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TUESDAY, OCT. 28, 2014 VOLUME 89 ■ ISSUE 37

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Vandalism stalls Carol of Lights preparation Preparation for this year’s Carol of Lights has been interrupted by a string of vandalism and theft on the Texas Tech campus.

On Monday, a 20-foot string of lights was stolen off the Civil Engineering building, Craig Kuehnert, Carol of Lights director and assistant director for student leadership development, said.

About $250 worth of LED bulbs were destroyed by vandals last week, he said.

Another string of lights was stolen off the Math building during the same week, Kuehnert said.

Electric shop workers for the physical plant came to work and realized several lights were taken off the Geosciences building last week, he said.

The reports of theft and vandalism were filed with the Texas Tech Police Department.

“We just want to make sure we work with the police department to keep this from recurring,” he said.

Experts advise students to take early precautions against flu

by EmmA ZAmbRYcKI Staff Writer

The flu, which typically begins circulating during late October, is much more severe than the cold and can come suddenly and cause fever, coughing, congestion and body aches.

The flu is actually much more dangerous than some may think, Dr. Fatma Levent, an associate professor of medicine at Texas Tech Health Sciences Center, said.

The flu can actually lower a person’s immune system, so much so that if a patient contracts another type of infection, the body has a limited ability to fight it, Levent said. The body’s hindered ability to fight off an infection can actually lead to death in some patients, even in those who were perfectly healthy before contracting the flu virus.

“Every year different kinds of influenza viruses circulate,” she said. “Sometimes they’re about the same. They might shift or drift every year. Sometimes they are totally a different virus, like in 2009 we had a flu virus that’s totally different than we had encountered up until that time, so that’s why it was widespread, and we had seen it in multiple people. Initially, everyone was so scared that it was going to be similar to one of those in the past, the bad pandemics that they had.”

If any good can come from the flu virus, it is the fact that it is completely preventable with a yearly vaccination, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website.

During the flu season, Dr. Kelly Bennett, medical director for the Student Health Services, said a number of Tech students will be diagnosed with the flu virus. It is completely preventable with a

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Gang member in San Antonio to be executed HUNTSVILLE (AP) — A farmer investigating a grass fire on a remote stretch of road near his South Texas home discovered the bodies of two men and a woman from San Antonio who had been shot, bound and wrapped in carpet that was set ablaze.

Michael Paredes, 32, one of two men charged with the September 2000 slayings after police raided the home, is set for lethal injection Tuesday evening.

Paredes’ lethal injection would be the 10th this year in Texas. No others are scheduled for 2014, meaning the number of executions this year would be the lowest in the nation’s most active death penalty state since three were carried out in 1996. A least nine Texas prisoners, however, already have execution dates set for early 2015, including four in January.

Paredes, identified as belonging to the Hermanos Pistoleros Latinos gang, and two others were convicted of the slayings of the three San Antonio rival gang members.

Paredes was 18 at the time of the slayings.

“The victims were Mexican Mafia affiliated,” Mary Green, the assistant Bexar County district attorney who prosecuted the case, said. “It all boiled down to a drug deal gone bad.”

Paredes’ attorney, David Dow, asked the federal courts to halt the punishment, arguing Paredes’ previous legal help was deficient. Dow also questioned Paredes’ mental competence when the inmate told a judge 10 years ago that he didn’t want lawyers looking into his family background so they could pursue appeals that jurors should have had more information about his poor childhood when they were deciding between a life prison term or a death sentence.

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vaccine, which students can make an appointment to receive with Student Health Services.

There are two types of the flu vaccine, Bennett said. There is a shot administered as a dead virus and another placed inside the nose and is a live virus that cannot harm the patient as long as they have a healthy immune system.

Students should get vaccinated because they come in contact with several other students directly and thousands of others indirectly in small spaces such as a dorm or a classroom, she said.

“Because we have 34,000 students and about 14,000 employees in 1 to 2 square miles, the more people that are vaccinated,” Bennett said, “the less of a mini little epidemic we’ll have on campus and the healthier people will be, and the more productive people will be.”

It is difficult to predict the outcome of this year’s flu virus, Levent said. In past years, the flu season brought on a more advanced virus that posed a higher threat to the population. It is projected that this year’s upcoming flu season will come and go with little to no surprises.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention follows the virus carefully, Levent said, by contacting various health departments and medical establishments to monitor the spread of influenza. They keep record of all patients with influenza-like symptoms to predict the overall outcome of an incoming flu season, she said.

“It is preventable. First of all, a flu vaccine is available,” Levent said, “and this is a virus infection that we can prevent with a vaccine, which is a big thing because we don’t necessarily have vaccines to many viral infections that we see. Every year we recommend for everyone to go ahead and get their flu vaccine.” ➤➤ezambrycki@dailytoreador.com

Indecent exposures Texas Tech commit Jarrett Stidham undergoes wrist surgery continue in library

by EmmA ZAmbRYcKI Staff Writer

Throughout the past month, an unidentified male has exposed himself to unsuspecting students while they were studying in the library.

Justin McDonald, section coordinator for the Circulation Department at the Texas Tech library, said four episodes of indecent exposure have occurred within the last month, all of which occurred within the stacks.

Every incident has happened during the week, as well as in the evening, McDonald said, and it appears as though the perpetrator is the same each time.

The Tech Police Department is currently undergoing an investigation to catch the man responsible, and the library has increased security, he said. The incidents have continued to occur.

“I think it’s just an issue with the facility being so large of a place,” McDonald said. “I mean, not everyone can be everywhere at the same time all the time. This is a very large building, and I think the person who’s doing this probably knows the building well and is very quick in what he is doing.”

The library has been working closely with the Tech Police Department to capture the person responsible, Kaley Daniel, director of communications and marketing at the Tech library, said.

The library has increased its security and has tried to ensure the safety of students by placing both the police department’s phone number, as well as the circulation desk’s phone number, in the study carrels.

The incidents have occurred in the stacks area at the library, Daniel said, and as a result, the library staff within that area are armed with walkie-talkies to report any suspicious behavior. Students are encouraged to study in groups to deter any potential perpetrators, especially if they are studying later in the evening, she said.

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Texas Tech football five-star quarterback commit Jarrett Stidham underwent surgery Monday morning for a broken right hand.

The high school senior suffered a fracture in his throwing hand in the first quarter of Stephenville’s loss to Big Spring on Friday night.

Stidham said he knew something was wrong as soon as the defender hit him.

“I definitely didn’t want to go through something like that,” Stidham said in a USA Today High School Sports news release. “But we’re going to get through this as fast as we can and hopefully get back on the field ASAP.” The dual-threat quarterback is scheduled to graduate early and en-

roll at Tech for the spring semester to begin practicing with the team.

Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury said Stidham should able to work out again by the STIDHAM start of spring practice.

247 SPORTS “Having talked to our doctors, I think it’ll be a full recovery,” he said. “That’s a surgery they feel confident he’ll come back and won’t notice it.”

Stidham drew the attention of scouts last season when he threw 30 touchdown passes and ran in another 16.

Through eight games this season, he has completed 72.3 percent of his

passes and thrown 24 touchdowns and only one interception, according to Abilene Reporter-News.

Tech offensive coordinator Eric Morris said the coaching staff is not worried about the injury, but feels sorry that Stidham will miss the rest of his senior year.

“I think he truly understands (the game) and gets it. That’s why we are so excited to get him. It’s not a career-ending injury, he’ll be back for the spring. But you hate to see it for the kid,” Morris said. “He’s worked so hard for his senior year and they have a chance to make a run this year. It meant a lot to him. I feel bad for him not having that experience his senior year.”

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Tech Health Sciences Center participates Students to explore majors, minors at fair in ongoing global health conversations

by EmmA ZAmbRYcKI Staff Writer

The Texas Tech Health Sciences Center Office of Global Health is featuring Dr. Seema Yasmin, an epidemiologist and staff writer for the Dallas Morning News, in a lecture Friday about the recent increase of infectious diseases.

This speaker is a part of HSC’s Global Health Lecture Series, Kristin Mauldin, executive administrative associate for the Office of Global Health at HSC, said.

The Global Health Lecture Series is a way of increasing awareness on campus, as well as within HSC, Mauldin said. Medical students who attend these lectures will leave with a sense of contribution to something bigger than themselves, and she said she hopes they will consider traveling abroad to help outside communities in dire need of medical care.

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kind of issues that are going on right now or in the past in the world. Attendancewise,” Mauldin said, “we have some faculty, some staff, but mainly our students come, and the majority of those students are students from the school of medicine.

Our lecture series actually has grown since the beginning of this year.”

No matter the university, there are always some students who question whether they made the right decision after declaring their major.

The Texas Tech Department of Transition and Engagement is hosting the annual Majors and Minors Fair from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday in the McKenzie-Merket Alumni Center to answer students’ questions about declaring a major or minor.

Rachel Bobbitt, assistant director for Transition and Engagement, said the department hosts this event every year for students who may be confused about what they want to do with their careers.

“Selecting a major is one of the most important things a student will ever do,” Bobbitt said. “It influences how persistent a person will be about furthering their career.”

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Global affairs debate discusses sexual assault By justin Gonzales Staff Writer

texas tech’s Students in Support of world Food Programme hosted a global affairs panel monday and discussed a variety of issues including sexual assault on college campuses.

Karen Garcia, a senior exercise and sport sciences and biology dual major from el Paso and president of the tech Students in Support of world Food Programme, said the People to People global discussion was created to generate discussion among a diverse group of student organization leaders and educate others on global issues and controversies. “as university students and getting a higher education, i truly believe that we should all have an opinion on what’s going on,” Garcia said. “i believe that every single current event that happens today not only in our country but also in our world affects us.” the first step to getting students involved in a program is to get them well informed. Garcia said she thinks it is important for this generation to take the time to realize what is going on around the world. the first question of the debate

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TexaS Tech GLObaL affairs organization hosted a panel debate called People to People in the escondido Theatre at the Student Union building Monday.

asked if the 2 to 7 percent of women who file false sexual assault reports condemn those who report actual assaults, or do the false reports condemn the efforts of

those who attempt to prevent sexual assault in one in three women globally.

Helen Hailu, a senior public relations major from dallas, said she

believes women who file false reports contribute to the stigma against women. “i do believe the women that do file false reports do condemn the women

or the people that work hard to prevent sexual assault against women,” Hailu said.

Sophia dominguez, a senior psychology and philosophy dual major from Houston, said she does not believe those who give false reports condemn the efforts of those who try to help women and the cause against sexual assault. it should not be used as a platform to condemn the efforts that people are currently working on to help people with sexual assault, she said. rebeca Jurado, a senior political science major from mexico city, said 2 to 7 percent is not a large portion of sexual assault reports and should not pose a problem for the sexual assault issue. “it does definitely make it difficult for us to find a solution to the problem when these people file false rape assaults,” she said, “but i don’t believe that it affects it in such a drastic way that we have to pay special attention to the issue.” cole adams, a sophomore political science and global studies dual major from lubbock, said the percentage of false sexual assault reports should not affect the decision of others to come forward and report an actual sexual assault. “i think that overall, these false

reports don’t affect and they should not affect any efforts in the community to try and stop sexual assault,” adams said.

Garcia said the definition of sexual assault should be respected not only by the individual woman, but also by members of the opposite sex. the 2 to 7 percent should not be reprimanded for the choice they made in reporting a false sexual assault, Garcia said.

“Perhaps they had the wrong definition of what sexual assault is,” she said. “we really need to put ourselves in the shoes of these women at the time and location.” it does not justify the actions of the women who make the false report, she said, but it comes down to educating others on what sexual assault truly is.

Hailu said she agreed with Garcia’s statement and that education is important when it comes to sexual assault and what the actual definition is. there is no other group of people that can impact the world as much as this generation, Garcia said. “i believe that amongst us leaders, we all have so much respect for each other and i think that’s really something that ➤➤jgonzales@dailytoreador.com

Texas Tech School of Law continues energy law series By nicolas lopez Staff Writer

the texas tech School of law hosted the second part of its energy law lecture Series on monday in the lanier auditorium at the law school. carlos Ortiz, director of information and energy studies at mexico’s ministry of energy, was the featured speaker and was there to discuss mexico’s recent constitutional amendments that allow foreign investment and partnership into mexico’s domestic oil and gas industry. “this is mexico’s most transcendent energy reform of the last eight decades,” he said. about 40 percent of mexico’s finances come from the energy sector, and with the steady decline of oil production that began in 2004, from 3.4 million barrels a day to 2.3 million, a change in policy was needed,

he said.

Oil production has not been mexico’s only energy problem, natural gas production has also been in decline since 2009, while demand for natural gas has continued to increase, Ortiz said. “with this scenario, during 2013 natural gas imports have exceeded 29 percent of national consumption,” he said. “this is something that has made us dependent on foreign natural gas.”

Ortiz said the recent changes to mexico’s constitution will create more than 500,000 new jobs by 2018 and more than 2.5 million new jobs by 2025, with a high percentage of these jobs requiring highly skilled labor and employees with extensive education to fill them.

José Octavio tripp, mexico’s consul General in dallas, said these jobs will not only be created in mexico, but also in the United States.

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“what we require, texas can offer,” tripp said. “training and the creation of human talent could be another excellent area of opportunity for collaboration between mexico and texas.” there is a change happening in mexico in relation to the oil and gas industry, william Keffer, associate professor and director of the energy law lecture Series, said.

