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Tech-themed freight train unveiled

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here are a variety of products sold with the Texas Tech logo on them — mugs, T-shirts, car decals and even jewelry — and the most recent addition to this list is a train.

Tech, which partnered with Watco Companies, unveiled a red and black freight train Monday afternoon with the Double T and Masked Rider logos, as well as the university’s name in bold lettering.

Raider Red was among the enthusiastic spectators, and once the train was brought out, he climbed aboard and proudly put his guns up for photographers.

Dusty Young, trainmaster with Lubbock Western Railway, said the concept for the Tech Train began with the color scheme.

“We were looking at paint schemes and Watco was going to paint a couple of locomotives for us,” he said. “I jokingly asked if they would paint one red and black. Obviously they went above and beyond, and we got the licensing from Tech to put the decals and everything on there.”

Young said he did not think anything like this would ever happen.

“We obviously had a good turnout today and I think everybody’s pretty happy with it,” he said. “Our mechanical department did a really good job, and we do appreciate Watco for giving us the opportunity to do this to the locomotive.”

Young also expressed his en-

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Raider Red gets his guns up while standing with the Texas Tech locomotive. The train will be put into service within the next few days and will be at the Tech football game against Oklahoma State this Saturday. thusiasm to be the trainmaster who drove the locomotive out.

“It’s awesome. I went to Texas Tech and graduated in 2007, and it’s a pretty good feeling,” he said. “I just wanted to thank everyone for coming out to see our locomotive. It will be in service in the next couple of days pull-

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ing freight just like any other locomotive, except this one is our showpiece.”

The eye-catching design of the train was created by one of Tech’s own design and marketing students, Blake Ferguson.

“We went through a couple of variations of what we could do,

just finding out the limitations of what was going to be paint or what was going to be decals, and then we sent a couple back and forth,” Ferguson said. “On some of them, they said they weren’t going to be able to wrap the decal that way because of the different parts and handles and moving

pieces. It was a lot of back and forth, but we ultimately decided on something simple that would look sharp moving down the rails.”

Ferguson said he is proud of his work and the overall look of the train.

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Tech hosts Disability Redshirt freshman continues Awareness Week to make plays in big moments

By JEREMY KRAKOSKY Staff Writer

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Crowd members listen to Larry Phillippe, managing director of Student Disability Services, speak during the Disability Awareness Week Kick-Off Event on Monday in the West Hall Visitors Center. The event was open to students and faculty and featured cake and a free raffle.

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October is Disability Awareness Month, and Student Disability Services at Texas Tech picks one week every October to designate as Disability Awareness Week.

SDS kicked off the week Monday afternoon with giveaways, snacks and guest speakers in the West Hall Visitors Center.

Blayne Alaniz, assistant director of Student Disability Services, said the week is used to promote the office and promote awareness

Redshirt freshman Jah’Shawn Johnson is one of two freshmen on the Texas Tech football roster who has started in all eight games this season.

When the depth chart was released soon before the season, coach Kliff Kingsbury was questioned on his decision to start Johnson over senior defensive back J.J. Gaines or another older player.

Two-thirds of the way into the 2015 season, Johnson clearly seems like the correct decision.

Kingsbury said that in high school, Johnson was all over the field, and wherever the ball was,

Johnson was. Kingsbury added Johnson has been able to continue that at the collegiate level.

“He has a real nose for the ball,” JOHNSON Kingsbury said. “He always seems to be able to get a hand in there or the ball comes to him, and just one of those guys that has that knack.”

While Johnson has started every game, he was first clearly noticed during the Arkansas game on Sept. 19.

The redshirt freshman was named the Big 12 Player of the Week for his efforts in the game against the Razorbacks, as he led the team with 16 tackles, including

one for a loss.

Johnson also ended the game by ripping the ball away from Arkansas running back Alex Collins. He forced and recovered the fumble.

It marked Johnson’s second forced fumble and second fumble recovery of the season which, at the time, was the best in the Big 12 Conference in both categories.

