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Housing releases to-do list before students go home Texas Tech University Student Housing released a to-do list for students living in residence halls to complete before leaving for Thanksgiving break.

To protect personal belongings, students are encouraged to close all window blinds, windows and doors, according to the website.

In order to not waste unnecessary resources, students should unplug all devices and appliances as well as turn off all lights and water faucets, according to an email sent by the community advisers.

To avoid any unpleasant odors upon return, students should dispose of all perishables and throw all trash away before leaving for break, according to the website.

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Wintry blast hits West, 8 killed; storms head East ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Stormy weather across the West blamed in eight deaths moved steadily eastward, prompting alerts of wintry conditions in New Mexico and Texas.

Forecasters said the storm system in the West would sweep across the South and toward the Atlantic coast the coming week, causing problems for holiday travelers.

The “Nordic outbreak” will “produce a mixed bag of wily weather that will end up impacting much of the nation,” National Weather Service meteorologist Joe Harris said.

With a winter storm warning in effect for parts of New Mexico, snow was falling across much of the state early Sunday and forecasters predicted up to 5 inches for many areas.

The state Department of Transportation said motorists on several major roadways, including parts of Interstate 40, faced difficult driving conditions because of packed snow and ice, while some roads in the south were closed. Low temps were predicted to be mainly in the 20s statewide.

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Snow began to fall Saturday night and covered the Texas Tech campus, just before students start traveling for the upcoming Thanksgiving break.

National Weather Service meteorologist Charles Aldrich said snow and rain will appear this afternoon, but should disappear by Tuesday morning.

Lubbock’s average day for the first snowfall is Nov. 10, Aldrich said.

“Usually you would see something like this a little later on,” he said, “but it’s not uncommon to see a winter storm towards the end of November.”

Tonight, the temperature will reach below freezing, Aldrich said, which will cause the remaining water on the road to freeze.

Because Thanksgiving break is approaching, students will be traveling all across the state. For drivers, Aldrich said to take it slow.

“Don’t overcorrect, if you hit a patch of ice don’t hit the breaks, that is the worst thing you could do,” he said. “If you hit the breaks it’s going to make you slide and you can fishtail. Don’t accelerate, and just be courteous of others that are out there driving because they are trying not to hit anybody, and just follow your typical safe-driving rules, and if you don’t have to be out don’t be out.’

Brian Ortiz, a senior architecture major from Corpus Christi, will be driving home for the holiday. However, he is not worried about the weather or the roads.

“I’m not concerned about it,” he said. “I mean I haven’t taken any precautions. It should clear up.”

However, Haley Tierce, a sophomore chemistry major from Corpus Christi, is trying to keep from driving while the weather is bad.

“It’s dangerous,” she said. “I’m taking the bus

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AUSTIN NETTLETON, A senior public relations major from Queen City, does a trick off a kicker Sunday at Urbanovsky Park.

Lubbock received about two inches of snow overnight Saturday.

home, but I’m still scared the roads will be bad.

I’ve just been trying to stay off the roads as much as possible.”

The Lubbock Police Department responded to a total of 158 wrecks Friday, according to a news release. Of the incidents, 116 did not have any injuries and 42 involved injuries.

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TEXAS TECH GUARD Jasmine Caston dribbles the ball down the court past Grambling State guard Joanna Miller during the second half of the Red Raiders’ 86-68 win Saturday in the United Spirit Arena.

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Sgt. Jason Lewis, Lubbock Police Department public information officer, said in the release that reports of vehicle accidents caused by ice is overwhelming officers and communications with calls.

For now, students are enjoying the winter weather.

“I’m a photographer, and snow is so pretty to

take pictures of,” Tierce said. “I don’t get to take photos of snow where I’m from, so it’s nice.”

Ortiz said he plans on spending the day building snowmen.

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Lizarazu shines in first start as Texas A&M halts Red Raiders’ Tech defeats Grambling State tournament run in thriller

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Texas Tech improved to 3-1 after defeating Grambling State 86-68 on Saturday in the United Spirit Arena.

Freshman guard Marina Lizarazu led the Lady Raiders early, scoring 10 of her 14 points during the opening eight minutes of the first half.

The opportunity to be a part of the starting lineup served as more than enough

motivation for the early success, Lizarazu said.

“I was very excited because it was my first time that I (was a member of) the five starters,” she said. “I just wanted to help my team and do the best.”

Lizarazu helped Tech jump out to a 2712 lead during the first half. However, a 21-12 run from Grambling State shortened a 15-point lead to six at halftime.

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The NCAA Division I women’s soccer tournament ended with an exclamation mark for Texas Tech, but not in the championship round.

Tech lost to Texas A&M, 4-3, in penalty kicks after remaining tied 2-2 through regulation and both overtimes.

Coach Tom Stone said he was proud of the effort Tech displayed on the field even though the effort resulted in a loss.

“We had a tremendous season,” Stone said. “We had one of the best defenses in the country and I think we showed that again (Friday).”

