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Texas State receives bomb threat Thursday morning via email According to a news release from University News Service at Texas State University, at 7:21 a.m. Thursday a Texas State University Houston-area admissions counselor, who works from home, received a bomb threat via email.

The admissions counselor notified supervisors, and supervisors notified the University Police Department.

The bomb threat was targeting Texas State’s Admissions building and the university evacuated and closed the Admissions building.

Students received notification of the bomb threat at 9:44 a.m., and classes continued with no interruption.

UPD, in consultation with the Austin Bomb Squad, and FBI created an 800-foot safety

perimeter, consequently causing two residence halls, San Jacinto Hall and Tower Hall, to evacuate and close.

According to Texas Tech’s Operating Policy and Procedure 76.06, upon receipt of a bomb threat, the person receiving the threat should immediately notify Tech Police Department as well as a departmental supervisor. Tech

PD communications operator will immediately dispatch officers to the location of the reported threat to perform a search of the premises.

If a search should require disruption of normal activities, the chief of police will notify the appropriate counsel, as well as the president of the university.

Texas State utilizes TXState RAVE, a notification system that

allows for texts to be sent to subscribers’ phones in case of an emergency on campus.

According to Texas State emergency procedures, in case of evacuation take keys, wallets and other personal belongings, evacuate in groups to ensure everyone is able to evacuate the building and only UPD can issue an order to return to a building.

At 12:03 p.m. UPD canceled the emergency alert. San Jacinto and Tower Hall were reopened and the Admissions building was closed for the remainder of the day. Classes remained on normal schedule.

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Tech Student Democrats, Young Conservatives host political debate

By MATT DOTRAY STAFF WRITER

Topics such as education, abortion, national debt and health insurance were all covered during a Texas Tech political debate Thursday.

The debate was hosted by Alpha Phi Alpha, and included Alan Arismendez, representing the Tech Student Democrats, and Molly Pattillo from the Young Conservatives of Texas.

To begin the event, both debaters responded to general questions concerning the election.

The first question involved the national deficit, which Pattillo said the Young Conservatives take very seriously.

She said presidential candidate Mitt Romney wants to repeal the Affordable Care Act, bring down entitlement spending and give more power to states to make the government more

efficient. “(Romney’s) goal to bring down federal spending was, on day one, to cut non-discretionary spending by 5 percent across the board,” Pattillo said.

“Also, he wants to attack the political budget, which has been inflated due to federal spending.”

Another topic discussed at the debate was job growth. Arismendez said the current president thinks the government can play an active role in job creation when it is called on to do so.

“During this recovery,” Arismendez said, “job growth and the growth of the private sector, in regards to investing in order to create more jobs, has been lacking. When the private sector isn’t doing its job in being able to sustain the growth our economy needs, the public sector steps in.”

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University’s diversity represented during Victims, families talk about domestic violence Tech Culture Day

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ABOVE: KECHI DIAZ, a 25 year old from Lockney was remembered along with 104 other women who were honored at the candlelight vigil for the victims of domestic abuse in the past year, Thursday in front of the Lubbock County Courthouse. BELOW: Martha Martinez, 22 of Haltom City, was just one of the 104 women who were honored at the candlelight vigil for the victims of domestic abuse.

By NICOLE MOLTER STAFF WRITER

According to the Texas Tech Student Counseling Center, approximately 68 percent of the student body is Caucasian and 38 percent are from ethnically diverse populations.

Among the 31,000 students on campus are numerous cultures and ethnic backgrounds.

Cefiro, the Spanish and Portuguese graduate student organization, is hosting Tech Culture Day from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday in the basement of the Foreign Languages building.

Food, performances, music, karaoke, salsa dance lessons, games and door prizes will be part of this celebration of culture. Russia, Turkey, Mexico and China

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are among the 25 countries represented.

“I think Culture Day is good because it exposes students to a bunch of different cultures that they wouldn’t normally get to experience just living in Lubbock, such as Arabic people, salsa dancing, Japanese dancing,” said Matt Morris, a freshman animal science major from Mesquite. “I think Culture Day is very important to Texas Tech campus life and culture development of its students.”

Food is a common interest at Culture Day, said Spencer Key, a graduate part-time instructor in the Department of Classical and Modern Language and Literature.

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Through the flickering lights aligning the sidewalk in front of the Lubbock County Courthouse, the glow from the various candles in bags represented one common idea: hope.

Hope for women who are victims of domestic violence and to honor the 104 women who were victims this past year in Texas.

“I believe that helping victims of domestic violence is a mission in my life, and I’ve been involved in this work for over 23 years,” Fritzi Cates, the director at Women’s Protective Services, said. “I find it’s imperative that we all come together to honor these women and help them get out of abusive relationships.”

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p.m. Thursday at the Gazebo in front of the courthouse. Cates said the candlelight vigil has gone on during mid-October each year for about 20 years now.

She said about 75 people were in attendance for the event, which is the average attendance. Many of them wore purple in honor of domestic violence awareness.

“We encourage if you know someone in an abusive relationship to help them get help,” Cates said.

One of the 104 victims was Kechi Diaz, who was the daughter of Edward McGowan. McGowan spoke at the service in honor of his daughter’s life and to raise awareness about the abuse that ended her life.

McGowan said one day his daughter’s boyfriend and her got into a fight that got out of control.

McGowan said Diaz’s boyfriend

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snapped suddenly, and began abusing her, which ended in Diaz’s death.

McGowan encourages women to be aware of the signs of domestic abuse before it is too late.

“Now I am without a daughter, my children are without a sister,” he said, “and her children are without a mother. I want to get the awareness out.”

Jennifer Slack is an assistant district attorney in the family violence unit.

She also spoke at the event and

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said the struggles of victims she meets makes her strive to do her job better.

She said people who know victims of domestic violence should take action and be the eyes that see, ears that hear and the voice that speaks out for them.

“Domestic violence is something people don’t want to talk about,” she said, “but that’s one of the biggest injustices we can do.”

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KTTZ TV-FM celebrates 50th anniversary Honors College offers First-Year Experience for freshmen

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Today LGBTQ Allies Training for Faculty/Staff Time: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Where: Student Wellness Center, Rm. 100 So, what is it?