Now, Johnson is still first in the conference with three fumbles recorded, according to the Big 12 website.

Three fumble recoveries are the most by a Red Raider in a single season since 2009, according to a Tech Athletics news release.

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Medal of Honor recipient, alumnus recognized

of disabilities and disability services at Tech.

“It really just gives us a week to get out on campus and educate people about what we do, the resources that are available in our office,” Alaniz said. “Just don’t let anybody forget about students with disabilities because it’s a huge population, especially here at Tech.”

Events throughout the week include guest lectures, deaf bingo and an art reception and open house, according to the SDS website.

The second annual Hero’s Banquet was hosted Monday night at the MCM Elegante hotel honoring Medal of Honor recipient George O’Brien.

O’Brien was Texas Tech’s lone Medal of Honor recipient and received the medal for his Korean War service.

The banquet was hosted to honor O’Brien and other veterans from the surrounding area.

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Robb O’Brien and Mike O’Brien, sons of Texas Tech’s lone Medal of Honor recipient George O’Brien, attend the second annual Heroes Banquet with former Tech University System Vice Chancellor Jodey Arrington.

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Mayor begins congressional campaign

as a candidate for Texas Congressional District 19 by hosting a kick-off event Monday morning in the Bayer Museum of Agriculture.

Robertson, who has served two terms as mayor of Lubbock, looks to take the vacated seat left by congressman Randy Neugebauer, who is

not running for reelection.

At the kick-off event, Robertson spoke with campaign supporters and local media and distributed pamphlets highlighting 10 issues he plans to address throughout his campaign if elected.

Robertson’s 10 topics of discussion for his conservative campaign include fortifying the U.S. border, increasing states’ rights, supporting policies centered on protecting the food, fiber and fuel industry, supporting policies focused on strengthening the military, protecting social security and Medicare benefits, placing term limits in the House of Representatives and Senate, repealing and replacing tax codes and Obamacare and protecting the sanctity of life, according to his campaign website.

The 10-point plan, Robertson said, addresses issues the public may not feel comfortable discussing but need to be addressed.

abilities Act. “That is a federal law that helps students with disabilities,” he said, “and it gives us another reason to go out there and advocate for students and help them out.”

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aging director for Student Disability Services, spoke at Monday’s event and said the goal of the ADA was to prevent discrimination against people with disabilities and provide equal access for everyone.

Campus improvements from the act include slanted ramps on sidewalks and easily accessible buttons that open building doors automatically, Phillippe said.

“Great strides have been achieved for students here at Texas Tech under the guidance of the ADA,” he said.

Juan Muñoz, senior vice president for Institutional Diversity, Equity and Community Engagement and vice provost for Undergraduate Education and Student Affairs, also spoke at the event, and said more and

more students are coming to the university who need different types of support.

The goal of Student Disability Services is to provide the best environment to help students succeed, Muñoz said.

“Our goal is for all students to succeed,” he said, “and this makes us aware of the kinds of resources, programs and activities we can provide to make sure that students succeed.”

Alvarin said SDS serves all students with a documented disability and can also help those who feel they may have a disability but have not been diagnosed.

Common disabilities are attention deficit disorder, dyslexia, psychological disabilities like depression or even wheelchair-bound,

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Lubbock mayor Glen Robertson hosted a campaign kick-off event for his congressional campaign at the Bayer Museum of Agriculture on Monday afternoon. Robertson is running to replace Randy Neugebauer.

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“We’re going to have to talk about a lot of issues we’re uncomfortable as a society talking about,” Robertson said. “We can’t just hide our heads in the sand and pretend they don’t exist.”

Although his 10-point campaign plan does not directly address his stance on student loans and educational spending at the college level, Robertson said he wants to support policy that distances federal involvement in higher education regulations.

“When you get in higher education, I think that really needs to be driven from the state level,” Robertson said.