“Not since 1938 have we seen these sorts of opportunities. this is just a great opportunity for both countries, and particularly a great opportunity for the state of texas, for texas tech University and hopefully for this law school.”

Ortiz said most of mexico’s prospective energy resources are located in places where extraction has traditionally not been done. “a new era in oil exploration and production is here. the

mauldin said, as well as the increase of infectious diseases in general. mike russell, a second year medical CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 student from tunkhannock, Pennsylvathe lecture begins at noon, in nia, was featured in a lecture as a part room 150 in the academic classroom of the Global Health lecture Series. building, and is sponsored by the center russell said before becoming a student for tropical medicine and infectious at the school of medicine he spent some diseases as well as the Office of Global time in the middle east, and his lecture Health and the Global Health alli- covered israeli and Palestinian relations ance, according to the HSc website. and his own personal experiences while the title of the lecture is, ‘Global studying abroad. . these presenters cover a wide variinfectious diseases: How worried Should we Be?’ and dr. yasmin will ety of issues, relating to global medicine, discuss the recent spread of ebola, minority groups and different cultural

practices, all of which can help students gain a better understanding of the world as a whole, and change their perspective on global health and medicine. “as a student just listening to the lectures it gives you a greater worldwide perspective,” russell said. “i get a chance to kind of look retrospectively back at what i did the year i was overseas.” “the overall goal is to make people a little bit more aware,” mauldin said, “educate people on things that are happening, and ways they can help.”

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perpetrator is caught. mckinney said she will avoid walking alone at night anywhere on campus since she believes safety is much more guaranteed in numbers. “i’d prefer not to see that, and there are other places i can study that are safer. that’s really gross, that’s not even normal. that’s not healthy,” mckinney said.

why we’re open 24/5,” daniel said. “we understand that students need to study late into the evening and if you CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 ever feel uncomfortable, be very aware “we certainly don’t want anyone to of your surroundings.” feel uncomfortable in the building, all Because of these recent incidents, we can do is advise that you stay with rachel mckinney, a pre-med freshman someone. try not to go into the stacks, from albuquerque, New mexico, said especially alone, until the perpetrator she will probably avoid studying in is caught. we understand, and that’s the library in the evening until the

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easy oil is gone,” Ortiz said. “the future is non-conventional oil fields.” mexico has the fourth-largest reserves of unconventional gas in the world, he said. darby dickerson, dean of the School of law, said the energy law lecture Series was created to bring different speakers to our campus each year to talk about issues facing the energy sector. “this is the first year, and it’s designed each year to bring six high-profile speakers to our campus to talk about cutting edge issues in the energy sector with an emphasis on oil and gas, because that’s an area where a lot of our students are interested in entering the practice of law,” dickerson said. “it’s a natural fit for our school and the region.” the first part of the energy law lecture Series featured wall Street Journal senior energy reporter russell Gold. in No-

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carLOS OrTiz, DirecTOr of information and energy Services with Mexico’s Ministry of energy, speaks to law students as a part of energy Law Lecture Series on Monday in the Lanier Professional Development center.

vember, the third part of the series will feature corey Goulet, trans canada’s president of the Keystone Xl Pipeline Project, and in February, exxon’s Shelby

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police blotter

Officers arrest students for possession Friday 6:56 p.m. — a texas tech officer investigated criminal mischief in the Z3e parking lot. the rear window of a vehicle was shattered.

Saturday 12:41 a.m. — a tech officer documented a medical emergency on the northwest side of murray residence Hall. a student was intoxicated and incoherent. emergency medical Services transported the student to the University medical center emergency room.

12:28 a.m. — a tech officer arrested a student for public intoxication in the S1 parking lot. the student was transported to the lubbock county Jail.

3:08 a.m. — a tech officer arrested a student for public intoxication in the r21 parking lot. the student was transported to the lubbock county Jail.

8:46 a.m. — a tech officer

detained a student for possession of drug paraphernalia after a traffic stop in the 3000 block of main Street. the student was issued a lubbock county citation and released.

9:11 a.m. — a tech officer charged and released three students for the possession of marijuana in weymouth residence Hall.

5:18 p.m. — a tech officer arrested a student for possession of marijuana, possession of a controlled substance, two outstanding lubbock county citations for the possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of alcohol by a minor after a traffic stop in the 3000 block of main Street. the student was transported to the lubbock county Jail.

6:13 p.m. — a tech officer investigated a traffic accident in the c3 parking lot.

1:30 p.m. — a tech officer

arrested a student for public intoxication at talkington residence Hall. the student was transported to the lubbock county Jail.

3:32 p.m. — a tech officer arrested a student for public intoxication in the r19 commons Place parking lot. the student was transported to the lubbock county Jail.

Sunday 3:12 p.m. — a tech officer arrested a non-student for criminal trespass and theft in the Petroleum engineering building. the non-student was transported to the lubbock county Jail.

5:00 p.m. — a tech officer arrested a non-student for possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia after observed suspicious activity in the 2500 block of 17th Street. the non-student was transported to the lubbock county Jail.

11:04 p.m. — a tech officer arrested a student for possession of marijuana at Stangel residence Hall. the student was transported to the lubbock county Jail.

12:03 a.m. — a tech officer arrested a student for possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia at coleman residence Hall. the student was transported to the lubbock county Jail. two other students were charged with possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

1:24 a.m. — a tech officer arrested a non-student for driving while intoxicated after a traffic stop in the 3000 block of 20th Street. the non-student was transported to the lubbock county Jail.

Information provided by B.J. Watson of the Tech Police Deaprtment.

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Paint shop foreman spends 44 years at Tech By amy cunningham La Vida Editor

Since she was 17 years old, Janie Juarez has worked behind-the-scenes at Texas Tech. Forty-four years later, Juarez has progressed from a position in the now-defunct laundry department to foreman of Tech’s paint shop.

Juarez has worked at Tech longer than anyone else in University Student Housing, Mark McVay, unit associate director of housing facilities, said.

“Janie pretty much ran the laundry department even though she wasn’t a supervisor,” he said. “I’ve never known anybody who has worked at the same place for 44 years. That’s just incredible.”

Juarez started out in the laundry department, which was located where the Marsha Sharp Center for StudentAthletes is now, McVay said.

She worked there for about 35 years, she said, with her pay starting at $1.69 an hour.

Once a year, just before winter break, Juarez and her coworkers would visit University Medical Center to dispose of linens different from what

was found in residence halls, she said.

“We picked up body bags for the morgue,” Juarez said. “We did it once a year. One time we found an eye in one of those things, really. Fingers, too. They smelled. Every time we would do them here, everyone would ask what that smell was.”