Come out and learn how to be more supportive for the LGBTQ community. This training is hosted by the Student Counseling Center.

Global Vision Award Ceremony Time: 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Where: International Cultural Center, Hall of Nations So, what is it?

Interim President Lawrence Shovanec and Provost Bob Smith will present awards to faculty and staff for their efforts in developing international awareness at Tech.

University Choir Opera Scenes Concert Time: 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Where: Hemmle Recital Hall So, what is it?

Come out and enjoy a free concert by the university choir and opera scenes.

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying Time: 8 p.m.

Where: Charles E. Maedgen Jr. Theatre So, what is it?

Come out and enjoy this play based off the hit Broadway musical. Tickets are $18 for non-students and $5 for students with a Tech ID.

Saturday Tech Formula SAE Car Show Fundraiser Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

W h e re : Te x a s Te c h C re d i t Union Parking Lot

So, what is it?

Come out and support Tech’s Formula Society of Automotive Engineers Racing Team for its car show. Admission is free to the public and $15 per car to enter in the show.

Saturday @ The Museum: Celebrate Fossil Day Time: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Where: Museum of Texas Tech So, what is it?

Come out and celebrate National Fossil Day to promote public awareness and stewardship of fossils.

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying Time: 8 p.m.

Where: Charles E. Maedgen Jr. Theatre So, what is it?

Come out and enjoy this play based off the hit Broadway musical. Tickets are $18 for non-students and $5 for students with a Tech ID. Lubbock Heart Walk Time: 9:30 a.m.

Where: Spirit Ranch So, what is it?

Come out and walk. Support the American Heart Association, which funds heart research and health initiatives throughout Lubbock.

Strut for the Mutts Time: 10 a.m.

Where: Higginbotham Park So, what is it?

Come out and walk with your dog. The Haven Animal Shelter will host the eighth annual event.

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KTTZ TV-FM celebrated its 50year anniversary at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Texas Tech International Cultural Center.

With programs such as, “Sesame Street” to “Downton Abbey,” KTTZ TV went on the air Oct. 16, 1962.

“PBS programming is infinitely better overall than what you get in commercial broadcasting,” said Robert Giovannetti, associate vice chancellor for communications and marketing and interim general manager of KTTZ TV-FM. The celebrations Thursday included a private meet-and-greet with author Dayton Duncan, a preview of “The Dust Bowl,” a documentary by Ken Burns and Duncan and a question and answer session with Duncan after the film.

“I wanted to see all of the people who are supporters of public broadcasting,” said Keith Kohanek, producer and reporter for KTTZ TV-FM. Duncan said the movie, which is four hours long, would be split into two episodes and broadcast on KTTZ on Nov. 18 and 19.

“For each of the films we make PBS helps do lesson plans and other materials for whatever the appropriate grade level is,” Duncan said.

On the topic of the Dust Bowl, Duncan said he thinks the Dust Bowl is one of the most incredible and least known stories of American history.

Duncan and Burns previously worked on “Lewis and Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery.” The film attained the second-highest ratings in the history of PBS. The price of tickets for the celebration was $30 a ticket, and $150 for the private meet-and-greet, which included an autographed copy of the

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Jana Redwine is a survivor of domestic violence who gave her testimony at the event. She spoke of meeting a “sweet-talking” man when she was young, and then flashed back to two years later when she was staring at herself in the

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The Texas Tech Honors College offers a unique transitioning plan called the First-Year Experience program for Honors students.

Thomas Reynolds, First-Year Experience coordinator and an academic adviser for the Honors College, said the program is offered in the fall, and all incoming freshmen Honors students are required to participate. The primary purpose of the program is to assist freshmen in their transition from home life to college life.

In the FYE program, Honors students

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DAYTON DUNCAN, AN award winning filmmaker and the Co producer of the film “The Dust Bowl”, a film that tells the story about the tragedy that occurred in the 1920s, comes to sign his book at the KTTZ TV-FM 50th anniversary celebration Thursday in the International Cultural Center.

book, Giovannetti said. The proceeds will go toward operational expenses and costs of the station. “(Public broadcasting) is educational, and people learn something from it,” said Jade Fleming, traffic coordinator of KTTZ TV. “It is not just a bunch of shows that have no meaning, our shows have a purpose.”

Paul Hunton, production manager of KTTZ TV, said public broadcasting is important because it gives a city or state a voice that is not heard on commercial stations.

“What we do at public broadcasting is we fulfill a need that is not served by the commercial stations,” Hunton said.

PBS is more than just “Sesame

Street,” said Marcela Garcia, features producer and reporter for KTTZ TVFM. “(Public broadcasting) gives the community a chance to see more indepth programs,” Kohanek said.

Approximately 100 people attended the celebration Thursday.

Idris Traylor said he wants the attendees to get a sense of continuity of excellent programming for public television. “(Public broadcasting) brings the visionary ideas and calls us viewers to think about our own lives in a more magnificent, aspirational way,” said Alice Virginia White, a board member of KTTZ TV-FM. Local news, Hunton said, leaves out

mirror, blood gushing from her face, asking herself what just happened.

She said her boyfriend pushed her, kicked her, threw things at her, put his hand around her throat and even pointed a pistol at her at point-blank range, all followed by promises to never do it again.

Redwine said she finally pieced herself and her life back together again and said even though she was apprehensive to give her testimony, she wants to help women who are

suffering like she did.

“It is never OK to hit a girl,” she said. “Real love does not hurt.”

Redwine said domestic violence can quickly lead to murder if no action is taken, and once the seed of violence is planted, it will continue to grow.

She said abusive behavior is a choice made to gain control over the victim, and the abuser will choose where and when to hit to not get caught. She said domestic abuse

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Performances will include Soran Bushi by the Japanese Club and a Capoeira demonstration by the Capoeira Club, Key said. Soran Bushi is a northern Japanese water dance created by fisherman in northern Japan.

Capoeira is a Brazilian martial art, she said. Brazilian slaves were not allowed to learn to fight,

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“The mission of public broadcasting is to not only bring high quality television to the people, but also tell people about the culture and society they live in,” Hunton said.

The purpose of KTTZ TV-FM, Brandi Blake said, is to reach out to the community.

