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ame day traditions have developed at Texas Tech since the university opened in 1925. One organization has been an integral part of that game day tradition since 1936.

The Saddle Tramps is a spirit organization started by Arch Lamb, a Tech student in 1936.

Since then, the Saddle Tramps have continued to participate in different men’s athletics events as well as events around the community, according to Texas Tech Traditions from A to Z.

The Saddle Tramps will celebrate their 80th anniversary with a reunion during the

weekend when the Tech football team plays the University of Texas at Austin.

Lamb saw a need for more spirit at Tech when he was a cheerleader in 1936, said Chris Snead, associate vice president of the Texas Tech Alumni Association and senior sponsor of the Saddle Tramps. It started off small with only the student leaders in the university, however, it has grown since then.

“They created this group of kids that would lead the cheers in the stands,” Snead said.

“They would be kids that just wanted to uphold the tradition.

Over the years, it has gotten bigger and bigger.”

Snead said certain traditions that were started by the Saddle Tramps have been around since 1936.

These traditions have been passed down from generation to generation.

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1. A Saddle Tramp rings his bell at a Homecoming football game in 1979. 2. Saddle Tramps hold their Guns Up in front of the Homecoming bonfire outside the Robert H. Ewalt Student Recreation Center on Oct. 15. 3. Saddle Tramp members hold their Guns Up on the sideline of the football field. 4. Raider Red and a Saddle Tramp member light a torch for the Homecoming bonfire. The Homecoming bonfire is an annual event which the Saddle Tramps organize.

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Voter fraud concerns unfounded, officials say HSC school ranked nationally for family medicine residency

By REECE NATIONS Staff Writer

After reports of voter fraud surfaced in Amarillo last week, many feared political corruption was at the heart of the situation.

According to the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law, those searching for fraud sometimes jump to conclusions with a sparse amount of information. However, Voter fraud, in any county, is rare.

"Rigging a system to change individual votes at a time would be a very ineffective strategy to steal an election," Seth McKee, an associate professor of political science, said. "In almost every county, the end result is decided by much more

than few dozen votes. Anything accomplished on a larger scale than that would quickly be picked up on the local county elections officers."

Human error on the part of the voter is usually the cause of any allegations of fraud, McKee said. Accidentally voting for the wrong candidate is not the same as election rigging.

Moreover, the issue of voter fraud in elections seems to be a partisan tactic to enforce voter ID laws, he said. Candidates may overstate the severity of election fraud to push their agendas.

"Election Day fraud is basically a unicorn," McKee said. "Questioning the validity of the voting system is bringing the entire democratic process into question, which is a ridiculous notion to any politician

vying to serve in office."

No one should be concerned that the process is unfair, he said. There has already been widespread bipartisan blowback at the suggestion of a rigged election.

There has been no systematic evidence to support election rigging, McKee said. Anyone who suggests otherwise is simply pushing propaganda.

"There has never been any reported instances of voter fraud in Lubbock County," Roxine Stinson, chief deputy election officer at the Lubbock County Elections Office, said. "Our polling machines are not connected to the internet in any way and experience rigorous and extensive testing before the voting process."

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The Texas Tech Health Sciences Center School of Medicine is now ranked 12th in the nation by the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine.

The rankings are based on the percentage of students who choose a career in family medicine, according to an HSC news release. Tech’s School of Medicine is also the only allopathic medical school in Texas that was on the Medical Doctor Granting Medical School list.

The Family Medicine Accelerated Track program, offered by the medical school, allows primary care students to complete their degrees in three years at less than the cost of a standard four-year program, according to the release.

“The TTUHSC School of Medicine’s early adoption of an accelerated pathway has opened a new road for the institution as a leader in BERK curricular innovations,” Dr. Steven Berk, HSC executive vice-president and provost and dean of the School of Medicine, said.

“This is a program of national importance, as we work to ensure that all Americans will have access to a primary care physician. We committed to taking the first steps in changing how medical schools attract and educate future family medicine doctors.” @MichaelCantuDT

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Students host elementary for doctor camp

By KODICHI NWANKWO Staff Writer

The Texas Tech Health Sciences Center Student National Medical Association hosted Doctor for a Day Mini Camp, where fifth graders became doctors for a day on Monday.

Student National Medical Association is an organization that aims to serve underrepresented minorities through community services and scholarships.

Kafayat Busari, president of the organization and second-year medical student, said the idea came from past experiences as a way to reach out to children.

“When I was a kid, I went on a field trip to learn how to count, so I thought it would be cool to translate it into the medical field, where the children can be doctors for a day,” Busari said.

The mission of the camp is to spark an interest in a child who otherwise may not have had this profession on his radar, she said.

“I do not come from a family of physicians,” Busari said. “So, I thought it was important to reach out to the kids who are underserved and underrepresented, to expose them to the possibilities of life.”

For this camp, fifth graders from Post Elementary School came to visit HSC. Rachel Maldonado teaches sci-

ence lab at Post Elementary.

“I have always known I was going to be a teacher, and I have been teaching for 11 years now,” Maldonado said.

“I have taught anywhere from (kindergarten) all the way to fifth grade in a normal classroom as well as a bilingual classroom.”

Graduating from Tech with a bachelor’s degree in education, Maldonado said she wanted to further her education, so she got a master ’s degree in leadership from Lubbock Christian University.

Although she believes she will still further her education, Maldonado said she is excited to show the children a variety of professions to choose from.

“Today, they are having a simulation of Doctor for a Day, and our goal was so they can see other profession that science can take them into,” Maldonado said.

In the classroom, Maldonado said, the teachers teach the kids the foundations of science, and sometimes it can be hard to tie it into the profession. So, when the children get to come out and see handson where science can lead them, it brings perspective into why they learn science.

“All of these children may not all be doctors,” she said.

“But they are going to be parents and maybe friends

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Students from Post Elementary School practice using a stethoscope with medical student students from the HSC during its Doctors for a Day mini camp on Monday. or uncles, and they may need to know some basic skill that will take them to different paths as they get older.”

Coming from a rural school, Maldonado said, sometimes the kids are not exposed to professions outside their hometowns. This is why it is important to expose

them to different professions like medicine, so it can give them something to look forward to.

While this trip was their first medical school trip, the kids had the opportunity to travel to other cities, Maldonado said.

