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TEXAS FEDERATION OF REPUBLICAN WOMEN HOSTS CONVENTION IN LUBBOCK

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This weekend, the Texas Federation of Republican Women hosted its convention in Lubbock and brought several Texas politicians with it.

On Thursday night, former Gov. Rick Perry welcomed the group at a welcome reception in the Overton Hotel Sunset Ballroom.

Elisabeth Burrows, convention co-chair and board member, said this convention was the 30th and this year is also the 60th anniversary of the federation. There are more than 10,000 members nationwide.

Burrows said there were more than 600 people at the convention.

During his welcome address, Perry thanked the federation and spoke about how much it helped his political career and the role it played in his time as governor.

Perry also said there are ways the GOP can improve engaging young people and college students. The best

way to do that is to talk about issues young people care about, he said.

“You wanna keep more of your money? You don’t want the government regulating everything that you do, do you? And you don’t wanna be sued frivolously, do you? And you come to school at Texas Tech, which is a great school and Texas has invested in its public education,” Perry said.

“Those are the four things that matter to you — taxes, regulation, legal system and education, and that’s what we do.”

On Friday, there were vendors campaigning in the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center and more speeches from politicians.

Ken Paxton, attorney general of Texas, spoke about the recent decision to allow police to have “In God We Trust” decals on patrol cars and if that is an encroachment on religion on separation of church and state.

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1. Texas Senator Ted Cruz, 2016 Republican Presidential Candidate, speaks at the Texas Federation of Republican Women’s 30th Biennial TFRW State Convention on Saturday at the Lubbock Civic Center.

2. A local band performed during the opening reception at the Texas Federation of Republican Women’s Convention on Nov. 5 at the Overton Hotel.

3. Former Governor Rick Perry speaks to the Texas Federation of Republican Women during the opening reception of their state convention on Nov. 5 at the Overton Hotel.

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Parker Whitfield, a senior advertising major from Dallas, and Mark Khan, a senior marketing major from Round Rock, have their heads shaved during the St. Jude Up 'til Dawn event Saturday in the Robert H. Ewalt Recreation Center. Texas Tech students raised more than $100,000 for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

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St. Jude Up ‘til Dawn celebrated its annual event in the Robert H. Ewalt Student Recreation Center on Saturday morning that marked the end of its fundraising period.

The celebration started at midnight and ended around 6 a.m.

Parents and families of sick children lose countless hours of sleep while their children are recovering at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, and that is the significance of this event, Lauren Preiss a senior nursing student at the Tech Health Sciences Center from Round Rock, said. Through this event, students can honor

those parents and kids by staying up until dawn.

The nationwide studentled event is a philanthropic program college students celebrate every year to end their fundraising periods, according to the St. Jude website.

“We have been planning since March, we’ve been focusing. At the beginning, we were focusing on recruitment and fundraising,” Preiss said.

“And then within the past couple months we’ve been focusing on the event and logistics portion.”

The organization started its recruitment on Sept. 29, and it gained recognition from many students around the

Tech campus, she said.

With all the recruits, the group was able to raise a record amount of funds, more than $100,000, which surpassed its original goal of $50,000, Preiss said. Within the past week alone, the group saw donations skyrocket from approximately $80,000 to the current number.

Those who attended heard from a former St. Jude patient from New Mexico. Through a short question-and-answer session at the beginning of the night, the participants of the event were able to see where and what their money is going toward.

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On Sept. 17, Rep. Randy Neugebauer announced he would not be seeking re-election for his District 19 chair.

Since then there have been a variety of candidates announcing their intent to run to replace Neugebauer.

Why They’re Running Jodey Arrington, a former adviser to President George W. Bush and former vice chancellor for the Texas Tech University System, said he is running for his three children and his concerns for where the country is going.

“We’ve gotta fight for the future of this country and the next generation,” Arrington said. “As a relatively new dad those are the things that motivate me.”

Arrington also said he is running because he loves West Texas and this is where he grew up. The people and

community are unique and need a strong voice.

Greg Garrett, president of Platinum Bank in Lubbock, said he has thought about running for 10 years and he feels like it is something he is supposed to do.

Garrett has two kids enrolled at Dallas Baptist, he said.

“The reason I’m really running is because I’ll never get the chance to meet my great-grandkids,” Garrett said, “and someday I want those kids I will never meet to look back and not just say ‘he was a great banker and a great real estate agent’ but say ‘he changed the world’ and that’s really why I’m running.”

Jason Corley, an oilfield worker and businessman, said he is tired of watching crooks in Washington, D.C., rob citizens.

Donald May, a retired surgeon, said he is running because Washington is in trouble.

“We’ve had years of not getting things done where people go up there and they want to be important rather than do important things,” May said. “The country is in trouble because people are afraid for their jobs.”

Student Loan Debt To help the students of Tech, Arrington said he has

students involved in his campaign. Having someone in Congress representing their university is important to help the university continue to grow.

Arrington also said student loan debt is high around the country, an issue important to students.

“One thing people have to understand is the economics behind it,” Arrington said.