Local KTTZ TV-FM shows include, “On Point with Chancellor Kent Hance”, which is a weekly commentary given by the chancellor Wednesday mornings on 89.1 FM and “24 Frames,” a television show hosted by Hunton, which is a guide to Lubbock arts, entertainments and movie scene. ➤➤eduarte@dailytoreador.com

can destroy a victim, define them or strengthen them, and she encouraged women in that condition to get out of the situation.

She told her audience to never lose hope for a loved one to overcome, and wants every woman’s story to have a happy ending like hers.

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because slaves outnumbered the general population. A mix of fighting and dancing was created among the slave population.

“They pretended they were doing their tribal dances,” Key said, “and really they were teaching each other how to fight, and they eventually fought for their freedom.”

A Chinese group will have games and small prizes, she said.

The Arabic group will be writing names in Arabic.

“Most of the people who (operate each booth) are from those countries,” Key said, “and so they get to share their culture in a way that people have come just to learn about it. They get to be the expert on their country.”

Some attendants of Culture Day take interest in a specific culture and are inspired to study abroad, she said.

“I have cowboy culture. That’s what I have, but I’ve been to Spain,” Key said. “I lived there for almost a year. I’ve been to the Dominican Republic and to Puerto Rico and to Mexico and I love these places and I want other people to go there.”

Most places are more than what they are commonly associated with, she said.

“People come out of (Culture Day) wanting to go to Egypt and learn about them,” Key said, “because it’s not just pyramids and mummies. They end up learning a lot about it. It’s exciting to see someone else excited about your culture.” ➤➤nmolter@dailytoreador.com

Correction In Thursday’s issue of The Daily Toreador, in the article “Vice provost awarded American Council on Education Fellowship,” it should have read Dr. Tedd Mitchell, president of the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center. Also, in Thursday’s issue of The Daily Toreador, in the article “22nd annual SEJ Conference comes to Lubbock Wednesday,” it should have read Kelly Kaufhold, an assistant professor in the College of Media and Communication. The DT regrets these errors.

sign up for a core class taught by an actual professor, and tied to that class they register for a for a no-credit discussion, he said. During the discussion students meet with what is called their Learning Community Group. The discussions are led by two upperclassmen, who are Honors students and have been in the program before.

The discussions are not tied to the lecture content, he said. The mentors cannot tutor students. Their main role is to help students feel more connected to both the Honors College and Tech as a whole. Although mentors cannot provide instruction directly, they can tell students where to find the help they need.

The Honors College offers a variety of classes that are connected to the FirstYear Experience program, Reynolds said.

The classes are exclusively for Honors students and are usually small in size.

Most of the courses top out at about 25 students.

“Our offerings for the First-Year Experience program range from a communications course to English courses and history, and there are also visual performing arts classes,” he said. “The spread of classes ranges from humanities and English to calculus and then a good amount of stuff in between.”

Neil Hester, a Tech alumnus, said he’s one of the mentors for the program.

Lubbock Impact free clinic pharmacy program awarded $25,000 grant

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The Lubbock Impact Center’s free clinic pharmacy program will be able to better serve the needs of the uninsured and poor populations as it enters into its final implementation phases, said Michael Song, the pharmacy director with Lubbock Impact.

When Lubbock Impact received a $25,000 grant from the Caprock Foundation six weeks ago, Song said he knew it was the push the clinic and program needed to grow.

“We actually do not have all the things we need for our patients,” he said.

“So what this grant will allow us to do is for us to really have really necessary essentials for our patients, such as inhalers for our asthmatic patients and diabetic supplies — the insulin and whatnot — for our diabetic patients.

“And this seems simple enough, but obviously, without the support, we wouldn’t be able to have this available for our patients.”

In addition to supplying basic medications and medical supplies, the pharmacy program will now provide medication counseling and management, he said.

The counseling and management will teach patients from the clinic how to use the medication they receive, what it does, how it works and how it interacts with other medications they may be taking, Song said.

Patients at the clinic also will learn

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If the president is reelected, Arismendez said, Obama’s proposed American Jobs Act would sustain the growth the nation’s economy needs and create about 1.9 million jobs.

In response to the Democratic position, Pattillo said jobs could be created if the government gets out of the way and lets the private sector take over. “(Romney) believes in creating an environment that stimulates business growth,” Pattillo said, “not creating jobs through government programs and government departments.”

Pattillo said Romney’s focus is on taxes, regulation, trade, energy, labor, human capital and fiscal policy. She

how to manage their existing diseases or health complications, he said, and what measures to take to better their lifestyle.

“The pharmacy program is really designed to complement the clinic and the medical staff’s effort in trying to get patients to become partners in their own health care,” he said, “to help them understand their disease, understand their therapy, and really have them get the most out of the medical care and the pharmaceutical care they receive through this clinic.”

Justin Berk, a graduate medical student from Amarillo, said the pharmacy program is a great way to bridge patients to other health care resources that will aid them in managing their disease.

“It’s actually one of the greatest strengths of the clinic, is that we bring them in for some kind of acute health problem, but are able to bridge them to resources that can get them more continual health care.”

Essentially, Song said, the grant allows for the pharmacy program to become the full-scale service that they originally designed.

“I think as far as the pharmacy program is concerned,” he said, “they’re putting us in a really good starting position.”

The grant is not only of benefit to the free clinic, but to the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center as well, Song said.

The pharmacy program is helping strengthen the existing ties between Lubbock Impact, the HSC and the

School of Medicine, he said, and form new working partnerships with faculty and students at the School of Pharmacy.

“I think it’s a great way that the Health Sciences Center faculty and students really meet the needs within the community and provide an amazing service,” he said.

Martha Morales, secretary treasurer for the Caprock Foundation, said members of a blind panel, who will review the proposals sent in by different organizations during a three-month period, award the grants.

“Everybody that we send out to our nonprofits, we ask them to send in a request for a proposal,” she said. “And then based over the three months that we have, the blind panel goes over the proposals, and the proposal with the most accuracy for what we request wins.”

Some of the qualifications the proposing organizations must meet is it must be involved in the interests of health and community, social human resources and education, they must be nonprofit, the organization cannot use the grant money to pay for salaries and it cannot be used for religious or political lobbying, Morales said.

They also must submit a cover page detailing the background of the organization and the plans of what they plan to do with the grant money if they succeed on getting it, she said.

