WEDNESDAY, OCT. 26, 2016 VOLUME 91 ■ ISSUE 34
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ELECTION 2016
County Elections Office looking for general Election Day workers
THE LUBBOCK
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After the early voting period ends on Nov. 4, the Lubbock County Elections Office will need more paid workers to help in polling sites on Election Day, Nov. 8. Dorothy Kennedy, Lubbock County elections administrator, said she would like to see Tech students get involved. The office is in need of 200 election workers for Election Day. “We need more Tech students to get involved because they are not afraid of technology and will check voters in very quickly,” Kennedy said. Election workers have to be registered voters, she said, and they must attend a training class. Training classes are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. for two days. On Election Day, the workers will work in 12-hour shifts. All positions and training are paid, and registration information can be found on the elections office website. “We encourage everyone to bring their own food, because they cannot leave the polling site once we get started,” Kennedy said. Anticipating a long line, Kennedy said workers are going to be busy. However, they will be able to take three 15-minute breaks on election day, and these breaks are also when they get to eat. Students who live on campus are likely to be placed in a voting center close to campus, but students who stay off campus can be placed somewhere around town, she said. “It is a busy day, and it goes by really fast,” Kennedy said.
Lubbock early voting hits record numbers By MICHAEL CANTU
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News Editor
yebrows have been raised all around Texas, as numbers for early voting hit record highs since polls opened on Monday. Lubbock, itself, has seen a number that has outpaced the last three presidential elections. According to the Lubbock County Elections Office website, the number of registered voters this year sits at more than 166,000 people. Of those people registered to vote, 8,285 showed up to vote on Tuesday, according to a news release from the elections office. Most of those who showed up to vote, from Monday at least, were hitting the polls for the first time, Dorothy Kennedy, Lubbock County elections administrator, said. “We need everybody to take advantage of the 12 days of early voting so that they’re not in line for a long time on election day,” Kennedy said. The trend of high early voting numbers has also taken over most of Texas. The 10 biggest counties
in the state have broken records as well, The Texas Tribune reported. However, the numbers do have the potential to be somewhat skewed because the Secretary of State’s Office is using poll projections of the state population from 2015. Therefore, as of now, the office is using estimates not actual population, Seth McKee, associate professor of political science, said. “I’m a little suspicious of how big these records are,” McKee said. “Because when we look at the records reported in these counties across Texas, along the main large cities, you know, Houston, Dallas, Austin
and Fort Worth, they’re only giving us the top numerator.” With the reported numbers as of now, there is no indication if Texas will vote Democrat in the general election, he said. As it is now, much of the campaigning is done by Republican presidential candidate Donald Tr u m p , a n d not many advertisements or door-to-door campaigning has been done from Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. This may also settle the debate among some who say the state could swing to the left, McKee said. Both candidates have not cam-
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paigned much in and around Texas since the Democratic National Convention and Republican National Convention, both of which took place during the summer. “I could imagine there are some Hispanics in the state who are angry enough to vote this time around because of Donald Trump,” he said. “But I don’t think there’s really any evidence of a strong pervasive rise in participation of Texas.” There is also the thought that those who have voted Republican in past elections are not necessarily willing to change their minds, McKee said. Those who have been on the registration role for a while are more than likely going to head to the polls either before or on Election Day, he said. There is also no indication as of yet that the election could swing one way or the other, at least in Lubbock. The elections office is only taking ballots, not counting ballots, Kennedy said.
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FOOTBALL
Mahomes earns Tyler Rose National Player of the Week Award Texas Tech junior quarterback Patrick Mahomes II has now received his third award this week, earning the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose National Player of the Week Award. In the past, was recognized by the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award in 2014 and in 2015, according to a Tech Athletics news release. Mahomes broke the NCAA record for total offensive yards against the Oklahoma ELISE BRESSLER / The Daily Toreador Sooners Saturday night. He threw for 734 Texas Tech quarterback Patrick Mahomes II gets ready to passing yards, had five passing touchdowns throw a pass at the Red Raiders' game against Oklahoma and one interception, and he ran for a on Saturday at Jones AT&T Stadium.
career-high 85 yards and two touchdowns, moving him to second place for most career rushing touchdowns by a quarterback in school history, according to the release. Mahomes tied the NCAA record for passing yards, played a part in 100 plays in the game and fell just one passing attempt short of tying the NCAA record for passing attempts. However, his pass attempts broke the Tech and Big 12 Conference single game records. Mahomes was also selected as one of the “Stars of the Week” by The Manning Award
and was named the Big 12 Co-offensive Player of the Week this week. Mahomes leads the nation in total offense, total offense per game and points responsible per game. He has 3,550 total offensive yards, 507.1 total offensive yards per game, is responsible for 210 points this season and is responsible for, on average, 30 points per game, according to the release. Tech will play TCU in Fort Worth at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Amon G. Carter Stadium. @JackDensmore_DT
CAMPUS
Graduate School listed as best value for prospective students The Texas Tech Graduate School was recently named one of the top 50 best value choices for prospective students in 2017. Tech is ranked 17th on the list from Value Colleges, according to a Tech news release. The organization ranks schools based on the institu-
tion’s reputation, cost of annual average tuition, fees for graduate students and return on investments based on mid-career salary. The Tech Graduate School offers more than 100 master’s degrees, 60 doctoral degrees and more than 50 graduate students certificates,
according to the release. As a Carnegie Tier One institution, Tech offers its students access to 65 specialized research centers in addition to Tech Graduate Center, which provides professional, career-development and academic support activities. Other Big 12 Conference schools
listed are the University of Texas at Austin, Iowa State University, University of Oklahoma and University of Kansas, according to Value Colleges website. “Graduate degree holders bring increased value to the workforce and to society through their specialized knowledge and problem-
solving ability,” Mark Sheridan, dean of the Graduate School, said in the release. “We are proud to be able to provide our students with topnotch research opportunities while preparing them for the workforce at an affordable rate.” @MichaelCantuDT