“We got different goals, we have different issues, we got different ways of paying for it so I think it’s critical for getting the federal government out of it.”

Tim Sampson, a local resident, said as a business owner, he supports Robertson’s congressional campaign because of Robertson’s business background and his backing for

term limits at the federal level.

“The points that Mayor Robertson made today that hit home with me mostly were trying to limit terms,” Sampson said. “This is an old issue that’s always been out there, and we have to get the career-entitled politician out of the situation.”

Robertson said he supports policy placing a twoterm, 12-year limit for senators and a six-term 12-year limit for members of the House of Representatives.

Stacy Huff, a Lubbock resident for six years, said she thinks Robertson’s experience as mayor distinguishes him from candidates in District 19 running for Neugebauer’s open seat.

“I think he has political experience now, and that should probably prepare him for Congress,” Huff said. “He has a nice plan laid out, if he sticks to his convictions, he should be all right.”

deaf and blind students, he said.

“If you have or think you have a disability, we always encourage kids to come in,” Alvarin said, “and we can send them to the counseling center or other resources around town to help them get diagnosed.”

SDS also helps students with temporary disabilities, Alvarin said, such as pregnancy or those on crutches because of an injury.

They offer tutoring for disabilities, a computer lab, a staff that is always willing to help and can also pair students up with a counselor, he said.

“Fill out an application on the website, get in here, tell us what you think you have and we can help you get diagnosed,” Alvarin

said, “or with the right person who can help you.”

Students who think they have a disability are often scared to go to SDS out of fear of their friends or professors finding out, Alvarin said.

Student Disability Services is always confidential, he said, and it strives to make sure all students have a voice, and they are heard and have the support they need to be successful at Tech.

“Students with disabilities can go on to do great things,” Alvarin said. “At the end of the day, students with disabilities can do the same things students without disabilities can do, and that’s what this week involves.”

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Pipe bursts at The Market A pipe burst Saturday morning at The Market dining hall in the Stangel/Murdough Residence Complex, causing three lines to temporarily shut down.

Alan Cushman, business development manager for Hospitality Services, said unscheduled maintenance does not happen often, but the school is prepared and tries to communicate with students quickly when it does.

“When something like this happens, Hospitality Services works very diligently,” Cushman said.

Water leaked into the facility and maintenance has been working hard, Cushman said, so all lines should be reopened Tuesday.

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Science Spectrum appeals to all ages

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Live animals, artwork and a variety of other exhibits are brought to the Lubbock community at the Science Spectrum and Omni Theater.

Andrea Crafton, marketing assistant and volunteer coordinator at the Science Spectrum, said the museum appeals to any age group.

“The Omni Theater is the big dome-shaped screen that shows documentary-type films,” she said. “I think that’s definitely something that has universal appeal, especially for college students.

You can see a movie anywhere, but you don’t really get that dome-shaped, fullyencompassing experience.”

The Science Spectrum first opened in 1989, according to its website, and it has hosted 44 traveling exhibits in addition to its permanent ones.

The spectrum’s permanent exhibits cover topics like physical science, paleontology, light and sound, flight and a variety of others.

There is also an exhibit focused on the animals of the Brazos River, Crafton said, and the spectrum has an animal department that captures animals for the exhibit.

“Brazos is one of my favorite exhibits,” she said.

“They’re starting to bring in the new species they caught.

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CONTINUED FROM PG. 1 “It is definitely the heaviest thing I have ever put anything on,” he said. “We started about four or five months ago, maybe even longer. Once the locomotive was actually in Lubbock, it went really quick. I want to say it maybe took a week for them to turn this around, which is pretty amazing.”

Ferguson said his favorite part of the locomotive is the Double T logo on the front.

“It’s kind of coming at you right in the front, and hopefully no one has to see it that up close and personal that way,” he said, “but I really want to thank Watco for allowing us to put our mark on there.”

The marketing strategies used to promote this locomotive were just as unique as the train itself.