Losing in penalty kicks stings more because Tech played so hard, Stone said.

If Tech and Texas A&M were afforded a few more minutes, a goal would have been scored.

The Aggies came out of the starting blocks quick by firing off 11 shots, while the Red Raiders recorded four shots during the first half. However, no goals were allowed with senior goalkeeper Victoria Esson making three saves and junior goalkeeper Jordan Day saving two balls of her own.

There was an uptick in Texas A&M’s shot production, resulting in almost twice as many shots during the second half than there were during the first half with 21 shots. Tech tried to keep up, but it only

was able to shoot three more shots.

Despite the disparity in shots between the two teams, Tech controlled the scoring pace — a scoring pace Tech began a minute into the second half.

Sophomore midfielder Alli Murphy set the score up with an assist to sophomore forward Briana Rohmer. The assist provided Rohmer with a one on one with Day. Rohmer capitalized on the opportunity with a 12-yard strike to the back of the net.

Another sophomore joined in on the scoring when forward Janine Beckie pickpocketed an Aggie defender. The steal set the stage for another one-on-one opportunity for the Red Raiders against Day, a chance Beckie would finish just as Rohmer did.

The Aggies would not allow the Red Raiders to pull away and close the game as they did in a 3-0 first-round victory against the Golden Gophers.

Fourteen minutes following Rohmer’s goal, the Aggies knotted the game up. The goal was the product of a corner kick that was redirected by sophomore defender/ midfielder Janae Cousineau and headed in by junior forward Annie Kunz.

When Beckie’s goal put the Red Raiders ahead again, the Aggies did not stop fighting. Texas A&M answered again with only 10 minutes remaining.

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Tech study reveals financial literacy begins to decrease at age 60

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A study conducted by Michael Finke, a Texas Tech professor in the Department of Personal Financial Planning, revealed that after age 60, financial literacy begins to decrease by 2 percent every year.

Finke and his colleagues created a 16-question test that would test people’s knowledge in financial areas such as insurance, investments and credit.

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Finke said. “A lot of people are not able to effectively do that, even when they are at full capacity.”

Finke’s team found that financial literacy is at its peak while a person is in their 40s. It also found that Americans, regardless of age, were financially illiterate on average, according to marketwatch.com.

“I would have never thought that your ability to handle money would decrease as you age,” Liz Phillips, a junior biology major from Amarillo said. “I will certainly mention this during Thanksgiving break to some of my

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During the recession, only 35 percent of U.S. households had a “rainy day” fund in 2009, however by 2012 it rose to 40 percent, according to usfinancialcapabilility.org.

To test financial literacy knowledge, the National Financial Educators Council website has a test on very basic, intermediate-type financial questions.

More than 60 percent of those who take the test end up failing.

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Because attaining these degrees takes longer than the average four years, they tend to overspend after graduation as a way to catch up to their peers who have been in the workforce longer, according to the survey.

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MISTIE DO, A junior art major from Lubbock, works on a traditional oil painting of a woman with a fruit hat, for her final project for an intro to oil class, Saturday in the Art building.

Wintry storm threatens Thanksgiving travels (AP) — A large storm already blamed for at least eight deaths in the West slogged through Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico and other parts of the southwest Sunday as it slowly churned east ahead of Thanksgiving.

After the storm plows through the southwest, meteorologists expect the Arctic mass to head south and east, threatening plans for Tuesday and Wednesday as people hit the roads and airports for some of the busiest travel days of the year. Already, flight delays were expected at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, and a spokeswoman said deicing equipment was being prepared as officials planned for the worst in a flurry of conference calls and meetings.

“It’s certainly going to be a travel impact as we see the first few people making their way for Thanksgiving,” National Weather Service meteorologist Tom Bradshaw said.

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for chunks of North Texas from noon Sunday until midday Monday. Parts of Oklahoma are also under a winter

storm warning, while an advisory has been issued for other parts of the state. A mix of rain and sleet began falling north of Dallas on Interstate 35 by midday Sunday, and areas of southwestern Oklahoma woke up to several inches of snow.

Several inches of snow fell overnight in Altus in far southwestern Oklahoma, said Damaris Machabo, a receptionist at a Holiday Inn motel.

“It looks great. I love the snow,” Machabo said. The snow and freezing temperatures made driving in the area treacherous, but Machabo said she had no problems getting to work early Sunday. Forecasts called for more snow in the area later in the day.

Portions of New Mexico — especially in some of the higher elevations — also had several inches of snow, and near white out conditions were reported along stretches of Interstate 40 west of Albuquerque.

Then along the New MexicoTexas border, into the El Paso area, a mix of snow, sleet and ice forced some road closures and created messy

driving conditions.

Flagstaff in Arizona had 11 inches of snow by early Sunday, and was expected to get another inch by the end of the day before the storm petered out. Metro Phoenix and other parts of central Arizona received between 1 ½ to 2 ½ inches of rain over the course of the storm. The storms caused cancellations of sporting events and parades and damaged the roofs of homes across Arizona.

