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Organization: CASNR’s TAWC aids in water conservation.

Football: The Red Raiders are staying optimistic despite a threegame losing streak.

Column: Societal censorship sets a dangerous precedent.

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In Depth: Dr. Beth Nickels is a general surgeon but she also runs a no-kill, large animal rescue shelter.

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t was about six years ago, when a veterinarian came to Dr. Beth Nickels with a horse he thought was about to die.

After analyzing the horse and agreeing with the vet, Nickels arrived at nearly the same conclusion. Six years later, the horse, Punch, is still alive and roams around Nickels’ ranch called the Double Nickel.

Over the last 20 years, Nickels said she has made it a hobby to rehabilitate neglected and abused horses and dogs. She added this onto her regular day job as a surgeon, and she currently works with SWAT Surgical Associates, located at 3509 22nd St. She began the organization, Rescue Animals Second Chance, on a plot of land, about 440 acres in size, that her father owned off Highway 87. For security reasons, Nickels said she does not regularly hand out the address to her shelter.

“In 2000, that’s when I built the barn here and started taking

in all the animals,” Nickels said.

“It’s always been by myself. I just have a love for animals, mainly dogs and horses.”

A graduate of Lubbock’s Coronado High School, Texas Tech and Texas Tech Health Sciences Center, the lifelong Lubbock native has been around the area her entire life. Nickels said she began to become acquainted with larger animals in her youth, and has continued that fondness to this day.

Lezli Harper, a local nurse and paramedic, is a volunteer with Rescue Animals Second Chance.

Harper said while Nickels’ shelter did not start off with Punch, his story has stuck with most of the volunteers who help Nickels on a regular basis. Originally a reining horse, Punch developed a navicular disease, which caused severe bone degeneration.

His bout of navicular syndrome was mostly concentrated in his front hooves, Harper said, which caused him to struggle severely with walking.

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1: Dr. Beth Nickels feeds the horses at the Rescue Animals Second Chance. Dr. Nickels runs the no-kill horse rescue shelter at her ranch south of Lubbock.

2: A portion of the horse feed Dr. Nickels keeps stored in her barn.

Many of the horses Dr. Nickels has rescued are malnourished and require a healthy diet.

3: Dr. Nickels works patiently to regain the trust of one of her horses. Some of the horses Dr. Nickels has rescued were previously abused and have a distrust of people.

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Cassie Boren looks forward to senior year Hollis Daniels indicted on capital murder charge

By AUSTIN WATTS Staff Writer

As the Texas Tech soccer team finishes its 2017 regular season, the team will eventually return to the offseason, with the junior class preparing for their last season as Red Raiders.

One of those juniors who is looking forward to a last season with her teammates is defender Cassie Boren. The junior class has experienced both sides of college soccer: winning the Big 12 Championship two years ago, which was followed by a season where Tech fell short in conference and postseason play.

“We’ve played next to each other for all three years now,” junior defender Brooke Denesik said. “Her passion for the game and her passion to win is awesome, and it’s honestly something I strive for. Her leadership is huge on the field, just with

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Texas Tech junior defender Cassie Boren kicks the ball to her teammates during a game against Oklahoma at the John Walker Soccer Complex on Friday, Oct. 28, 2017. Boren missed three games in the 2017 season due to an injury but is looking forward to her 2018 season. her actions, just her energy. She always leads the team with her actions, and that is huge for a leader.”

Boren said she began playing soc-

cer at a young age, gaining her love of soccer through her older brother.

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A Lubbock County grand jury indicted Hollis Alvin Daniels III on a capital murder charge on Wednesday, Nov. 1.

Daniels was arrested for allegedly shooting and killing Texas Tech Police Officer Floyd East Jr. on Monday, Oct. 9, at Tech Police Department headquarters.

Earlier in the day, East, Tech PD Officer Tyler Snelson and Tech PD Lt. Mark Haney responded to reports of a gunshot in Daniels’ room in the Talkington Residence Hall, according to the search warrant for Daniels’ dorm room. Once the officers arrived, they found Xanax and unidentified tablets, leading them to handcuff Daniels and transport him to Tech PD headquarters.

Haney left East and Daniels

in the room at Tech PD, according to the warrant, and Haney re-entered the room after hearing a gunshot. When Haney reentered the room, DANIELS he found East with a fatal gunshot wound to the head, and Daniels was not in the room.

Daniels was found near the Lubbock Municipal Coliseum about 90 minutes later, according to the warrant.

The 19-year-old was indicted on a federal possession of a stolen firearm charge on Wednesday, Oct. 11.

Daniels remains at the Lubbock County Detention Center on a $5 million bond. @McKenziMorrisDT

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Pumpkins still used post-Halloween

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of a father with weeks-old twins, one in each arm,” she said. “This year, they returned with twins who were walking.”

Smith said it takes more than 300 shifts to man the pumpkin patch with two to three people on each of the two-hour shifts. Furthermore, the unloading of the trucks is strictly done by volunteers, and some of those volunteers are the Saddle Tramps, who come out every year.

“It’s an annual event that we help out with,” Stephen Saunders, vice president of Saddle Tramps, said. “Our first time, it was over 2,300 pumpkins. We had to get all hands on deck to get it unloaded.”

Cumberland Presbyterian also gets many volunteers from the National Honors Society, but Smith said the Saddle Tramps tends to help the most.

Saunders said the Saddle Tramps enjoy helping the church collect pumpkins.

“We were just going to do 10 guys, and it ended up being the entire organization out there because 2,300 pumpkins are not easy to unload,” he said. “And they’re various sizes. Some are the size of a grown man’s upper body. They were huge pumpkins.”

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It is the beginning of November, and the time has come when one must answer the question: What to do with the leftover pumpkins?

Billy Duncan, an employee specializing in the produce department at Market Street, said Market Street first marks down its pumpkins after the height of the selling season, a little bit at first and then with a substantial discount later down the line.

“Most of them just go bad,” Duncan said.

However, Market Street is able to take advantage of its pumpkin stock by handing them over to the bakery, he said.

Some people buy the discounted pumpkins and use them for projects, food or activities like smashing, he said. They often just use the produce to make seasonal items like pumpkin bread and pumpkin loaf.

“They do use the pumpkins,” Duncan said. “We have a lot of pumpkin spice stuff, and all that, in the bakery.”