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what's called an emphasis vote, but what it does is nullify their selection.

This is mistaken for voter fraud at times, but that's just not the case."

Election rigging is not an issue voters should be concerned with, she said. Instead, they should be more concerned with the actual policies of each candidate.

Voters’ rights are protected by the law, and fraud convictions are harsh enough to deter any outside interference, Stinson said. Since 2000, only 31 allegations of voter fraud have been reported in more than a billion ballots cast.

"The Lubbock County Elections Office is proud to support the clarity of the election process," she said.

"We only hope that more people exercise their right to vote this election season."

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Under state and federal law, the parameters encompassing county election booths protect them from any tampering, Stinson said. The Lubbock County Elections Office strives for complete transparency in its operations.

Any errors in ballot casting are almost always caused by a mistake made by the voter in question, she said. Every voter has the ability to review his ticket before it is cast, which allows for the correction of any mistakes made in the voting process.

"Often times, a voter will select the option to vote a straight ticket and then select the name of their candidate again before casting their ballot," Stinson said. "This is

tant, but the fifth-grade kids have to take what is called the STAAR test, so we want to give them as much hands-on experience, so they can make a real-world connection with the academic training they are receiving,” Maldonado said.

This being their first mini camp medical event, Busari

said, she hopes it will not be their last.

“I hope they carry on this program even when I am not here because unless you expose these kids to the possibilities that they have,” Busari said, “we may not know their full potential.” @DailyToreador

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City releases audio of Pulse nightclub gunman ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Police negotiators talking to the Orlando nightclub gunman at first weren’t sure if the person they had on the phone was actually in the Pulse nightclub, according to audio recordings released Monday after a judge ruled they should be made public.

The audio recordings between police negotiators and shooter Omar Mateen don’t stray from transcripts of conversations released previously by the city of Orlando. But they do capture something not in the tran-

scripts: police officials strategizing among themselves about how to talk to Mateen, who hung up several times during the 3-hour standoff at the gay nightclub.

A police official can be heard early on saying he’s not convinced the person on the call is in the club.

At another point, the lead police negotiator, named “Andy,” said, “He sounds like he is in a very sterile environment, like he’s at a home or an apartment.” But then another police official said Mateen could be in an

office or bathroom.

The recordings also show how the negotiators were feeling out whether they had accurately identified the suspect.

“We called him Omar,” said Andy, who was then interrupted by another police official who says, “He didn’t deny it.”

Between calls, they mulled over what Mateen had told them, such as his refusal to answer if he had an accomplice.

They discussed Mateen’s claims that he was wearing

a vest and that he had explosives in a car outside the nightclub. He wasn’t wearing a bomb vest and there were no explosives in a car, but police officials didn’t know that at the time.

“He said the bombs are in a car in the parking lot. He’s not confirming anything,” a police official can be heard saying in the background as Andy implores Mateen to respond.

Andy then tells another police official that Mateen had claimed to be wearing a vest but he didn’t know what type.

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Opioid epidemic impacts Lubbock citizens

By MICHAEL CANTU News Editor

It is the addictive qualities of opioid drugs that make them deadlier than most other drugs. Now that it has been found in Lubbock, a top concern many residents have is how to stop the spread of fentanyl.

One hundred times more potent than morphine, fentanyl’s qualities have striking effects on the body when used improperly, according to Drug Enforcement Administration website. However, the bigger concern that has baffled Lubbock police is how the drug has come out of the hands of medical professionals and into the hands of civilians.

“Most of the fentanyl that we’re seeing here is being shipped from China,” Tiffany Pelt, Lubbock Police Department public information officer, said. “It might not necessarily be shipped to Lubbock, but we’ve seen it in areas like San Francisco, and then it’s distributed throughout the U.S.” Lubbock is just one of those areas that fentanyl is being shipped to, along with the Dallas and Fort Worth area, Pelt said. The attainability of the drug is one of the factors contributing to people using the drug more often.

Through the Dark Web, a black market type of internet market, people can purchase drugs like fentanyl

without having it traced back to them, Pelt said.

“In addition to ordering it online through the Dark Web, you also have to remember that fentanyl is used as a pain reliever,” Pelt said. “So you can see it in a hospital or a pharmacy as well.”

However, the drug is usually only prescribed in cases of extreme pain, she said.

Over the last three years, the narcotics division of LPD has been working toward providing sufficient evidence to pinpoint where these drugs are coming from, Pelt said.

And with cooperation from

agencies like the Drug Enforcement Administration, Lubbock police was able to speed up its investigations.

Such dissemination of drugs is not usual in a college town like Lubbock, Pelt said.

A type of drug like fentanyl can still be very appealing to college students, said George Comiskey, associate director of external relations at The Center for Collegiate Recovery Communities and instructor for community, family and addiction sciences.

“One (thing) is students have a lot of pressure.

They’re wearing a lot of hats

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in their life,” Comiskey said.

“They’re going to school, many of them are working, many of them have some relationships with friends and family and significant (others). So, they’re balancing a lot of elements of their life.”

The appeal for opioid drugs, such as fentanyl, is the reduction in anxiety and stress, Comiskey said. With fentanyl’s pain alleviating qualities, the body usually does not feel overwhelmed.

With most other opioids, patients take them in milligrams, but with fentanyl, it is weighed and used in micrograms, he said. That goes to show just how high-

level the drug is and how dangerous its use can be.

It became apparent to many DEA and LPD personnel when they saw collegeaged youths coming in and out of an apartment complex near 4th Street that there was a fentanyl operation within, Comiskey said.

“How we surmise that is because a lot of the young people were college-age people,” he said. “There were young people running in there throughout the day.”

Because the cases regarding a fentanyl bust from Thursday is still under investigation, police cannot release that information, but the speculation still remains, Pelt said.

But, that does go to show decisively there is a trend among younger people, and they use fentanyl and opioids alike, Comiskey said.

Because of that, it is not surprising to see drugs like this being pushed in and out of the city, he said.

“They’re going to find access to it,” Comiskey said. “If it can come into a community and once it’s in the community, whoever is wanting to change how they feel is going to make sure that they have access to it.”

Sometimes called “flat line,” fentanyl gives a greater high than most other narcotics, he said, which also contributes to its appeal. It is close to a near-death experience.