In Tucson, firefighters on Friday recovered the body of a man who was swept away by high water in the Santa Cruz River.

By early Sunday, the weather was blamed for at least eight deaths in several fatal traffic accidents. The storm also caused hundreds of rollover accidents, including one that injured three members of singer Willie Nelson’s band when their bus hit a pillar on Interstate 30 near Sulphur Springs, about 75 miles northeast of Dallas. In Arizona, when 8,000 cyclists participated in a rainy biking race, one cyclist died in a collision with a vehicle.

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Texas Democrats offering stark contrast AUSTIN (AP) — Texas voters won’t have a hard time telling the difference between the Republican and Democratic candidates next year.

With the addition of San Antonio Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, attorney Sam Houston and party activist Steve Brown last week, the Democratic slate offers a vivid contrast to the Republican ticket, both in demographics and politics. And there are more announcements to come.

So far, Democrats are offering a diverse roster with most running unopposed on a strong progressive record, not unlike the so-called Dream Team in 2002.

Republicans are more conservative than ever, with a ticket that is predominantly white and male.

The Democrats lost dramatically in 2002 and haven’t won a statewide elected office since 1994. But this year they are banking on delivering more supporters to the polls, while Republicans are relying on a dependable conservative base that has kept them in power for 20 years.

Van de Putte, a Latina pharmacist and businesswoman, gained statewide fame among abortion rights activists when she protested the way Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst treated her and Wendy Davis during the filibuster against a law restricting access to abortions.

Now she’s running unopposed for the Democratic nomination to replace him, promising better treatment of the middle class.

Dewhurst, meanwhile, is taking ever-more conservative positions to fend off three Republican challengers. The bruising campaign against Houston Sen. Dan Patrick, Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples and Land

Commission Jerry Paterson has all four taking stridently opposing abortion rights and proposed immigration reforms.

Davis has taken a “no-labels” approach to her campaign for governor, leaving the word Democrat off of her placards, letting Republicans bring up abortion-rights advocacy and instead focusing on public education funding.

Abbott opposes abortion in all cases, except to protect the life of the mother, and has campaigned on states’ rights, gun rights and privacy issues.

Houston, a Baylor-trained attorney, announced last week he would seek the Democratic nomination for attorney general. In addition to his famous name, he won the endorsement of the Dallas Morning News when he ran for Texas Supreme Court justice in 2008 and won more votes than any other Democrat that year. He says the attorney general needs to protect Texas citizens, not sue the federal government 30 times, one of Abbott’s key talking points.

In the Republican race to replace Abbott, the three candidates have staked out some of the most right-wing positions so far, focusing on banning abortion, allowing open carry of handguns and opposing gay marriage. Railroad Commissioner Barry Smitherman, McKinney Sen. Ken Paxton and Dallas Rep. Dan Branch know they need the Republican grassroots to win the nomination.

Steve Brown, the Fort Bend County Democratic Party chairman, has announced his candidacy for railroad commissioner, becoming the first black Democratic statewide candidate so far.

The only black Republican for

statewide office is Lisa Fritsch, an outsider candidate for governor.

Both parties will draw stark contrasts next year, each side confident they reflect the views of the majority of Texans. Republicans argue, based on their winning streak, that Texas is a conservative state that will always elect Republicans.

Texas also has the lowest voter turnout in the nation, Democrats say, and the majority of eligible Texas voters are either minorities or liberals. They say getting more Texans to vote is the key to their victory, and Republican policies will help them accomplish that.

The result has been two very different tactics during primary season. The Davis campaign brags about making 100,000 phone calls to potential voters. Battleground Texas, the PAC hoping to turn Texas blue, is training thousands of field organizers and voter registrars.

Abbott has spent much of his time introducing himself to Republican activists and promulgating conservative policies that appeal to tea party members.

The Republican candidates for lieutenant governor, meanwhile, have held nearly a dozen candidate forums where they tear each other down.

Going into the election, momentum is certainly with the Republicans, who voted for Mitt Romney over President Barack Obama by 16 percentage points.

In the 2002 election, Gov. Rick Perry defeated Tony Sanchez, leader of the Dream Team, by 18 percentage points.

Democrats have a long way to go to win in 2014, but no one can say they’re not offering Texas voters a distinct choice.

Funeral set for slain Liberty University student LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — Services are planned in Texas this week for a Liberty University student who was fatally shot by a security officer.

According to Sanders Funeral Home in Lubbock, Texas, the funeral for 19-year-old Joshua Tyler Hathaway will be held Tuesday at Southcrest Baptist Church in Lubbock.

Hathaway was fatally shot last Tuesday at an off-campus women’s dormitory at the Lynchburg school.

University officials say a campus memorial service for Hathaway will likely take place after Thanksgiving.

According to a police affidavit filed in Lynchburg Circuit Court, Hathaway told the security officer he had been robbed and his car

had been stolen. As the security officer began investigating, Hathaway pulled out a hammer and began assaulting the officer in the dormitory’s lobby before being shot.