Ken Smith, worship leader at Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Lubbock, said his church had a lot to contribute to the community over the last month.

Cumberland Presbyterian recently had a pumpkin patch that had more than 7,000 pumpkins, he said.

“Here we do things with Salvation Army,” Smith said.

“We do things with boy’s ranch, a lot of local. We get three semi-loads of pumpkins.

We do a story-time program with children (where) ladies of the church read a story or two, and then the kids get to go out and play in the pumpkin patch, and they each get a pumpkin to take home.”

He said admission to the pumpkin patch was free with

pumpkins priced according to size. The pumpkins all came from a Navajo Native American reservation near Lubbock, which split the profits with the church.

However, Smith said much of the church’s portion of profit goes back into the community and education.

“We also do a party in the patch,” he said. “We have all sorts of games for the kids to play and face painting, pumpkin decorating, bouncy houses, and we serve free hot dogs. We give away between 400-500 hot dogs that

First Hispanic fourstar general Richard Cavazos dead at 88 gia, completed Airborne School and then went to join the Korean War with the 65th Infantry.

From there Cavazos made his way through various ranks and also fought in the Vietnam War, according to www. biography.com. He retired from the military in 1984.

Some of Cavazos’ awards include: two distinguished service crosses, two Legion of Merit awards, five Bronze Stars for Valor, a Purple Heart, Combat Infantry Bade, Parachutist Badge, honorary lifetime member of the National Guard A s s o c i a t i o n o f Te x a s , Fort Leavenworth Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame Ranger Regiment Association and a Doughboy Award with the National Infantry Association. @MichaelCantuDT

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could use,” Smith said. “We try to use everything.”

Pumpkins that have gone bad go to local farms to be used as food for animals including pigs and deer, Smith said.

Cynthia Paulk, an employee of Cooper ISD, is responsible for coordinating volunteers and contacts.

She said volunteers from Tech are always eager to help. Additionally, Paulk said she loves being able to connect with the visitors and volunteers.

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An alumnus of Texas Tech and the United States’ first Hispanic four-star general, Richard Cavazos died at the age of 88.

Funeral arrangements are currently being made by the family and details will be released at a later date, according to the San Antonio Express News.

Cavazos died on Sunday, Oct. 29, and is survived by his wife Caroline, according to USA Today.

The last years of his life were spent in an Army Residence Community in San Antonio, according to USA Today.

Cavazos was a graduate of Tech, receiving his degree in geology in 1951, according to www.biography.com. In June of that year, he began basic training at Fort Benning in Geor-

night. We’ve been doing this for 15 years. It has evolved into a huge ministry that our church does.”

Smith said the church receives its first batch of pumpkins in the first week of October, and it continues receiving subsequent batches until Halloween.

After Halloween, most of the leftover pumpkins go to food banks, he said.

“At one time, they would dehydrate them and then they would ship them around the world to make pumpkin soup or whatever people

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Members of Texas Tech Black Student Association hand out flowers to promote the upcoming Miss Black Texas Tech pageant outside the Student Union Building on Nov. 1, 2017.

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Police in Colorado want murder charge against Utah suspect

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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Police in Colorado said Wednesday they will seek a murder charge against an ex-convict suspected of killing a man whose body was found in a trailer before he headed to Utah and fatally shot a student during an attempted carjacking.

Austin Boutain and his wife, Kathleen Boutain, were both named as suspects in the killing of 63-year-old Mitchell Ingle, whose body was found Tuesday, Golden, Colorado, police spokeswoman Karlyn Tilley said in a statement.

Authorities also plan to

recommend a murder charge against Kathleen Boutain.

Utah police believe the couple drove Ingle’s pickup truck from Colorado to Utah then gave it away.

They’re also suspected of taking three guns from Ingle’s trailer and using one in the slaying of Chinese

computer-science student ChenWei Guo. In Salt Lake City, police said 24-year-old Austin Boutain told investigators he killed Guo and then fired two rounds at Guo’s friend so there would be no witnesses, according to jail booking documents.

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Trump could send the New York terror suspect to Guantanamo MIAMI (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday he would consider sending the suspect in the New York bike path attack to the Guantanamo Bay detention center. But just a few hours later, the government filed federal terrorism charges against suspect Sayfullo Saipov, signaling an intent to prosecute him within the U.S. The one-two developments marked a sharp disconnect between the president and his administration.

Trump had professed himself to be open to the idea of sending Saipov to Guantanamo in a seemingly off-the-cuff answer to questions from reporters.

“I would certainly consider that, send him to Gitmo,” Trump said, using

the familiar shorthand for the detention center. The White House later reinforced that idea by saying it considered Saipov to be an “enemy combatant.”

But with the filing of federal charges, there was little indication that the threat of Guantanamo was anything more than tough talk, including links to and from Berlin, because of the danger from branches falling on the tracks. Germany rail company Deutsche Bahn opened stationary trains to travelers left stranded by the cancellations.

No one held within the U.S. has been sent to Guantanamo since the detention center opened in January 2002 to hold suspected members of al-Qaida and the Taliban.

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Tech helps international students discover American culture

By MOLLY MCLENDON Staff Writer

Students travel from countries all over the world to study at Texas Tech, and each student’s international experience is unique.

Linus Dufvenberg, a senior management information systems major from Sweden, said he feels welcomed and comfortable attending college in Lubbock.

While he was studying in Utah, Dufvenberg said he heard about Tech from a Norwegian friend and decided to transfer.

Dufvenberg said he has had a smooth transition into Tech as well as the American culture.

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CONTINUED FROM PG. 1 “They can get so bad that they have to put horses down.

He was young, 12 (years old), and he was on death row three different times,” Harper said. “And the vet in Lamesa said, ‘Beth, we’ve got this horse who is still young. He’s got this navicular disease, but do you think you can do anything?’”

Sometime after Nickels acquired Punch, his condition became a bit worse, even to the point of him not being able to use his shoulders to walk, she said. The vet thought it was the end for Punch, and Nickels had a friend go out to the ranch and dig a hole for the horse.

But, Nickels was determined to keep Punch alive and began doing simple online searches for medicines and ointments that would ease any of the horse’s pain, Harper said. She found a hydro-therapy treatment that was able to expose an abscess on the horse’s hoof that ruptured and freed him from pain.

“Once she did that, he has basically been fine. Anybody else would have put him down,” Harper said. “I’m telling you, that lady: I’ve seen her do that with patients.”