On an average day in the laundry department, Juarez cleaned linens and made deliveries, she said.

When the department was no longer cost efficient, Tech staff members tried to find a permanent position for Juarez, McVay said, because of her work ethic.

“We didn’t want to lose Janie when we closed the laundry down,” McVay said. “We found a position for her and her supervisor in the paint shop. Her supervisor didn’t last a year.

She couldn’t do the work or want to do the work, and Janie did. She was just thankful to have a job.”

Although she did not have any experience painting, Juarez learned the skills necessary when she moved to the paint shop as a general laborer in 2005, Mike Gonzalez, assistant superintendent of University Student Housing, said.

“She’s very dependable,” Gonzalez said. “Whatever we ask her to do, she’s always done it and is always willing to go the extra mile. She’s a good asset to the department, and she has good leadership skills.”

When Juarez transitioned departments, she willingly took a pay cut because working for Tech meant more to her than the money, McVay said.

However, McVay said Juarez learned new skills and quickly earned back her rightful pay.

“I was so happy that she didn’t quit,” he said. “I was afraid that she wasn’t going to be able to survive on the reduced pay, but that only lasted for a year or two before we got her back to where she belonged. She earned it all.”

Gonzalez took Juarez under his wing, he said, and she learned necessary painting skills.

She made enough progress that in 2014, Juarez was promoted to her current position of paint shop foreman, Gonzalez said.

As foreman, Juarez has four to five workers she supervises, she said.

This past summer, Juarez oversaw a larger staff who all worked on mul-

tiple floors of the Stangel/Murdough Residence Hall.

“She’s kind and gets along with everyone,” Gonzalez said. “I’ve never heard anyone say anything bad about Janie. It’s always positive. She has a crew of 15 to 20 during the summer, so everyone calls her Sergeant Carter.

If something needs to get done, it’s gonna get done.”

Even when the work is difficult or challenging, she still makes sure the job is accomplished, Juarez said.

Juarez and her crew renovated 525 rooms in Stangel/Murdough in less than three months, McVay said.

“That was probably the hardest part of our summer renovation at Stangel/Murdough, refinishing the woodwork and painting all of the rooms,” McVay said. “Nobody ever doubted it would get done because we knew we had Janie in charge.”

Juarez enjoys the challenge of her work, McVay said.

Juarez would make more money if she retired today than she currently does as a Tech employee, McVay said, earning 101.2 percent of her annual salary.

She might retire in two or three

Tech celebrates Disability awareness Week

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TaYLOr aLTOM, a sophomore exercise and sports sciences major from Cypress, explains an american sign Language sign to Michael Lyons, a senior business management major from Cypress, at Deaf Bingo on Monday inside Wall/Gates residence Hall.

By jennifer romero Staff WritEr

Texas Tech Student Disability Services is celebrating Disability Awareness Week this week with various events.

Chancy Price, the senior academic counselor for SDS, said the week takes a few months to plan.

“Every year we try to do a variety of different events,” he said. “We hope this week is fun and meaningful to the Texas Tech community. We are so excited about the variety of events that will be taking place throughout the week. We have events for faculty, staff and students.”

Deaf Bingo was hosted from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Monday in the Wall/Gates Residence Hall lobby, and all the numbers were signed in American Sign Language instead of being spoken out loud.

James Whitfield, the assistant director of SDS, signed the numbers to the participants during the three games.

“The event opens the idea of diversity and perspective,” he said. “We have deaf and hard of hearing students here on campus who use sign language interpreters to access their lectures. It’s difficult for them.”

Participants did not need to know ASL to play bingo, and they were given

sheets with the ASL signs for the alphabet and numbers to reference.

Students typically ask for the bingo numbers to be signed more slowly, Whitfield said, and the fast pace of the game replicates the fast pace of classes for students with disabilities.

“Deaf Bingo allows hearing students to see how much hard of hearing students need to pay attention to their interpreters,” he said. “It’s not going to be anywhere near the same, but they get a glimpse of how hard it is to communicate just through sign.”

Approximately 50 people attended the event, and six participants won prizes for placing first or second in one of the three games.

Savanna Barksdale, a freshman agricultural communications major from Bovina, attended the event with her Honors College learning community.

“My sister is learning sign language because she wants to be a speech therapist, so we talk in sign all the time,” she said. “I know the alphabet, but it was difficult to get ahold of the numbers. After awhile it was easier to pick up on though.”

This year the SDS is partnering with the Residence Halls Association, the Teaching, Learning and Professional Development Center and the University Career Center for Disability

Awareness Week.

The “Big Bang Theory” faculty and staff training is being hosted from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. today in TLPDC room 153 to help them better understand how to work with students with Autism Spectrum Disorders.

“There’s not just deaf and hard of hearing students,” Whitfield said. “There are students who have learning disabilities or suffer from blindness. This week makes students aware of the different individuals on campus.”

A personal finances seminar will be hosted from 2 to 3 p.m. on Thursday in room 246 of West Hall, and the week ends with a Halloween costume contest on Friday in the SDS office.

Students can also get a red and black disabilities awareness ribbon from the SDS office to wear throughout the week.

“With the large number of students on the Texas Tech campus with a disability, it is important for those students to realize there are other students in their classes, organizations and residence halls facing the same challenges,” Price said. “This is a week for the entire Texas Tech community to focus on ability, not disability.” ➤➤jromero@dailytoreador.com

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Janie Juarez, Texas Tech Paint shop Foreman, applies a layer of finisher to a chair Monday in the Housing services building.

years, Juarez said, once her husband decides to retire from his position at the Tech Health Sciences Center.

“I’m not ready to stay at home,” Juarez said. “I stay home during the holidays because I have to use my extra weeks of vacation so I don’t lose it. Sometimes I take four weeks during the holidays, and by the third week, I’m ready to go back to work.”

People look up to Juarez when they

If desired, Bobbitt said students could change their major right there at the fair.

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 “We want to help students not According to the Transition and only explore new majors, but also take Engagement website, the main purpose action in changing to the one they of the fair is to help students explore want,” she said. “Many students have different majors and take the first step questions about what the next step is, in changing their major if so desired. and we are there to help them start The fair is a chance to bring all the that next step.” majors and minors together so students Bobbitt said students who add a can see all their options, Bobbitt said. minor to their major often stand out “There are more than 300 majors among their other classmates who do and minors Texas Tech offers,” she said. not have a minor.

“They are all in one place at one time Chance Ezra, junior marketing mawith the fair, so it is the perfect place jor from Alice, said he decided to add to get questions answered.” a minor to make it easier to find a job.

“Employers will look at my resume, This is the second year the fair has included all the minors offered at Tech and my minor could be that one differinstead of just majors, Bobbitt said. ent thing that sticks out from everyone The fair also includes other op- else,” Ezra said. “Having a minor is goportunities for students to help aid ing to make finding a job after college their careers, she said, such as the so much easier for me.”