“What a college degree does for you and what you’re able to do to pay your loans back and enjoy better quality of life than you would have otherwise had you not gotten your degree.”

The average student loan debt at Tech when a student graduates is $22,000, Garrett said, which keeps students from buying mortgages and getting a start on the American dream until they are in their 30s.

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Texas Senator and 2016 Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz spoke at the Texas Federation of Republican Women Conference on Saturday morning, addressing several key issues in his campaign.

A handful of Texas Tech students were at the convention for the senator ’s speech, including nursing students volunteering at the first-aid table and student campaign volunteers for Cruz.

Madison Campbell, a freshman communication and family addiction sciences major from Salado, said she is part of the Young Conservatives of Texas at Tech and volunteered for the campaign to spread awareness to voters.

As a Republican woman, Campbell said an issue important to her is campus carry, and she thinks people with a Concealed Handgun License should be allowed to carry a gun on campus at all times.

“I know right now a big deal is campus carry,” Campbell said.

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Jaylan Bible, a junior nursing student from Marble Falls, and Curstin George, a junior nursing student from Glenrose, stand at the nursing table at the Texas Federation of Republican Women’s 30th Biennial State Convention on Saturday at the Lubbock Civic Center.

A benefit of volunteering and attending the conference is that she has been able to meet and get pictures with political leaders, she said.

Nicole White, a senior nursing student from Dallas, volunteered at the first-aid table during the senator’s speech.

Even though she was not able to hear Cruz’s speech, White said her parents are involved with the Republican Party and she supports Cruz as a presidential candidate.

“I think education probably is the biggest (issue),” White said, “and as far as where our money is going

and what it’s going for is probably the biggest thing I can think of as college students that we’re super concerned about.”

White said education and campus carry are two issues important to her in the upcoming presidential election, and she believes that those with proper

training have the right to carry guns on campus at all times.

“It’s part of your rights as an American, so I think that should be implemented,” White said.

White said she would also like to see sexual assault decrease on college campuses by having more security and police officers as well as sexual assault nurse examiners on campus.

Jaylan Bible, a junior nursing student from Marble Falls, volunteered at the first-aid table during the convention and said one woman passed out during Cruz’s speech.

“I volunteered because they needed first aid, but I am a Republican,” Bible said.

Bible said she likes Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson because of his medical background.

Two important issues for college students, she said, are tuition prices and campus carry.

Some of the things Cruz talked about during his speech included illegal immigration, U.S. health care reform and small businesses. @EastonWollneyDT

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Texas Tech begins inaugural One Love Week

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Texas Tech will host several different events on campus this week for One Love Week, a week centered on spreading awareness about unhealthy relationships.

Chloe Barnes, director of student athlete affairs, said she wanted to bring One Love Week to campus to engage students and help distinguish healthy and unhealthy relationships.

Barnes said the week will feature events Monday through Friday, including workshops, exercise classes and a video session with a conversation between students afterward.

“Our main purpose is to make sure this is a conversation and not a one-stop program,” Barnes said. “We did a week because we want this to be a continued discussion.”

About 40 students from several organizations on campus are involved in One Love, she said, including sororities, fra-

ternities and student athletes.

Barnes said she is expecting between 2,000 to 3,000 students, staff and faculty on campus to attend events throughout the week for One Love.

“It’s so important to have this week on campus because this relationship violence is something that affects everyone,” Barnes said.

It is important for students to lead the conversation with their peers about domestic violence and unhealthy relationships, she said, and emotional and physical abuse can happen to males and females in relationships.

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“It looks different from every couple, but I think what’s interesting about One Love is we look beyond physical violence,” Barnes said.

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Harriette Baker, assistant director for fraternity and sorority life, said the program started after Barnes found out about the One Love Foundation this summer.

“Chloe reached out to a handful of different areas over summer after she learned about the One Love program and really just looked for students on campus with a voice and an interest,” Baker said.

“Elevation,” a film about unhealthy relationships, will be shown during the week, she said, and students are expected to engage in a conversation after the film led by student volunteers.

Baker said students will also discuss the role of the bystander and what they should do if they witness or suspect a peer is in an unhealthy relationship.

“It really starts a great conversation about relationships,” Baker said.

College can be a time where students are entering relationships, she said, and knowing the signs of an unhealthy relationship is important.

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Ken Paxton, attorney general of Texas, talked to the media about the topic of keeping “In God We Trust” on the side of police vehicles at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center on Friday morning. Paxton was in Lubbock for the Texas Federation of Republican Women Convention.

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“That’s really too long,” Garrett said. “The one thing that a person in college has that someone my age may not have is time on their hands and that’s the ability to build wealth.”

Garrett said limiting the amount of loans a student can take out to one year of gross income for the field they will be in after they graduate would make the student better off.

Corley said both he and his wife are still paying off student loans, so he understands the issues students are going through.

“The first thing I would advise anyone to do is one, don’t believe everything your college adviser tells you,” Corley said. “Two, look at what people are actually paid in your field when they get out of college in that field and be aware those jobs are few and far between.”