Michelle Hougland, director of marketing and brand management, said she jumped at the opportunity to promote the locomotive to the public.

“Watco contacted us and asked us if it was something we would be interested

They get them accustomed to life in an aquarium first.”

Members of the animal staff also host shows on the demo dock, Crafton said, and they show visitors live animals they have in the museum’s collection.

Kevin Rhodes, curator of life sciences, said the animal staff took a trip to the Texas coast to collect fish to put on display at the museum as well as for research at Lubbock Christian University.

“We do quite a few trips every year to collect animals, whether that’s terrestrial or aquatic species,” he said. “The Brazos River is the largest river that’s held solely in the state of Texas, so any of the biota we display are found anywhere along that river.”

The animal staff determines what animals they would like to collect before going on a trip, Rhodes said, and they choose animals based on suitability for the exhibit and the availability of those animals in the wild.

Students from Texas Tech and LCU can help with projects at the museum, he said, and the museum often recruits permanent employees from the universities.

“We’ve done some co-op stuff with Texas Tech, and one of my professors over at LCU also teaches at Tech,” Rhodes said. “He’s taken kids from Tech down and caught fish on the river and donated them here to the Science several others.

The guests were served dinner as things kicked off with Ryon Price, senior pastor at Second Baptist Church.

People enjoyed dinner as they were entertained by the music of Russ Murphy and friends.

The event also featured a silent auction where people could bid for several items in the event lobby.

All proceeds from the banquet were to benefit Veterans in, and I said obviously we would, and so we did a lot of back and forth communication with them about the engine and its design,” she said. “They handled all of the painting and decals here.”

Hougland said the train would practically market itself because of its location.

“It’s a really great opportunity because this train is mostly going to be in the West Texas area with such a large fan basis,” she said.

“There will be a lot of Red Raider fans that will be really excited to see it going down the track.”

As far as the promotional value of the locomotive, Hougland said the unveiling is only the beginning.

“We have a really great social media coordinator and I know she’s going to put it on all of our social media outlets, so I imagine it will explode from there,” she said. “The train will also be downtown on Saturday so people coming in for the football game this weekend can go down and get their picture made with it, so it’s really cool that they are wanting to market it as much as we are.” @MalBarnettDT

Spectrum. We like to work hand in hand with as many local universities as we can.”

The museum also hosts Critter Fest, which has tiger shows, a petting zoo and elephant and camel rides, Crafton said, and more than 13,000 people attend the event during the weekend it is hosted.

The spectrum recently added a new exhibit of chromogenic photograms

by Richard Slechta, and he creates these pieces by shining a flashlight beam at various speeds over acrylic painted on lightsensitive paper, according to the exhibit’s brochure.

“They look like paintings, but they’re actually photographs,” Crafton said.

“What you see here is a compilation of photography and paint. The light-sensitive paper exposes the colors and the brush strokes in a very unique way.”

The spectrum is always looking for volunteers for events, and students can also be interns at the museum.

Crafton said she started out as an intern for the spectrum when she was a student at Tech and then transferred into a full-time job.

“I get to see people who want to be further involved within science and education and help out because our museum is nonprofit,” she said.

“We need whatever help we can get, and it’s really helpful to have people come out.”

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Many veterans attended the banquet in support of O’Brien including Master Sgt. Leroy Petry, a recently retired veteran who served seven tours in Afghanistan and received the Medal of Honor for risking his life to safe his fellow soldiers.

Sgt. Petry said he feels honored to be a part of the long list of veterans who have received such an honor.

“A lot of the recipients are still my heroes,” he said.

“They say it’s a heavy metal to wear around one’s neck but it gets lighter on me the more I share it, because it represents all of our military.”

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Linear Regression, a chromogenic photogram by Richard Slechta, is on display at the Science Spectrum as a part of its new art exhibit. The exhibition is titled “Inherent Trajectories.”

The museum will be hosting its Taste of Science event from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Nov. 7, Crafton said, and it focuses on nutrition and the process of getting food from farm to table.

