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MILO LEWIS, A senior biology major from Whiteface, measures the rate of photosynthesis of a Phalaris plant in the Biology department greenhouse on Tuesday.

The Student Government Association is hosting a discussion about carrying concealed handguns on campus during their town hall meeting today from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Red Raider Lounge in the Student Union Building.

Texas Tech might be the only campus bringing up a resolution to the Texas state legislature on the SGA’s February trip to Austin, said Drew Graham, president of the

SGA. Last year, concealed carry was mentioned in the state legislature but did not pass.

“After the UT shooting is why we’re speculating that it’ll pass this year,” he said. “It was pretty close to passing last session, and we’re definitely thinking this session it’ll pass.”

The resolution SGA will bring to Austin will be directly impacted by students’ opinions at the Townhall meeting, Graham said. The senators will draft a resolution based on what they hear at the meeting and then debate the legislation between senators.

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cealed Carry on Campus will be attending to discuss the issue with students, Graham said.

Other colleges across Texas could GRAHAM join in and voice their opinions to the state legislature, he said. If all the colleges joined in a resolution, the state would be hard pressed to deny the resolution. The state could also pass a different concealed carry law, regardless of what Tech brings to them.

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AVNI BHAKTA AND Samantha Myatt do yard work at the home of a lubbock resident to help raise money for the STAR program to benefit stroke victims.

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TODD CHAMBERS WAS diagnosed with four squamous cell carcinoma at the base of his tongue in November 2004 and underwent multiple radiation treatments and surgeries.

the anonymous donor, but he said it gave him faith in God and faith in the goodness of people and allowed him to survive 38 treatment of radiation.

“They pounded me at 10 different

sides of my head and neck,” Chambers ing my family was on the other side of said. “They bolt you down to the table so that wall, and I didn’t know whether or you can’t move and put a mask over your not I would live to be around for them.” face and something like a horse bit in your mouth. The worst part was know- CHAMBERS continued on Page 3 ➤➤

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According to the Health Sciences Center website, students from the Techaffiliated chapters of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Tau Beta Pi Honor Society and Alpha Omega Epsilon Professional Engineering Society will work for one to six hours from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

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“Although we have done work for some local businesses in the past,” she said, “it is mostly home owners who have the students come to do things like gardening, cleaning and other various tasks.”

The STAR program has hosted the home project workday twice a year for the previous five years to help raise money for recovering stroke victims, Corwin said.

“Twice a year, engineering students volunteer their services for local Lubbock home owners,” she said, “and for their work, they receive payment in the form of donations that benefit the STAR program.”

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“Everyone that goes on our legislative trip will have copies that they will give to each rep and senator that we meet with and say, ‘This is PATTON what we want, this is what Texas Tech student body thinks,’” he said. “That’s why it’s so imperative that we have students there to say if this is stupid or this is good because we’re going to be putting in writing the opinion of students on an issue that has people on both sides.”

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Funds to benefit School of Allied Health STAR program

By CAROLINE COURTNEY It was the day before Thanksgiving in 2004, and electronic media and communications professor Todd Chambers had just finished packing his two daughters into the minivan to spend the holiday at grandmother’s house. And then the phone rang.

“Todd, I’m so sorry to tell you this, but you’ve been diagnosed with stage four squamous cell carcinoma at the base of the tongue,” the doctor said. “It’s cancer, and it’s pretty advanced.”

Chambers fell to his knees while his daughters watched from the van. His wife ran over to discover the details.

“I don’t remember anything the doctor said after that moment,” said Chambers, shaking his head. “They told my wife I had a 50-50 chance of survival, and all I could do was pray I was in the right 50 percent.”

The tumor was at the base of Chambers’ tongue and only as big as the size of his pinky tip, but the cancerous cells had spread into both sides of his neck and lymph glands.

After two rounds of chemotherapy in Lubbock, Chambers discovered the treatment was not working and he would have to undergo radiation in Houston. As the family planned their three-month move to Houston, they realized they would be forced to live in a trailer.

“The week before we were going to Houston, we were at church,” Chambers said. “I’ll never forget it. A pastor approached me and said, ‘Todd, I hear you’re going to undergo head and neck radiation while living with two daughters in a trailer for two months. That ain’t going to work too well. There’s someone at the church that wants to pay for your apartment down there.’”

To this day, Chambers does not know

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Community Calendar TODAY Workshop: CV and Resume Time: noon Where: Library Instruction Lab No. 150 So, what is it?

The center for Undergraduate Research invites students to a continuation of its Fall Workshop Series. This week, CVs and resumes will be discussed.

Michael Martin Murphey in Concert Time: 7:30 p.m.

Where: Cactus Theater So, what is it?

Tickets are $30 and $35 for Murphey’s Lone Cowboy Campfire Concert, which stands as his only 2010 appeareance in Lubbock.

WEDNESDAY Mainstage Play: Equus Time: 8 p.m.

Where: Maedgen Theatre, Tech Campus

So, what is it?

Presented by the Department of Theatre and Dance, the play is a detective story of sorts, with an English psychiatrist treating a stable boy found to have blinded six horses.