There were 31 applicants for the grant this year, she said.

said Romney wants to make the country more attractive to businesses and facilitate trade between other countries.

Following the questions from the moderator, the debaters answered questions from members of the audience.

While answering questions from the audience, the topic of health care was the focal point of the debate.

Arismendez said for growth to be sustained and the cost expenses associated with health care to be reduced, the government must regulate prices and make sure it’s regulated.

“It’s not a mandate that people are posing on you just because they say, ‘We’re a big government, and we want you to have a mandate,’” Arismendez said in reference to the Affordable Care Act. “It’s government saying, ‘This is the way that costs are going

to be lowered because the burden of the expense and cost is going to be evened out among a bigger portion of the population.”

In response, Pattillo said the government is overstepping its boundaries, and giving power to the states would alleviate a lot of the burden that is being placed on taxpayers.

“Taking power away from the federal government,” Pattillo said, “and making it to the states, allows them to take out some unnecessary jobs and unnecessary departments. It allows them to lower costs, which lowers taxes.”

After the debate, both candidates discussed the importance of bipartisanship within the government and the importance of voting in the November election.

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He’s been a mentor since his sophomore year in college.

“As a mentor, you essentially teach a class of first semester Honors students and help them get acclimated to the college environment,” he said. “You help them learn about opportunities with the Honors College and within the university as a whole. We serve as a kind of resource for student. We can help them find whoever they need to talk to.”

The program is great for new students because it connects them more to the community, he said. Students get to do a variety of activities during discussions.

“We’ve done dance classes, we took a salsa lesson with the class one year,

and then the next year, we did an Argentinian tango dance class,” Hester said. “Then this year, we actually cooked pizzas from scratch in one of the nutrition classrooms.”

Marjean Purinton, professor and associate dean for the Honors College, said the program helps students get off to a strong start in their academic career. The program facilitates an environment where students and teachers can get to know one another on a more personal level.

“We promise our students that in the First-Year Experience class they will have an opportunity to get to know one faculty member, and we expect those faculty members to know all the students names,”

she said. “We also expect them to be able to work with students one-on-one during their office hours.”

The program helps students establish good habits, she said. It helps them learn how to do their own problem solving.

“They’re expected to have prepared whatever the Learning Community Group is working on that evening,” she said. “It might be a resume and a cover letter, it might be a community service activity that they’re engaged in. We often take students off campus and help them get connected to agencies, so that they can continue to do community service throughout their undergraduate careers.” ➤➤atrbula@dailytoreador.com

TransCanada temporarily shuts Keystone pipeline KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — TransCanada Corp. has temporarily shut down its existing 2,100-mile Keystone pipeline after tests showed possible safety issues, a federal agency said Thursday.

Jeannie Layson, spokeswoman for the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, which oversees pipelines in the U.S., said no leaks were detected on the line, which moves on average about 500,000 barrels of crude

a day from Alberta, Canada, down through several states to facilities Illinois and Oklahoma.

“TransCanada reported to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration that they have shut down their existing Keystone system pipeline to make repairs in areas where required integrity tests identified possible safety issues,” Layson said in an email.

She said the possible problems were located on the stretch of pipeline that

extends between Missouri and Illinois.

A federal inspector was deployed to review test results, observe repairs and monitor any additional necessary safety issues, Layson said. PHMSA did not have additional details on what the possible safety issues were.

Grady Semmens, spokesman for Calgary-based TransCanada, said the pipeline was shut down Wednesday evening as a precaution and was expected to restart Saturday.

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Schools’ tracking devices an invasion of privacy Jordan Sigler is being named the “Student Locater Project.” This plan is polarizing between the school administrators, and children and their parents.

Students and parents complain this chip will infringe on privacy rights. The school says the ID only works on school property, but that is still to be seen. I guess the rebellious youth in me, full of angst, which hated high school, hasn’t left. I have to side with the students who once again are bullied by a tyrannical administration.

Parents also are against this.

This shows that students aren’t the only ones complaining – that rational adults also are against these devices. Some parents are

South America should not be ignored by US

By JULIA GREENWALD THE EAGLE (AMERICAN U.)

Hugo Chávez was re-elected president of Venezuela, a position he has held for 13 years, on Oct. 7. His re-election not only has grand implications on Venezuela and South America but also on the United States. Nevertheless, this significant event has seen little attention by both the U.S. media and its citizens.

In a phone call aired on staterun television around mid-evening during voting day, Chávez said these elections “will be a triumph for democracy” and asked that there be no violence.

However, all those familiar with Chávez and Venezuela know that there was nothing democratic about these elections; instead, they were riddled with corruption.

“Half of Venezuela is speechless,” engineer Alejandro Colmenarez, 32, told USA Today of the re-election of Chávez to a fourth term as president. “We were looking for something better after 14 years.”

Although there is no concrete evidence that corruption took place, there are indicators of Chávez’s unfair advantage.

Chávez’s opponent, Henrique Capriles, spoke against the reelected president’s use of the country’s oil money as bribes to gain supporters in the form of “vote-buying” through giveaway programs targeted at the poor.

“The use of state oil funds for this kind of electioneering is driving Venezuela’s budget deficit for the year to the astounding level of 20 percent of GDP, an incredible figure for an oil-exporting economy at a time of very high oil prices,” Capriles said.

Chávez and his regime also control and manipulate the mass media in Venezuela, specifically the television system. Broadcast-

ers covered hours of Chávez’s campaign trail but devoted limited coverage to Capriles’ campaign and events.

The Venezuelan government under Chávez also relies on a constant atmosphere of threats.

Under Chávez, there have been high crime rates, and the police often do not provide protection but instead aid criminals.

Venezuela sits on the largest oil reserves in the world and is a major petroleum exporter to the United States. Despite this, Chávez’s problems with the U.S. are plentiful. Chávez is not only a supporter and admirer of Fidel Castro but is also allied with Iran’s Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

He also often rails against the U.S. and its “imperialist allies.”

Other countries in South America are following his lead, promoting corruption, socialist democracy and an anti-U.S. sentiment. In September, thousands of Argentines protested against President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner due to corruption scandals, violent crime and her ever-tightening controls over the economy. Many Argentines fear the female populist president will do away with term limits and extend her rule due to her control of Congress.