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p e o p l e a r e l o o k i n g f o r.

They’re looking for a neardeath experience,” Comiskey said. “They don’t want to die, they’re not trying to kill themselves, they’re not suicidal, but they don’t want to feel the pain that they’re feeling.”

An important point to remember when people suffer from addictions like this, Comiskey said, is they have nearly no control over themselves. Frequently, they feel like they have to take the drug because they need to, not because they want to.

Drugs change the brain and change how a person functions in the world, which is why it is important not to demonize or stigmatize those who suffer from addiction, he said.

Often times, the addiction is triggered from another legitimate reason, Comiskey said. People may suffer from physical or emotional pain and need a stimulant.

“But the thing is, we don’t always teach people how much do you take, and how long you take it for, and what’s the coming off going to look like” he said.

“And when they start to come off and they have even more pain, or they have the psychological fear of ‘Oh my gosh, I’m not going to be able to do this without (drugs),’ then they’re lost, and that’s when people get in that place.” @MichaelCantuDT

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Dakota pipeline protest continues Climate Science Center to host second interdisciplinary seminar The Texas Tech Climate Science Center will host a panel discussion on the relationship between communication and climate science at noon today in room 120 of the Experimental Sciences building.

The panel discussion is a part of the Climate

Science Center’s interdisciplinary seminar series and will feature three panelists from different disciplines, according to a Tech new release.

Panelists will be Chris Cook, managing director of the Office of Communications and Marketing;

Melanie Sarge, assistant professor of advertising in the College of Media & Communication; and Ron Roberts, chief meteorologist for KAMC-TV. The discussion is free and open to the public, according to the release. @MichaelCantuDT

SWINGING INTO NOVEMBER

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Protesters at the demonstration against the Dakota Access pipeline are increasingly divided over how to stop the project, with militant younger activists seeking more aggressive tactics and an older crowd arguing for peaceful

protest centered on prayer.

The differences came to a head last week after law enforcement officers in riot gear forced hundreds of protesters off an encampment on private property.

In response, some demonstrators torched three vehi-

cles on a bridge, creating a blockade that effectively cut off easy access to the pipeline construction zone and made it far harder for the Standing Rock Sioux tribe and nearby residents to get to Bismarck for errands and medical appointments.

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Texas State student’s death appears accidental GUADALUPE COUNTY — Authorities say the death of a Texas State University student, whose body was discovered under a bus on Saturday afternoon, appears to be an accident.

The body of 20-year-old Jordin Taylor, of Burleson, was discovered just after 1 p.m. Saturday when a mechanic went to the Cool River Ranch, 601 Dupuy Rd., to work on the shuttle, which had broken down the night before, Guadalupe County Sheriff Arnold Zwicke said.

When the mechanic arrived the next afternoon, he found Taylor’s body near the rear axel of the bus, Zwicke said.

“The investigation revealed the female somehow came into contact with the bus and was drug more than 500 feet,” he said. “An autopsy showed the cause of death consistent with

being struck and dragged by the bus. The investigation

continues at this time, but it appears to be an accident.”

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Apple takes ‘Pro’ out of MacBook Pro L

ast Thursday, Apple unveiled the new MacBook Pro. The Pro lineup’s update has been long overdue; it’s been several years since we have seen a new MacBook Pro instead of a yearly spec refresh.

The big new feature of the new MacBook Pro is the touch bar. The touch bar presides in the place where the escape and function keys normally would and provides a dynamic set of virtual buttons that change based on the program currently being used. TouchID is also embedded to the right of the touch bar.

On Apple’s website, the touch bar is touted as “a revolutionary way to use your new Mac.” However, it’s not revolutionary in the slightest, but more on that in a minute.

The MacBook Pro has become smaller and lighter, as is the case with virtually every single new Apple device. The black bezel surrounding the display has shrunk, and the display has a greater range of colors.

The Pro’s speakers have gotten louder along with improved sound quality, the trackpad has doubled in size and the keyboard has a newer version of Apple’s butterfly switches first seen in last year’s MacBook. And finally, all ports are now Thunderbolt 3 infused USB-C inputs.

Ironically, there is a headphone jack, unlike the brand new iPhone 7 released around two months ago.

Now this all sounds just fine, right? It sounds pretty dandy.

This new MacBook Pro sounds like a great upgrade. Well, I just listed off what Apple says about the new MacBook Pro. What Apple doesn’t tell you is both the SD card slot and the HDMI port are gone. What

Alex Olges is a freshman journalism major from Humble.

Apple also doesn’t tell you is MagSafe is gone. MagSafe is the charging connection previous MacBooks have used; it uses magnetism to hold itself in place, so if the cord is yanked from the MacBook, it doesn’t fling the device across the room.

To throw more salt on the wound, even in its priciest configuration — weighing in at $4,299.00 — only a maximum of 16 GB of RAM is allowed.

Let’s go down the list of all the added and removed features and talk about them.

First of all, the touch bar. It’s pretty cool; there is no denying that. It’s really got that “wow” factor going for it.

One use Apple emphasized was being able to scroll through the Photos app like you can on iOS, with a little bar showing snippets of each picture that the user drags his finger across.

Other uses shown include

scrolling through the timeline in programs like Adobe Premiere and scrolling through a horizontal row of emojis.

Only time will tell if this touch bar is truly useful or not. However, I can’t help but wonder why Apple didn’t make the entire display a touch screen instead.

None of the features Apple has shown us would only work on the touch bar; all the uses shown are things done on an iPhone’s touch screen. Why not open up the touch space to the whole display and make interaction less cramped?

On the flip side, the TouchID on the right side of the touch bar is a great improvement. Now we can unlock our Mac faster and make secure payments through Apple Pay without having to pull our phones out of our pockets to authenticate purchases.

A better display and nicer speakers are always welcome improvements but are nonetheless iterative. Moving to full USB-C is a bold move, and I welcome it. USB-C is where the future is headed, and I appreciate Apple making a real push

to make it the new standard as quickly as possible. While it is a bit annoying right now because USB-C connectors are still fairly rare, I feel it’s worth it.

Going full USB-C does cause an interesting problem, though.

The brand new iPhone 7 cannot physically interface with the new MacBook Pro because the Pro holds only USB-C inputs and the cord included with the iPhone 7 uses USB Type-A. So, you need an adapter, which is in accordance with what is becoming typical Apple fashion.