“I still can’t believe what happened,” Sean Wong, one of Hathaway’s two roommates, told The News & Advance (http://bit.ly/1aPAC56) on Saturday.

The students shared a room across the street from where Hathaway died.

Wong said he last saw Hathaway about six hours before his death.

“It wasn’t anything special,” Wong said. “I just asked him about his day.”

Wong recalled Hathaway saying his day had gone “pretty good” and that he needed to print some

homework at a dorm computer lab.

Several hours later, Lynchburg detectives delivered the news to Wong that Hathaway had been shot.

According to a separate court affidavit, police investigators found bullets, a cartridge case and a “shot shell” during a search of Hathaway’s room. Wong said he didn’t know why those items were in the room and said investigators offered him very little information.

Liberty University prohibits firearms in residence halls but allows students with concealed-carry permits to carry them on campus.

The security officer, who wasn’t identified, was treated at a hospital and released. The officer has been suspended with pay pending the completion of the investigation.

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Texas Tech student fights against testicular cancer

By LIANA SOLIS Staff Writer

Cancer is something most people never imagine can happen to them or someone they know, but in reality, it’s more common than most believe.

Texas Tech student Logan Moore never imagined cancer would make its way into his life until he was diagnosed with testicular cancer in early November.

Moore, a junior finance major from Prosper, said he first noticed something was wrong two months before he went to be checked out.

“I actually thought it was a hernia and so I just didn’t really put much thought into it,” Moore said. “I didn’t really have the time to deal with it anyways so I just hoped it would go away.”

Moore was a manager at Spanky’s at the time and was struggling to keep up his grades.

He thought he didn’t have time to be sick, Moore said, and really thought he knew what it was.

“I was so focused on trying to get my life straight and keep my grades up,” Moore said. “I was just so caught up with everything else that I just thought it would go away.”

Unfortunately for Moore, several months past and the pain became worse.

One afternoon, Moore developed a 103-degree fever, he said, and the pain in his testicular region increased.

“By that time, my right testicle had actually doubled in size,” Moore said. “My girlfriend finally said that I really needed to go to the doctor, so I made an appointment at the Wellness Center.”

Kim Rhodes, a junior English major from Caddo Mills, has dated Moore for almost two years.

Rhodes said the doctors at the Student Wellness Center sent him to the Emergency Room almost immediately after they arrived there.

“We went to the hospital and they did an ultrasound and a CT scan on him to check everything,” Rhodes said. “We already knew something was very wrong.”

After the test results were received, a doctor entered the room and told Moore he had stage 2B testicular cancer.

‘Catching Fire’ scorches with $161.1M opening NEW YORK (AP) — Moviegoers satiated their appetite for the “Hunger Games” franchise by making the sequel “Catching Fire” one of the year’s biggest hits.

“The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” opened with $161.1 million at the domestic weekend box office, according to studio estimates Sunday.

It became the biggest November debut ever, as well as Lionsgate’s most lucrative opening.

The result fell short of some expectations and failed to dethrone the year’s biggest box-office opening, “Iron Man 3” with $174 million. But the film opened massively worldwide, taking in a total of $307.7 million.

The marketplace largely ceded the weekend to “Catching Fire.” The only other new wide release was Disney’s Vince Vaughn comedy “Delivery Man,” which sputtered to an $8.2 million opening.

The box-office performance for “Catching Fire” establishes “Hunger Games,” starring Jennifer Lawrence as the archer heroine of Suzanne Collins’ young adult series, as among the elite franchises in movies. The budget nearly doubled from the original and Francis Lawrence took over directing duties from Gary Ross. “Catching Fire” received better reviews and drew a broader audience.

“When the first film was released, there was this idea that it was going to appeal largely to young girls,” said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for box-office tracker Rentrak. “But over time, it’s skewing back toward male audiences. There’s actually a lot of action, there’s violence in the movie. It’s crossing over to a much broader base.”

Rhodes broke down crying, away, so I just had to wait it out she said, and Moore was angrier a few days.” than he was sad.

Once Moore had his right “I was just pissed at the testicle surgically removed, the thought that this was happen- doctors discussed chemotherapy ing to me and that I couldn’t do options with him. anything about it now,” Moore Moore originally didn’t want said. “I was especially mad at to leave Lubbock for any of his the thought that I could have treatments, he said, but eventuprevented it had I gone to get it ally had to make that decision. checked out earlier.”

“There are three three-week Moore called his mother, who stages of chemotherapy that I was driving at the time, to tell have to go through all together,” her the news.

Moore said. “I wanted to stay His mother didn’t believe here for them because Lubbock him at first, Rhodes said, and has become my home, but I will thought he was playing a cruel have better care back home and joke on her. will be able to be with my family “She had to pull over to the through it all.” side of the road to compose The university allowed herself once she finally realized Moore to withdraw from the sehe wasn’t joking,” Rhodes said. mester and refunded his tuition “We could tell she was taking money because he had medical it hard, but she tried to keep reasons. herself together and asked what Moore plans to take next the next step was.” semester off to go through cheR h o d e s a n d t h e r e s t o f motherapy and to recover, he Moore’s family had no idea this said, and is hoping to return to could happen to men his age.