What is happening now It was early in the month of October that Nickels obtained three more horses, adding on to the nearly 60 she already had. Nickels said that number does not include the more than 20 dogs she has taken into the shelter, as well.

One horse in particular, Archer, was a $10,000 roping horse that was starved by his owner, Harper said.

“People like this guy, probably had been somebody’s good horse for years, and they decided to throw

ily influenced by American culture in a lot of ways,” he said.

H o w e v e r, t h e r e a r e some challenging aspects of being an international student. Dufvenberg said being far from friends and family is difficult, but a more demanding issue is learning English and the jargon used.

“Sometimes it can be pretty heavy on the English and for most of us international students, English is not our first language, so classes might be a little bit tricky,” Dufvenberg said. “I remember my first semester when I had to read a whole Shakespeare book. That was quite complicated.”

Umut Ozuguzel, a soph-

omore chemistry major from Turkey, said he had a smooth transition to the university, overall, but he was surprised by the size of Tech’s campus.

“I thought my university was pretty big back in Turkey,” Ozuguzel said.

“Apparently, it was not.”

While it is strange to get adjusted to a new environment, Ozuguzel said he enjoys being involved in a community that he is unaccustomed to.

“You’re seeing a different culture, you’re learning about different people, experiencing their lifestyle,” he said.

Tracy Tindle, assistant director for International Student and Scholar Ser-

vices, said the university is working hard to serve international students well.

them away because he wasn’t fitting their needs anymore,” Nickels said.

“The passion that I have out here to help these innocent animals is just part of me.

I wish more people would have it for, not only animals, but also people in general.”

Nickels said she built every dog house and stable on her land herself.

She has to feed the horses at around 6:30 a.m., go to work, and take another trip back around dinner time to feed the horses again. But now, Nickels said she has a staffer who works with her during the week to make sure the horses are cared for while she is gone.

Other volunteers, including Harper and Kippie Hopper have put in some work, too, helping Nickels while she was on call with her job. Now, Nickels said she is doing around-the-clock work to get the horses and dogs ready for winter.

However, Nickels said the fluctuating autumn weather has made it difficult for her to make sure all the animals are not getting too warm or staying too cold.

“All of our (water) tanks, we’re about two weeks away from having them heated,” Nickels said. “We have electricity to all of the tanks, where we don’t have to break ice. If we have electricity, we’re pretty warm out here.”

The financial situation At this point in time, Nickels said she provides about 95 percent of the funding.

However, within the last year or so, the organization was able to gain a 501 (c)3 nonprofit status, meaning donors can give money and have it taken off their taxes, Hopper said. Before attaining that status, attaining donations was primarily done through word of mouth.

Along with volunteering

on a regular basis, Hopper said her primary goal is helping Nickels get grants from various sources. This is also to tag along with the GoFundMe webpage that has been established with a goal of raising $30,000.

“So, we have to convince people that it is benefitting West Texas and the Lubbock community to take care of these animals,” Hopper said.

“Especially these horses, because that’s what she has more of. And there are no safe no-kill shelters in the area for horses in this region.”

However, in reaching out to various donors, the group has come to have little success, Nickels said. Though she is able to fund most of the needs herself, it does become a bit costly to feed, rehabilitate, buy medicine and pay vet bills.

Most of the time, when it comes to veterinary care, she said she has to load a horse into a trailer and drive it to a vet somewhere.

Ideally, having about $100,000 a year would add enough cushion for the shelter to continue on, Hopper said. This would also allow for more shelter and fencing to be added on to the infrastructure of the establishment.

“I think that’s our focus on writing grants, to get funded and have more security in the future,” Hopper said.

Rehabilitation Though the shelter is designated a no-kill shelter, Nickels said Rescue Animals Second Chance does not have the option of adopting out the animals. Once they get there, they stay.

But, that also adds on to the work she has to do with them on a daily basis. There is some degree of difficulty in rehabilitating a horse to where it is no longer scared of human contact, she said.

“Well, I knew nothing from 1997. I didn’t even know how to saddle a horse, much less take care of a horse,” Nickels said.

“Through reading horse magazines, through friends’ advice, taking horse lessons, just live and learn basically.

When you have so many through 20 years now, you learn from your mistakes.”

Though there have been no grave mistakes that have put any lives in danger, there has been some evolution in horse treatment, Nickels said. That is also how she figured out what type of supplements to include in the horse feed to keep them healthy and help them live longer.

But, it is the beaten and abused horses that have become a challenge, she said. Most of which have lost trust in humans because of the level of neglect. Many horses were starved nearly to the point of death, and others were headed out of the country to kill pins.

However, over the years, Nickels said she has managed to figure out the best way of approaching horses.

“You can see it in their eyes that they’ve been hurt.

That’s the most difficult thing,” Hopper said. “But Dr. Nickels has a real optimistic outlook. She’s there to, if she can, bring them back to health.”

It is Nickels’ insistence on not letting her animals die that is admirable to others, Harper said. That is also a trait that has transferred to her patients.

“I’m not one to sit on a horse and say, ‘Oh, I think he’s going to get better,’” Nickels said. “I just take them and get the expert opinion of the vet, and that’s what I hope people would do for me as a physician and a surgeon.”

You’re seeing a different culture, you’re learning about different people, experiencing their lifestyle.

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TechTeach program garners national recognition The College of Education is incorporating new technology and clinical experiences through the TechTeach program.

The program received high scores on the National Council on Teacher Quality, leading it to be labeled as one of the top35 programs nationwide, according to the College of Education website.

Student teacher app l i c an ts bal a n ce t h e i r time between tutoring students, self assessment,

on-campus requirements, field-based teaching and collaborating with their mentor teacher, according to the website.

The TechTeach program has a 92 percent rate of employment with a full 100 percent pass rate on its initial certification exam.

The main elements that set the TechTeach program and its students apart from other programs across the country are: using the TAP rubric, working in classrooms their first semester,

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In key step, Hamas gives up control of Gaza border crossings GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Islamic militant group Hamas on Wednesday handed over control of Gaza’s border crossings with Israel and Egypt to the internationally recognized Palestinian Authority, taking the first tangible step toward implementing a reconciliation deal with the rival Fatah movement.