For the Public Good Luncheon Time: 11:30 a.m.

Where: Jones AT&T Stadium Club Level So, what is it?

Sponsored by Covenant Health Systems, the proceeds from the event benefit children and families served by the Legal Aid Society of Lubbock who help victims of domestic violence. Charles Perry will speak and reservations are $25. Please e-mail graham@nts-online.net.

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“Since this is such a hot issue, and it will affect students, the legislature really wants to see what students’ opinions are,” Graham said. “We need to make sure we voice our opinion. You can do that with voting, but we can also do it by bringing the stuff down to the legislature and say, ‘Here is what we want to do, here is what the students believe.’”

Graham does have a concealed handgun license but wouldn’t give his opinion on the issue.

“I won’t give my opinion on it now because I want to hear what other students think, and I don’t want it to influence whatever decision people make,” he said.

Alex McCammon, legislative liaison and chair of the intergovernmental committee of the SGA, said the organization wants

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The main focus of the program is to raise money for people struggling through aphasia, which is the loss of communication and motor skills resulting from a stroke, Corwin said.

“It’s not a loss of intelligence,” she said. “Recovering stroke

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to gauge student interest in concealed tell the state legislature what Tech handguns because it’s an important wants or doesn’t, but rather, how Tech issue that would feels about concealed carry on affect a lot of people, regardcampuses, Mcless of whether Cammon said.

Tyler Patton, the outcome is for or against it. external vice president of the “What we really wanted SGA, said the organization has to do was get these students’ exhausted all efopinions on it forts to get the word out for the and see what everyone thinks discussion and wants the town about it, how they feel about hall to be the it,” he said. “Bemost attended yet. He said after cause we want to have a stance to the University of Texas shootgo down there DREW GRAHAM and talk to them ing incident, PRESIDENT there needs to about it and SGA be conversation make sure we’re between sturepresenting our students correctly.” dents and SGA. The written resolution would not “I think a thoughtful discussion is the

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Since this is such a hot issue, and it will affect students, the legislature really wants to see what students’ opinions are.

victims still think the same way as before, but they have difficulty expressing themselves and understanding others.”

Corwin said stroke survivors range from ages 30 through 80, and the symptoms of aphasia along with the recovery process can last from one to 15 years.

“They can’t go to work because they can’t perform tasks such as talking on the phone or writing an

e-mail,” she said. “The proceeds from this project help to pay the cost of people’s therapy, all of whom have run out of insurance and cannot afford it.”

Jenn Welsh, vice president of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers at Tech, helps to coordinate student involvement in the STAR program’s fall home project.

“I am a member of the Tau Beta Pi Honor Society and Alpha Omega Epsilon Professional Engineering Society and worked with them on this as well,” she said. “We really encourage members to do activities that are beneficial to society and the local community.”

Much of the focus of engineering coincides with the fall home project, Welsh said.

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most productive way for us to see how our students feel so that when we are asked in Austin, we can give them an honest assessment of the issue from our perspective at Texas Tech,” Patton said.

Students will have other chances to speak with senators about concealed carry, he said. When members of the SGA go to Austin next semester, they will articulate Tech’s needs and wants while showing how Tech has been succeeding. Students put a face on the legislation the SGA shows to the state.

Patton would not reveal his feelings on carrying concealed handguns on campus.

“My personal stance really doesn’t matter here, as far as I’m concerned,” he said. “I’ve got a job to do and that is to represent students. I think the most thoughtful way to do that is to incorporate this new system of town halls that we’ve introduced this year.

I think it’s going to be good to go out and engage students face-to-face and open that dialogue.”

“Engineering is about developing better methods for society,” she said. “This project can help in teaching students how to manage their school work along with community work.”

Welsh said come Saturday, students will go to the homes of people who have signed up and will perform many different jobs such as yard work, painting and even in-house cleaning in order to raise donations.

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After treatment, the surgeons removed 75 percent of Chambers’ saliva glands and 24 lymph nodes from the side of his neck. He could not eat solid food for six months and lost more than 40 pounds. But despite all his physical suffering, Chambers found the light at the end of the tunnel.

“For me, the cancer journey has been a blessing,” Chambers said. “It opened my eyes to a lot of different things. I really found that my faith was the core of my strength, but my co-workers, my colleagues, my friends and obviously my family were tremendously supportive throughout the whole thing.”

Chambers attributes his survival to his “mass comm family.”

His relationship with a few coworkers transformed from colleagues into dear friends.

Jimmie Reeves, an electronic media and communications professor who has known Chambers for 10 years, said even throughout Chambers’ cancer treatment, he brought energy and life to the school.

“All of us were heartbroken and didn’t know what to expect after his diagnosis,” Reeves said.

“He is just so loved around here. It was a hard time for those of us who loved him, which was virtually everyone. He’s just a dynamic, great guy with a lot more to him than being a professor. Most of all he’s someone who is dedicated to his faith and his love for students.”