As Americans, we have to pay attention to the lack of democracy and increased corruption in South America. While our relationship with Venezuela is rocky, our economic ties with them are important. With other South American powers following in Chávez’s footsteps, we can see possible long-term problems economically and in regards to foreign policy.

While South America is no Middle East, it cannot be ignored. We may find that our interest in the region is too little, too late.

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worried about tracking devices because of their beliefs regarding the biblical Mark of the Beast.

That’s probably not something to be worried about in any circumstance. Fortunately, more parents are worried about intrusive administrators.

T h e p a rents should be. This is another program that undermines their authority. What if an administrator wants to find out why Susie is late consistently? Is she out late at night, or are her parents poor drivers?

It’s worrisome when a government institution is allowed legal authority to force a track-

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ing system on a citizen. How far down this slippery slope will we progress? To stop bullying, will IDs in the future need a recorder for students’ safety so that we can know every word that’s been said?

What is the reason Northside ISD is implementing this program? Its school district is held hostage by the State of Texas for students to be in attendance.

According to the NBC news site, the school district receives $30 per day from the state for each student in attendance. Pascual Gonzalez, the district’s communication director, said they lose $1.7 million

It’s worrisome when a government institution is allowed legal authority to force a tracking system on a citizen.

a year because of attendance.

Revenue loss of these proportions appears reason enough to do something drastic. This, however, does not warrant the intrusion of privacy the chip brings with it.

The school should do a better job monitoring students in class and ensuring students go to class, like the rest of the districts in Texas do.

The State of Texas is also to blame for this problem. State officials have allowed the school district to continue this imposition on students and their families, and they pressure schools by withholding funds for absent students.

The State of Texas should not be so finicky with funds for schools. Attendance laws are already in place and schools shouldn’t be putting harsher enforcements on top of those mandated by the state.

Northside ISD should take responsibility for its own attendance issues. The teachers

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involved with taking attendance should be more diligent and patient while waiting for students who come into class late because of an excused reason.

These cards are designed to account for students who are in the bathroom — yes, in a way they monitor your bowel movements, something I would have hated a faculty member to have an eye on — or in a counselor’s office.

So while they may be helpful in these circumstances, they could easily be avoided by maintaining a reasonable paper trail.

Students in high school already feel insecure and powerless without knowing every movement they make is being followed. The last thing they need is a creepy principal checking these monitors while singing The Police’s “Every Breath You Take.”

Sigler is a junior journalism major from Goshen, Ind. ➤➤ jsigler@dailytoreador.com

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Sweepstakes cafés lose gamble against Texas laws

By GREG ABBOTT Historically, gambling in Texas has been outlawed. As early as 1861, the Texas Constitution prohibited most types of gambling. Since 1980, the constitution has been amended to allow bingo, charitable raffles and a state lottery under specified circumstances. Pari-mutuel racing of horses and greyhounds has also been legalized. But the Texas Penal Code prohibits most gambling, including betting money or other things of value on games played with cards, dice, balls or other gambling devices.

In recent years, however, some individuals have attempted to use technology to circumvent the state’s anti-gambling laws. In each of these cases, the gamblers’ bets backfired when they were prosecuted for illegal gambling offenses.

In August, for example, two Internet “sweepstakes” promoters lost their bids to overturn criminal convictions when a federal appellate court rejected their appeals. The defendants operated Internet cafés where gamblers played simulated, slot machine-style “sweepstakes” games.

In an attempt to bypass the state’s gambling prohibition, the defendants claimed they were merely selling Internet access at the cafés. But in reality, their Internet cafés resembled miniature casinos where gamblers won or lost online games of chance while consuming free

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ee Willie Winkie runs through the town, Upstairs and downstairs in his nightgown, Rapping at the window, crying through the lock, ‘Are the children all in bed, for now it’s 8 o’clock?’”

This well known snippet of William Miller’s poem “Wee Willie Winkie” is about Willie Winkie, a man who spends his nights making sure children are in bed at a reasonable hour. Children, after all, need their sleep because they have school.

Will a Willie Winkie be visiting a school near you soon?

Two San Antonio-area Northside ISD schools, Jon Jay High School and Anson Jones Middle School, are tracking students with radio frequency identification to help attendance records.

Students are required to wear identification cards with the RFID implanted inside for what

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food and drinks.

The Texas Attorney General’s Office is fortunate to have one of the state’s most experienced prosecutors on our team – Assistant Attorney General David Glickler. A veteran prosecutor with a deep understanding of the state’s antigambling laws, AAG Glickler has coordinated multiple statewide crackdowns on illegal gambling establishments.

With Internet cafés proliferating across Texas, AAG Glickler works closely with local law enforcement authorities who contact the Texas Attorney General’s Office seeking assistance prosecuting Internet cafés and similar establishments that are violating state anti-gambling laws.

Although the state’s gaming laws may seem complicated, the prohibition basically boils down to this: It is illegal to charge someone for an opportunity to win a prize that is decided on the basis of sheer chance.

In the Internet “sweepstakes” case decided in August, the defendants claimed their customers paid for Internet time – not a chance to win a prize. But the federal appeals court saw through the defendants’ scheme and rejected their argument, ruling that “there is legally sufficient evidence…that the sale of Internet time at the defendants’ cafés was an attempt to legitimize an illegal lottery.”

The court found that the defendants’

customers did not use or value the Internet time they purchased – but were instead simply paying to participate in the online, slot-machine style “sweepstakes” games. In fact, trial testimony revealed that the defendants’ customers only played the “sweepstakes” games and never actually surfed the Web. As technology continues to advance, it is particularly important that state and local authorities work together to prevent the proliferation of illegal gambling. Thus far, the Texas Legislature has not authorized the Texas Attorney General’s Office to independently prosecute gambling and most other criminal offenses.

Unlike many other states, in Texas, the attorney general’s office can only prosecute crimes like gambling if a local district attorney seeks our assistance or grants our prosecutors authority to pursue a case that is in the DA’s jurisdiction. As a result, we work closely with local prosecutors and help coordinate multi-county cases against unlawful gambling operations. In recent years, these state-local efforts have yielded significant results.

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software company that markets online “sweepstakes” games.