Losing MagSafe is a bit disappointing. It meant tripping over charging cords did not bring the demise of a multithousand-dollar laptop. While MagSafe has been replaced with a non-proprietary standard, the benefits of MagSafe outweigh the downsides, such as the cost of $80 for a MagSafe charger.

The loss of the SD card slot and HDMI port is far more troubling, as these are not qualityof-life features like MagSafe. SD cards are extremely common in the world of photography; they are what many cameras use to store photos.

The HDMI port is useful for providing a connection to an external display, such as a TV. The MacBook Pro is an apparent professional device, but it lacks professional I/O. Lastly, perhaps most troubling of all, is the maximum RAM limit of 16 GB. As I mentioned earlier, even with a fully configured 15” MacBook Pro costing $4,299.00, 16 GB is the highest amount of RAM one can order.

This is baffling, as RAM is fairly cheap and most customers purchase MacBooks with the expectation they will last for many years. Sixteen gigabytes of RAM may be fine in 2016, but what about 2020?

In essence, the new MacBook Pro is not a bad device. It is a beautifully designed device from an aesthetic standpoint with horribly confusing choices considering its “pro” branding.

Who is this device for? Is it for professionals, coffee-shop hipsters or casual users?

Apple seems to have taken a “one size fits all” approach with its MacBook lineup. The MacBook Air appears to be

dead, and the plain MacBook is now the same price as the baseline 13” MacBook Pro, making it a dumb purchase.

I don’t like the direction Apple is headed. It is a future full of empty bank accounts, a ridiculous number of dongles, frustrating designs and irritating user experiences.

When the iPhone 7 released, I wrote in a column that “in a year no one will care that the headphone jack was removed,” and it ultimately was not the end of the world.

Times have changed since then, and with the new MacBook Pro, Apple has set a precedent for itself consisting of confused, idiotic design decisions, seemingly all made in the effort of producing lighter, smaller devices.

For creative professionals, maybe it is time to look elsewhere for a new device. Microsoft’s Surface lineup looks pretty good these days.

For the first time ever, I’d say Microsoft has the superior “pro” lineup. Apple can’t complain, though; it did it to itself. aolges@dailytoreador.com

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Emotional support animals aid recovery

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efore last week, I did not believe there could be an argument against more puppies. After reading Ignatius Horstmann’s Thursday column, “Emotional support animals deemed unnecessary,” you can find that I was very, very wrong.

To start, I should say sometimes there are columns that I do not personally agree with, which is great. We all come from very different backgrounds and have different views and reasons for writing.

Our experiences and feelings are so different that I can never assume what’s right or wrong for me is the same for another writer. It is with this respect and understanding I feel toward the other writers and their unique views that I don’t think it is ever my place to speak about another volunteer writer’s work.

However, I feel strongly about mental health, particularly when someone discredits issues affecting others. It is difficult for me to understand how anyone can criticize the needs of someone else without justification.

This is where I disagree with Horstmann’s column, which addresses the use of emotional support animals as treatment for mental health conditions.

Millions of people are affected by mental health conditions each year. These conditions can be caused by a combination of

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biological, psychological and environmental factors. The exact causes of most mental illnesses, however, are unknown.

This is because — even with the advancements in science and technology — there is still much we do not know about the relationship between our brain and our behavior. With how little we actually know, it is a challenging task to diagnose and find treatments for mental illnesses.

With that in mind, we are fortunate enough to have treatments for the few issues we know of. Some of those treatments involve prescribed medication and some are alternatives like emotional support animals.

Even these treatments have their challenges.

Lack of discussion associated with the social stigma that mental issues are a weakness or a character flaw is a large factor that dissuades people from seeking treatment. Some people simply cannot afford treatment. This leads to undiagnosed and untreated people struggling daily.

Knowing all of this, it is difficult for me to understand an argument against mental health treatment.

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animal. You must first be certified as emotionally disabled by a psychologist, therapist or psychiatrist. This would mean addressing you have a mental health issue.

Having to admit that there is something about the way you think or feel that affects your well-being is a difficult hurdle on its own. I cannot imagine anyone wanting to be diagnosed with a disorder simply to get certified for an emotional support animal.

The biggest misconception in Horstmann’s column is the lack of distinction between service animals and emotional support animals. Both are recognized and regulated entirely differently by various statutes in federal law because of their differences in use and training.

The law recognizes and protects a greater use of service dogs because they are trained to perform specific tasks that aid in mitigating the difficulty of tasks for a physical or mental disability. Emotional support animals serve to provide a more generally defined mitigation of emotional disability, which is aided by their supportive presence.

This distinction means you will never see an emotional support dog in the class or escorting someone around campus.

Emotional support dogs are not permitted in any campus buildings the general public has access to.

Service dogs are the only dogs

you will ever see in public areas on campus, in academic buildings or in classrooms because they are the only ones permitted there by federal law.

The only possible place to see another student’s emotional support animal on campus is within its owner’s residence on campus.

Let it be noted that even there, restrictions apply.

Before last week, I did not believe there could be an argument against more puppies.

I do understand that, to Horstmann, it may sound like I am making a big deal about puppies. His argument seems to be the people who use emotional support dogs fall under this often repeated negative rhetoric of “safe spaces” and “political correctness.” I get it.

However, it is very strange to discredit someone else’s mental health treatment simply by stating they need to suck it up and “face their demons once and for all.”

This statement entirely ignores the fact that people with emotional support animals know others will perceive them in a certain way. It is obvious to anyone who uses them that people will view them differently because they use emotional sup-

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port animals.

However, these animals provide a benefit that truly helps those who use them.

They are a means of treatment so that these people can get to the office meetings Horstmann references.

Is it hard to believe that using an emotional support dog as treatment for mental health issues — knowing full well how people will perceive such a thing — is facing one’s demons?

Again, I feel very strongly against commenting on another opinion writer’s work. However, what was written was an unjustified criticism which I feel lacked even the most basic journalistic research; it is as if the author based his opinion on only a casual observation of service dogs, justified by an extremely narrow set of pre-existing beliefs.

For Horstmann to argue what the right or wrong use of emotional support animals is, is essentially to argue that because he does not experience mental health issues and because he does not need an emotional support animal, others should not need one either.