Local businesses will be at the event to talk with the community, there will be cooking shows and visitors can donate cans to the South Plains Food Bank.

“I think food has a universal appeal,” Crafton said.

“There will be food trucks, so you can come sample some of the local businesses and have a meal as well.”

The event is free and it will be in the lobby and exhibit hall of the spectrum, Crafton said, and if people want to go see the whole museum, they can donate two cans of food to get discounts

on their tickets.

The museum hosts events throughout the year, including a butterfly exhibit in the spring, Crafton said, and anyone is welcome to volunteer whenever they can.

“Sometimes our audience is family and kids,” she said, “but (the museum) still has a universal appeal if you like science. It’s something to do.” @JenRomeroDT

George O’Brien’s family was there in honor of him.

O’Brien was born Sept. 10, 1926. He served from 1949 to 1963, and he died in Midland on March 11, 2005.

O’Brien, like many other veterans, fought hard for his country out of passion and love.

Steve Oien, a veteran Corporal in the Marine Core, said it is necessary for people to want to fight for our country.

“If people don’t pick up the sword, so to speak, and do that we wont be a nation anymore,” he said. “Fall from within, fall from without, and all military members war to uphold the constitution of the United States and that’s the bottom line for I think every military person.” @DailyToreador

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s an avid Halloween and Dia de los Muertos celebrator, it seemed only natural to compare and eventually choose a favorite between the two in honor of Halloween.

Dia de Los Muertos is a national Mexican holiday that translates to “Day of the Dead,” which serves the purpose of remembering and celebrating the life of friends and family who have died. Dia de los Muertos’ official day is Nov. 1, but is celebrated from Oct. 31 through Nov. 2.

Dia de los Muertos is

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celebrated in honor of those who have died, and people visit cemeteries to leave candles, food and a picture of a loved one who has passed on. This holiday is celebrated the same way every year and the people celebrating it stay faithful to its purpose.

Some may not know as much as they think they do about Halloween, other than that it’s celebrated on Oct. 31 every year. According to a History.com article, Halloween literally means “the night before All Hallows’ Day,” which is on Nov. 1. It’s also celebrated in many other countries and has roots in celebrating the end of the harvest season, various festivals of the dead and the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain.

I personally did not know this. I’ve always been more familiar with the celebration rather than the purpose. I was taught that Halloween is celebrated through the carving of pumpkins, ghoulish decorations, costumes and trick-or-treating, but never specifically why.

When I was younger, my mom didn’t like to celebrate Halloween because of the misinterpretation that it was an evil holiday. In fact, both Halloween (as reference to All Hallows’ Eve) and Dia de los Muertos have Christian ties. However, according to Diffen.com, a website which compares the two holidays, Halloween has now been “modernized and embraced universally as a fun festival.”

Dia de los Muertos has an atmosphere of “celebration (rather) than mourning,” because it is a celebration of the live of those who have died. According to the Diffen report, “Mexicans embrace death and celebrate the de-

ceased for the time they lived.” The ones celebrating will take the favorite food and drinks of the deceased to “encourage the souls to visit.”

Traditional wardrobe is the dressing up as skeletons in cultural clothing. Rituals vary depending one where one is in Mexico, but all serve the same purpose and have the same goal.

Halloween is celebrated through the dressing up in costumes and passing out of candy to smaller children who also dress up in costumes. People will throw parties with elaborate decorations, usually centered on the traditional horror genre of witches, vampires and monsters.

Even though Halloween is a fun and widely celebrated holiday here in the U.S., I don’t see a specific purpose or goal other than to dress up and have fun. Getting to be someone else is part of the magic that is Halloween.

One can be transformed from plain Jane to a beautiful and mysterious vampire or a famous movie star of their choosing.

However, if I had to choose between Dia de los Muertos and Halloween, I would choose Dia de los Muertos.