Reeves said it is incredibly encouraging to see Chambers’ hope and energy for life after his experience. He said Chambers takes on a significant juggling act trying to fulfill his duties to his family, his fellow cancer fighters and to his students, but Chambers embraces the many tasks with excitement.

Not only is Chambers the chair of the electronic media and communication department, but he is involved in teaching students from the freshman level to the doctoral level.

“It’s wonderful to see how he has taken this very terrible thing and turned it into something for which he can be an activist,” Reeves said.

Chambers is currently the faculty adviser for Relay for Life and is proud to announce Texas Tech has the distinction of being the first college campus in Texas to host the event. He is a “Hero of Hope,” representing other cancer survivors and traveling to share his story.

Chambers said his cancer experience has made him discover a passion to live life again and ultimately inspire students to find

their own passion.

“There is no question that my past helps students find their passion,” Chambers said. “I kind of joke with students and tell them I’m still not sure what I want to do with my life. Life is about more than being the 4.0 student, and it’s OK to take the first year to find what they love.”

Chambers said his favorite aspect of teaching is helping students find what they love because they never know if they are promised another day. He encourages them to look under rocks to find that perfect job opportunity, and often students discover he is right.

Chambers receives e-mails from former students almost every other week thanking him for pushing them inside and outside the classroom. He has noticed that students want to make him proud.

“I want to make sure that everyone knows that priorities are important and there are so many things that are more important than the little things,” Chambers said. “We’ve got opportunities to touch people’s lives on a daily basis, and I want to make sure that whatever it is, in teaching, in research, that somehow my experiences can offer some hope and some encouragement to them.” ➤➤caroline.courtney@ttu.edu

Play-goers are in for a unique experience this week with the opening of the Department of Theatre and Dance’s first Mainstage performance of the season, “Equus.”

The play, written by Peter Shaffer, opens Wednesday in Maedgen Theatre for a sneak peek performance and welcomes audience members to get up-close and personal.

Vicki Ayers, the props artisan and scenic charge for the show, said about 30 audience members can sit onstage on risers set up in the back and on the sides of the performing area and view the play right inside the action.

“It creates the theater-in-the-round type of feel,” she said. “It’s an intimate play, as most psychological plays tend to be. It creates a lecture or medical hall set up where it’s almost as if the aspect of having an audience there is integral to the telling of the story.”

The play creates an unusual experience not only for the audience, but for those acting, Ayers said.

“The actors’ performances, once they have an audience to perform to, you can see a visible boost of energy for the actors,” she said.

David Hartley, a sophomore from Dallas, plays the role of the main character, Alan. “(He is) a disturbed young boy around 17,” the theater major said. “Mainly from the exposition of the play, you get that he

has blinded six horses and has been sent to a doctor for evaluation. Throughout the process of the play, you find out the boy’s demons and some of the doctor’s demons are revealed as well.”

The intimate performance contains an interesting experience for Hartley, who will be nude for one scene at the end of the play.

As an actor, he is comfortable with the scene and sees it simply as an aspect of playing the character, he said.

“From the start, when I got the part, I had no problem with it,” Hartley said. “I knew even before I auditioned it was part of the role, and it’s not gratuitous in any way, as people will see when they see (the performance). It’s just part of the show.”

Marcos Lopez, from Sudan, is cast as a horse in the show.

Although he did not have to learn a script, Lopez said the role was a challenge to prepare.

“It’s different more than anything else,” he said. “It’s been challenging movement-wise, not exactly the movement we do, but the repetition of it. It’s been a learning experience, and that’s the fun part of it all.”

The entire cast is onstage for the duration of the play, Lopez said, which is also something difficult to get accustomed to for the performers.

“If we’re not acting, we’re going to be sitting with the audience in the bleachers onstage,” he said. “It’s a challenge to be an actor when you’re on the stage like that with the audience and keep character.”

Christina Jones, a theater major from Midland, plays Jill Mason, the character who introduces Alan to the stables and the horses. Jill also serves as a love interest for Alan, she said.

Her performance had to be tweaked to accompany the audience on tage, Jones said.

“I think it will be really interesting because there’s the lab theatre, which is smaller and closer to you, but you don’t get that intimacy on the main stage,” the senior said. “You have a huge crowd in front of you, and you have to think about having people on your right and on your left; it makes you more aware as actor. It’s nice to have people on stage. It keeps you on your toes and makes it more intimate.”

Jones said the audience members should sit onstage if they get the opportunity.

“There are not a lot of chances to be so close on main stage performances,” she said. “I would highly recommend sitting close because you get to see subtle nuances

of everyone’s performances and it makes it more enjoyable.”

Jim Bush, assistant professor and graduate adviser for the theater program, is the director of “Equus.” He described the play as a theatrical, dramatic piece.

The play has become well known recently for being performed on Broadway with Harry Potter’s Daniel Radcliffe starring as Alan, Bush said.

“It’s a very intelligent play,” he said.

“It’s psychoanalysis and Aristotelian theory at an intersect, and with startling results. It asks us to think about and reevaluate how we look at life and to have robust passion for what we do.”