Lowering interest rates would help students decrease

that debt and bring more work to the U.S., he said.

Jobs Post Graduation Arrington also said helping students achieve jobs in the area, such as in the wind energy industry, is important.

Wind energy is important in this district and the Texas economy and should be focused on,” Arrington said.

This district alone produces more wind energy than the entire state of California.

Growth in Tech enrollment and research has h e l p e d t h e We s t Te x a s economy, Arrington said, something he helped develop during his time as vice

chancellor. As Tech grows, so will the economy.

Every semester Garrett teaches a money and banking class at Lubbock Christian and said the best thing a student can do to help get a job after graduation is find an internship in their field.

“Intern for free, it’s the best thing you’ll ever do,” Garrett said.

He is also committed to hiring college students every year, Garrett said.

Corley said keeping the oilfield alive so students can get jobs in the field will help them achieve those jobs after graduation.

“Right now with the oilfield we’re looking at over 100,000 people that are out of jobs,” Corley said. “These are not guys that are fresh out of school, they’ve got eight, 10, 20 years of experience, so that’s who you’ll be competing with.”

Corley does not want to see that happen, he said, so he wants to change the country’s energy policies.

May said the best way to

get jobs is to cut taxes and regulations and let people start businesses.

Campus Carry Garrett said many staff and administration feel uncomfortable with people carrying guns on campus, but if someone fits the requirements, it is their right.

May said students have every right to be afraid because at most campuses guns are not allowed.

“They’re sitting ducks and anytime we have a gun-free zone that area needs to be guarded with armed guards and there needs to be limited access,” May said.

Sexual Assault Stopping sexual assault starts at an early age, Garrett said. Self-defense classes can help prevent sexual assault.

“I think there is nothing wrong with an early childhood school for a person that shows any tendency of violence to ask to come early to school to go through classes about handling their temper,” Garrett said.

“I completely disagree, it’s been part of our history since 1789. We’ve had every branch of government is some way acknowledge religion in public life, and this is nothing different,” Paxton said. “The national motto since 1956, adopted by Congress, has been ‘In God We Trust.’ It’s on our coins, it’s on our money, it’s constitutional.”

On Saturday, the convention closed with a speech from Texas Senator and 2016 presidential hopeful Ted Cruz.

During his speech, Cruz spoke about several topics, including illegal immigration, health care and Planned Parenthood.

Cruz said he was thrilled to be at the convention and he would not have been elected to the Senate without the help of Republican women.

“Republican women are the heart and soul and brains of the Republican Party,” Cruz said. “And I am so grateful Corley said he has seen the state of California implement “no means no” policies and some of those changes have turned into the next day, regret means no.

“That turns around and targets other students as well,” Corley said. “I don’t know that you’re going to solve that answer with big government. Maybe we ought to take a long look at our policies here on our campuses and say what are we doing that is putting our students in situations where they could get raped?”

May said sexual assault can be prevented if a sexual assaulter is not sure if the

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to be back here with so many friends. It’s wonderful to be here in Lubbock.”

Cruz spoke about his intentions for his first day in office if elected. The first thing he intends to do is re-send every illegal immigrant. The second thing he intends to do is open an investigation on Planned Parenthood.

Third, Cruz said he will end the persecution of religious liberty. Fourth, he said he will get rid of the Iranian nuclear deal.

Fifth, he said he would begin to move the American embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.

Cruz also said he would work with Congress to repeal all of the Affordable Care Act and create health care that is affordable and keep government out of it.

“I would stand up and fight for you every day with every breath in my body when I get up in the morning each and every day,” Cruz said. “The power in politics is in this room. No one cares what I have to say but the women in this room?

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victim is armed, so sexual assault prevention ties in with the right to carry.

Tier One For Tech to gain accreditation, research matters, Arrington said. Research universities like Tech are part of the financial background of the U.S. economy.

“The tip of the spear is research,” Arrington said.

“And the quality of research is often measured by how much federal funding the university has.”

Garrett also said he wants to help increase research funding.

“Lubbock, Texas is the best place to live, raise a family and it’s also the best place to have a great university and a tier-one university,” Garrett said, “and I would love to help see that happen.”

The election will take place on Nov. 8, 2016.

Editor’s note: The Daily Toreador reached out to other candidates but they were not able to speak with us. This list is not exhaustive. @KristenBartonDT

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College offers right skills, Universities fail to teach students fail to take them how to apply knowledge

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ear not. While I know many will say college does not prepare one for the job market, I beg to differ. The point of all of our work is to develop what the Washington Post’s Jeffrey J. Selingo calls “the best skill (a student) can learn in college,” which “is actually the ability to learn.”

If we start by thinking about our first class of the day — perhaps it is an 8 a.m. lecture or a 10:30 a.m. lab — we will find that, for an almost full class, there sure are a lot of empty seats. Brown University’s Daily Herald reports approximately 26.2 percent of students at their university skip class at least once or twice a month.

Now, skipping class does not seem like it would do much harm, and academically, it often does not. We can easily get the notes from our friends and maybe even study a little harder for the test, but the developmental detriments of skipping class are often ignored.