The traditional costumes for this holiday are more limited, but can still be the most fun to create. Dia de los Muertos has a specific purpose as well, as it is focused on remembering the important people who lost their lives, but still celebrating them.

Losing a loved one can be difficult to get through and hard to recover from, but this holiday is a big help in healing. Life is precious, but all life comes to an end, even if it does sometimes leave too early. This holiday helps those still living to look past death and into the importance of life, as well as remembering those who were loved and celebrating them. emartinez@dailytoreador.com

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unning on one hour of sleep and a few V8 energy booster drinks, I recently embarked on a weekend trip to Floydada with my friends. Like most college students, functioning on minimal amounts of sleep has become second nature.

In fact, for the first few hours of the trip, my exhaustion was suppressed by copious amounts of caffeine and the fact that my body had not yet realized its one hour of sleep was actually not a nap, but all the rest it was going to get for the day.

However, after tiptoeing up a precarious stack of boulders to a waterfall, weaving our way up the side of a cliff and hiking up a canyon wall adorned with cacti, my eyes began to close themselves for me. Realizing I had thoroughly fatigued myself with all of that adventuring, I resigned to the back seat of my friend’s car for a nap.

We college students often do this same thing to ourselves throughout the week, and frequently do not get enough sleep for everything we try to do. For example, after pulling an all-nighter studying, probably for that one test that makes us want to cry for a while and consider dropping out (this happens to everyone, right?), we do much more than our body has the energy for. We go to class, study for quizzes, put in some hours at the gym, yawn though our shift at work, clean ourselves up for a mixer at some bar, sleep for maybe four or five hours and then start all over again the next day. College in a nutshell, right?

Eventually, however, this catches up with us. It catches up with us when we call our mom sobbing about how the world is officially ending because we forgot to submit something major on Blackboard. It catches up with us when we groggily silence the alarm that was supposed to wake us in time to take that pass/fail determining midterm, leaving us to rush to class, heart pounding and

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vision blurred as we throw on real pants and yank our backpack over our shoulders.

It catches up with us when we realize that even though we just stayed up studying for 12 hours straight, we still do not remember enough about the classical dynamic of spinning tops to answer that one physics free response question.

This is why we need sleep.

Even though it seems like investing as much of our time as possible in being awake and “productive” is the admirable thing to do, studies show our productivity is greatly lessened in more ways than one by depriving our bodies and brains of sleep.

A U.S. News article titled “College Students Not Getting Enough Z’s,” quotes doctoral health student and author Adam Knowlden, saying sleep is “key for memory consolidation,” which is probably why we have trouble remembering the information when we sacrifice our sleep for staying up. In addition, he explains how “during sleep, the brain acts like a hard drive on a computer. It goes in and cleans up memories and makes connections stronger and it gets rid of things it doesn’t need.”

If we are not letting our brains complete or, in some cases, even start that process, then we are seriously compromising our memory’s integrity.

Knowlden goes one step further to add, “if a student is sleep deprived, it affects the whole (learning) process.

Students aren’t able to learn, they’re not able to remember, it’s harder to concentrate and it affects mood. They’re working their way through college and not maximizing their learning potential.” If this is the case, our attempts to work harder by sleeping less might actually be undermining our goal of reaching our full academic potential.

In an article by The Huffington Post’s Tyler Kingkade titled “College Students Aren’t Getting Enough Sleep,” Kingkade quotes Shelly D. Hershner, a professor of neurology at the University of Michigan, who says, “a lot of students realize they are sleepy, but I don’t think they understand the ramifications.” The consequences of playing loose and fast with our sleep are heavy not only in the immediate future, but also years and years and years down the road when we have almost forgotten what an exhaustion headache feels like.

For example, health journalist Carrie Arnold reports in a Prevention Magazine article that regular sleepdeprivation could “‘speed up the development of Alzheimer’s Disease,’ according to a study published in the Neurobiology of Aging.” So, while remembering some abstract theory for one of our many tests may seem important now, when we’re 75 and can’t remember the name of the college we attended, much less the name of our husband or wife, it just doesn’t seem quite as important.