Study Abroad Program and internships A minor is expanding on a specific within certain majors. area of study a student may be inter“It really should be called ‘The Ma- ested in, Bobbitt said. jors, Minors and More Fair,’” Bobbitt It usually encompasses 18 extra said. “Just because we also talk about credit hours, she said, and students can so many other things that come along often use elective hours to help count toward their minor. with a major.”

“It is basically a supplement Faculty from each department will also be at the fair to talk about how degree that students can use to certain required classes can help with differentiate themselves apart from others,” she said. “It makes you difa student’s career, she said.

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Although adding a minor takes planning and extra hours, Bobbitt said students who add a minor would not necessarily graduate later than they originally expected.

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Smoking ban needs less government control

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he first ever college football playoff is this season and the first selection committee rankings will be released tonight, providing us with our first insight as to how college football’s governing body views the nation’s contenders.

The committee will choose four teams after the last week of the season, independent of any polling system, traditional conference tie-ins, etc. In theory, the committee could select a team regardless of how many wins and losses it has, what conference it comes from, whether it won its conference, etc. But of course, the general consensus is the committee will try to choose the four best teams in the country, and if they can avoid regular season rematches and multiple teams from the same conference, then they will.

One loss won’t eliminate anyone from the playoff picture, as there are only three unbeaten teams left — Mississippi State, Florida State and Marshall. Because Marshall doesn’t play in a “Power 5” conference, even if it remains undefeated, its chances are slim.

I base my own predictions on one important premise — that the playoff selection committee will not take two teams from the same conference. There are five major college football conferences — the Big 12, Atlantic Coast, Southeastern, Pacific-12 and Big Ten conferences. Notre Dame, independent of conference affiliation, is usually considered a “Power 5 school” anyway.

It would be a bad look for the first-ever college football playoff to exclude a conference champion in favor of a second school from the same conference as another team. Since the SEC is widely regarded as the best conference in college football, many speculate the second-best team from that conference will make the playoff.

I disagree. Each “Power 5” conference has a good chance at having a team end the season undefeated or with just one loss.

Many college football fans would be disappointed at the idea of a one-loss conference champion missing out on the inaugural playoff in favor of a one-loss team that didn’t win its conference.

The first team in is going to be the winner of the SEC West division. The seven-team divi-

Kyle Jacobson sion includes top ranked and undefeated Mississippi State along with one-loss Auburn, Alabama and Ole Miss. These four teams will all play each other at some point this season if they haven’t already. The division will play itself out and an elite team will emerge either undefeated or with just one loss.

As highly regarded as the division is, the winner is a lock to make the playoff, unless by some miraculous circumstance the division winner has two losses. In all likelihood, the first slot goes to the SEC West champion, who will likely handle the SEC East champion in the SEC championship game at the end of the season, as the East division is far inferior to the West this year.

Right now, I’d pick Mississippi State for this slot.

The Big 12 and Pac-12 are often considered the second and third-best conferences in college football, though fans may argue forever which one is better. Regardless, if the champion of these conferences has one loss (there are no undefeated teams left in either conference), they should make the playoff.

From the Big 12, the frontrunners are Texas Christian (you might have heard of the Horned Frogs — they scored 82 against our beloved Red Raiders this past Saturday), Kansas State and Baylor. Baylor defeated TCU 61-58 on Oct. 11 in an instant classic earlier this season before falling to West Virginia. Kansas State has not yet played Baylor or TCU. One of the three should finish with one loss as the conference champion, and you’ve got to like their chances to get in if that does indeed happen.

Baylor and Kansas State play in the last week of the season, which could ultimately serve as a play-in game to the playoff. I have a hunch this will be the de facto conference championship game, though the Big 12 doesn’t formally have one. Baylor’s offense appeared pretty pedestrian against West Virginia, but it’s hard to bet against Art Briles’ squad the past couple of years. I

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think the Bears will win out and find their way into the playoff as the Big 12 champion.

In the Pac-12, Oregon is the clear-cut favorite in the North division. Their only legitimate competition coming into the season was supposed to be Stanford, which is now unranked and underachieving all expectations. I expect Oregon to win the North division with one loss and face off against the winner of the wide-open Pac-12 South division. The winner from the South could be Arizona, Arizona State, USC or Utah at this point.

Regardless of who emerges, I don’t think they beat Oregon in the Pac-12 championship game.

Oregon fills in the third slot.

The fourth slot is where things get interesting. Florida State has already cleared the stiffest competition it will face this season and is favored to finish undefeated. I have a hunch it will get upset or Jameis Winston will get into trouble and be suspended or will get injured. FSU went a perfect 14-0 last season, and it’s just too hard to do that two years in a row.

The Big Ten champion will likely be the winner of Ohio State and Michigan State, who face off Nov. 8. Michigan State will be favored to win, but it runs into the problem of playing a weak schedule and already having lost to Oregon earlier this season. It will be hard for the playoff committee to put the Spartans in.

I think Notre Dame will find a way to sneak into the fourth slot.

After FSU trips up, Notre Dame could wind up as the highestranked and most impressive one-loss team. It will have made it through an absolute gauntlet of a schedule with just one blemish — a narrow loss to Florida State in which the potential gamewinning touchdown was negated by a penalty.

Considering the strength of schedule and how close Notre Dame was in its only loss, the playoff committee would be wrong to keep out such a good team with great historical significance and broad fan base.

So there you have it. The four teams will be Mississippi State, Baylor, Oregon and Notre Dame.

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ccording to previous articles in The Daily Toreador, the Lubbock City Council has considered legislation to ban smoking in public areas such as restaurants and bars, citing a danger to public health, though a vote on the ban has been postponed. Texas Tech Student Government Association recently passed a measure showing its support for the ban. According to KHOU TV, Houston, Austin, San Antonio and Dallas have all enacted similar bans.

Personally, I agree that smoking in public places is rude and probably a danger to public health. However, these considerations must be weighed carefully against the liberties of the business owner. If the bill passes, most businesses will be required to allow smoking only in designated areas away from traffic.

A limited smoking ban is probably an acceptable manifestation of the government’s power. However, the Lubbock ban as proposed before the city council goes too far. According to Lubbock Mayor Glen Robertson, who opposes the ban, it would be a “complete overreach” because the language in the bill is too broad. According to KCBD, four of the seven members of the Lubbock City Council plan to vote against the bill as it is currently structured.

The bill bans smoking outdoors within 20 feet of patrons and windows, which will make it very difficult for restaurants to install smoking areas in patio seating, which is what is typically done in these situations in other cities.

According to Breitbart Texas, a conservative watchdog, the bill also defines “business” in such a way as

John White to allow the city to restrict smoking in one’s own home if the person uses that address to run his own business.