After a decade of Hamas rule, the group’s security forces and border control agents were seen

pulling away from the crossings that facilitate the movement of cargo and people in and out of Gaza. Representatives of the Fatah-dominated Palestinian Authority quickly took up positions.

“From now on, we have no relationship with crossings and our employees are not present inside them,” Mohammed Abu Zaid, the Hamas-appointed director of crossing points, told reporters.

using art digital technology and working with an experienced mentor. These factors and experiences contribute to an organization that exceeds many other educational programs, according to the website.

Benefits of the program include opportunities for scholarships during students’ second semester of student teaching, according to the website. Study

abroad trips are also available for students in education, and the college sponsors two individuals.

Through state-of-theart digital technology, TechTeach students succeed through evaluation of their own instruction and can then improve their teaching methods moving forward, according to the website. @DailyToreador

dle said. “We kind of help the students abide by those and give them guidance.”

For an American university to host international students, it must abide by U.S. governments laws. One of those laws is to have a designated school official, and Tech currently has several, Tindle said.

His job includes reporting back to the government while protecting the university and also serving the international students. Tindle said he also helps students with employment issues.

International students benefit from the Office of International Affairs because it helps them main-

tain good legal standing, Tindle said. Additionally, it helps them stay enrolled as a full-time student.

“We do everything from helping students figure out how to get Social Security cards to advising them on how to get driver’s licenses,” Tindle said.

Tindle said he encourages the students to engage in activities Americans and other international students are involved in.

“We try to communicate with students about things that are currently going on, on campus,” Tindle said.

“So, the international students have the opportunity to engage with all kinds of student life events.” @DailyToreador

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1: Dr. Beth Nickels runs a horse rescue at the Double Nickel Ranch. She uses primarily her own funds to buy horses headed for slaughter.

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Hecklers veto, societal censorship set dangerous precedent for free speech

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he First Amendment clearly applies to the relationship between the government and its citizens, but free speech must be protected societally, as well.

While both YouTube and Google are private companies that have every right to censor users, people should be more uncomfortable with it.

Self-censorship has always existed in public spaces and businesses. A company has every right to fire employees when they are inflammatory and

Anna Holland is a junior electronic media and communications major from New Braunfels.

hurt the brand of the company. The problem is, we have never seen so many reasonable opinions being labeled as inflammatory.

A recent Vox video commented on extremist content on YouTube, and how the platform is simply censoring to define its brand and avoid hate speech.

The important phrase being hate speech, a title given to an undefined amount of opinions that grows depending on the political debate.

The video fairly points out some actual self-described white supremacists and one known conspiracy theorist. Beside them are people like Lauren Southern and Steven Crowder, conservatives who are far from political extremists and who simply have a different opinion.

This video illuminates

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an issue with our need to label all things we don’t immediately love as extremist content. When we lump everything in with this title, it is difficult to see what is truly outlandish.

The same tactic is used when speakers like Ben Shapiro are shouted down on college campuses. While someone may not want to hear him speak, his ability to speak is important to all of us.

The new danger is not in government censorship or Supreme Court coups that

lead to a removal of the First Amendment. The slippery slope that emerges is one of societal fascism.

If we begin to societally censor to this degree on our biggest media platforms, we will simply forget that another side to the argument exists.

In an age of social media riots, the goal should be to debate our controversial problems until we can come to one societal agreement: The debate itself is the goal. @DailyToreador

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CIA releases 470,000 more New York attack files from bin Laden raid prompts blame from Trump WASHINGTON (AP) — Never-before-seen video of Osama bin Laden’s son and potential successor was released Wednesday by the CIA in a trove of material recovered during the May 2011 raid that killed the al-Qaida leader at his compound in Pakistan.

The video offers the first public look at Hamza bin Laden as an adult. Until now, the public has only seen childhood pictures of him.

In recent years, al-Qaida has released audio messages from Hamza bin Laden. And to mark a recent anniversary of 9/11, al-Qaida superimposed a childhood photo of him over a photo of the World Trade Center. He is expected to rise to prominence in the jihadist movement and is being closely watched as the rival Islamic State organization suffers setbacks in the Middle East.

One hour-long video shows Hamza bin Laden, sporting a trimmed mustache but no beard, at his wedding. He is sitting on a carpet with other

men. A man chanting Quranic verses can be heard in the background. Sporting a traditional white headdress, he verbally accepts his marriage to his bride “on the book of God and the example of the prophet. Peace be upon him.”

“Takbeer!” the others shout, marking his marriage with a kind of religious hooray.

It was the fourth trove of documents, images and computer files recovered during the raid of bin Laden’s compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Earlier materials were released in May 2015, March 2016 and in January of this year.

The CIA said the nearly 470,000 additional files offer insights into the inner workings of the terrorist organization responsible for 9/11 and detail its clashes with the Islamic State group, a spin-off of al-Qaida’s operation in Iraq. They also shed light on hardships that al-Qaida faced at the time of bin Laden’s death.

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nal of bin Laden and about 79,000 images and audio files, including practice reels of public speeches. Also released were home videos and more than 10,000 video files, including the one of Hamza bin Laden’s wedding.

After shouts of congratulations, the video moves to another location where the groom and others are sitting on a red carpet dotted with bowls of bananas and apples, bottles of cola, sweets and tea. The groom smiles nervously, revealing his dimples. Osama bin Laden is not seen, but a man notes that the “father of the groom, the prince of the mujahedeen” is overjoyed about his son’s marriage and his happiness will “spread to all the mujahedeen.”

At one point, a man stands up and offers a lengthy quiz on the history of Koranic verse, largely for the benefit of young boys in the group who compete to answer the questions. Red heart-shaped balloons decorate the room and in a second video of the wedding, the boys play a rough game of indoor soccer while the adults cheer.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump o n We d n e s d a y b l a m e d one Democrat for an immigration program that was backed by both parties and signed by a Republican president in 1990. The “Chuck Schumer beauty,” as Trump called the program, was also George H.W. Bush’s beauty.

A look at Trump’s statements Wednesday as he cast political blame on Sen. Chuck Schumer specifically and Democrats generally in the aftermath of the deadly truck attack in New York City, allegedly by a citizen of Uzbekistan.

“The terrorist came into our country through what is called the ‘Diversity Visa Lottery Program,’ a Chuck Schumer beauty. I want merit based.” ’’’Senator Chuck Schumer helping to import Europes problems’ said Col. Tony

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The Motion Picture Project brings film to life

By TORI MCGEE Staff Writer

For students whom may dream of putting their film ideas on a screen, there is a student organization on campus that can help make that dream a reality.