By skipping class, however, we are essentially prioritizing something over our thousand-dollar education. Most of the time we claim to be putting sleep above school, which is, no doubt, a good choice for one’s health.

However, where we often go wrong is when we decided to watch one more episode of Grey’s Anatomy instead of going to bed.

Therefore, the next morning when we sleep through class, the priority is not sleep, nor school, but what both were compromised for — another 30 or 45 minutes on Netflix.

Being a chronic binge watcher of “Psych,” I am guilty of this 10 times over. However, I realize as of late the negative effects of choices I make in one instance might not have immediate, lessonteaching consequences.

Therefore, unless I spend some time seriously reflecting, I might not be learning all I need to from my mistakes.

By not doing that, I am missing out on the chance to grow from be-

Avery Aiken is a freshman communications studies major from The Woodlands.

ing the wide-eyed high schooler I was when I first arrived on campus. In his article, Selingo referenced a study that said, “32,000 students at 169 colleges and universities found that 40 percent of college seniors fail to graduate with the complex reasoning skills needed in today’s workplace.”

We are graduating having completed the learning requirements for our degree, but missing the less tangible skills that make one a good employee.

Our tunnel vision on success has taken over, and as we focus on having the right numbers, answers and experiences, we often pass by opportunities that promote self-development.

Another study referenced in a USA Today article, alarmingly titled, “Degree alone not enough to prepare grads for workforce” by Melanie Dostis, reported, “students (are) lacking skills in areas such as organization, leadership and personal finance, as well as street smarts.”

I do not think these things could be taught effectively, though. Even if the education system was completely restructured, which many have suggested as a solution, some skills cannot be taught.

Skills like these are ones we learn through our many trials and tribulations. We pick them up along the way and implement them in our lives accordingly. But what has happened is we have stopped not only learning them, but even noticing them at all.

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97 percent of the employers strongly or somewhat aaiken@dailytoreador.com agreed students should

John Bowles is a senior journalism major from Garland.

gain an understanding of democratic institutions and values. 86 percent strongly or somewhat agreed students needed to take courses to understand how to contribute to this democratic society.

Also, but slightly less important, were knowledge of arts and sciences, as well as understanding of foreign societies and countries.

In a Nov. 7, 2013, Powerful Learning Practice article, learning consultant Shelley Wright said, “I’ve come to realize that being ‘academic’ doesn’t tell you much about yourself.

It tells you you’re good at school, which is fine if you plan to spend your life in academia, but very few of our students do.”

“Too often the lectures they listen to are boring and irrelevant to their lives. And from my experience, most of this content is simply memorized, spewed out for an exam and then quickly forgotten,” Wright said.

We have the data, but are not taught the skills to utilize it. We students are taught to read and regurgitate information given to us, yet we are not taught how to apply this information in an actual job.

Wright goes on to say how so much focus is put on content, but little time is spent teaching stu dents how to use it. This sounds exactly like the issue brought up by the AACU study.

During my time aboard the USS Georgia, I had to manage training programs for the work center I was a part of. I used much of

my time to actually teach new sailors about the boat, and I am reminded of one sailor in particular who was viewed by many others as less than intelligent. He came to the boat convinced he was stupid because he had such a hard time with academic matters.

As he fell farther and farther behind in his qualifications, he resigned himself to his supposed fate.

One day in port, we were in the bowels of the converted Ohio class discussing the various piping and ship systems around us.

I kept trying to use every metaphor I could think of to get my point across, when all of a sudden, something clicked. He realized over the next few minutes he did know a vast amount of the information. He just hadn’t understood how to apply the data he had.

Suddenly, this sailor that so many were convinced was stupid starting rattling off concept after concept and item after item about the submarine.

His eyes gleaming with realization, he attacked his qualification requirements with new passion and vigor.

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Their main advertiser is KLLL 96.3, she said, but in the first few years the maze was open, there was a hard time getting people to come out.

“Because we are kind of out in the middle of nowhere,” she said, “we’re not far from Lubbock but we’re just far enough out that it’s kind of hard to find if you don’t know this area.”

Patti Simpson said she also attributes some of their success to Facebook, because as more families snap photos of themselves, many people see what is inside the maze and the other attractions that go with it.

The boost in social media has also more than doubled the college attendance to the maze, she said, as over the last two years, more and more Tech students have visited the farm.

Families are the farm’s larg-

est demographic, so the Simpsons see the boost in college students, mainly fraternities and sororities, as a nice change, James Simpson said.

“I don’t know if that will continue, but that’s something that we’re going to push for, because I mean they were great. We loved having them,” he said. “And a lot of times we think, you know, college kids just give you trouble. I mean we’ve had issues at times in the past, but I will say this — all of the fraternities and sororities that have come out this year on their mixers have been some of the best groups we’ve had.”

Aside from the maze, the farm also has a reception barn, mostly used for birthday parties and other celebrations, as well as a pumpkin patch, corn cannon and a small food area

with grilled corn and other homemade items.

