders were set to play an Oklahoma State team that averaged 40.8 points per game with the leading rusher in the nation, Brooks said he gave Taylor some advice before the game.

“I told him before the game I know it’s a lot of pressure on him as a freshman coming in playing one of the offenses in the Big 12,” Brooks said. “I just told him to stay calm and just know your job, and everybody else on the field got your back and I think he played well today.”

With Tech’s defense having a breakout game, the Red Raiders will look to have the same success as they take on Baylor at 3 p.m. on Saturday in Waco, Texas. @MaxHengstDT

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CONTINUED FROM PG. 1 Gibbs also displayed his work at the same exhibit last year. He learned of the First Friday Exhibit through his adviser, Rachel Harmon, a Learning Specialist for the CASE Program through the Burkhart Center for Autism Education and Research.

Harmon advised Gibbs for three years, she said, and she enjoyed seeing his art displayed last year, but one stuck out as her favorite, titled “Grandpa,” which depicts an elderly man in a rocking chair in the middle of a wheat field.

Over the three years they have been working together, Gibbs and Harmon have become close.

“The three pieces he displayed he allowed me to keep,” Harmon said. “So, I have them up all the time and every time people come by, they kind of just look at them and there’s always something to see in them that they can relate to.”

Several of the counselors from Student Disability Services also enjoyed many of the art submissions they received, which totaled about 60 submissions, Kaitlin Hughes, an Academic Counselor for Tech Student Disability Services said.

“We’ve been pleasantly surprised by all the different types of artwork that we’ve seen,” she said. “I know a handful of counselors want to purchase the artwork themselves, so it’s really great to see our students and the community come together and display the unique ways they see themselves or the world. So many of the artworks discuss how they interact with the world with their disability, which is going to be really neat to see that displayed.”

Gibbs uses music and film to inspire his artwork, he said.

Musicians and movie directors have been more influential in his

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growth as an artist than other traditional artists.

“Apparently I listen to it differently from most people,” Gibbs said. “If I listen to something that I get into, I’ll start animating my own music videos in my head.”

While he creates art like what was displayed at First Friday Art Trail, which he calls “safe for work,” Gibbs also considers himself a pornographer.

Gibbs is a cartoon artist and has been paid commission for some of the cartoon porn he has created, he said. As he got older, and had been drawing for a while, he took direction from other artists who had delved into more erotic styles of art.

“When it comes to porn, there’s all sorts of genres,” Gibbs said. “It’ll be made up of pretty much anything that anybody could ever find attractive or stimulating. I’ll focus on things of that sort, what kind of practices there are, like what would be shown, who is involved.”

Gibbs equates his artistic style to that of Cartoon Network shows like “The Amazing World of Gumball,” which has opened the door for a huge market for Gibbs artwork, he said.

“Another big market is cartoon porn,” he said. “Usually aged up, I’ve taken a lot of advantages from that. That’s actually where most of my customers come from. It’s huge. There’s just a huge market for it.”

Gibbs has his art posted on multiple art sharing sites, he said. As he has spent time posting his creations and looking at others, he has developed friendships within the online community. He thinks that may be how many people discover his page and commissioned him to create work for them.

Gibbs began on DeviantArt, which is how he discovered the more mature content, he said “And I learned that once I started tweaking what I was

doing to be more out there and absurd and not necessarily safe for work. I started getting more of a viewership and more of an audience,” he said. “It’s very exciting to build up an audience off of an artistic skill, and I ran with that. Once I started getting more confident in how I was drawing figures and models, that’s when I started taking it more toward the porn route.”

Gibbs said his parents are aware of the “not safe for work” side of his portfolio, but it is not discussed much, and he keeps it to himself in regard to his family.

His father is a Tech alum, which is how Gibbs ultimately ended up in Lubbock, though it was not what he originally wanted to do, he said.

“My father is alumni here, he’s always had magnificent things to say,” Gibbs said. “He’s a diehard Red Raider. But I didn’t want to go that route initially. I wanted to go more of the art school route, but a lot of things started to fall apart in that regard.”

So, Gibbs followed in his father’s footsteps and came to Lubbock, he said. He initially spent two years at South Plains College, then transferred to Tech.

Another big draw to Tech and South Plains was the Burkhart Center, where he is a Project CASE student, he said.

Harmon became Gibbs adviser three years ago, while he was attending South Plains, and she said that despite being away from home and adjusting to college life, he excelled and worked hard in his classes, but also in getting involved on campus and networking.

“I’ve just seen a lot of growth in that area, being able to manage life in addition to school, there’s just a lot of growing up,” she said. “And I’ve seen how he takes the initiative of networking with people on campus. When he came to Tech this fall, he began

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This piece, “Hot and Cold,” is a juxtaposition that relates to all of the people he has met in Lubbock.

The weather plays a major part in the piece because no one knows how to dress for the weather, according to Gibbs. the same operation.”

Gibbs sells his art entirely online; he has yet to meet any clients in person, he said. His work can be found through similar interest pages, which when it comes to gaining clients and viewers, he said the online aspect is probably easier, particularly in terms of porn.

“It might make it easier depending on where you are,” he said. “How do you advertise something like that in a town like Lubbock?”

Though the subject matter of some of his work may

not be fit for a dinner party, Gibbs does not shy away from discussing his art, whether it be “safe for work” or not. He would not be making money from selling his art if he kept it to himself, he said.

Though the bulk of his commissions are erotic, much of his portfolio is “safe for work.” He has filled thousands of pages of sketchbooks, he said. Over the years he has been able to put his own signature style on the art that resonates with some.

“To me there’s a lot of personality to them,” Harmon said. “It

isn’t just a piece of art; he really brings some energy to it. It just kind of awakens your senses, you see the colors, the expressions on the faces, or something unique and something out of the box look.”

Though Gibbs has been doing more commissioned artwork, he said he prioritizes doing art for fun, and for himself.

“It’s very important to do, no matter how much work you’re doing for other people, always as an artist be sure to keep making stuff for yourself,” Gibbs said. @RyannRael_DT