Tech in fall 2014.

According to the Testicular “For right now, I’m just goCancer Foundation website, tes- ing to focus on getting myself ticular cancer is most common healthy and living life as norin men aged 15 to 35. mally as possible,” Moore said.

“The hospital said they get “I wasn’t exactly living a healthy three or four cases of the begin- lifestyle before, so that’s somening stages of testicular can- thing I’m going to need to work cer from Tech students every on after all this is over, too.”

Rhodes wants to support month,” Rhodes said. “I had no idea it was that common for Moore through his chemo therapy and plans to visit him people in my age group.”

While the thought of Moore in Prosper as much as possible. having cancer scared Rhodes She said if his chemotherapy and Moore’s family, they also is extended for any reason, she were relieved it was only tes- plans to take online classes ticular cancer. through Tech so she can be Although testicular cancer is closer to Moore. fairly common, according to the “If anything positive at all Testicular Cancer Foundation has come out of this, it has website, it also is one of the most shown me how much I really treatable and survivable types love him and how scared I am to of cancer. lose him,” Rhodes said. “I want “The doctors told me I would to do anything I can to support have to get my right testicle re- him through this.” moved first,” Moore said. “Once The Testicular Cancer Founthey did that, they were allowed dation as well as the Moore famto talk about treatment options ily encourages students to speak with me.” to a doctor if they feel anything Moore wasn’t allowed to have is irregular with their body. the surgery until two or three Moore said he wishes he days after his diagnostic visit went to the doctor when he first because that same day he also thought something was wrong. was diagnosed with pneumonia.

“All of this could have been The pneumonia in Moore’s prevented if I had just done system unfortunately caused the something about it when I first cancer to spread to other parts noticed a problem,” Moore said. of his body, he said.

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camping out all night to take advantage of the sale specials, others are concerned about the lack of ethics by these stores in regard to respecting the old-fashioned, traditional values of Thanksgiving.

This move to opening up stores earlier and keeping them open longer is representative of large companies’ shift toward “extreme” consumerism while holding no regard to the individual. Not only are these stores placing more focus on net profits rather than a quality of service, but their longer store hours means their employees won’t be able to spend as much time with their loved ones.

Wal-Mart, Best Buy, Target and J.C. Penney will all be opening their doors as early as 6 p.m.

Thursday and won’t be closing to customers until late Friday night. Although this may offer more of an opportunity for those who plan to endure the Black Friday rush, it also pushes the inevitable store rush to earlier in the day.

The problem with moving their Black Friday hours earlier is that it essentially forces veterans of the hectic shopping day to make a decision between leaving their family just after the sun sets or sacrificing taking advantage of

Those who wish to enter the stores before others will need to begin lining up hours before the stores open.

some of the better deals.

Although I’ve never personally had the desire nor the patience to wait in line all night just to receive a few dollars off “things,” I understand Black Friday is a tradition to others in and of itself.

However, taking part in the busy shopping day generally requires some preliminary planning.

This typically includes arriving to a store early enough to receive a good spot in line and preparing to rush through the doors and grab the products you’re after before anyone else puts their hands on them.

This sometimes violent way of shopping and limited amount of products available on the shelf means that those who arrive first will be rewarded for their perseverance and efforts. Thus, those who wish to enter the stores before others will need to begin lining up hours before the stores open.

Now that the stores are opening far earlier than they used to, some will feel obligated to begin lining up around lunch time, possibly forcing them to miss their Thanksgiving meal with their families.

Shifting the focus of Thanksgiving from spending quality time with our families to waiting out in the cold to save a few bucks on the season’s newest popular electronic devices is not what the holiday is meant to stand for.

We should consider what’s truly important to us this Thanksgiving and remember that spending time with our families and loved ones is more important than shopping for meaningless stuff.

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lack Friday, a day with outrageous deals on consumer goods— some of which are supposed to be Christmas gifts, — is now just a title.

Multiple large chain stores including Kohl’s and Target are having Black Friday deals earlier — when it’s still Thanksgiving.

Kohl’s and Target are opening their doors for Black Friday at 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving, which is too early for some, but let’s leave those nostalgic grinches in the past.

By 8 p.m. Thursday, the turkey is in plastic bags on the way to becoming Friday’s turkey sandwiches, the Dallas Cowboys have lost because of a perplexing Tony Romo interception and most family members have left the feast after napping — returning to their own homes with leftovers.

It’s a perfect time for shopping. There’s no need to wake up extremely early to fight with other eager early shoppers on a high caffeine binge. Instead, would-be flares can be tempered down by the healthy diet of Ltryptophan eaten at lunch.

I say 8 p.m. is not too early, as I’m usually looking for an excuse to leave my residence and the entire myriad of chaos and babbling and arguing from relatives who each have problems remembering past “traumatic” events by 2:30 p.m.