This was far different from the first year of the maze, where all the Simpsons had was the maze.

“The maze has always been our bread and butter as far as why people come out,” James Simpson said. “But the pumpkins, taking a hay ride and going down and picking a pumpkin is a huge thing.”

There will be many changes made to the farm soon, he said.

Instead of outhouses, they will install real bathrooms and extend their barn to include a kitchen to accompany the reception area.

The scale of these changes is not too big considering that when they first started out, the only thing they had was the corn maze and a small Morgan building to house a concession

stand, he said.

The campfire area and grassy play area that are part of the farm now were a cotton field for many years before the family decided to expand and add more to the aesthetics of the maze, he said. They are also planning to make renovations to the parking lot, which has proven to be insufficient in recent years.

“We never thought we’d get this big and so our parking is real insufficient, but we’re fixing to go out (east) and make a good parking lot,” James Simpson said.

Visitor numbers peak at around 4,000 through a Saturday or Sunday, he said, and they are going to have to adjust to the growing numbers, and as of now the bathroom and parking situation is just not working in their favor.

This is not meant to be a selling point to people, he said, but it is meant to show visitors the owners are serious about accommodating those who want to come and visit the maze.

On busy days, it is not uncommon for people to try to park as far as a quarter of a mile away from the maze, sometimes at night, James Simpson said, and that can get dangerous.

If the Simpsons can make visiting the maze safer for large numbers of people, they would be more than happy to make changes to their facilities to accommodate those patrons.

Getting people outside in a relaxing environment is the goal for the farm, James Simpson said, and many times it brings people back to their agricultural roots.

to gather up their own groups and raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Preiss said.

“The teams are the ones who raised this money,” she said.

“And you know if you’re a team member you’re going to say, ‘Hey friend, join my team,’ or, ‘Hey friend, be a team captain for a different team and attend this event with me.’”

The event has grown since last year, O’Leary said, and one of the goals for this celebration was to get the most support possible from the campus.

For each milestone they hit, different board members were challenged to shave their heads, Preiss said, and because they went above the intended goals, all five male members of the executive board volunteered to shave their heads.

Skyler Seeno, a sophomore animal sciences major from Concord, California, and member of Kappa Kappa Gamma, raised $5,500 for the event and was the top earner of the year.

When she was first told about the event, she said she felt excited and started emailing people right away.

“It was really awesome,” Seeno said, “because even though I’m so far away from home, everyone was so excited about the event and so willing to help fundraise for it.”

Seeno said she was really interested in getting people to donate, but was not expecting the money to flood in like it did.

The night’s events included dodgeball, a duct tape fashion show and many other events to keep the attendees lively and energetic, Parker Whitfield, a senior advertising major from Dallas, said.

All the events of the night were free for those attending, he said, and the group only asked those who attended to do their best to raise at least $100 for St. Jude.

“This is all done through donations so this is costless for us, luckily,” Whitfield said. “So luckily this is all getting put on for free and all of our donation money will be going to St. Jude for research and hospitality to keep the place running.”

The group planned all of the events in hopes of keeping the attendees lively and celebrating throughout the night, he said. The donation period officially closed at 6 a.m. Saturday morning, and the group raised $108,000 in total.

All the funds raised will be donated to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital to help fund research and help parents who might have a hard time paying for their children’s medical bills.

“I don’t think there is any-

thing better that I can do than to change someone else’s life. I don’t want to live my life doing things for myself, I want to

reach out to others and do as much as I can for them, because I feel like that’s what you do in life,” Preiss said. “You do things

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At’l Do Farms Corn Maize, located at 6323 FM 1294, has been a hot spot for families and groups for years. With the amount of visitors growing every year, there seems to be no stopping the tradition of the maze.

James and Patti Simpson, both alumni of Texas Tech, started the corn maze 15 years ago. They originally started out farming, Patti Simpson said, and the couple was looking for something to diversify their agriculture.

The maze has yearly themes, and she said people come back just to see what the maze will look like.

This year the farm chose an “American Gothic” theme, and the maze was drawn out to look like an iconic Grant Wood painting.

“I had seen this photograph, and to me it just really caught my attention because it represents farming (and) agriculture,” Patti Simpson said. “It’s a painting from Iowa, and that’s where corn grows like crazy.

And I just thought it would make an awesome maze.”

The farm is open from midSeptember through mid-November and also serves as a reception area, which is ideal for weddings and birthday celebrations, she said. As of now, the maze is open from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and over the weekend, it opens at 2 p.m. and closes at 10 p.m.

Saturday and 9 p.m. Sunday.

The maze is open for one last week in November, she said, and this Sunday will be the last day of the season.

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“Over the summer, we were lucky enough to actually go visit the St. Jude hospital in Memphis, and it was a real eye-opener,” Evan O’Leary, a senior finance major from Midland, said. “You could not get any better motivation than going there and seeing all the time, all the effort and all the attention that the patients get. It’s absolutely out of this world.”

The reason the executive board was able to go to St. Jude was because of its earnings, Preiss said.