The article also points out that the bill bans smoking in one’s vehicle at or near drive-in windows.

Unless the city council is able to reach a compromise, the coalition that was built to promote this bill will likely fail once again. More people would support a smoking ban in enclosed public places if the language were written in a way that is clear, concise and served only the intended purpose. As it is now, the bill could be misused by police to arrest a person who is driving by an open window of a business with a lit cigarette in hand.

The language in this bill is a classic example of why people don’t trust the government. If the language was tighter, so that it could only be interpreted very narrowly to serve a specific purpose, a majority would likely support the bill. But I suspect the writers of the bill intentionally used vague language to serve a political purpose, hoping it would pass solely because it sounds good to enact a “smoking ban.”

One wonders how many of the Tech SGA members actually read the bill before it was put up for a vote.

The best situation for everyone involved, whether it be the businesses, the city or the citizens, would be to enact a reasonable ban that still

allows businesses to make the majority of decisions regarding smoking on their own. In other words, instead of lobbying the government, the organizations who promote this bill should be lobbying individual businesses and the public to achieve their goals within the constraints of a free market. A reasonable ban would ban smoking only in areas where people are “forced” to go, such as the DMV, courthouse, etc.

There are a number of benefits to businesses that ban smoking. They could bring in new customers who decided not to go before due to the risk of secondhand smoke, and they could gain public support by being more “health-conscious” than their competitors. There are also risks, mostly in the form of alienating their smoking customers.

The reality is that beyond very limited action in the interest of public health, the city government should have a very restricted role in this debate. For better or for worse, it is the cornerstone of the American system that businesses and individuals should be allowed to make their own decisions on this matter.

Non-smokers can choose to attend a bar that bans smoking, or a bar that allows it. A business owner can ban smoking or allow smoking as he so chooses, as long as he is not creating an unreasonable risk to public safety.

The ability to make our own decisions about how much risk we are willing to assume is crucial to our freedom.

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Millennials should strive to become informed voters

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y 2015 the millennial generation will account for one-third of the electorate, according to dosomething.org. This should motivate us to become part of the solution to overwhelming problems facing our nation.

In order to solve these issues we must elect leaders who will do the best job in office, and that process starts with getting eligible voters to turn in their ballots.

Understanding reasons why people don’t exercise their right to vote has always been an issue for me.

People are fighting in other countries (most recently in the Ukraine) pleading for the chance to make a difference in the future of their country, yet here in the United States, where freedom reigns, we have several demographic segments that don’t show up to the polls.

Main reasons people list for not voting, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, are confusion about requirements, busy schedules, apathy, votes not counting or they simply don’t like the candidates. How to change these perceptions and concerns is fundamental to getting favorable voting percentages.

Confused about the requirements to vote? Well in Texas all that is required is residency in the district you vote in and a valid identification of citizenship, which includes an election identification certificate, driver’s license, concealed handgun license, military ID, U.S. passport or a citizenship certificate, according to votetexas.gov.

Many people feel they are too busy to cast a ballot. Here in Texas early voting started Oct. 20, meaning up to the actual deadline people have more than two weeks, giving anyone ample time to add a 30-minute spot during lunch to drop by a voting booth.

As for the problem of apathy, all that can be done is to become informed of the issues and how they eventually will trickle into our environment, because the consequences will affect everyone.

Worried about your vote not counting? The only way to know your vote will not count is by the act of not voting. If we inform and help others vote, then the validity of votes becomes stronger.

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Kendra Kimberlin informed about voting and finding people you can support, or rather that can represent you.

It’s surprising to see how politicians running from various backgrounds match up their views without cookie cutter answers in non-hot topic issues. This shows personality that may include them in becoming a better option for a vote.

If you don’t trust a politician’s word, another avenue of research can be business dealings and organizations they support. This option makes for a stronger sense of the true nature of the potential office holder. A few sites that contain this information are votesmart. org and isidewith.com, and newspapers often give comparisons of several topics from opponents.

Many people feel if a person is not informed to vote, they should just forget about it and get a manicure or do something else to pass the time. This may be to a certain extent how we should

feel due to those particular voters being swayed by mass media into a direction without unbiased facts.

The only way to change such behavior is through information, or some say an exam requirement. Talk to a neighbor, family member or friend about their stance on the upcoming election and candidates’ potential.

As for the request for a mandatory test for voters’ mental competency, according to an article in The Los Angeles Times, “A voting test would point the arrow of civic engagement up instead of down, sending the signal that becoming an informed citizen is a valued accomplishment. And if that’s not a good enough reason, maybe this is: If you threaten to take the vote away from the certifiably uninformed, voter turnout will almost certainly get a boost.”

How true is it that the threat of something being taken away makes us fight more fervently?

In conclusion, Nov. 4 will be here soon and there’s no time to waste to cast that ballot.

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Leaders stick together through adversity By dawit haiLe

cording to Tech Athletics. This start included wins against two previously No. 11 teams, Notre Dame and California.

Tech rode all these wins to No. 6 in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America poll, but then it all went wrong when Tech began Big 12 Conference play.

A month ago, No. 6 Tech lost 1-0 to Texas in overtime on a golden goal. Then the next week, Tech lost 1-0 to Oklahoma in overtime from another golden goal.

Tech fell once again in the rankings to No. 22 after a 4-2 loss to West Virginia, and with a 0-3-1 conference record the team sat second to last in the Big 12.

Strahan said through those four games it felt like the season was completely lost, because her desire to win is so strong and the belief and expectations she has in the team’s abilities are so high.

“We had to step back and reflect on ourselves,” Strahan said, “and (ask) what can we do on the field and what can we do off the field to make sure that we can get back to (being) ourselves.”

The captains did not go through this process alone, she said. They went to the coaches for some advice in how to help the team regain its confidence as well as its form on the field.

Hinkle said they even sought the advice from Haagsma, a former Tech captain.

“The previous knowledge from past captains has really helped,” Hinkle said, “when we got into this little slump.”

With four games left at that point, the team created a new goal for itself, Hinkle said. It was simple: win the next four games.

The first game for Tech was against previously No. 9 Kansas in this four-game stretch.

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Junior forward Janine Beckie scores the goals, junior midfielder Alli Murphy provides the assists, and sophomore goalkeeper Lauren Watson shuts out opponents.

It comes together, however, with the help of senior defender Jaelene Hinkle and senior midfielder Paige Strahan.

“In ‘Jae,’” Stone said, “there is just a class of an individual that the girls just see. Unbelievable student, incredibly focused, just great balance, and can play at a level that we all wish we could play at, you know. She is just that special, and I think people are drawn to her humility and they’re drawn to how she cares so much for everybody.”

Texas Tech coach Tom Stone said these two athletes are able to lead the team because of the difference in their personalities.