I’m sure I’m not the only person who feels this way, or retailers wouldn’t be changing a big, annual sales day.

According to an article on dailyfinance.com, retailers are trying to grab early dollars, and “the retailers say it’s what customers want, but they are also trying to be the first to grab shoppers’ dollars at a time when budgets are constrained. The stakes are high, since the holiday season accounts for anywhere from 20 percent to 40 percent of annual revenue.”

That’s a big deal for retailers, and customers are sure to follow through in the boring evening when there isn’t much going on anyway.

Of course this leads to cries of commercialism and that Americans are taking the sincerity out of honoring those family dates.

But Christmas is a commercial holiday. Let’s not beat around the bush. On Christmas, the thing to do in America is give and receive gifts. The time to buy those gifts is Thanksgiving.

Not everyone is thrilled, including Austin Chronicle writer Jim Hightower, who wrote, “Good Lord, shout the corporate bosses, are you nuts? Do you think America is some kind of Norman Rockwell fantasy¬land?

This is the season of mass consumerism, bucko, so lift your tail

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end out of that La-Z-Boy and hit the malls — pronto! And if you happen to have a job in a chain store, don’t even think about taking a holiday, or you won’t have a job the next day. Let us now praise the one God we all serve: Mammon!”

America is a capitalist country, and in that type of society we are driven by supply and demand.

Well, some people would like to buy nice gifts for their kin, and that means they have to go and buy the products when they are less expensive.

So yes, H i g h t o w e r, the corporate bosses are nuts, but they aren’t wrong. Americans will be all too happy to give in to this next gimmick.

And if the deals have people spending money, I don’t see the harm in it.

The economy could always use more people selling their Thanksgiving souls for a chance to give into obsessive commercialism.

Moving the sales to Thursday night is a more perfect time than when certain stores open at 6 a.m. Friday. This will allow people to have an evening to go shopping after their family has gone home versus waking up angrily and going in the morning.

The economy could always use more people selling their Thanksgiving souls for a chance to give into obsessive commercialism.

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hanksgiving is just around the corner and many of us are looking forward to taking a break from classes to spend some muchdeserved downtime with our families or friends. It’s a holiday known for its many traditions, some of which are common among families throughout the U.S., while some of us practice more unique customs.

Regardless of whether you take the conventional route of enjoying a big, home-cooked meal of turkey and stuffing, or if your family puts their own unique twist on things, Thanksgiving is a holiday we’ve always celebrated with those close to us.

Major retailers across the country would like to change your family’s traditional Thanksgiving practices, which is why many of them have changed their Black Friday store hours to open Thursday.

Some of the biggest retailers in the country are opening their doors earlier on Thanksgiving Day than they ever have, and they are attempting to pull in customers by offering special Black Friday deals as early as 6 p.m.

While many people may find this as a welcome relief from

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Politicians should be held to their own standards Generation Y places too Rep. Trey Radel of Florida announced that he would be taking a leave of absence from office on Wednesday, Nov. 20. This announcement was made following an earlier arrest in which Radel was charged with the possession of cocaine. The congressman has since pled guilty to the charges, for which he was put on one year of probation and fined $250 — a seemingly low punishment.

Having only been in congressional office for 10 months, it does not seem to have taken Radel long to betray the trust of his constituents. Since the arrest, he has not stepped down from his position, though many Floridians have called for such.

House Speaker John Boehner has not said whether or not he believes Radel should be punished for his actions, and some of his statements seem to contradict themselves. USA Today reported him to have said in his weekly

press conference, “I believe that members of Congress should be held to the highest ethical standards,” which, it would seem, calls for Radel’s punishment. However, he follows that with, “the issue is between he and his family and his constituents.”

Though Boehner is not willing to make a clear statement, others are; the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington feel that if Radel is not forced to resign, he should be expelled.

Radel may be taking some time off, but according to all reports he has given no sign that he intends to resign of his own accord. During his leave of absence, Radel will undergo intensive treatment and will donate his congressional salary to charity the meantime.

He has additionally made public statements issuing apologies to both his constituents and his family.

Despite these well-meant gestures, it simply is not enough.

Though Radel seemingly only purchased cocaine for personal

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use, and though many may have conflicting views of the illegality of personal drug use, the fact remains that it is against the law.

Though prosecutors say that Radel was not given special leniency as a result of his office, the results of his charges seem minor indeed — what is a $250 fine to a congressman? That is hardly fit punishment at all.

Illegal drug use by any individual is bad and punishable by law, but Radel’s case has an ironic layer of hypocrisy on top of it.

In September, Radel was one of the representatives who voted for Republican legislation that would require food stamp recipients to take and pass a drug test before receiving their federal aid.

Apparently, it is necessary that the underprivileged be drug-free, though those in power are held to other standards.

Radel has even referred to his drug use as a “disease,” implying that his abuse of the substance is somewhat beyond his control, necessitating professional help. If this is true, why would he vote for such strict measures against lower

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classes caught up in the “disease” of drug use?