This year, the group is No. 2 in fundraising and now sits in the No. 1 spot for recruitment, O’Leary said. Tech is also the No. 1 school for fundraising in the state of Texas.

Members of St. Jude Up ’til Dawn attribute the large numbers in recruitment and fundraising to the passion all of them have, O’Leary said. A former member of the group convinced him he should get involved, he said, and he has felt it is the most rewarding part of his life so far.

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At’l Do Farms hosts a corn maze every year for the Lubbock community, and this year the maze design is based off Grant Wood’s “American Gothic” painting. James and Patti Simpson, the owners of the farm, said there has been an increased number of Texas Tech students who come out to the maze.

“I think one reason that we have maintained the attendance that we have and we’re as successful as we’ve been is we try to be very accommodating,” he said. “We’re not real rigid in what we allow.”

Kaitlyn Donohoo, a junior chemistry major from Mesquite, said she usually comes to the maze with the American Chemical Society, but she still wanted to come out and enjoy the maze even though the group did not make the trip.

Donohoo came to the maze with her friend Eric Wauer, a chemical engineering major from Austin, and she said they both decided to take a Saturday night to enjoy the maze.

They heard about the maze from many people around campus, and they were curious to see what was new and get outside of the usual college campus setting.

“I like coming out here because it’s something fun to do and it gives you something to do that’s not sitting on the couch or just going out to a restaurant or something,” Donohoo said.

The farm plans on opening back up next September as usual, Patti Simpson said. They do not know what the theme for next year will be, but they know it should be something interesting and exciting for visitors.

There is also a $2 discount for students with their student IDs, she said, and all activities and attractions around the maze are included in that price.

“I hope it’s a fun place to come and make memories,” she said, “spend time with friends, have some fun. Get out of the city, get out of town.”

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Washington hits season mark in loss

By BRANDON SOLIZ Staff Writer

In Saturday’s 31-26 loss to West Virginia, senior running back DeAndre Washington eclipsed a record no Tech running back has achieved since Byron Hanspard in 1995 and 1996.

Washington ran for 102 yards against the Mountaineers, which gave him more than 1,000 rushing yards for a secondstraight season.

Washington has run for nine touchdowns with two games remaining on the year.

His previous high in touchdowns was back in 2013 when he ran for 450 total yards and four touchdowns.

In 2014, Washington more than doubled his rushing yards and ended the campaign with 1,103 total yards.

This season he is averaging 103 yards per game and has rushed for more than 100 yards on four different occasions.

With two games remaining in his career at Tech, Washington has a chance to join five previous Tech running backs who rushed for more than 3,000 yards in their careers.

Washington has a career total of 2,953 yards, which is sixth in Tech rushing yards history.

However, even with this

milestone reached, Washington was not enthusiastic when speaking with the media after the loss in Morgantown, West Virginia.

“We just didn’t make those plays,” Washington said. “Credit West Virginia, they did a good job with their defense, but we didn’t make our plays when we needed to.”

The Red Raiders were forced to kick field goals twice in the game instead of getting in the end zone, which Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury said is a problem that has to change.

“We were just bad in the red zone,” Kingsbury said. “I’ll take that on me. We’ve got to make plays and limit mistakes.”

As a senior, Washington is looked up to as a leader on the team and spoke about the younger guys, particularly the young receivers, needing to make plays even if it is a learning year for them.

“They got a long career ahead of them, so we’ll definitely use this as a learning stage,” Washington said, “but you know you got to make those plays.”

Washington said it is a necessary process for younger players to go through.

“I think as a young player everybody goes through it, nobody comes and has a perfect career,” Washington said. “You learn

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game with a little more than five minutes left in the second half. Senior midfielder Caity Heap brought the ball to the 18-yard box and took the first shot on goal, which was saved by the Kansas goalkeeper.

The rebound went to

freshman Jordan Duke, who passed the ball into the box where freshman forward Gwennie Puente put it into the back right corner of the net to put Tech on top for good.

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the game, we had multiple opportunities, but just in that particular moment that was huge,” Washington said. “It might get a little hectic out there but we got to be smarter than that.”

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The two flags were for unsportsmanlike conduct and were called on two of Tech’s leading seniors.

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from it most importantly, and you grow from it and I definitely think they will.”

Washington also spoke about two penalties that gave the Mountaineers first downs in

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Texas Tech running back DeAndre Washington shakes off an Oklahoma State defender and runs into the end zone during their game on Oct. 31 at Jones AT&T Stadium. During Saturday’s 31-26 loss to West Virginia, Washington surpassed 1,000 yards on the season for the second-straight year.

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exas Tech is still trying to become bowl eligible for the 2015 season, and after the loss against West Virginia this weekend, they only have two chances left to get that crucial sixth win.

Although the loss on the road was not the result the Red Raiders wanted, two players — a freshman and a senior — stepped up and kept Tech close behind the Mountaineers throughout the game.

Defensive Player: Breiden Fehoko Freshman Breiden Fehoko did not lead the team in tackles or have a spectacular record-breaking game against West Virginia, but he did have a few special moments.