It is an argument that does nothing except cast further disbelief into the already difficult discussion of mental illness.

It provides an unneeded addition to the discouragement that keeps people from seeking treatment for their mental health issues. ravila@dailytoreador.com

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Series examines gender roles in film

By KIRBY WARNER Staff Writer

The Texas Tech Women’s Studies Program is showing select films at Alamo Drafthouse as part of a series called Sexism|Cinema. The films that were chosen look at instances where there is straight or subverted sexism.

One of the organizers of the series, Allison Whitney, associate professor in film studies, said the series was spawned from the controversy created by a banner made by a Tech fraternity a couple of years ago.

On Sept. 14, 2014, pictures were taken of a “No m e a n s Ye s , Ye s m e a n s

Anal” banner and a sprinkler resembling female genitalia during a Phi Delta Theta party, according to a previous article in The Daily Toreador.

“In response to that,” Whitney said, “a number of faculty decided to get together and brainstorm about ways that we could initiate discussions and take actions of different kinds to address issues of gender inequalities in lots of different senses.”

This resulted in an initiative to start a film series in order to bring the Lubbock community and student population together to address the issues, she said.

Another organizer, Don Lavigne, an associate professor in classics, said there is still a large imbalance of female writers, directors and non-love interest protagonists in Hollywood.

“One of our goals is to get those strong female characters and those strong female voices out in front of the public a little bit more than they are,” Lavigne said.

Lavigne said the series also shows films that feature other underrepresented groups such as African-American and Latino directors, actors and actresses.

Whitney said the gen-

eral process when showing a film in the series is the organizers introduce the film at the beginning and hand out discussion questions to the audience. After the film ends, a discussion follows.

Whitney said it is great to have a combination of s t u d e n t s , f a c u l t y, s t a f f and Lubbock residents exchange ideas.

“Our hope is that people will take those ideas with them and further those kind of discussions in the rest of their lives,” Whitney said.

Lavigne said films are a good reflection of how people view an ideal existence, and people can gain

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a broadened perspective by criticizing these depictions through noting instances of inequity.

Whitney said while the representation for women in the film industry is growing, there are still instances where sexism is reproduced through popular culture.

“We need to always be mindful of what’s going on in our culture,” Whitney said, “what’s going on in our societies and when it comes to things like movies and other media as well, ‘How are those things being represented?’”

Lavigne said the Alamo Drafthouse has been a great partner and sponsor.

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Obama to give social accounts to successor WASHINGTON (AP) — The next president of the United States will start with a huge following on Twitter but a clean slate of tweets. It’s all part of the peaceful transition of power in the social media age.

The White House said Monday that Obama’s official @POTUS account will be taken over by the next president. Obama’s tweets will move over to a new handle, @POTUS44, maintained by the National Archives and Records Administration.

Similar changes will take place with Obama’s Facebook and Instagram accounts, along with other Twitter accounts.

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“They’re really invested in having dialogues like this around film,” he said.

Whitney said regardless of the type of movie fan one is or his position on the issues addressed, one can be introduced to new perspectives, and that can be useful to anyone.

“Monsoon Wedding” will be the next movie shown in the Sexism|Cinema series at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. @DailyToreador

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Prosecutors hope to

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have 13 of about 60 known accusers testify to show a pattern of “prior bad acts” when Cosby, now 79 and blind, goes on trial next summer on charges of drugging and molesting a former Temple University employee in 2004. Courts can allow the testimony if it shows a very specific “signature” crime pattern.

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Club promotes Arabic language, diversity

By ARIANNA AVALLE Staff Writer

The Arabic Club is a multicultural organization that brings together native speakers and aspiring learners who want to expand their knowledge on the Arabic language and culture.

Candace Smith, a senior art history major from Houston, is the founding president of the club. One year ago, her Arabic professor asked a group of students to start a club for those interested in learning Arabic.

While Smith was in Lebanon in 2011, she fell in love with Arabic and found it easier to pick up than Spanish. In 2015, Smith said she returned to Lebanon and is now focusing her studies on modern and contemporary Arabic art.

“Learning Arabic is a way to cross cultural boundaries,” Smith said. “It

TRAMPS

CONTINUED FROM PG. 1 Certain traditions are ones that create the game day feel for Tech football fans for years, including the wrapping of the Will Rogers statue and decorating the campus, he said. One of the oldest traditions, the ringing of the victory bells, has been around since the start of the Saddle Tramps. “(The Saddle Tramps) have been (ringing the

is very interesting to me.”

July Sosebee, vice president of Arabic Club and a senior psychology major and Arabic minor from Wichita Falls, said she is drawn to the Arabic club for the support it offers to the International Rescue Committee.

The International Rescue Committee goes to places in the world that are facing natural disasters or crises and helps with housing, medical relief and citizenship permits. Specifically, the Arabic Club supports the International Rescue Committee’s efforts for Syrian refugees.

Alaa Alamri, a sophomore English major from Medina, Saudi Arabia, is one of the native speakers of Arabic in the club. Alamri said she advocates for the importance of fighting prejudices and stereotypes of the Arabic culture.

“I want people to change their idea about Muslims,”

Alamri said. “When people think about Saudi Arabia, they think that women don’t have freedom and rights, but this is not true. You can see me here studying in United States.”

When the organization is at the Free Speech Area near Student Union Building, Alamri brings traditional Arabic food to share her culture with other locals. It is amazing, Alamri said, how people from a variety of backgrounds and nationalities can work so well.

Maegan O’ Brian, a senior sociology major from Pearland and secretary of the club, said she likes meeting people, such as Alamri, who come from the other side of the world.

Saad Alamri, internal vice president of the Arabic Club, is earning his master’s degree in applied linguistic, so he can help people learn Arabic as a

second language. In the club, Saad Alamri said, there is a lot of diversity, and it is exciting to see students learn a new language.

victory bells) since 1936,” Snead said. “Arch Lamb did that after we beat TCU in 1936. He rang them all night long, and that upset the townspeople, and they cut it off at 30 minutes. The Saddle Tramps head in to the bell tower (after a victory). They take 105 steps up and ring the bells.”

After 80 years, the Saddle Tramps are still the leaders of spirit on campus, Snead said.

Throughout the years, tradition and Red Raider pride is something that each member

of the Saddle Tramps has.