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‘HvZ’ provides great college experience Tech to play younger defense at CU Britton Peele be played in retirement homes – it’s just a lot less likely.

Though, now that I think about it, wouldn’t it be awesome if we did see more “mature” adults take part in the game? I’d particularly love to see Steve Jobs walk out of Apple HQ with a bandana around his arm and toy gun at his side.

For those not yet aware, and who are perhaps wondering what the crap is going on with some students on campus this week, Hu-

mans vs. Zombies (usually referred to as HvZ) is a large-scale game of tag where one group, the humans, is trying to avoid being tagged by the rival group, the zombies.

Humans can stun zombies for 15 minutes by shooting them with a Nerf gun or throwing a sock at them. If a human is tagged, they are turned into a zombie a couple hours later and have to turn on their former, living brethren.

Not knowing this can make for some awkward looks at HvZ players. This was particularly humorous on Monday, as it was Tech’s University Day. Maybe a bunch of kids running around with toy guns didn’t present the most prestigious image of our great university to the many parents and high school kids who were visiting, but that just

made it a bit more special to me.

It may not be all fun and games, of course. While the HvZ website lists strict and very sensible rules for safety, Stephen Colbert has named the game the No. 1 threat to America on his “Treatdown” segment.

He argues that it’s all fun and games until the real zombie outbreak hits, after which all hell will break loose.

I’m not playing HvZ myself, and I must confess that I wasn’t even aware of it until it was too late to sign up for this match. I’m not sure if I would have enlisted for the game had I known about

it earlier, but I do love the fact that it exists. In a lot of ways, this is exactly what makes the college experience worthwhile. While there’s no rule against games like this existing outside the college campus, universities are still where these things always crop up and later thrive.

Despite the “us versus them” mentality that the game promotes, I can already see the social benefits of the experience. When walking to my car after class earlier this week, I noticed two human players, who didn’t seem to know each other, notice the familiar bandana on each other’s arms and decide to meet

up. Within seconds, they were sharing their game experiences and discussing strategies for the rest of the week.

As of this writing, though, I haven’t personally seen a single zombie player – just a ton of shifty-eyed humans. Granted, a couple of my coworkers have claimed to see some out and about, so maybe they’re just hiding from me. Or maybe the humans are just awesome and haven’t been turned, and maybe the zombies really need to step it up. Regardless, I hope to see a lot more of the living dead wreaking havoc in the near future. It would make the walks to class more exciting.

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Fascination with celebrities If nothing else, vote because you can Jon clouds truth behind each one T Arnold different than a generic brand that was out long before the celebrity version was.

Even the Kardashian sisters have their own stores, located at upscale points around the country like SoCal, Miami, and SoHo. To a point, I know, it is fashionable couture, but let’s face it: If they weren’t famous in the first place, they probably wouldn’t have the stores.

So, what is with our “need” to cling on to these celebrities? For one, they remind us that everyone is human and makes mistakes. However, it is more than that. Many celebrities try to create a public image that portrays them as being perfect, when in fact they are far from it (and we know it).

For example, Disney does a wonderful job of creating a public image because they are working with a fresh, clean slate. Just look at Britney Spears now. Remember that pink CD with Britney on her knees and

Many celebrities try to create a public image that portrays them as being perfect, when in fact they are far from it (and we know it).

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the moment and have been for several years now.

But that doesn’t change the fact that voting is of paramount importance.

I keep track of world news, and I can’t even estimate how many countries have citizens who e i t h e r d o n ’t have a chance to vote or have no semblance of hope that their vote will actually change anything.

Just the other morning, I heard an update on Guinea, a country that has been trying for months to stage its first election in seven years. Things keep getting delayed (they were supposed to be done last December). The second round of the two-part elections is supposed to take place Sunday, but that probably won’t come to pass.

Countless elections are rigged or complete shams. In some cases,

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I don’t really care who you vote for; I just want you to vote.

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Fiber is important addition to fitting diet

By MICHELLE KENO

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One of the newest nutritional buzz words to look for on grocery store packages is F-I-B-E-R, fiber.

Fiber may not be an essential nutrient, but it is very important to include in a healthy lifestyle.

Fiber plays many roles in keeping us healthy. It fills us up and helps us keep full after a meal, aids in regulating blood sugar, may reduce cholesterol levels and keeps our digestive track regular.

There are two types of fiber that aid in these situations, soluble and insoluble.

Soluble fiber supports heart health.

This type of fiber may be found in fruit,

vegetables, oats and beans.

Insoluble fiber assists with digestion.

It can be found in bran, whole grains and cereals.

Most Americans only consume about half of the recommended daily intake of fiber. Registered dietitians say you should aim for 25-30 grams of fiber a day.

If you are not used to consuming very much fiber, add an additional few grams per week until you meet the daily recom-

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mendation.

Adding too much fiber at once can create discomforting tummy troubles. Be sure to drink plenty of water too.

This weekend get your fiber fill by making your dad something special.

Start the brisk, fall morning with a slice of pumpkin bread.

Pumpkin is high in fiber along with vitamins A and C.