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Fehoko recorded his first sack and his first interception as a Red Raider in the loss to the Mountaineers.

Fehoko, a 280-pound defensive lineman, hauled the interception off of a tipped ball with pure athleticism.

Fehoko’s sack also came on a big third down stop for Tech.

With his enthusiasm, Fehoko appears to be a key player in the future for the Tech defense that has struggled the past few seasons.

They are currently ranked second to last in the FBS in total defense.

Fehoko has big shoes to fill once the season is over as the Tech defense loses senior linemen Branden Jackson, Pete Robertson and Rika Levi.

Now that he has gotten his first sack and turnover, Fehoko will only be hungry for more.

Offensive Player: DeAndre Washington Once again, the offensive player of the game is DeAndre Washington.

Washington eclipsed the 1,000-yard rushing mark for a second-straight season.

The last time a Tech running back did so was in 1995 and 1996 when Byron

Hanspard was the starting running back.

Tech has run the air raid offense for years now, and it is great to see a guy like Washington produce as he has for the Red Raiders.

He has rushed for nine touchdowns through 10 games, which is more than double his career high of four back in 2013.

During the final two games, Washington will seek to join five other Tech running backs who have rushed for more than 3,000 yards in their careers.

He will take the field at Jones AT&T Stadium one final time when Tech hosts the Kansas State Wildcats at 2:30 p.m. Saturday. @BSoliz_DT

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Tech volleyball swept on road by Kansas State The Texas Tech volleyball team lost its 10th Big 12 Conference match in three sets versus the Kansas State Wildcats on Saturday night in Ahearn Field House in Manhattan, Kansas, according to a Tech Athletics news release.

Kansas State came away with set one once it gained ground with a pair of 3-0 runs after falling behind early 6-5, and the Kansas State offense closed out the

opening frame by taking five of six points for a 25-14 firstset win.

A strong start in the following set placed Kansas State ahead of the Red Raiders 8-2. Tech came within three points with the score at 15-12, but a 5-1 run pushed the Wildcat advantage as they finished the second round with a 25-18 score.

Kansas State closed out the match versus the Red Raiders despite Tech’s pres-

sure throughout the final set. A five-point lead slipped away from the Wildcats with a pair of kills from senior middle blocker Brianna Grant and junior middle blocker Lauren Douglass to put Tech behind 15-12.

Tech came within two at 20-18, but Kansas State shut down the match with a 25-20 third-set win. The loss set the Red Raiders back for a 13-12 overall record and 2-10 conference record.

Despite the loss, senior libero Carlie Foust moved into Tech’s record books for digs in a season as she recorded 21 versus Kansas State to bring her season total to 416.

Douglass finished the match with a team-leading eight kills versus Kansas State.

Tech returns home to face West Virginia at 5 p.m.

Friday in the United Supermarkets Arena. @DGaytanDT

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Offense has worst game of season

By JEREMY KRAKOSKY Staff Writer

The Texas Tech offense never got clicking on all cylinders and was held to a season-low 26 points en route to a 31-26 loss to West Virginia on Saturday.

The Red Raiders are now 5-5 on the season and 2-2 on the road.

Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury said he does not have a reason for why his players have not been playing like they are capable of on the road.

“I don’t have any answers to it,” he said. “It’s something that we have to get better at.”

The offense came into the game averaging 47.3 points per game, which was the fourth-highest in the nation, according to the Tech Athletics website.

After the season low in points, the Tech’s average dropped to 45.2 points per game, which leaves Tech trailing Big 12 Conference opponents Texas Christian, Baylor and Oklahoma.

Sophomore quarterback Patrick Mahomes was lead-

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Texas Tech quarterback Patrick Mahomes II drops back to pass during Tech’s game against Oklahoma State on Oct. 31 at Jones AT&T Stadium. Tech lost the game 70-53 and lost to West Virginia 31-26 on Saturday. ing the country in passing yards with 3,331 passing yards, or 370 per game, before Saturday.

He was held to a seasonlow 196 passing yards but was able to run for 73 yards on the ground, a career-high.

Mahomes did find the end zone three times, but threw an

interception in the red zone.

“That’s one of those plays where he tried to do a little too much,” Kingsbury said.

“They had covered the play.

Just throw it away and kick the field goal.”

After the season-low in passing yards, Mahomes fell to fourth in the nation in pass-

ing yards, according to the NCAA football website.

Mahomes is not completely to blame for the lack of yardage, however, as there were six dropped passes by receivers. One of the drops was in the end zone and would have been a touchdown.

Kingsbury said dropped

passes should not be an issue for veteran or freshman receivers at this point in the season.

“They shouldn’t be young.

It’s our 10th game,” he said.

“They’ve played enough. It’s just not making plays when we needed them to.”

The Big 12’s third-leading

receiver and leader in allpurpose yards, senior wide receiver Jakeem Grant, was bottled up on the outside of one play. In the first quarter, Grant stayed open on a Mahomes scramble and caught a pass and dove into the end zone for a 10-yard touchdown.