Roxanne Prichard, assistant professor of psychology at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota, is quoted by ABC News in an article titled, “Stressed Out College Students Losing Sleep,” saying college students, “forgo sleep, not realizing that they are sabotaging their physical and mental health.” She goes on to elaborate on potential health risks from lack of sleep, which range from “problems with a person’s immune and cardiovascular system” to substantial weight gain.

Therefore, next time we elect to burn the midnight oil instead of counting sheep, college students should remember when we sacrifice our sleep, we are sacrificing so much more than a few hours of rest. aaiken@dailytoreador.com

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Storyline continues with new Harry Potter play, fans should get excited

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t has been four years since the last movie in the Harry Potter was released and an astounding eight years since J.K. Rowling published her last book, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.” Now, Rowling is picking up where the last book left off with a new play opening in London next summer, and I couldn’t be more excited.

I have been a fan of Harry Potter since I can remember and I attribute my love for reading and writing to the wonder I felt when I read the first book, “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.” Aside from the books, Harry Potter was a prominent character in my childhood as I grew up. I had my own Hogwarts Gryffindor cape and wand, even though I secretly always wanted to be sorted into the Slytherin house.

Rowling’s own life story has truly been an inspiration, as she arose from humble economic beginnings. According to her biography on Biography.com, seven years after graduating college, Rowling found herself divorced, jobless and with one child. Instead of allowing the failures of her life to make her, Rowling instead allowed them to liberate her and help her focus more on writing.

The idea for Harry Potter came to Rowling as she sat on a four-hour train ride

Jayda Ward is a sophomore public relations major from Houston.

from Manchester, England, to London, according to the biography article. It is incredible to think the ideas that made Rowling a billionaire came to her on a train ride.

In the years since Rowling’s last book was made into a film, many of us have been hoping Potter’s journey was not over. Rowling’s work has not only inspired me to read and write, but also has created a rich subculture in our society. When I would attend the premieres of various Harry Potter movies, it was always warming to see people of different ethnic backgrounds, cultures and social status coming together to bond over Potter.

Rowling’s new play, premiering in London next summer, is titled “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” and will be made into two parts.

The play will pick up where the prologue of the Deathly Hallows left off, 19 years later, with a much older Harry and his young son Albus being the primary focus of the plot.

Online, Rowling’s official Pottermore website has

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published a synopsis of the plot: “It was always difficult being Harry Potter and it isn’t much easier now that he is an overworked employee of the Ministry of Magic, a husband and father of three school-age children.”

Though the play will focus on Harry, it will also focus on the struggles of his son.

“While Harry grapples with a past that refuses to stay where it belongs, his youngest son Albus must struggle with the weight of a family legacy he never wanted. As past and present fuse ominously, both father and son learn the uncomfortable truth: sometimes, darkness comes from unexpected places.”

This newly-revealed synopsis has sent the Muggle world into a frenzy, myself included. It’s time for me to make a call back home so all of my Harry Potter trinkets can be sent to Lubbock. Unfortunately for most of us, there is no way for us to get to London to see the play.

These are dark times, but knowing Hollywood there are probably already plans for the play to be made into a movie that will be released in theaters here in America.

Keep your fingers crossed, Muggles — a little magic can go a long way. jward@dailytoreador.com

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Ronneblad leads Red Raiders

By DAVID GAY Staff Writer

As a First-Team Academic All Big 12 Conference member with six top 10 finishes in 13 tournaments this year, junior Hannes Ronneblad has become a leader for the Texas Tech men’s golf team.

Ronneblad, who is from Kungsbacka, Sweden, started playing golf when he was about seven or eight because his dad brought him to the golf course, he said. He eventually started playing with the Swedish national team.

“I started participating on the Swedish national team when I was around 16,” Ronneblad said. “I am still playing on that team today.”

As Ronneblad was playing on the national team and in multiple junior international tournaments, different men’s golf coaches started to reach out to him, he said.