The Motion Picture Project is dedicated to all things film, including film and television analysis, technique analysis, writing, animation and overall production, according to the organization's Orgsync webpage. The MP Project promotes the concept of self-production by showcasing member's abilities and encouraging them to create their own original ideas.

Brennon Holbrook, a sophomore electronic media and communications major from Dallas and president of The MP Project, said the club produces feature lengths, short films and other media content.

"Let's say you want to write a drama," Holbrook said. "You'll go to a writing team, get it written. Then, you'll go to the production team, get it made. Then, the editing team, get it put

together. Then, the marketing team."

Once a film has been completed, Holbrook said the marketing team helps students send their films to different organizations and competitions. The team can even send the film to the office of Quentin Tarantino and other prominent directors.

Members create projects and receive help from professors and advisers who have experience in the film industry, Holbrook said. A primary staple of the organization is creating content for the sake of creating content.

"If someone comes in with an idea, we want to make it because it's important to that person," he said. "You always want to create anything that anybody has an idea for, because you never know when it will be the next revolutionary thing."

Michael Westrope, a junior electronic media and communications major from Houston and vice president of The MP Project, said the club is currently working on several projects, including a film titled “Train Wreck” by member Chris Kinzie, a

senior business management major from The Woodlands, a short drama film and a full length indie film.

The organization is a lot of fun, Westrope said, and the club is open to all students regardless of major.

"It doesn't matter what degree they have, what future job they want, or whatever they want to do," he said. "If they have an idea, we're here to make it."

Makenzie Patton, a sophomore theater major from Lubbock and talent director for The MP Project, said the club has different workshops to help members learn the entire process of filmmaking such as lighting and acting workshops.

Patton said she hosts casting calls and works as an actor.

"Usually, when we need actors, I'll send out emails to the whole school, or to the School of Theatre and Dance," she said. "When they show up to auditions, I'll put them in roles. It's amazing to see what the various actors are capable of."

While it can be difficult at times, Patton said she enjoys

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Brennon Holbrook, a sophomore electronic media and communications major from Dallas and president of The Motion Picture Project, directs in “Club Chant,” a short film made by the organization. being a part of the organization, and she hopes to grow its membership.

"This is a fun organization for us to mess around and show our creative sides," she said, "and it's not even limited to MCOM majors.

We want brilliant, creative minds, and anyone who just wants to do it for fun."

When people think of content or a weird, whimsical idea, Holbrook said he wants students to come to The MP Project to pursue that idea, whether it be a film or a funny, short skit to post to YouTube.

Students may find they have a knack for directing, writing, acting, operating

a camera or anything else related to film, he said.

"Even if it's the last thing you ever do, you should always follow that idea or that dream," Holbrook said. "Whatever a student might have, I want to get it made because it deserves to be made." @ToriMcGeeDT

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Texas Alliance, Texas Tech aids in water conservation

By PAYTON ROBB Staff Writer

Water is an important natural resource for both urban and rural areas. Also, it plays a critical role in the agricultural industry.

The Texas Alliance for Water Conservation, part of Texas Tech’s College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources, strives to educate agricultural producers about using the most efficient water-management techniques and technology while maintaining their profitability, according to the college’s website.

“In 2005, we received a call from the Texas Water Development Board about educating the public on improving water for agriculture,” TAWC Administrative Director Chuck West said. “We emphasize in ground water from the Ogallala Aquifer.”

According to the Texa s Wa t e r D e v e l o p m e n t Board’s website, the Ogallala Aquifer is the largest aquifer in the United States and a major aquifer in Texas. It underlies much

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A demonstration site for the Texas Alliance for Water Conservation’s partnership with Texas Tech and other conservation organizations. Most of the sites are located outside of Lubbock. of the South Plains region.

According to its website, TAWC has organized a partnership with the goal to extend the life of the Ogallala Aquifer while maintaining the viability of local farms and communities.

“The project is a joint effort involving all departments within the College of Agriculture & Natural Resources at Texas Tech University, Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Natural Resources Conservation Service and High Plains Underground

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Water District,” TAWC Communications Director Samantha Borgstedt said.

“It is funded by a grant from the Texas Water Development Board.”

Twenty-five area producers are cooperating with the universities, industries and government agencies to collect data and transfer technologies for improving farm profitability and water-use efficiency. The field sites involve more than 6,000 acres located in nine Texas counties, according to the

project overview report.

The TAWC hosts onfarm demonstrations of cropping and livestock systems and comparisons of irrigation scheduling techniques that help producers decide how best to conserve water.

“Throughout the summer, we host field walks,” West said. “We go to a particular farm that we are collecting data on, and the owner will talk about his method of managing water for that crop. He demonstrates how he is

using our tools to cut back and save water. Having a farmer share how he is benefiting from our methods is more convincing than a professor from a university to the neighboring farmers.”

In addition to the field w a l k s , t h e TAW C a l s o hosts field days and an annual Water College.

Field days include infield demonstration of irrigation practices being used by the cooperating producers and presentations given by experts in the agriculture industry, Borgstedt said.

The fourth annual Water College will be hosted on Wednesday, Jan. 24, in the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center. A free lunch will be served and will be open to the general public. “ T h e Wa t e r C o l l e g e is our largest annual event,” Borgstedt said.

“It is attended by over 200 producers, industry leaders, researchers and consultants. Experts give presentations at the allday event covering water management, weather and industry updates. An

area is also available for attendees to visit booths of companies displaying their latest technologies and services.”

The TAWC shares its research findings through the on-farm field walks, field days, the Water College, its website, social media and by attending conferences and tradeshows, such as the Amarillo Farm and Ranch Show.

It is important to share the new irrigation methods, because the methods conserve water and save the producer money, West said.

“We demonstrate the new technologies through our educational programs because they help improve irrigation,” West said. “The old irrigation systems waste water in various ways including evaporation and run off, but the new methods are much more efficient. We demonstrate these new approaches and how they save water and money.