“In Paige,” he said, “ you can’t get a more hard working blue collar, West Texas, ‘Double T,’ bleeding red and black example of what we want our team to demonstrate on the field.”

This blending of personalities creates a combination perfect for the needs of this year’s team, Stone said. Some players look to Hinkle for guidance, and others look to Strahan, but in the end everyone is taken care of.

Last year, the two captains tasked with leading the team were former Red Raiders Hayley Haagsma and Conner Whitfield, he said. When they graduated, Stone said he did not know how Tech was going to replace them.

Then Hinkle and Strahan stepped forward.

Tech started the season fast, winning its first 10 games for the best start in school history, ac-

Tech had beaten a top 10 team in its history only once before, according Tech Athletics.

Nevertheless, Tech pulled out a 1-0 victory against Kansas.

Freshman forward Alex Marmureanu scored her first career goal, and Tech earned its first conference win.

Hinkle said the win against Kansas was a reminder of what Tech was capable of. The players came together as a team more in this game than it had the previous weeks.

That is not to say Tech could not have won several of the first four conference games, she said.

“I felt like in a couple games we were so unlucky hitting the post and hitting the crossbar,” Hinkle said. “It was just nice to get a win and score the first goal.”

The win changed the Red Raiders’ fortunes because, two days later against TCU, Strahan hammered the ball in for a goal to give them their second-straight 1-0 victory.

Then this past weekend Tech defeated Baylor 1-0 on Friday night and reached its four-win goal Sunday with a 6-1 victory over Iowa State.

Hinkle assisted freshman forward Sara Summers in her first career goal, while also threatening the Iowa State defense with runs at the net from her position at left back.

Strahan, however, did not make it onto the field because of a minor head injury sustained against Baylor, according to Tech Athletics. It was simply a precautionary measure to ensure she is healthy for postseason play.

Tech had found what it was looking for through those first four conference games.

Now, Tech is tied for third in the conference standings with

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SENIOR DEfENDER JAELENE Hinkle and senior midfielder Paige Strahan are the captains of the Texas Tech soccer team. The Red Raiders recently ended the season on a four-game winning streak.

Oklahoma State, and it is waiting to find out its place in the Big 12 Championship tournament.

There is one problem Tech has to figure out no matter how

well it does this postseason, Stone said.

Tech had to go through this when Haagsma and Whitfield graduated, he said, and it is go-

ing to have to do it again when Hinkle and Strahan graduate.

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Man disappears during Broncos game South Africa mourns slain soccer captain DENVER (AP) — Relatives of a Broncos fan who went missing during last week’s game are wondering how a man with no known health or personal problems could seem to vanish without a trace.

Family and friends of 53-year-old Paul Kitterman have been searching for him since Thursday night’s matchup with the San Diego Chargers at Sports Authority Field.

His stepson, Jarod Tonneson, said he has not been seen since he left his seat to meet friends during halftime. Tonneson filed a missing persons report with Denver police, scoured the sprawling stadium, called local hospitals and detox centers and taped fliers around the city.

“We just don’t know what else to

do,” Tonneson told The Associated Press on Monday. “Paul is a simple guy, he doesn’t like technology, he doesn’t get into drama. He’s just an easygoing guy.”

The two went to the game with two of their friends after a day spent working and hunting at another friend’s ranch in Kremmling, a small town in the mountains of northern Colorado.

Kitterman and Tonneson, both construction workers, hurriedly made the 100 mile trip to the stadium after a friend offered tickets. It was Kitterman’s first time there. In their haste, Kitterman forgot his cellphone, took no credit cards and very little cash.

Still, Kitterman had memorized his friends’ phone numbers and would have

found ways to reach out if he wanted to leave. He had four or five beers in the course of a four-hour span, not enough to become disoriented, Tonneson said.

Denver police spokesman Sonny Jackson said detectives don’t suspect foul play, but he would not elaborate. He said police were trying to support the family in their search.

“They just don’t seem too worried about it being that he is a grown man,” Tonneson said.

His parents live in Arizona and his siblings in Missouri, but Kitterman has few contacts in the Denver area, Tonneson said.

“He wouldn’t just take off, you know?” Tonneson said. “He wouldn’t leave me there.”

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after allowing a Big 12 conference record 82 points to texas christian on Saturday afternoon in Fort worth, the texas tech football team returned to lubbock ready for a full week of practice.

Senior linebacker V.J. Fehoko said he and his teammates are going to be ready to come out and play angry against rival texas. “watching the tape once, that was pretty much good enough for me. disgusted, but it’s something to learn from,” Fehoko said. “the great thing about football is we can come in and we’ve got a big game this week, so we can pour our attention and our anger and our frustration toward that. you don’t ever want to let a team beat you twice, and our priority right now and our focus is on texas.”

Before the matchup against tcU, tech coach Kliff Kingsbury said he thought Horned Frogs junior quarterback trevone Boykin should be in the Heisman conversation. after Boykin set school records with seven touchdown passes and led the team to 785 total yards of offense, Kingsbury said he thinks Boykin could be the best player in the country. despite Boykin’s historic per-

formance against the red raiders, Kingsbury said his young secondary’s improvement is noticeable from the beginning of the season. “(the secondary is) young, growing up. i thought tcU’s receivers were really good, probably the fastest, best group overall we’ve played. Boykin made some great throws and let them go get it,” he said. “it’s been baptism by fire. it’s a young group of dBs and they have to keep coming along.” tech’s defense is now allowing 42.5 points per game and 507.4 yards per game, which both rank last in the Big 12, according to the conference website. defensive coordinator mike Smith said he and the defense were embarrassed by their most recent performance, but have already moved on. “i’m not even going to watch the film. move on to the longhorns,” Smith said. “we are definitely going to talk about it as a defense, because some of the stuff is not acceptable. move on, we have to get ready for the longhorns. i think this is a game to see how we bounce back character-wise.” the red raider defense has also struggled to limit big plays, as it has allowed opponents to gain the most first downs in the conference.

Of the 215 first downs, 105 have been on the ground, 88 by pass, and 22 due to penalties. after giving up 32 first downs to tcU, Fehoko said some of the penalty calls were debatable, but that is no excuse for the defense’s performance. “things are not always going to go your way. they had that pass interference call on (tcU’s) fake punt, which a lot of us thought was questionable, but sometimes you’ll get calls like that. you really can’t let that drag you down the rest of the game, you’ve got to keep fighting,” he said. “i thought as a defense we could have performed better. technical errors, missed tackles, but still, that’s no excuse.” against tcU, tech was without defensive captain Sam eguavoen, who had started 26 consecutive games, according to a tech athletics news release. eguavoen’s injury, as well as other key players battling injuries, hampered the defense’s ability to get stops, Fehoko said. “(it is) very frustrating. when some key guy’s going down, you know, i wouldn’t say it’s the worst, but you want to keep your best players in there,” Fehoko said. “and when they’re not in there, when your leaders are not in there, it’s difficult

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for the team to follow sometimes.”