Fiber may not be an essential nutrient, but it is very important to include in a healthy lifestyle.

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her head slightly bent to one side?

Even worse, remember when we used to carry around CD players in our backpacks?

I would sure like to see Disney market her now, in a non-sexual way, and see how well they can do. Clearly, they would be forced to go with the “mom” angle, but as a consumer, I can already see her making a music video in a long, red convertible with a baby on her lap. The association would have failed miserably, unless they decide to give me a lot of free, non-Britney stuff with my purchase, which is highly unlikely.

Now, I am not picking on Britney. I know there’s a Chris Crocker in practically everyone who grew up at the same time Britney was (including me). For girls, she might have been the peer you never had. It is natural to identify yourself through music as a teenager, whether that music is heavy metal or girly Disney music.

In this way, the whole celebrity fascination is really our search to identify with a random stranger who we’ll probably never meet in our entire life and who shares the same defining culture.

In the same way we look through our windows at neighbors we never talk to, at some point, you realize they are just like you, even when your vision is clouded by the judgment of their clothing, their car or their house.

those who want to vote get to point to either a green card, representing the incumbent dictator, or a red one. Tough choice.

In the United States, we have a fantastic opportunity to come together and make changes. Perhaps the system is a bit broken, but we have peaceful transfers of power based upon what the people choose. And our democracy is the strongest in the world.

There are some important races to be decided this season, especially that of governor. Texas’ governor really does impact students.

The Board of Regents makes lots of important decisions for us, and the governor appoints them.

Plus, there are all sorts of policies that can influence us, either now or when we graduate and become contributing members of society (or at least members of society).

For whatever reason, college students just don’t vote in the numbers we should. It’s a shame, and it’s time to exercise our right to do so.

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rangelina. Beniffer. TomKat. These are just a few “nicknames” we give our favorite celebrities. As much as we may try to deny our fascination – better yet, obsession over these individuals, we will always click that button for more or glance at that magazine in the grocery aisle one more time.

Is it their fancy houses? Designer clothes? Or their everyday, normal lives that draw us in so much, with a mix of marriages, baby bumps, and drug-infused lifestyles?

The Americ a n Wa y, i t seems, now includes the endless intrigue that has seen the rise and fall of stars like Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley and Kurt Cobain enough to spurn a whole entertainment channel, hundreds of magazines and a demand for photo spreads in magazines like Vanity Fair and People. I’ll admit it, too: The “E! True Hollywood Story” provides a good summary of each life, but can only do so because of the hounding that occurred throughout that life.

Even more disturbing is our blind and loyal willingness to buy things associated with the celebrity brand.

People don’t even smell the perfume before they buy it, which if you do, you’ll realize it doesn’t smell much

here are some messages that just don’t seem to get through no matter how hard people try to push them.

But here we go again. Vote.

Seriously, just do it. Pick up a voters’ guide, find out which candidates best align with your position and head over to the rec.

I don’t really care who you vote for; I just want you to vote.

You can early vote there any time up until Oct. 29.

I frequently hear students saying they’re not sure if they’re registered to vote. There’s an easy way to find out. Go up to the nice election volunteers and ask if you can vote there. If they can’t find you, you’re probably not registered. That’s OK, you can register for next time.

If you’re registered in your hometown instead of in Lubbock, you have until Tuesday to make sure your application for a ballot by mail is received. I voted by mail in the 2008 elections, and it was a breeze.

I’m not the most political guy in the world. Once a week I make the sojourn from the back page up here to page four, which I frequently share with some pretty “political” people. That’s not really me. While I have plenty of strong opinions and beliefs, I’m not aligned with one side or the other.

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sustained in the New Mexico game.

Cody Davis and D.J. Johnson, There will be some new faces both sophomores, keep their on the defensive side of the ball positions at left safety and right when Texas Tech takes on Colo- cornerback, respectively. rado Saturday in Boulder, Colo.

Porter, who will be playing According to the Tech depth in just his seventh collegiate chart, redshirt freshman Ter- game Saturday, said he believes rance Bullitt will start at strong the coaching staff has faith in side linebacker and true fresh- him. He has played this season man Tre’ Porter will play at as a backup cornerback and has the right safety position to add played in some nickel and dime even more formations. youth to an “Coach already young told me I was defense. going to play “We’ve got multiple posisome (young) tions,” Porter guys that are said. “I was going to play prepared, and this week.” h e ’s r o t a t e d Tu b e r v i l l e me, and now said after I’m playing Tu e s d a y ’ s s a f e t y. S o I practice. pretty much “Step up and TOMMY TUBERVILLE know all the play better secondary; it’s HEAD COACH than they did kind of easy to TEXAS TECH last week, the transfer from young guys on all of those defense. We’ve got an energetic positions to safety.” bunch and had a good practice While Bullitt and Porter will today on that side.” probably get the most playing The Tech secondary will time, other players with limited look slightly different this week experience have moved up the compared to the secondary that depth chart. took the field against Oklahoma True freshman Tahrick Peak State. is slated to back up Julius HowF r e s h m a n J a r v i s P h i l l i p s ard at the weak side linebacker will start at the left cornerback position, and true freshman position instead of Will Ford, Dartwan Bush is on the depth and Porter is favored to Frank- chart behind Brian Duncan at lin Mitchem, a senior who is the right defensive end posistill recovering from an injury tion.