Though obviously the use of cocaine goes beyond personal beliefs, candidates’ policies should at least reflect their own beliefs and actions, as well as those of their constituents. By voting for the drug test legislation, Radel acted in such a way that was supposed to represent his constituents. Equally so, his actions in illicit drug use could be seen as a representation of his constituents, or at the very least his disregard for them.

It could be argued that his personal habits or activities do not matter if Radel is capable of representing Florida well and doing a good job as a congressman. Surely, his capabilities as a politician are more important than his personal extracurricular activities, right?

However, if we cannot hold our legislators to the standards which they themselves help create, what standards can we hold them to? Perhaps it is politicians’ primary responsibility to lead and represent, but as our leaders, they should follow our society’s code of ethics.

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Smartphones tend to think for their users, especially since a typical smartphone knows just about everything there is to know about its users.

People have become too comfortable with their smartphones and need to learn to be more reluctant in putting their entire lives on their smartphones.

When the iPhone launched in January 2007, it became a major revolutionary step for cellphones that made them less like phones and more like the minicomputers they are today.

Smartphones are programmed with the contact information of everyone a person talks to, where that person is located, what he or she likes to do, his or her banking information, photos and so much more. Carrying your entire life in your pocket can be convenient, but it also poses serious security threats.

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This means every time an app is downloaded and the user blindly agrees to the terms of use and privacy policy, it’s likely they are being tracked.

Fox 13 also reported the NSA supposedly used cellphone towers to spy on the location of millions of Americans in 2010 and 2011, despite denying use of the information. Smartphones have made it extremely easy for the government to know everything about their users.

The government wont’t likely steal your identity, but hackers can. According to a CNN report, mobile phones are just another outlet for hackers because smartphones tend to provide more information than what’s obtainable from a desktop computer, such as location data, access to your contacts, address book, photos and real-time audio through your microphone.

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The Lady Tigers’ leading scorer, senior guard Joanna Miller, and freshman guard Denni sha Chambers combined for 16 points during the run.

Grambling State assistant coach Lou Hamilton said it was the Lady Tigers’ defensive effort that allowed the team to close the deficit to single digits before halftime.

“One of the things that we really wanted to do was to get

some stops and then make some baskets,” he said. “Any time you can get consecutive stops, you’ve got a chance. That was one of the things that we really wanted to do is to kind of get them on their heels and get a couple of plays consecutively, back to back. I think doing that ensures us an opportunity to get some momentum going, going into halftime.”

Chambers carried the momentum into the second half.

The former Parade All-American scored 11 second-half points for Grambling State. She finished

with 19 points in the losing effort.

Junior guard Amber Battle picked up where Lizarazu left off for the Lady Raiders, scoring 15 points for Tech during the second half.

Tech coach Candace Whitaker commended Battle’s efforts, but said the Lady Raiders have to correct their defensive mistakes to continue being successful moving forward.

“I thought Amber Battle put the team on her back and made huge plays and a string of plays to give us more of a lead,” she said. “We just gotta continue to

Jaguars send Texans to 9th straight loss, 13-6 HOUSTON (AP) — In a matchup of the AFC’s worst teams, the Houston Texans couldn’t stop their skid Sunday.

Maurice Jones-Drew ran for a season-high 84 yards and a touchdown and the Jacksonville Jaguars extended the Texans’ losing streak to a franchise-record nine games with a 13-6 victory.

The two-time AFC South champions haven’t won since Sept. 15.

Jones-Drew’s touchdown on Jacksonville’s first drive put the Jaguars (2-9) on top, and they never trailed against an inept and ineffective Texans offense.

Josh Scobee kicked field goals of 30 and 53 yards to help the Jaguars win for the second time in three games.

Case Keenum had the worst performance in his five starts, throwing for just 169 yards with an interception.

Houston (2-9) was driving late when rookie Ryan Davis grabbed a one-handed interception off a deflection by Keshawn Martin to

seal the win.

The Jaguars pushed their lead to 13-6 with Scobee’s 53-yard field goal with about seven minutes remaining.

Houston got lucky on its next drive when Keenum threw a ball right into the hands of Jacksonville rookie Johnathan Cyprien, but he couldn’t hold on to it. It didn’t matter much though as the Texans ended up punting a few plays later anyway.

Jacksonville entered the game averaging an NFL-worst 61.7 yards rushing a game, but finished with 118.

Jones-Drew found some room in an otherwise tough season and added 60 yards on six receptions.

Chad Henne was 23 of 32 for 239 yards and Cecil Shorts led the team with eight catches for 71 yards.

Houston coach Gary Kubiak coached from the booth for the second straight week on the advice of his doctors after returning to work last week after recovering from a mini-stroke.

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Houston didn’t take advantage of the opportunity, and Jacksonville got the ball at its 40 after Dennis Johnson was stuffed for no gain on fourth-and-1 early in the fourth quarter.