During the joint operation, search warrants were executed at HEST’s headquarters and at the residences of five executives. The defendants face felony gambling, money laundering and organized criminal activity charges.

The HEST operation follows on the heels of a statewide investigation and prosecution of Aces Wired Inc. Four of its executives pleaded guilty to gambling related charges. Prior to the investigation, Aces Wired operated game rooms across Texas that offered slot-machine style gambling.

Multistate cooperation is another important factor. With new technology, illegal games can be run through the Internet. For example, someone gambling on a device in East Texas may be using electronic information transmitted from another state. As a result, AAG Glickler is coordinating with other states’ law enforcement officials and prosecutors who are facing similar gambling problems, such as Florida, California and Ohio.

By working together, state and local authorities in Texas can help keep their communities safe and prosperous by ensuring compliance with the State’s anti-gambling laws.

Abbott is the attorney general of the State of Texas.

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Sophomore plans sequel to published book Red Raiders emphasize focus after big win

By ASHLYN TUBBS STAFF WRITER

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LAUREN DINKENS, A sophomore marketing major from San Antonio, is the author of the book "Retrograde." The fiction novella, written under the pseudonym Elizabeth Sterling, is rooted in mythology and follows the young woman Zahra as she struggles with amnesia.

While watching “Clash of the Titans” during summer 2010, Lauren Dinkens had an epiphany.

She wondered what it would be like for the characters in the movie to be based in the present and decided to elaborate on this idea.

A couple of weeks later, Dinkens compiled her thoughts into a short novel of about 15,000 words entitled “Retrograde.”

“The story is about a young woman who has a reeling head because she is diagnosed with this mental condition, and she keeps having these really vivid nightmares of people, and all of a sudden they pop up in her life,” Dinkens said. “So her dilemma is, ‘Should I trust these unknown strangers and follow this path, or should I just stick to what I know?’”

Dinkens, a sophomore marketing major, said she entitled the book after retrograde amnesia, which the main character is diagnosed with. “Retrograde” is based on Greek mythology and includes Greek gods such as Aries and Hera. She said she

SDS continues Disability Awareness Week with deaf bingo on Thursday

By LIANA SOLIS STAFF WRITER

Texas Tech students, faculty and staff concentrated on the bingo signer as they stared at their cards hoping to be the winner of the next game.

The Student Disability Services continued its recognition of Disability Awareness Week with a session of deaf bingo at the Student Union Building on Thursday.

James Whitfield, an assistant director for the SDS, was one of the main coordinators for the event.

“We host this event every year to provide awareness of the deaf students here at Tech,” he said.

SDS hosts several events for Disability Awareness Week, and deaf bingo is one that has been part of the celebration every year, Whitfield said.

“This is about the sixth year we have brought back the game,” Whitfield said. “It’s something very popular with the students, so that’s why we continue doing it.”

The event lasted about two hours, and 135 students, staff and faculty showed up to participate.

Carolyn Stephens, the lead interpreter for SDS, was one of the faculty members who helped host the event.

“This year was the biggest turn out for us for this event,” Stephens said. “People just really have fun with it, and they really enjoy learning the language and talking to the deaf students here on campus.”

The event consisted of three separate games with two winners for each round. The winners received prizes such as Tech bags, T-shirts and gift cards to several Lubbock restaurants.

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Haley Chandler, a sophomore interior design major from Dallas, was one of the students who attended the event.

“I saw the announcement on TechAnnounce and thought it would be something I would have fun with,” Chandler said.

There are a lot of misconceptions about the deaf and people do not realize how frustrating it can be, Stephens said.

“I had a lot of trouble when the game first started, but got the hang of it as it went on,” Chandler said. “I never realized how difficult it was to go without hearing until I was put into a situation where I was forced to,” Chandler said The final event for Disability Awareness Week will be an art exhibit showcasing art that relates to disabilities of all kinds. The event will be from 2 to 4 p.m.

Friday in Rm. 335 of West Hall.

“The purpose of this week is to get the students to understand what diversity truly is,” Whitfield said. “We want them to know how to recognize it and be able to treat the students just like they do everyone else.” ➤➤lsolis@dailytoreador.com

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has previously written numerous short stories, but was convinced to pursue publication for this particular story.

“I had my mom read it and a couple of friends,” she said, “and they were like, ‘This is really good, you should publish it.’”

Her mother, Robin Dinkens, said she thought the book was an interesting idea and has always supported her creativity.

“I figured why not let her go and give it a try?” Dickens said.

“Life is hard, and you should try to do the things you love, so we encouraged her to go ahead.”

With her supporters behind her, Lauren Dinkens began her journey to become a published author. She purchased the “Writer’s Market” at a bookstore, made a list of publishers that matched her fantasy genre, then drafted and sent out a query letter. She said she got rejected about 10 times before finding a publisher, but said that is just part of the process.

“If you get rejected a few times, you just have to keep going,” she said. “Laurell K. Hamilton said she was about to starve to death when someone finally took her manuscript, so

you really have to have faith in your stories.”

Her publisher is Black Rose Writing, and her book is currently on sale at its website. The name Lauren Dinkens is not on the “Retrograde” cover, though.

Lauren Dinkens decided to form herself a pen name: Elizabeth Sterling.

“When I was little I always liked my middle name better than my first name, so that’s where Elizabeth came from,” she said, “and Sterling is actually my great-grandfather’s name.”

Lauren Dinkens said her book has had the most success at her hometown, Copperas Cove. She said the Copperas Cove library even had a book reading and signing for “Retrograde,” which had about 12 people in attendance.

“She was moderately successful,” Robin Dinkens said. “She got it published, and we are very proud of her. I am really into the science-fiction fantasy type books, so I really enjoyed it. I thought it was really interesting that she took the myths that you read in high school and kind of gave them her own personal spin.”

Lauren Dinkens said she is currently in the process of writing a sequel to “Retrograde,” but is busy with classes since she is currently enrolled taking 15 hours of classes. In her spare time, she also writes for her fashion blog, “Girl Hot vs. Guy Hot.” “I fashion blog because that’s another thing I’m interested in,” she said. “Writing about anything and everything is a good pastime.”

Robin Dinkens is once again supporting her daughter as she writes her sequel, and encourages people to read “Retrograde” since it is a short, enjoyable book that can be finished during a weekend.