The Saddle Tramps exuberate that tradition and pride through everything they do, Snead said.

“They add something quite a bit (to the culture of the university),” Snead said. “It’s so much more that they do that people don’t see.

Most people see them with the cowbells at the football games, the basketball games and even at the baseball games. But, there is so much that they do behind the scenes in the community like

working with the local elementary schools and Relay for Life, and other times they do things that you don’t see.

They are out there spreading the good name of Texas Tech and trying to uphold tradition on and off campus.”

Austin Starkey, a junior environmental engineering major from Katy, said he pledged Saddle Tramps as a freshman in 2014.

Starkey heard about the organization through different family members who attended Tech.

Starkey said he was drawn to the service and sports aspect of the organization. Saddle Tramps became an important part of his life when he learned the history behind it.

“That first semester (you join Saddle Tramps), you learn everything about the history about being a Saddle Tramp and the history of Texas Tech,” Starkey said. “Tech has a rich history. (The history) is tied into what we do at game day and all the traditions and statues and landmarks and everything about the university itself. When people approach you, you should know, A to Z, about the history of Texas Tech.”

As one of the more visible organizations on Tech’s campus, the Saddle Tramps have to carry themselves in a more respectful manner than other students because they represent the university, Starkey said.

At the football games, the Saddle Tramps have to be the ones to keep the environment spirited in a respectful way, Snead said.

“You aren’t ever going to see the Saddle Tramps saying foul language or singing the ‘Fight Song’ the other way,” Snead said. “That’s something they take very seriously. That Red Raider pride and tradition means

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If you learn another language, it will open a new world to you.

SAAD ALAMRI INTERNAL VICE PRESIDENT ARABIC CLUB “If you just know one language, you will have some limitations in your life,” Saad Alamri said.

“If you learn another language, it will open a new world to you.”

Rebekah Dimas, a senior psychology major from Alamo and social chair of the club, said it is important for students to be multilingual.

“We close ourselves off to other languages, and we

ended up missing out on so many opportunities present in different parts of the world just because we don’t speak the language of that country,” Dimas said.

Victor Moore, a senior global studies major with an emphasis in Middle Eastern studies from Houston and president of the organization, said there are more than 20 countries where Arabic is spoken, which provides a variety of views, cultures and landscapes.

The members of the Arabic Club do presentations on Arabic-speaking countries to learn about their geographies, traditions and regional dialects.

“My favorite thing about the Arabic culture is the family-orientation of it,” Moore said. “I was serving in Iraq in 2004 and 2005. There I realized that there is 1 or 2 percent of the population that was trying to fight me,

and then there was 99-98 percent trying to live their life, go to work and send their kids to school. That really stuck with me … we are all just humans.”

Being elected as president was a big accomplishment for Moore because he realized he had been accepted by people from different cultures and ways of life, Moore said.

Previous experience is not necessary to join the club, Moore said. The club members range from firstyear students who do not know any Arabic to graduate students who tutor Arabic.

The Arabic Club meets once every two weeks on Tuesday at 5 p.m. in room 001 of the Foreign Language building.

“If you just have a curiosity about Arabic culture is a safe and good way to learn because everyone is here for the same reason,” Moore said. @DailyToreador

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Members of the Saddle Tramps perform the organization’s traditional bell circle during the Texas Tech football game against Texas on Nov. 1, 1980. The Saddle Tramps formed in 1936, and they will celebrate their 80th anniversary with a reunion Saturday during the game against Texas. something to them. It’s hard to be a person that upholds tradition because that is not how the crowd sometimes wants to go.”

Saddle Tramps alumni will attend the 80th anniversary reunion on Saturday during the game against Texas. Starkey said interacting with the older members shows how the organization has evolved over the years.

When people approach (a Saddle Tramp), you should know, A to Z, about the history of Texas Tech.

AUSTIN STARKEY SADDLE TRAMP “At the reunion last year, we got to see people who were in their 80s, who pledged when it was first coming around,” Starkey said. “It was interesting to meet them and hear about the things they did when they were a Saddle Tramp.”

Snead said it is interesting

to see the new members interact with the former Saddle Tramps who were a part of the organization a long time ago.

Things in the organization have changed for Snead, who has been with the Saddle Tramps for 18 years, he said. Technology has changed ways of communication, but the things the organization is based around has not changed.

“The spirit and the traditions are the same,” Snead said. “The sense of pride that the kids have is the same.”

Snead said there is not much of a difference between the old Saddle Tramps and the ones just joining the organization.

“He comes in, does good work and then goes on and leaves,” Snead said. “Once these guys become former Tramps, it’s really neat to see these guys interacting with the current group.”

Every Saddle Tramp has one thing in common with each other, Snead said.

“The one thing that all the guys have in common is the cowbell and that sense of pride for the university,” Snead said. @DavidGayDT

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Davis discusses final game, future goals

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Texas Tech senior wide receiver Reginald Davis runs away from a defender during the Homecoming game against West Virginia on Sept. 15 at Jones AT&T Stadium. Davis is one of 14 seniors on the roster.

By ARIANA HERNANDEZ Staff Writer

As the football season closes in on the Texas Tech Red Raiders, with only four conference games left, the seniors this season have decisions to make as they continue on their journey.

For the last home game of the season, the seniors will participate in a type of senior day with activities. There are 14 seniors on this season’s Red Raider roster.

Senior wide receiver Reginald Davis III has

played with the Red Raiders through all four years of his college career.

Davis said he has high hopes for his future endeavors. He plans to follow his football aspirations and hopes his abilities take him to the next level. If not, Davis said he has his major he can always fall back on.

“Hopefully I’ll start training and prepare for the NFL, but if not I’ll get a job,” Davis said. “I got a marketing degree, so I want to go into sales to start off, see how that goes.”

Sales and sports are

what Davis said he would want to get into if football does not pan out for him.

“I want to go into some kind of sales and sports, selling apparel, shoes, shirts, jerseys to teams, stuff like that,” Davis said.

Football is more than just football helmets and pads, Davis said.

The people he has met during his four years as a Red Raider have taught him valuable lessons any man would want to have, Davis said.

The characteristics include things such as perseverance and life lessons.