Our programs are a good way to get the word out about the new technology that is available.” @paytonrobb_DT

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WWI battle re-enacted in Israel UK town to burn Harvey Weinstein in effigy BEERSHEBA, Israel (AP) — A century to the day after Australian troops broke through Ottoman defenses in a daring World War I victory, nearly 200 horsemen — including descendants of the soldiers — paraded through streets of an Israeli city in a memorial to those killed in a battle that helped turn the tide of the war and shape the modern Middle East.

With leaders from Israel, Australia and New Zealand in attendance Tuesday, Australian and Israeli military marching bands led the way through the flag-festooned route in Bersheeba, flanked by several thousand onlookers in a tribute to the 171 British and Commonwealth troops killed that day.

Some 175 members of the Australian Light Horse Association participated.

Australian military veteran Ian Dunlop, whose grandfather fought at Beersheba, wore his ancestor's four military medals on his chest and said he was "very proud" to have come from his native Melbourne.

The battle was a crucial, if largely forgotten, victory in the Mideast campaign that enabled the Allies to break the Turkish line in what is now southern Israel and

capture Jerusalem weeks later. The victorious campaign redrew the map of the Middle East.

In the fall of 1917, Allied forces with Gen. Sir Edmund Allenby's Egyptian Expeditionary Force advanced on Gaza as part of a campaign to knock the Ottoman Empire, Germany's ally, out of the war. To outflank the Turkish troops entrenched around Gaza, a parched detachment made a desperate maneuver through the Negev Desert to capture the strategic biblical town of Beersheba, known both in antiquity and in modern times for its wells.

LONDON (AP) — A British town plans to burn a 36foot (11-meter) effigy of Harvey Weinstein at its annual Bonfire Night celebrations.

Each year the Eden-

bridge Bonfire Society chooses a well-known figure to go up in flames alongside an effigy of 17th-century militant Guy Fawkes.

The society says the mov-

ie mogul was the obvious choice after many women made allegations of sexual harassment and assault against him.

The effigy unveiled

Wednesday appears in a bathrobe, holding a Hollywood star and a clapperboard with "final cut" on it.

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Texas Tech Block and Bridle club helps students discover, learn about agriculture industry

By MATT COFFERN Staff Writer

In the South Plains, agriculture and the farmingindustry sector is a vital part of the West Texas economy.

According to the latest statistics from the Texas Department of Agriculture, one in every seven working Texan is in an agriculturerelated job.

And at Texas Tech, a student organization is training the next generation of farmers, ranchers and cotton growers.

One of the groups responsible for developing future agricultural innovators is the Texas Tech Block and Bridle Club. Founded in 1933, the Block and Bridle Club has been serving the community for decades.

Every semester, its members volunteer for various drives and fundraisers to help people any way they can, according to the organization’s OrgSync webpage.

As a national organization with clubs at several major universities, Block and Bridle promotes agriculture and helps agricultural majors in everything they do.

Maddy Ainsley, a junior animal science major from Hondo and a member of

Block and Bridle, said being in the club has helped her meet a wider variety of agriculture majors, and it gives her the chance to talk with people who she would normally never see.

As a transfer student from Texas A&M University, Ainsley said the Block and Bridle club made her experience at Tech even better, as it exposed her to new friendships.

“It really brings a larger spectrum of people together and allows for wider communication within the Ag college,” she said.

(Block and Bridle) allows for the chance to meet new people within the college.

BROOKE BLUM PRESIDENT With more than 300 members, Tech Block and Bridle is one of the largest student organizations in the College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources, according to the organization’s website.

The club’s next charity event is on Monday, Nov. 6, when club members will collect clothes and other items to give to local children for

Christmas. “(Block and Bridle) gives people a chance to come out of their comfort zone,” Block and Bridle President Brooke Blum, a senior animal science major from Howe, said. “It allows for the chance to meet new people within the college.”

Block and Bridle helps students find job and internship opportunities for those who want to get into the agriculture field.

Block and Bridle Vice President Keeley Sears, a senior animal science major from Peaster, said that with more than 60 clubs at different colleges nationwide, Block and Bridle is the go-to organization for agricultural businesses looking for recent college graduates.

“We have lots of businesses come talk to our members and come to our college’s job fairs, and being a member of Block and Bridle looks really good on a résumé,” Sears said.

“Texas Tech is proud to have the Block and Bridle Club be a part of our college.

They promote excellence, are always willing to help, and can assist any ag major in finding their dream job,” she said. @DailyToreador

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Forrest Gump impersonator jogs around California city RIVERSIDE, Calif.

(AP) — Halloween started early in one Southern California city, where a man dressed as Forrest Gump has been running

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Members of Block and Bridle pose at a championship event at the Texas Tech Equestrian Center. The organization has over 300 members, and is one of the larger organizations on campus.

around neighborhoods and stopping to take pictures with residents.

The man identified himself to KABC-TV only as Forrest Gump.

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Ginger Weldon, a public relations major (left), and Zachary Moore, a university studies major (right), dress as Lady Thor and the Riddler respectively on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017, outside the Stangel/Murdough Residence Complex. People could be seen wearing costumes on campus throughout the day.

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Art from Third Reich dealer’s trove on show for 1st time GENEVA (AP) — A Swiss art museum on Wednesday showcased a new exhibit of artwork deemed "degenerate art" by the Nazis, drawn

from a collection of some 1,500 works found hidden in the homes of German collector Cornelius Gurlitt five years ago.

The Bern Kunstmuseum exhibit features over 200 modern art pieces confiscated in a Nazi crackdown in the late 1930s against so-called

"degenerate art" — deemed inferior because they were un-German, Jewish or Communist or didn't employ traditionally realistic forms.

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Freshmen impress in first season

By AUSTIN WATTS Staff Writer

With the regular season coming to an end Friday, Oct. 27, the Texas Tech soccer team had a shot at the Big 12 Tournament but fell in round one to West Virginia.

A vital part of Tech’s 9-63 record has been the play of their freshman athletes.

Tech has three-starting freshmen this season, including forwards Ally Griffin and Kirsten Davis who lead the team in scoring.

Marissa Zucchetto has also been playing a vital role in the net to contribute to multiple shutouts this season.

“We have a lot of leaders on this team, and I think we are going to get so much better,” senior defender Cassie Conarty said. “So many freshmen and sophomores are just starting their careers, and they have so much room to grow. I think this team is really going to take off next year.”

Griffin has started every game this season for the Red Raiders, and has provided a spark for the team on offense.