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hen we first leave for college, we’re told by many adults that college will give us a taste of “the real world,” but that’s not entirely true, is it? After all, the real world usually doesn’t involve games like Humans vs. Zombies.

Sure, many adults play “Left 4 Dead” or other zombie video games, and zombies movies often manage to be box office hits, no matter their quality. Some adults may even play tag, though this is usually with children. But you don’t usually see college graduates walking around town with bandanas and Nerf guns, playing a massive game of Cops and Robbers. That’s not to say it’s impossible – the website for Humans vs. Zombies notes that there’s no reason it can’t

Both Peak and Bush were considered redshirt candidates this season, but Peak played in Saturday’s game. If Bush is not called into action during Saturday’s game, he can still be redshirted.

Bush’s move into the twodeep at defensive line is troubling for a defensive unit that has taken the brunt of player losses in the past two weeks.

First, defensive end Scott Smith was suspended for the season for a violation of team rules. The next week, defensive end Aundrey Barr was lost to a knee injury and subsequent season-ending surgery.

To compensate for the losses, 6-foot-4-inch, 341-pound Bobbie Agoucha is playing nose tackle instead of Colby Whitlock. Whitlock has been moved to defensive end along with linebacker Sam Fehoko, and Bush replaces Barr.

It could be trial by fire for the makeshift defensive line. The Red Raiders expect Colorado to attack the defense with their running game.

“They’re going to run it,” Porter said. “They’ll run the ball till death do us part.”

Julius Howard will replace Fehoko at weak side linebacker, and Peak moves up to the backup role at the weak side linebacker position.

Not much will change on the offensive side of the ball, and that could be a good thing with the talent it boasts.

Running back Eric Stephens

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TEXAS TECH DEFENSIVE back Terrence Bullitt tries to pry the ball from Cowboys’ running back Kendall Hunter during Tech’s 34-17 loss to Oklahoma State University on Saturday at Jones AT&T Stadium.

said things will be just fine against Colorado, especially on the ground, if the offense can get clicking early.

“I think it all started in the Iowa State game,” Stephens said. “We’ve felt like we could run the ball since, and it’s been

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Cain outduels Hamels, Giants take 2-1 lead SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Cody Ross keeps giving his best Barry Bonds imitation.

With the home run king watching and cheering from a front-row seat, Ross delivered again, Matt Cain outdueled Cole Hamels and the San Francisco Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-0 Tuesday for a 2-1 lead in the NL championship series.

Picked up late in the season from Florida, Ross added to his quickly growing postseason legacy. He homered three times in the first two games at Philadelphia and hit an RBI single in Game 3 to break a scoreless tie.

“He plays with no fear,” Giants manager Bruce Bochy. “That’s what you like about the guy.”

Bochy even tinkered with his lineup, moving Ross up into the No. 5 spot. The good-natured guy who aspired to be a rodeo clown as a kid came to the plate to chants of “Cody!

Cody!”

“I’m just going up there trying to relax, stay calm, make something happen,” Ross said.

San Francisco grabbed the edge in their best-of-seven series against the two-time defending NL champions — with two more games in their home ballpark.

The Giants have never won the World Series since moving to San Francisco for the 1958 season. They came close in 2002, led by Bonds’ slugging.

The last time the Giants franchise won the World Series was 1954, when it played in New York. On a team that included future Hall of Famer Willie Mays and other big-name players, it was a part-time outfielder who hit .253 in his career — Dusty Rhodes — who emerged as the Series star with two homers in six at-bats.

So far this postseason, that role of unlikely hero belongs entirely to Ross, an outfielder with a career .265 mark.

Ross hit an RBI single in the fourth inning to break a scoreless tie and fellow playoff first-timer Aubrey Huff followed with a run-scoring single.

This marked the third impressive pitcher’s duel in as many games of this NLCS. First, it was Roy Halladay vs.

Tim Lincecum, then Roy Oswalt and Jonathan Sanchez.

Joe Blanton will start for the Phil-

lies in Game 4 on Wednesday night.

He last pitched one inning of relief on the final day of the season, an 8-7 loss at Atlanta, and has not started since Sept. 29.

Rookie Madison Bumgarner starts for the Giants. He pitched the division series clincher at Atlanta.

On a beautiful and festive fall day in the Bay Area, the Giants delivered back home in front of 43,320 towelwaving fans at AT&T Park. Bochy’s moves certainly worked.

Along with Ross moving up, Aaron Rowand earned a start in center field, then doubled and scored on Freddy Sanchez’s fifth-inning single.

Cain allowed two hits over seven innings, struck out five and walked three in a strong 119-pitch effort.

Javier Lopez pitched the eighth and Brian Wilson finished it for his fourth postseason save and second in as many tries this series.