“It teaches you how to be a great man, to be a great teammate, a great father. It teaches you everything like that,” Davis said. “To be a hard worker, (because) it’s been times w h e r e i t ’s b e e n t o u g h here, but you just push through, and it makes you better in the end.”

Senior offensive lineman Tony Morales said though he has been injured for the majority of his career at Tech, he is going to lay everything out on the field Saturday for the seniors.

To gain a win against

Texas this weekend would be rewarding for the seniors, Morales said.

“All those guys have played way more than I have,” Morales said. “I sat out all those years, all those years with injuries.

Those guys have been working hard these last four years, three years.

They worked hard all this year. We want to win for them. It’s a big game in the Jones, and to get a win in the Jones against Texas in your last career game would be a big deal for them that they could carry on with them for the

rest of their lives.”

As for the players this year’s senior players will leave behind, sophomore wide receiver Jonathan Giles said they have made an impact on them.

At the game on Saturday, Giles said he will do everything he can to get the win for the seniors.

“They mean a lot. I first got here and (Reginald Davis) and Jakeem Grant, they were one of the first two people I also talked to,” Giles said. “For the seniors, I’m going to give them my all.” @A_HernandezDT

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No. 12 Oklahoma sits atop, leads Big 12

Junior quarterback Patrick Mahomes II was named one of 18 semifinalists for the Maxwell Award, which is given to the outstanding player of the year in college football, according to a Tech Athletics news release.

Mahomes leads the country in passing yards and total offensive yards. He has 3,519 passing yards and 3,770 total offensive yards. He is also tied for total touchdowns at 38 in the NCAA.

While there is nothing unusual about Oklahoma leading the Big 12 and being the conference’s highest-ranked team, there is a big difference with that scenario this season.

For the first time in the history of the 20-year-old conference, the Big 12 is going into November without a top-10 team.

“We’ve had plenty of years where we have, so that’s just where it is today,” Bob Stoops, coach of the 12thranked Sooners, said Monday during the weekly Big 12 coaches teleconference.

Baylor and West Virginia both dropped out of the top 10 — to 13th and 14th re-

Semifinalist voting will begin today and end on Nov. 21. Three finalists for each award will be selected on Nov. 22, according to the release.

Former Texas Tech players Graham Harrell and Michael Crabtree were the last players to be semifinalists for the award, according to the news release.

Harrell was also named a finalist for the award.

Mahomes leads the nation in passing plays of 10-

plus, 20-plus and 30-plus yards, and he is currently tied for third in passing touchdowns, according to the release. Mahomes has also scored 10 rushing touchdowns, which ties him for first in the Big 12.

Tech will host the Texas Longhorns 11 a.m. Saturday at Jones AT&T Stadium.

The game will be nationally broadcast on FS1. The game is also sold out, according to the release. @JackDensmore_DT

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spectively, right behind the Sooners— after suffering their first losses of the season within a matter of hours Saturday. Oklahoma (6-2, 5-0 Big 12) moved up four spots in the latest poll.

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Hatfield reminisces on winning field goal

By JACK DENSMORE Staff Writer

Sophomore kicker Clayton Hatfield lined up last Saturday at Amon G. Carter Stadium to kick the gamewinning 37-yard field goal against the TCU Horned Frogs in double overtime.

Hatfield was born in Corpus Christi and went to Champion High School.

He played soccer in middle school and became the kicker/punter when one of the star players went down.

“You just get that little kid feeling. It was just reminding me of when I was little, playing sports and stuff like that.

You get a big catch or throw a big pass as a kid playing football or playing soccer and baseball,” Hatfield said. “It’s just you get that feeling again, like, you don’t know what to do. There’s so much emotion running through you. It was a lot of fun. It was really cool.

The best part was seeing how excited my teammates got.”

When talking about the kick, Hatfield said he just kept smiling when he was lining up to make the kick.

When TCU did not score in double overtime, Tech had a chance to win the game by any score, and after junior quarterback Patrick Mahomes II ran the ball to the middle of the field, Hatfield’s shot was lined up.

Hatfield prefers to have a straight-down-the-middle kick but also prefers to have the kick be from the right hash mark. He said he prefers the kick to be a little bit further as well.

“I was just sitting there.

I was smiling. I knew I was going to make it, if everything worked out fine, good snap, good hold, not a bust and the blocking,” Hatfield said. “I

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Texas Tech sophomore kicker Clayton Hatfield prepares to make contact with the ball for the kick during the Red Raiders’ game against Oklahoma on Oct. 22 at Jones AT&T Stadium. Hatfield’s longest field goal of the season is from 43 yards. just knew I was going to make it. I mean, you can’t go out there and just think you’re going to miss it. So, I just kind of knew it was going to happen before it happened.”

Hatfield said as the game went into overtime and then double overtime, the game’s tensions continued to increase.

For nearly every drive, Hatfield said he felt like he was going to be able to kick the field goal to win, and that feeling came true.

“The tension’s got a lot higher. I mean the fans and your teammates and everybody is getting excited, and you try to keep yourself cool in a situation like that,” Hatfield said. “I’m like, ‘Okay, they’re not going to score,

and then I’ll kick it.’ And then they kick a field goal and miss, and then I’m like ‘Okay, finally. This is what I’ve been waiting for this whole time.’”

Hatfield said although he was smiling the entire kick, he treated it like any other kick.

He said one must remember the fundamentals when attempting that kind of kick when there is a lot of pressure.

A perfect kick to him is any ball that is stood up straight and has fast operation, but he prefers the laces to be out, as it feels different when kicking a ball with the laces in. He said it feels like hitting two golf balls with one club.

“You just gotta understand that it’s just like any other

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kick,” Hatfield said. “You gotta put the emotion aside.

I mean you go out there, and you’re going to be excited. I’m pretty sure I was smiling the whole kick, but you just gotta put it aside, and you gotta remember fundamentals.”

Hatfield said he could always make that kick when needed.

Hatfield’s longest field goal is 51 yards against the Texas Longhorns in 2015. His longest field goal so far this season was from 43 yards against Stephen F. Austin. He has made six of his seven field goals this season, only missing one against Louisiana Tech.

“I wouldn’t go out there unless (Tech) coach (Kliff) Kingsbury trusts me to make

the kick. So, I always have that in my mind that coach Kingsbury’s going to trust me to make it, my teammates support me and things like that,” he said.