She leads the team with five game-winning goals this season. Overall, Griffin has

scored six goals for the Red Raiders, the most of any player on the team, according to Tech Athletics.

“I think that I have grown a lot,” Griffin said.

“I have a whole lot of leaders on this team that have helped me throughout this process. You just work on your weaknesses every single week and work on things you know you can get better at. You push through every single game, and you learn different things throughout game situations, and you just get better.”

Alongside Griffin, Davis has started 15 matches for the Red Raiders, while appearing in all 18 games.

Davis is second in goals on the team with four goals scored, according to Tech Athletics. Of her four goals, two were game winners. The two freshman forwards have combined for seven game winners this season.

In the net, Zucchetto has progressively improved this season, eventually earning the starting job late into conference play. For most of the season, Zucchetto played from the second half onwards, but she started against Oklahoma State,

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Left: Texas Tech freshman forward Ally Griffin moves the ball down the field in the 3-0 win over Oklahoma on Friday, Oct. 27, 2017, at the John Walker Soccer Complex. Top: Red Raider freshman forward Kirsten Davis moves past TCU defenders in the 1-0 loss to the Horned Frogs on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017, at the John Walker Soccer Complex. With 11 freshmen on the Red Raiders’ roster, Tech will have plenty of experience on the field next season. according to Tech Athletics.

Zucchetto has recorded 35 saves on the season while only allowing 10 goals.

“Being able to play in my freshman year is great going into my sophomore year,” Zucchetto said. “If I had no experience in my freshman year, it would definitely be more difficult

heading into next year. So, it is great to be playing.”

With three-starting freshmen, the Tech soccer team has used its influx of youth to help them win games.

The experience that these freshmen have accumulated over their first season and the offseason will allow them to improve going into their

sophomore year, junior defender Cassie Boren said.

“I think that our freshmen have done a great job of coming in and blending in well with the team,” Boren said. “The ones that are starting have done a great job of showing the coaching staff and everybody on the team that they deserve to be out

on the field and starting. I am excited for them to grow and mature a little bit. If they are this good now, I am excited to see how well they are going to do next year as sophomores. They will have had a year under their belt and the spring under the belt.

It will be exciting.” @AustinWattsDT

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LaVar Ball’s positive intentions fall short L et me start off by stating I thoroughly love seeing athletes who have the support of their parents — or a parental figure — to help guide athletes on the journey to a successful professional career.

However, I cannot stand when parent’s or guardian takes the limelight away from the real talent. Yes, I am talking about LaVar Ball and the Ball family.

In my heart, I know Ball had the right intentions starting off. He has said on multiple occasions he bred his sons to become successful athletes. I have no problem with this. I love that he pushed his children to develop a skill

BOREN

CONTINUED FROM PG. 1 “When we were younger, he would take me into the backyard, and we would play soccer. He would just run me over, and I would sit there, and I would cry, and he would tell me to get up,” Boren said. “We just kept doing that until finally I was able to stop him and score every now and then.”

After her state-winning career at La Cueva High School in New Mexico, Boren decided to come to Tech to continue her col-

and put those skills to use in a potential career.

How he has trained his boys has clearly worked out. The eldest of the three sons, Lonzo Ball, has already made it to the big stage after being the No. 2 overall selection in the 2017 NBA Draft.

Yes, we can discuss the Big Baller Brand and how idiotic some might say it is, but LaVar Ball has already set his kids up for notoriety. Lonzo Ball is the

only rookie to ever have his own shoe, and that was all because of the brilliance of LaVar Ball. The man may have little-to-no filter, but his end game is to benefit his children, or it was.

Now, even the youngest son, LaMelo Ball, has a signature shoe, and he has yet to graduate high school.

I’ve seen each of the Ball brothers play — whether it was at Chino Hills High School or in the summer leagues — and yes, they’re very talented.

All three of the ball brothers exhibit NBA talent with Lonzo Ball playing only one year with the UCLA Bruins before being drafted. Along with Lonzo Ball, LiAngelo Ball is looking toward his

next step at the collegiate level with the Bruins as a freshman guard and Lamelo Ball has already committed to UCLA to follow in his brothers footsteps.

However, LaVar Ball has overshadowed that talent and put a target on his own sons’ backs.

This is no longer the Ball brothers’ spotlight; this is the LaVar Ball show now. Every time I turn on ESPN, I see that man’s face. I see him blabbering away about Lonzo Ball being Rookie of the Year and the Lakers making the playoffs, which, by the way, is completely absurd.

For one, Lonzo Ball is a good point guard, but he is far from great. To say he

is the best rookie point guard in the league is absolutely ridiculous when you look at the likes of De’Aaron Fox from Sacramento and Dennis Smith Jr. from Dallas.

So, for LaVar Ball to put that much pressure on his son, one can almost guarantee Lonzo Ball will fail and miss his father’s expectations. But, LaVar Ball isn’t worried, as he still has two prospects he bred to be basketball players. However, neither LaMelo or LiAngelo Ball are as talented as their older brother.

Let’s also take into consideration that because the media has put the spotlight on LaVar Ball, he is eating it up. He loves

the attention, good or bad.

That could mean bad news for his sons who are actually the ones with a career on the line.

No one wants to hear what Lonzo or LaMelo Ball says. They want to hear what LaVar Ball thinks. The media has taken this vibrant personality, a parent of young stars, and made him in to a figurehead of the Ball family.

LaVar Ball had good intentions for his family. However, the key word is “had.”

He is no longer consumed by making his kids successful; all he wants is attention. His plan of attack is simple, and it’s working: “Put the camera on me, and I’ll do the rest.”

legiate career.

“It was a really easy decision,” Boren said. “I came on a visit — it was my first visit — and the coaching staff was great, and the team was great, and the school was great, and I committed a couple days later. It was an easy decision for me and my family to make.”

With eight juniors on the team, the Red Raiders will return a large senior class next year, and Boren said she is certain that their experience together will show up on the field.

“I think that it will be

really good for the team,” Boren said. “We’ve been a young team for the past few years, and we really struggled with it. I think going into next year having so many seniors will be really good, and we will have everyone on the same page.”

In her first season as a Red Raider, Boren was part of the team that won Tech’s first Big 12 Championship, according to Tech Athletics. As a true freshman, Boren started 21 of 23 games along Tech’s backline that season and helped Tech to

11 shutouts.

“Such a solid team.