Rookie Denard Robinson came in for one play on Jacksonville’s next drive, and launched a long and accurate pass on thirdand-5 downfield to Shorts. But Johnathan Joseph was there to break it up and the Jaguars had to punt again.

Jones-Drew gave the Jaguars an early lead when he scored on fourth-and-1 from the 1 on the first drive. Jones-Drew had a 41-yard catch and run and Ace Sanders grabbed a 51-yard pass to set up the score.

Jones-Drew had a 44-yard run in the second quarter on a drive that ended with a 30-yard field goal by Scobee to make it 10-0.

find ways to be better defensively, and keep people out of the paint and (from) getting to the rim so easily.”

Tech distanced itself during the second half, shooting 19 of 27, or 70.4 percent from the field.

Whitaker said breaking the Lady Tigers’ 2-2-1 full-court press and getting the ball to Battle in situations where Tech had the advantage helped the Lady Raiders play efficiently.

“We handled that, we had numbers at the other end, so absolutely that was one of the areas that helped us get to the rim,”

she said. “When we got the ball in Amber’s hands, she was able to make a play and put us in a two-on-one situation.”

Battle finished with 19 points, eight rebounds and eight assists in the winning effort, and kept Miller below her season average of 19 points per game.

Containing Miller was a team effort, but her job was to focus on not letting Miller catch the ball or allow room for Miller to shoot, Battle said.

Tech returns to the court at 9:30 a.m. Friday to face Michigan. The Lady Raiders travel to

Brooklyn to face the Lady Wolverines in the Barclays Center.

Whitaker said she anticipates the Lady Raiders will face great competition during their trip, but also will have fun bonding as a team in New York.

“We’re excited,” she said. “I don’t know how many of them have been to New York, but the first time I went was with the Lady Raiders, and it was really a great trip and there’s great competition up there and then we’ll also have some fun while we’re there.” ➤➤sports@dailytoreador.com

Kithuka finishes in 2nd place at NCAA Championships NCAA cross-country career, a streak of 14-straight races.

Edward Cheserek was the first-place finisher with a time of 29 minutes 41.1 seconds. He became the first freshman in Oregon cross-country history to win an individual NCAA cross-country title, according to a news release.

Cheserek and Kithuka separated themselves from the pack at the beginning of the race and Kithuka took a 40-meter lead at the 5,000-meter mark.

At the 8,000-meter mark, Cheserek captured the lead and never looked back. The Oregon freshman won the race in the final 2,000-meters, according to the release.

Tech coach Jon Murray said despite poor course conditions, Kithuka ran a great race.

“I’m extremely proud of the way he went into this race and performed,” Murray said. “The

race was the way it was because of him. He led almost the entire race, the lead pack was basically right behind him. You’d like for (Kithuka) to win if you have to do all that work, but he just came up a little bit short (Saturday) at the very end. He gave it everything he had.”

Kithuka ended his cross-country career with numerous Tech records, including being the only male Red Raider to win back-toback Big 12 Conference Championships. He also won back-toback NCAA Mountain Region Championships.

Kithuka will compete in the 2014 outdoor track season in March after redshirting the 2013 outdoor season. He is the reigning Big 12 indoor 3,000- and 5,000-meter champion. Tech will host the Big 12 outdoor Track and Field Championships in May.

games cannot end in ties, so the matchup went into penalty kicks.

This was the first shootout situaCONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 tion Tech found itself in since the S e n i o r d e f e n d e r H a y l e y 2009 season, according to Tech Haagsma said the Red Raiders’ Athletics. defense took on the challenge of Texas A&M completed all shutting out as many opponents four of its penalty kicks, while as possible entering this season. Murphy and sophomore defender “It’s just unfortunate and I Jade Dapaah had their attempts wish we could have back these 90 saved by Day. minutes,” Haagsma said, “but you Beckie said she wishes Tech can’t do that in soccer though.” could have inked out a win for The scoring outburst from the the seniors, but the disappointtwo teams then ceased. ment will not stop Tech from However, NCAA tournament training hard during the spring

for next season.

She is glad she bought into Stone’s dreams for Tech’s soccer program, Beckie said. There is no other team she could see herself playing for.

“I got two more years to do what I want to do,” Beckie said, “and help (Stone) get to his dreams.”

Tech ends its season with an overall record of 18-2-3. Those 18 victories mark a new record in total wins during a season for the program.

The NCAA Cross-Country Championship was hosted Saturday at the Lavern Gibson Championship Course in Terre Haute, Ind. Texas Tech senior runner Kennedy Kithuka finished as the runner-up in the race with a time of 29:59.1. This is Kithuka’s second straight top-2 finish at the championships. He won the 2012 Championship race and became the first men’s champion in Tech history.

Kithuka said he was happy with his race time even with the second-place finish.

“I ran my best,” he said. “The conditions made me run slow because it was muddy, it was still windy, it was cold. But, I’m happy.

I know I’m still the best and it doesn’t disappoint me because I ran very well.”

Before the national meet, Kithuka was undefeated in his

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