“I know that she’s really busy right know with school and everything, but I hope that during her break she will continue with her writing,” she said. “I hope she takes time to go ahead and finish the sequel so we can see about getting that published, too.

I think that will be a nice sideline for her. I know she has big dreams in marketing, but I think that she should still continue her creative pursuits.” ➤➤atubbs@dailytoreador.com

Students volunteer at Haven Animal Shelter

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MEMBERS OF THE Raiders Helping Others service organization wash out animal kennels as part of Texas Tech Service Week on Thursday at the Haven Animal Care Center.

By EMILY GARDNER STAFF WRITER

Dogs were barking, and people were walking, talking, laughing and working.

Raiders Helping Others sponsored a community service trip Thursday to Haven Animal Shelter as part of Texas Tech Service Week.

“It’s a community service organization,” said RHO president Marian Schwarz, a junior environmental engineering major from Houston.

“We go out and volunteer at two places a month.”

Haven Animal Shelter is a nonprofit, no-kill animal shelter, said shelter worker Dakota Raggio.

“All the money that we earn from adoptions, or getting from donations, that’s how we pay for everything,” Raggio said.

RHO worked with the animal shelter last year at Strut for Mutts, the shelter’s adoption fair, and thought it would be great to work with them again, Schwarz said.

She started volunteering in high school, Schwarz said, and fell in love with it so she joined RHO. “I just like giving back to the communities,” said RHO secretary, Allison Thurman, a sophomore general studies major from Friendswood.

Adam Moyer, a sophomore mechanical engineering major from Euless, said he was cleaning the cages and was at the shelter until the volunteering work was completed.

“It’s a good use of my time,” Moyer said. “It’s a nice break from studying and school. It’s productive and I enjoy it.”

Jessica Glockner, a freshman political science major from McKinney, said she found out about the volunteer opportunity from an email her community adviser sent and decided to participate because she wanted to help the animals.

Alberto Gonzalez, a sophomore

mechanical engineering major from Dallas, said he participated as part of RHO because he wanted to do something productive with his time and help his community.

“Community service is very rewarding,” Glockner said, “for who you are helping and to grow in yourself because just to know that you can give to somebody else just makes you feel better and know that you are not just going on in your life only concerned with yourself and showing you’re giving back to the community, everyone should experience it.”

Tiara Price, a freshman zoology major from Lubbock, said she cleaned out cages and picked up trash as part of her volunteering.

She also is in the pre-veterinary program at Tech, so she thought the opportunity would allow her to gain experience with animals.

Heather McGuire, a junior animal science major from Austin, said she scooped feces to volunteer her time and volunteered because she loves animals.

“I especially love dogs and cats,” McGuire said. “I wanted to come help out at the Haven. I’m in complex council so I thought it would be good for our complex to have someone represent.”

Thirty volunteers registered to come to the event, Schwarz said.

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By MICHAEL DUPONT II STAFF WRITER

This weekend will mark the beginning of a new rivalry.

No. 17 Texas Tech (5-1, 2-1) will travel to Fort Worth to take on Big 12 foe No. 23 TCU (5-1,2-1) at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in Amon G. Carter Stadium.

The 10th-ranked Red Raider offense will attempt to prevail against the vaunting 15thranked defense of the Horned Frogs.

Tech is riding high off a 4914 home victory against No. 13 West Virginia.

The Red Raiders lost sophomore receiver Bradley Marquez for the remainder of the season in the winning effort. Junior receiver Javon Bell, a transfer from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, is also out for the year because of injury.

Senior quarterback Seth Doege said depth at the skill positions is a reason he feels the Red Raider attack will continue

to excel.

“I think it’s the biggest difference between this year and last is the fact that we have depth,” he said. “If somebody does go down, we still have guys that can produce behind that.”

At least eight different receivers have caught a passing touchdown this season, showing the depth the Red Raiders possess at the receiver position.

Doege said he thinks the reason he has been able to spread the ball around to so many different receivers is because of the time he has had to decipher what the defense is trying to make him do.

“It makes it so easy for a quarterback to sit there in a pass offense to pick apart a defense when you don’t have anybody at your feet or anybody in your face and you can see the entire picture and identify what’s going on,” Doege said.

At this point during the schedule last season, the Red

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Judge rules for cheerleaders in Bible banner suit AUSTIN (AP) — A judge ruled Thursday that cheerleaders at an East Texas high school can display banners emblazoned with Bible verses at football games, saying the school district’s ban on the practice appears to violate the students’ free speech rights.

District Judge Steve Thomas granted an injunction requested by the Kountze High School cheerleaders allowing them to continue displaying religious-themed banners pending the outcome of a lawsuit, which is set to go to trial next June 24, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott said. Thomas previously granted a temporary restraining order allowing the practice to continue.

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Raiders were 4-2 before a lateseason collapse after beating No. 3-ranked Oklahoma. This season, Tech is 5-1 halfway through the season and have beaten yet another top team.

Doege said an obvious difference between this year’s team and last year’s is a sense of urgency.

“I think last year you could kind of tell that we weren’t ready to play just by the way we practiced,” he said. “We didn’t practice very well, so I think that’s huge for us to have a good week of practice and prepare well and help the guys that – maybe the younger guys that weren’t here last year understand that this game is bigger than the last.”

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With three matches left to play in the regular season, the Texas Tech women’s soccer looks to pick up two crucial conference wins on the road this weekend against TCU and Kansas.

The Red Raiders (12-4-0, 3-2-0) are one win away from tying the school record single-season wins of 13 and look to match the feat tonight in Fort Worth against the Horned Frogs.

Freshman forward Janine Beckie, who leads the team with nine goals and 81 shots, said this weekend’s matches are important because coach Tom Stone emphasized to the team how important it is to finish the season strong if they want to succeed in the postseason. Tech is tied for third in the Big 12 standings with Baylor with three conference wins and nine points.

“I think playing these Big 12 teams obviously gets us ready for the Big 12 tournament and hopefully making an NCAA appearance this year,” Beckie said. “We’re just focusing on what we need to get done, focus on the game that’s ahead of us and hopefully get the result. We always go in with the mentality that we need to get the win and we need to get three points out of every game.”