Now the red raiders have a full week to prepare for Saturday’s game against texas.

Fehoko said playing at home, right after Halloween, against tech’s

Texans look to build on win over Titans HOUStON (aP) — the Houston texans picked up their first win since Sept. 28 and got back to .500 by routing the tennessee titans on Sunday.

Now they’re focused on building on the win by correcting their mistakes as they prepare for the eagles. “there’s a lot of things we can improve on,” ryan Fitzpatrick said. the quarterback had a solid game in the 30-16 win, throwing for 227 yards and a touchdown and not turning the ball over for the first time since week 2.

He still thinks the offense needs to be more consistent and is working on accuracy and getting the ball to the right players.

Fitzpatrick was sacked five times against the titans, which tied a season high. the offensive line believes better communication is the key to getting that number down this week, but Fitzpatrick shouldered the blame for those hits, saying he needs to be smarter and get rid of the ball quicker. “everybody just has to continue to look at themselves and figure out what they can do,” he said. “i’ve got a long list of things every week that i know i can get better at.” the texans are 4-4 at the half-

way point and are looking for a victory against Philadelphia on Sunday to enter their bye week with a winning record. a positive through the first half of the season has been the resurgence of arian Foster. the running back finished with just 542 yards rushing in last year’s injury-abbreviated season.

He had back surgery after playing eight games, but looks to have returned to form in 2014 and is second in the NFl with 766 yards rushing, despite missing one game with a hamstring injury. with 151 yards on Sunday he reached more than 100 yards rushing for a career-best fourth straight game to help the texans finish with a season-high 212 yards rushing.

He had two rushing and one receiving touchdown on Sunday, highlighted by a 34-yard scamper where he ran inside before cutting back and outrunning three defenders on his way to the end zone. “i told him when i saw him: ‘that’s the 23 i’m used to seeing’ — making plays like that, cutting it back side,” left tackle duane Brown said of that run. “i had no idea where he was and next thing you know — touchdown. that’s the type of stuff we’re used to

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seeing from him and it’s great to see it again.”

Foster, who had three straight 1,200-yard plus rushing seasons before last year, deflected attention from himself and instead focused on the team’s performance. “we just have to strive to be more consistent as an offense,” Foster said.

“Our defense holds it down week in and week out, so as an offense we take that to heart ... we have a lot of work to do.” it’s a defense that got another big game from defensive end J.J. watt, who had two sacks, swatted down a pass and forced a fumble on Sunday. the unit also got a boost from the return of top overall pick Jadeveon clowney. the outside linebacker finished with one tackle in limited action in his first game since having arthroscopic surgery after injuring his knee in the season opener. coach Bill O’Brien said clowney did a good job, but that his conditioning will need to improve as his workload increases. “i don’t think he’s ready to play 80 plays in a game, but we’ll continue to work him in there more,” O’Brien said. the defense was without middle linebacker Brian cushing, who is dealing with a problem with his left knee. cushing tore a ligament in that knee in week 7 last year and had season-ending surgery. He hopes to return this week, but doesn’t know if he’ll be able to. “the first four games i felt like i was progressing,” he said. “then there has obviously been a little bit of an issue.”

biggest rival, will be a great chance for the team to get a win. “the stadium will be rocking. i’m very confident in our fans. i understand that it’s Halloween weekend, and so i think a lot of people and a

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ppg.) after an 82-point outburst against texas tech over the weekend. clint trickett leads the Big 12 with 345.4 passing yards per game for No. 20 west Virginia (6-2, 4-1), which has won four in a row. the mountaineers will host Boykin and the Horned Frogs on Saturday in a matchup of two of the nation’s most improved quarterbacks.

“He plays with more confidence right now. He’s not making nearly as many mistakes as he was,” Oklahoma State coach mike Gundy said of trickett, who threw for 238 yards in a 34-10 win over the cowboys on Saturday. “you see that happen to players. the quarterback for tcU is playing with confidence right now. last year i didn’t think he played with any confidence.”

Boykin’s transformation from a part-time wide receiver to a Heisman trophy-contending quarterback has been one of the more remarkable stories in the country so far. many thought Boykin would relinquish the starting quarterback job and move over to wide receiver for good once matt Joeckel transferred from texas a&m. But Boykin has thrived under new co-offensive coordinators Sonny cumbie and doug meacham, and he’s getting better each week. “i think he’s the best player in the country,” texas tech coach Kliff Kingsbury said. “it’s night and day from where he was last year.”

Boykin has thrown for 843 yards and 10 touchdown passes in his last two games, including seven in Saturday’s rout of texas tech, to help tcU surpass its Big 12 win total from 2013 by the end of October.

Boykin’s touchdown-to-interception ratio of 21 and 3 is the best in the league; Baylor’s Bryce Petty is second at 17 and 3. “it all starts with Boykin. He’s a tremendous athlete that keeps the play alive. He’s hard to tackle.

He’s got a quick release and he’s extremely accurate,” west Virginia

coach dana Holgorsen said. west Virginia finished 2013 by blowing a 24-point lead at home and losing to iowa State, but the mountaineers have bounced back behind trickett, who has finally lived up to his potential as a senior. trickett was rushed into starting duty in 2013 and it showed. He completed just 52.8 percent of his passes and, like Boykin, threw for seven tds with seven picks a year ago. this season, he is completing 68.3 percent of his passes and his yards per attempt have gone from 6.8 to 8.7. He has thrown 17 tds against just five picks. “i think it’s a little bit like trevone Boykin, our quarterback. i think (trickett) is doing a good job, trevone is doing a good job and i think also he has skill players around him and their offensive lines have both gotten better than they were a year ago,” tcU coach Gary Patterson said about trickett’s improvement.

But as tcU and west Virginia thrive behind their star quarterbacks, many Big 12 teams have seen their fortunes dip in part because of inconsistent play behind center texas tech’s davis webb has thrown 11 picks during his last six games, and the red raiders are 1-5 following a 2-0 start.

Oklahoma sophomore trevor Knight has taken a step back after leading the Sooners past alabama in last season’s Sugar Bowl, throwing for just nine td passes in seven games. First-year starter daxx Garman has thrown multiple picks in back-to-back games for Oklahoma State (5-3, 3-2), which dropped games against tcU and west Virginia by 57 combined points. “the difference this year is really that, we’ve had to use some new quarterbacks (before), but they’ve had veteran offensive lines,” Gundy said. “right now, we’re trying to get experience for at least three linemen ... and then our quarterback is not an experienced player. So we’re just trying to feel our way through.”