There were so many leaders on there,” Boren said. “That senior class with Janine Beckie, Hannah Devine and Alli Murphy, it was just incredible to be surrounded by them and see their love and passion for the game.

Getting to play by their side was incredible.”

In her first year of eligibility for Tech, Boren earned First Team Academic All-Big 12 Honors while also scoring the first goal of her collegiate career.

Boren played 1,471 minutes in 2016, which is the fifth-

most by any Red Raider in a single season, according to Tech Athletics.

Tech coach Tom Stone said Boren has been a valuable asset for the Red Raiders and has developed over the years.

“Bo had a great freshman year. She learned a lot her sophomore year after losing a leader that played right beside here,” Tech coach Tom Stone said. “Bo went through that learning curve, and now she is a mature junior.”

This season, Boren struggled with injury and had to miss three games.

She helped the Red Raid-

ers post six shutouts in the games she appeared in. Since her return in the game against Texas, Boren has played every minute of Tech’s next six games, according to Tech Athletics.

Tech finished its regular season with a 3-0 win over Oklahoma on Friday, Oct. 27.

“I think we did a great job of sending off our seniors with the win that they deserve,” Boren said. “They have poured so much heart and soul into this team and given so much over these last four years, so I’m glad we got that win for them on their senior night.”

Alexa Boutwell is a senior EMC major from Iowa Park.

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Tech focuses on offensive optimism

By JAMES LOSS Staff Writer

After being nationally ranked just weeks ago, the Texas Tech football team has hit a rough patch as they have yet to win a game since its previous ranking.

On Saturday, Oct. 28, the Red Raiders suffered a loss to the now-ranked No. 8 Oklahoma Sooners in a game where Tech started with 20 points in the first quarter.

In the second half of the game, the Red Raider offense was able to garner just one touchdown, according to Tech Athletics.

“We were playing hard, it was just we started mis-executing a few things,” senior quarterback Nic Shimonek said. “Like I said, that goes back to just being consistent from the first snap to the last snap, playing with the same attention to detail. I think we would have put ourselves in a position to win that game if we had done that. But, you can't dwell on that, so moving on to Kansas State.”

On Saturday, Nov. 4, the Red Raiders look to snap a three-game losing streak, as they face the Kansas State Wildcats at Jones AT&T Stadium. However, the Red Raiders must be prepared to overcome some adversity

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Left: Junior running back Desmond Nisby and the offensive line push through to the end zone for a touchdown in the 41-34 loss to Oklahoma State on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017, at Jones AT&T Stadium. Top: Senior running back Justin Stockton warms up before the game against Oklahoma State on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017, at the Jones. With an even overall record and a losing conference record, the Tech offense focuses on making improvements to get back in the win column. on offense, Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury said. “(We’re) still trying to figure that out, kind of the million-dollar question: why we can have these stretches where we're dominant, and then play poorly at times,” Kingsbury said.

“So, that's been a focus and will continue to be a focus this last stretch.”

However, an offensive option, which consistently garners positive yardage, is set up with redshirt freshman T.J. Vasher on one side

and senior Dylan Cantrell on the other, Kingsbury said.

“Those two guys, we know what we're going to get every week consistently,” Kingsbury said.

“At practice, in the games, they're going to block their tails off and be where they ought to be and go up and attempt to make plays when the ball is in the air. That's something that we trust as coaches, and I know our quarterback trusts that.”

With two reliable options down the field, Shimonek

said he has multiple options when it comes to getting the ball to his receivers.

“Yeah, I mean, they’re two big guys,” Shimonek said. “Anytime they're one on one, I'm going to take a shot. T.J. is big and long, 6'5," 6'6", so he can jump.

So, I feel good about that.

And obviously, Dylan has incredible ball skills, so I feel good about either one of those guys going up and making a play and coming down with it.”

In a pass-heavy offense

like the Red Raiders have, the quarterback and wide receivers take on most of the blame, whether it be good or bad. Yet, the battle between offensive and defensive lines often control the pace of the game, junior offensive lineman Paul Stawarz said.

In order to win and get out of the three-game slump, Stawarz said the team has to do what the coaches say, execute and finish on the field.

“We do definitely come out strong. I feel like, as a unit, I guess it's really hav-

ing that mentality to really finish a game. But that's easier said than done,” he said. “I mean, it's something we have worked on, but really it just comes down to execution. That's something coach Kingsbury has been talking about, our Oline coach has been talking about. Our defense gives us opportunities, I mean, as much as possible. It's really just up to us to capitalize.

But, it really comes down to execution.” @JamesLossDT

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Tech ends fall with fourth place finish At the Trinity Forest Invitational hosted in Dallas, the Lady Raiders ended their fall schedule with a fourth place finish.

Senior Lady Raider Gabby Barker and junior Mami Yamamoto ended the tournament with topfive finishes to push Texas Tech to fourth place, according to a Tech Athletics news release. This marks Tech’s second top-five finish of the season.

“This was a tough test for us,” Tech coach JoJo Robertson said in the release.

“It was a hard golf course in some tough conditions. Our team hung in there, and I’m pleased with our finish.”

The Lady Raiders placed after Kansas State in first place, Houston in second place and Tennessee in third place, according to the release. Tech tied for fourth place with Texas A&M.

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Texas Tech senior Gabby Barker tees off at the NCAA Regional Tournament on May 8, 2017, at The Rawls Course. Barker led the Lady Raiders at the Trinity Forest Invitational and finished in fourth place.

Over 18 holes, Barker finished fourth individually, marking her highest finish of the season, according to the release. Yamamoto ended the tournament one place behind Barker for fifth place.

With the Trinity Forest

Invitational over, the Lady Raiders’ fall season has come to a close, and the spring slate quickly approaches. Tech will resume competition in the spring at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic on Sunday, Feb. 11, in San Juan. @ABoutwellDT

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Spurs bring back Tony Parker after rehab SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The San Antonio Spurs have recalled Tony Parker from their G-League affiliate.

The move comes one week after the veteran point guard started working out with the

Austin Spurs as part of his rehab program. Parker is working his way back from a ruptured left quadriceps tendon that he suffered during last spring's Western Conference semifinals.

It's unclear if Parker will

play Thursday night when defending champion Golden State visits San Antonio for one of this season's biggest games. Coach Gregg Popovich said last weekend Parker would not rejoin the team until he was 100 percent.