Entering tonight’s match, the Red Raiders have outscored opponents 33-16 and outshot them 302-163. The 33 goals scored rank third in the Big 12, while the 16 goals allowed are tied for the second fewest allowed by any team in the conference.

Despite the stats, Tech has played in a lot of close matches. Junior goalkeeper Victoria Esson said playing in so many close matches has helped her with her calmness and confidence in situations where her team is only up by one goal, such as last week’s 1-0 win against Texas in Austin.

“In terms of pressure we’ve been up multiple times just by one goal leading into the final few minutes,” Esson said. “I think the more times

you’re only up by one goal in the last few minutes the less nervewracking it gets, although they never completely go away. It helps, just to keep composure during the last few moments. Texas was pressing but the team did a great job, especially the defense with holding them off.”

Esson has recorded four shutouts this season, and started two other matches against Montana and New Mexico State, which ended as shutouts as well.

The Red Raiders will need Esson and the rest of the team to be at their best against a feisty Horned Frogs squad (5-8-2, 0-4-1). Though TCU is winless during conference play, Stone said there are no easy matches in the Big 12 and no team can be taken for granted.

“I’ve been saying all year there’s just no conference like the Big 12 in terms of one-goal games and top-tobottom competitiveness,” Stone said.

“There are some other conferences that will have a North Carolina or a Florida State which kind of stands alone on top of some of those conferences, but in the Big 12 it’s week to week. It really is a situation where you can’t take your foot off the gas for one second.”

The Red Raiders have won their last three matches against TCU, outscoring them 9-4 in the process.

Opponents have outscored TCU 21-18 this season and outshot them 244-157. Senior midfielder Monica Alvarado leads the Horned Frogs with five goals. Redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Vittoria Arnold leads the defense, having record five shutouts.

Tech concludes its weekend road trip with a match in Lawrence, Kansas, against the Jayhawks (8-62, 2-4-0). The Red Raiders hope to avenge one of their more disappointing losses from last season, a 3-1 loss on Senior Night, October 14, 2011, in Lubbock.

Though traveling from Dallas to Kansas is not easy, Stone said his team likes being on the road and has done a great job on previous road trips because of the fantastic chemistry between the players.

Earlier this season the Red Raid-

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ers played five consecutive matches on the road, including a weekend in California where they swept two matches against Long Beach State and Cal State Fullerton.

Stone said the road trip to California will benefit his team now as they try to notch two more wins.

“There’s no doubt,” Stone said, “I think it was 106 degrees at kickoff on

Friday, and 102 degrees at kickoff on Sunday; that really tested us. We’re not going to see conditions like that. The two California teams are comparable to the two we’re playing this weekend. That was a great test and we passed it then, and I think it’s prepared us for this one.”

Though both matches are important, Stone said one aspect of this

weekend’s matches his players are particularly excited for is playing in front of Red Raider fans in the Metroplex. With many of the players coming from the Dallas area, they are looking forward to playing in front of their families and Tech alumni.

“We love playing in the Metroplex,” Stone said. “ It’s obviously a huge Red Raider haven, and we get

casual sports fans that maybe haven’t even seen us play before come to these games.

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Tigers rout Yankees 8-1 for 4-game ALCS sweep DETROIT (AP) — Prince Fielder waved his arms franticly, gleefully calling off his teammates while the crowd at Comerica Park roared.

From the moment the big first baseman signed his massive contract in January, an entire city had been waiting for a chance to celebrate like this. After another dazzling effort by Detroit’s starting pitchers and another soaring home run

by Miguel Cabrera, Fielder caught the final out to send the Tigers to the World Series — with a sweep of the New York Yankees, no less.

“There’s still along way to go but this is an awesome feeling,” Fielder said.

Max Scherzer capped a stupendous stretch for Detroit’s rotation, and the Tigers won their second pennant in seven years by beating the Yankees 8-1 Thursday for a four-game sweep of the AL championship series.

Cabrera and Jhonny Peralta hit tworun homers in a four-run fourth inning against CC Sabathia, who was unable to prevent the Yankees from getting swept in a postseason series for the first time in 32 years.

“Yeah, we did it,” Cabrera said. “It’s an unbelievable feeling. ... Four more wins, guys. Four more wins.”

Scherzer took a no-hit bid into the

sixth against a starting lineup that was again without Alex Rodriguez, who flied out with two on in the sixth as a pinch hitter.

Austin Jackson added a solo shot in the seventh for Detroit, and Peralta hit another homer an inning later.

The game ended with Fielder, Detroit’s $214 million acquisition, catching Jayson Nix’s popup. The Tigers spilled onto the field for a celebration that began near second base and eventually moved closer to the third-base line.

General manager Dave Dombrowski hugged Jim Leyland — who is in the final year of his contract — while owner Mike

Ilitch rubbed the 67-year-old manager’s right shoulder.

“I’ve got a great bunch. We don’t have one hot dog in the bunch,” the pizza magnate said. “They’re all great guys. ... The Tigers are something special.” ... The Tigers are something special.”

Detroit won its 11th American League pennant and first since 2006. The Tigers have five days off before the World Series starts Wednesday at defending champion St. Louis or 2010 winner San Francisco.

After scoring in just three of 39 innings during the series, New York headed home to face unpleasant questions about

its future following a postseason of awful hitting, benched stars and veterans showing the wear and tear of age. Rodriguez, the $275 million third baseman, was out of the starting lineup for the third time in the playoffs. Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera could only watch following seasonending injuries.

The Yankees hit .188 in the postseason — a record low for a team that played at least seven games — and .157 in the LCS. New York went quietly in the ninth inning, with the Comerica crowd chanting “Sweep!” while the last three batters were retired in order.

Detroit outhit New York 16-2 in the

finale and 46-22 in the series. The Tigers’ starters are 4-1 with a 1.02 ERA in this postseason.

Without a World Series title since 1984, Detroit lost to Texas in last year’s ALCS, lost slugger Victor Martinez to a season-ending knee injury in January and quickly replaced his offense by signing Fielder. The excitement of that bold acquisition subsided a bit when the Tigers struggled to a 26-32 start in the AL Central, but they overtook the Chicago White Sox in the final 10 days of the regular season and won the division with an 8874 record, matching the Cardinals for the fewest wins among the 10 playoff teams.