Cain and 2008 World Series MVP Hamels each began with three scoreless innings. The left-handed Hamels didn’t allow a hit until Edgar Renteria’s single to start the fourth, while Carlos Ruiz’s one-out single in the third was the first off Cain.

After Renteria’s hit, Sanchez sacrificed him to second. Buster Posey struck out swinging and former Phillies outfielder Pat Burrell walked.

Ross followed with his single.

San Francisco managed only four hits in losing 6-1 on Sunday night at Citizens Bank Park. The Giants knew they needed to do more Tuesday to swing the momentum back in their favor.

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TEXAS TECH’S CANDICE Neill digs the ball during a 3-2 loss to Colorado in the United Spirit Arena. Tech plays No. 3 Nebraska today.

By JOSHUA KOCH

During this winning streak, the Cornhuskers have posted a 7-0 record both on the road and at home. Nebraska also has not lost a Big 12 match since Oct. 30, 2009, when they fell in straight sets to Texas in Austin.

With Nebraska parting ways with the Big 12 Conference at the end of the year to join up with the Big 10, this will be the last time the Cornhuskers and Red Raiders collide in a conference match in Lincoln.

“It’s the last time we get to go up there,” Tech coach Trish Knight said.

“We want to make a good showing because in the future when we get this program built to the point that I want it built to, maybe we can go play them just for a nonconference game or something.”

A concern for the Red Raiders may be the firepower the Cornhuskers bring to the court.

Nebraska has five players with more than 100 kills and 100 digs on the season thus far, to go along with two players who have compiled more than 300 assists.

To get ready for a team with this many weapons, senior defensive specialist and libero Jackie Vincent said the team must simply work on putting each aspect of the game together in order to generate a complete outing — and a victory.

“Our game plan is just to work with our hitters and our blockers and set up a really solid defense,” Vincent said.

“Once we do that then it’s going to be a great game throughout the whole match.

Because, you know, it’s probably going to be back and forth. Everything will be on, and it’ll just click right away.”

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Nebraska volleyball is not a slouch, by any means.

The Texas Tech volleyball team would probably acknowledge that and knows playing No. 3 Nebraska is a daunting task, but having to face the Cornhuskers on their home court is something that, despite being difficult for most squads, Tech players look forward to.

“It’s going to be exciting because the atmosphere in their gym when we go there to play, it’s really positive,” Tech middle blocker Alexxa Roberts said. “The people there just love good volleyball. I think we will be in a comfortable but challenging atmosphere to play, and we’ll enjoy that experience.”

The Red Raiders (3-15, 1-8 in Big 12 Conference play) take on No. 3 Nebraska (17-1, 9-0) at 7 p.m. today in the Nebraska Coliseum in Lincoln, Neb. The match will be televised nationally on CBS College Sports.

But Tech will have to break out of a slump it has been on, having lost three straight matches since defeating Kansas for its first conference win Oct. 2 in the United Spirit Arena in five sets.

In their last outing, the Red Raiders struggled to get any kind of offense going against the No. 10 Longhorns in a 3-0 loss.

That may not bode well for Tech considering the Cornhuskers have been virtually unstoppable since Aug. 29 when they lost to No. 1 Florida in five sets. Nebraska has won 16 straight games ➤➤joshua.koch@ttu.edu since that loss.

Texas Tech baseball fans will have many opportunities to see baseball in Lubbock this upcoming season.

Texas Tech baseball released its 2011 schedule Tuesday, featuring 18 straight home games and three separate tournaments at Dan Law Field to start the season.

“We feel like we have a great schedule for the upcoming season,” Spencer said in a press release. “There are a lot of good teams coming to Lubbock, and we are excited about hosting three tournaments early in the season.”

In total, the Red Raiders will play 33 games in Lubbock and 21 games on the road.

Tech will start the 2011 season Feb. 18 against Western Michigan in conjunction with the Red Raider Classic.

Other teams participating in the Red Raider Classic are Utah Valley and Northwestern.

The following weekend, the Red Raiders will host the annual Brooks Wallace Memorial Classic, which is named after a late standout Tech baseball player, as Tech plays Brigham Young and Northern Illinois twice, respectively.

UNLV will drop into Lubbock for a two-game series on March 1 and March 2, but arguably the best non-conference games

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Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison was docked $75,000 on Tuesday, while New England Patriots safety Brandon Meriweather and Atlanta Falcons cornerback Dunta Robinson will lose $50,000 each.

In the past, players were either fined or ejected for illegal hits. However, after the series of recent flagrant tackles, several of which resulted in concussions, the NFL ramped up the punishment.

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took a vicious hit from Meriweather that Heap called “one of those hits that shouldn’t happen.” Robinson and the Eagles’ DeSean Jackson were knocked out of their game after a frightening collision in which Robinson launched himself head first to make a tackle. Both sustained concussions.

Harrison was punished for his hit on Mohamed Massaquoi. His hit on Joshua Cribbs did not figure in the fine, although it also caused a concussion; the league said Monday it was permissible.

Harrison’s agent, Bill Parise, called the fine “staggering” and said it would be appealed. He emphasized that neither play drew a penalty.