For his first year at Tech, he had a redshirt season, but he then started for the 2015 season and finished ranking seventh nationally with an 87.5 field goal percentage.

This year, Hatfield scored a career high in points and PAT’s, both against Stephen F. Austin.

He scored 15 points and had nine PAT’s in that game.

As he was growing up, none of his family members played football, and his dad, in fact, discouraged him at first from playing football.

“Growing up, no one in my

family has played football before, and growing up my dad always told me ‘You can’t do it, your cousins always quit playing, and I quit playing (because) I don’t like getting hit’ things like that,” Hatfield said. “I just kind of wanted to prove him wrong. That’s just how I’ve always played that I can do this and be the best.”

Hatfield said with kickers struggling a bit in college football this year, it is cool to show fans that kickers impact the game and they are people too.

Fans are beginning to realize the value of kickers in football because of games such as the one against TCU. Hatfield also said he struggled a little bit early on in the season, but he has continued to practice.

“I just started taking practice more serious,” Hatfield said. “I started trying to get more kicks throughout the week and just get a rhythm going. I changed holders because my previous holder quit, and (junior receiver Cameron) Batson is holding for me now, he did last year, and you just gotta put the pressure on yourself and make every kick that you get a chance to go out there and do.”

Redshirt senior Tony Morales said the team believes in Hatfield, and whenever Hatfield has a chance to kick, he is going to make it.

Morales also said he hopes the team is on the right track after defeating TCU. “I was happy. I mean we all have faith in him. He’s a good kicker,” Morales said.

“I knew that if he had an opportunity to make that, he was going to make it, so I was happy for him. I was happy for the team. We got a big win, and hopefully we’re in the right track now.” @JackDensmore_DT

SOCCER

Four players honored for roles on field King earns Big 12 Freshman of Week The Texas Tech soccer team had four student athletes named to the 2016 All-Big 12 Conference teams, according to a Tech Athletics news release.

Senior Lauren Watson was named to the all-conference first team, sophomore forward Gwennie Puente received second team honors, while midfielder Jordie Harr and forward Jade King were selected to the All-Freshman team, according to the release.

Both Harr and King were unanimously voted in by the Big 12 coaches.

This is the most honorees Tech soccer has had since the 2014 squad. Watson is the first Red Raider goalkeeper to pick up first team honors since Victoria Esson in 2013.

With two new Red Raiders being selected, Tech tied with Kansas for the most freshmen selected to the 2016 team, according to the release.

Watson’s selection comes from her strong performance in the net this season, playing every minute of every game this year. She has racked up 77 saves and averages 4.28 per game. In three separate matches, Watson recorded her season-high saves with eight against No. 1 West

Virginia and nine saves against Arizona and Texas, according to the release.

The senior goalkeeper has totaled six shutouts this season, moving her to No. 2 all-time at Tech with 25.5, which is just 3.5 short from the school record. Watson also ranks fourth at Tech in career saves with a total of 245, according to the release.

Puente has started in 17 of the 18 matches this season. She has totaled two goals on 15 shots with five being on goal. Her first goal of the year came against Abilene Christian, where she tallied one in to win the game.

The second goal from Puente was against Appalachian State, where she stroked one in past the goalkeeper to get the first shot of the match. Puente has logged more than 55 minutes in all but two matches this season, according to the release.

King has been a strong addition to the team, playing in all 18 matches and leading Tech in scoring with six goals.

The freshman has stayed in the top two in the league in shots with 72. Her first goal of the year came against Missouri State, which was followed by another goal in the next match

against Abilene Christian.

Her first multi-goal performance was against Iowa State, where she got two strikes to win the game, 3-0. In the seasondetermining game against No. 24 Oklahoma on Friday, King saved the day by capitalizing on an open shot in double overtime to beat the Sooners, 1-0. That goal helped her earn the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week award, according to the release.

Harr started the season off strong but suffered an injury during the Big 12 slate. She jumped back in the lineup to help the Red Raiders secure the win Friday against Oklahoma. Starting in 11 games before her injury, Harr started the season with a multi-goal match against New Mexico on Aug. 19 to secure the win, 2-1. Her two goals helped her win Big 12 Freshman of the Week on Aug. 23. Harr has also had an eye for open looks, totaling three assists this season.

The four Red Raiders will keep up their momentum in the Big 12 Soccer Championship at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday against No. 1 West Virginia in Kansas City, Missouri. @ABoutwellDT

After scoring the gamewinning goal against No. 24 Oklahoma Friday in double overtime, freshman forward Jade King was named Big 12 Freshman of the Week, according to a Tech Athletics news release.

This is the second time this season that King has been honored by the confer-

ence, as she picked up Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 27, according to the release.

King tallied the winning shot with six minutes left in double overtime to beat the Sooners, 1-0. It was the sixth goal of the season for the leading Tech soccer scorer, according to the release.

The game-winning goal pushed the Red Raiders into the Big 12 Conference tournament. Because of King’s goal, the Tech soccer team will be matched up against No. 1 West Virginia at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Swope Soccer Village in Kansas City, Missouri. @ABoutwellDT

FOOTBALL

Kickoff time set for Tech, Oklahoma State Texas Tech will face off against the Oklahoma State Cowboys at 2:30 p.m. Nov. 12 at Boone Pickens Stadium.

The game will be nationally televised on FS1.

Against Oklahoma State,

Tech is 21-19-3. However, Oklahoma State has a sevengame win streak over Tech, which began in 2009.

The last time Tech defeated the Cowboys was in 2008 when Mike Leach

coached for the Red Raiders.

Tech won that game 56-20.

Before taking on the Cowboys on Nov. 12, Tech hosts Texas at 11 a.m. Saturday at Jones AT&T Stadium. @JackDensmore_DT

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Cutler, Howard lead Chicago to 20-10 win CHICAGO (AP) — Jay Cutler threw for 252 yards and a touchdown after missing five games with a thumb injury, rookie Jordan Howard ran for a career-high 153 yards and a TD, and the Chicago Bears

stunned the Minnesota Vikings 20-10 on Monday night.

The Bears sacked Sam Bradford five times while handing the NFC North-leading Vikings their second straight loss.

Cutler was on target in

his return from a sprained right thumb.

Howard easily surpassed his previous high of 118 yards. Alshon Jeffery got his first touchdown reception of the season.