“When I was in a tournament in Europe, the Tech coaches came to watch me,” Ronneblad said. “They started talking to me after that tournament and maintained the contact through Skype.”

Ronneblad felt a good connection with the coach

and said that was one of the reasons he came to Texas Tech, as well as the state-ofthe-art facilities.

“I thought that (Tech) had everything that I needed to succeed with golf,” Ronneblad said.

Even though he had experience, there were a few things Ronneblad had to work on when he came to Tech, men’s golf coach Greg Sands said.

The driver was one club in particular Ronneblad had to improve on before he started finishing near the top of tournaments, Sands said.

“He came here and was hitting his driver everywhere,” Sands said. “He has tightened his driver and gotten it in play. We have also worked on his short irons and getting his proximity to the hole better.”

As he played in more tournaments, his game got better and better, Sands said. Ronneblad is always analyzing his stats and his game, he said, and looking for ways to improve.

The two highlights of Ronneblad’s career came at the end of last year and the beginning of this year, he said.

“I got two individual wins,” Ronneblad said. “The first one

came last semester in San Antonio and I tied for first in the first tournament this year at Pebble Beach. It felt really good to make it all the way to the end and not just play well and make it third or fourth place.”

Ronneblad is the team’s No. 1 player, Sands said. He is a guy who is going to lead the team.

“He’s a pretty complete player,” Sands said. “Hannes is one of the hardest workers that I have ever had on the men’s golf team in my 16 years here at Tech. He’s a guy who we are going to lean on to lead us. The results are just a byproduct of his hard work. We want him to keep doing what he’s doing.”

Ronneblad is one who leads by example to the rest of the team, Sands said. His teammates see he is always out there and is playing at the highest level. If they want to play at that level, they have to put in the time he does.

“He is a very diligent kid.

He never misses a day,” Sands said. “He’s a dedicated player and a real serious kid. He does not joke about the work that has to get done.”

Ronneblad’s goal this year is to be an All-American, he

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Hannes Ronneblad is a junior Texas Tech golfer from Kungsbacka, Sweden. This season, he has led the men’s team with six top ten finishes in 13 tournament appearances. said, but he wants to be on a bigger stage when he gets out of college.

“I want to be a professional golfer when I graduate,” Ronneblad said. “My long-term

goal is to be on the Ryder Cup team and to win a major.”

The team would not be the same without Ronneblad, Sands said.

“I’m really proud of his

work ethic and his consistency,” Sands said. “Every time we ask him to do something, he does it. We are lucky to have him on our team.” @DavidGay_DT

FOOTBALL

Mahomes sacked more often, struggled during last two Big 12 matchups

By BRANDON SOLIZ Staff Writer

Sophomore quarterback Patrick Mahomes II is one of the top young quarterbacks to emerge this season in the NCAA. He is currently fourth

JOHNSON

CONTINUED FROM PG. 1 Sophomore cornerback Tevin Madison echoed what Kingsbury said and added that it is not a surprise to see Johnson making so many plays this season.

“Jah’Shawn is a playmaker. He makes plays in practice and it just translates to the game,” Madison said. “He’s always going for the ball, he did in high school too and when he was playing a little bit last year.

He’s been doing this all camp and all season.”

That play is not the only time Johnson has won a game for the team this season. Late in the fourth quarter of the Kansas

in passing yards in the nation, but has struggled in the past two games in a win against Kansas and a loss against Oklahoma.

“I’ve got to do a better job, like I said, of getting him going early,” Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury said. “But I think

a lot of those drives were thwarted on those interceptions, so we couldn’t really get in much of a rhythm and threw everything off.”

Mahomes threw for multiple touchdowns six of the first seven games of the season.

These past two games

he has thrown for only two touchdowns combined.

Mahomes also threw a total of four interceptions against the Sooners, which increased his total to 10 interceptions on the season. “… Anytime you turn it over four times, you’re not

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