“I’ve talked to James, and he’s very upset,” Parise said. “He’s quite confused about how to play football.”

The league noted Harrison is a repeat offender; he was fined $5,000 for unnecessary roughness in Pittsburgh’s win over Tennessee on Sept. 19.

In letters to the three players, Anderson said: “Future offenses will result in an escalation of fines up to and including suspension.”

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — Brett Favre spoke with an NFL security official Tuesday about text messages and lewd photos he allegedly sent to a New York Jets employee two years ago when he played for the team, according to a person with knowledge of the situation.

The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because details of the meeting between Favre and NFL vice president for security Milt Ahlerich were not made public.

ESPN first reported the meeting, citing unidentified sources.

Commissioner Roger Goodell said previously the Vikings quarterback would meet this week with a league official about the messages and graphic photos he allegedly sent to Jenn Sterger, now a TV personality with the Versus network. The website Deadspin reported the story about the married quarterback’s alleged behavior toward Sterger, who has not commented on the report.

Favre arrived at Vikings headquarters in the morning, and reporters across the street saw his agent Bus Cook drive out of the parking lot in Favre’s vehicle in the afternoon about 6½ hours later.

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The 41-year-old Favre is scheduled to address the media on Wednesday at his regular weekly news conference between games. This already would have been a high-drama week for Favre, with another return to Lambeau Field to face his old team in Green Bay. The Vikings (2-3) play at the Packers (3-3) on Sunday night.

Favre said on Sunday he’s only “concerned about the next game” and that he’ll let the NFL’s investigation “take its course.”

He said he hasn’t been feeling extra pressure to succeed because of the controversy.

Favre — who has consistently stonewalled media questions about the allegations against him — has seen his reputation take a hit and his record consecutive games streak get put in jeopardy, with the possibility of an NFL suspension.

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ROOMMATES FEMALE ROOMMATE wanted. 3/2/2 with yard @ 82nd & Milwaukee . Pet friendly. $375 a month.

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SPORTS

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Race for Big 12 positioning comes down to final games

By TOMMY MAGELSSEN

ular season crown: Oklahoma State, Texas A&M and Oklahoma.

Tech’s final three games are against Iowa State With only three Big 12 Conference games left (6-9-2, 1-7), Missouri (5-8-2, 3-4) and Baylor (10this season, Texas Tech’s postseason hopes are still 5-2, 3-4). Iowa State is on the cusp of elimination on the line. and must win out in order to claim a spot in the Big Currently resting at sixth place in the confer- 12 tournament. Both Baylor and Missouri are tied ence standings, the Red Raiders (10-5-1, 3-3-1 in for the last two spots.

Big 12 play) can potentially finish second in the In all likelihood, a win in any of the last three conference or plummet to 10th. games would clinch a spot in the conference “I was told when I first got the job here that tournament for the Red Raiders, but the NCAA the Big 12 season always comes down to the tournament committee looks hard at a team’s last weekend,” Tech coach Tom Stone said. last eight games when making selections for “That you may have an idea if you’re going at-large bids. to be in the top group, middle group or botTech is 2-2-1 in its last five games. tom group, but you really have no idea what “This is where it’s at,” goalkeeper slot you’re going to get until the final games Erin Wikelius said. “We’ve got to get are played. these last points. Six points this week“And last year, the last game of the end is crucial. We’re definitely looking conference season was a tie beto win out to set us up for good positions tween Baylor and Kansas, for the NCAA’s and RPI and all that stuff. and it determined every“We’ve got to take care of business thing.”

Friday night; it starts on Friday night.

The top eight That win is going to get us going — teams in the conthose next nine points are crucial.” ference — only 11 Tech hosts Iowa State at 7 Big 12 schools compete i n p.m. Friday and Missoccer — advance to the Big souri at 7 p.m.

12 Conference Championship Sunday at the in San Antonio at the end of J o h n Wa l k e r the regular season. Last year, Soccer ComKansas’ tie at the end of the plex. Tech closes the season out on the road year meant the Jayhawks and Oct. 29 at Baylor.

Red Raiders would compete Additionally, freshman forward Jessica Fuston in a play-in game to determine was named the Big 12 Newcomer of the Week the eighth-place team. Kansas Tuesday for the second time this season for her defeated Tech in penalty kicks, performance against Kansas. Fuston leads the eliminating the Red Raiders.

Red Raider attack with seven goals.

But this year, Tech got its Defender Casey McCall said the team revenge against Kansas, elimiplayed some of its best soccer against nating them from a spot in the Kansas, even though the Jayhawks were Big 12 tournament Friday in facing elimination. a 2-0 win. The Jayhawks “For here on out, we’re going to be getare the only team elimiting everyone’s best games,” McCall said. nated thus far. In “You know everybody’s going fact, three teams to be wanting to get those can still claim wins. I think we’re going to the Big 12 get everybody’s best games, regbut I think that they’re goTAYLOR LYTLE ing to get ours, too.

MIDFIELDER “And I don’t think TEXAS TECH their game’s as good as ours.”

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