Besides the touchdown play, Grant was held to -2 yards and four catches in the game. He did have 131 kickoff return yards, however, which broke the school record for all-time return yards.

Grant now has 2,001 return yards in his career, breaking the previous record that has stood since 2012, according to a Tech Athletics release. “(Tech is) going to move the ball. I think getting the one stop in the red zone where Daryl (Worley) got the interception, that was big,” Mountaineers coach Dana Holgorsen said. “Holding them to a couple of field goal attempts was big. (Our defense) exceeded what my expectations were defensively just because of how focused those guys are.” @JeremyK_DT

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Five takeaways from loss to West Virginia 1. Penalties end game for Tech Trailing by 11 points late in the fourth quarter, the Texas Tech offense converted a critical fourth down and later scored a touchdown on the drive. After a failed twopoint conversion, the defense needed to get the ball back to the offense for the Red Raiders to have a chance at a game-winning drive. The defense got a tackle for loss and would have faced a third and seven, but senior defensive end Branden Jackson was called for a personal foul, giving West Virginia an automatic first down.

The defense later got a third down stand on the inch line, but senior linebacker Micah Awe was flagged for a personal foul after pulling

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the quarterback’s helmet off.

The Mountaineers were gifted another first down and took knees to end the game. Both of the personal foul penalties were on senior defensive captains.

2. Washington makes history Senior running back DeAndre Washington carried the ball for 102 yards on the ground, which pushed him over the century mark for rushing yards this season.

Washington is the first Red Raider to have back-to-back 1,000-yard rushing seasons

since 1995-1996, according to the Tech Athletics website.

Washington also led the team with passes caught and receiving yards against West Virginia. He had six catches for 64 yards and a touchdown. Washington has been the most consistent offensive player for Tech this entire season.

3. Dropped passes return as an issue The Red Raiders had approximately six clearly dropped passes against We s t Vi r g i n i a . A f t e r dropped passes were a major issue early this season, they had not been as common until Saturday.

Numerous dropped passes were on plays where sophomore quarterback Patrick Mahomes II scrambled and

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dodged pass rushers and delivered an accurate pass, only for it to hit a receiver in the chest and be dropped.

Arguably the most important drop was a would-be touchdown pass to junior wide receiver Devin Lauderdale. Of Mahomes’ 13 incomplete passes, about half of them were dropped passes.

4. Run defense struggles while pass defense finds success The worst run defense in the Big 12 Conference allowed the Mountaineers to gain 300 yards on the ground.

Junior running back Wendell Smallwood ended up with 163 yards and a touchdown, and backup running back Rushel Shell reached 111 rushing yards on 14 carries plus two scores.

As much as Tech’s defense struggled against the run, it did cause junior quarterback Skyler Howard to struggle at times. Howard barely completed half of his passes, going 12 out of 23 for 149 yards with no passing touchdowns and two interceptions. Freshman defensive end Breiden Fehoko recorded one of the interceptions, the first of his career, and also made the first sack of his career. Howard was sacked three times.

Tech has to improve against the run as they face two run-heavy teams in the final two games of the season.

5. Offense did not make plays when it mattered most Tech’s offense was held below its season averages

for points scored, passing yards and rushing yards, but arguably the largest issue for the offense was the inability to convert third downs. The Red Raiders were seven out of 18 on third downs while the Mountaineers were nine out of 14. Tech came into the game as the best team in the Big 12 on third downs, according to the conference website.

The offense also let a scoring chance slip away late in the second half. In the red zone, Mahomes threw his 13th interception of the season trying to fit the ball between two defenders to Lauderdale.

Tech also failed to convert on a costly fourth down. @JeremyK_DT

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Mariota, Titans beat Saints in overtime 34-28 Missouri football players pressure school leaders NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tennessee rookie Marcus Mariota came back from his recent injury to derail Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints.

Mariota passed for 371 yards and four touchdowns, including a 5-yard scoring pass to Anthony Fasano in overtime,

and Tennessee snapped a sixgame skid with a 34-28 victory over New Orleans on Sunday.

The Saints (4-5), who had won three in a row, led 21-10 but could not put away the Titans (2-6), who turned in a feisty performance in their first game since coach Ken Whisen-

hunt was fired and replaced by Mike Mularkey.

Sunday also marked Mariota’s return from a knee sprain that sidelined him for two games. He completed 28 of 39 passes, at times converting quick, decisive throws under pressure.

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Student protests over racial incidents on the University of Missouri campus escalated over the weekend when at least 30 black football players announced they will not participate in team activities until the school’s president is removed.

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JIMMY JOHN’S NOW HIRING Jimmy John’s is hiring crew and delivery drivers today at all three locations in Lub‑ bock. We are an upbeat, fast paced, and fun place to work. Come by today to fill out an application.

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groups have complained of racial slurs and other slights on the overwhelmingly white, 35,000-student campus. Their frustrations flared during the homecoming parade Oct. 10 when black protesters blocked Wolfe’s car and he would not get out and talk to them. They were removed by police.

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Now Hiring ‑ Servers, Bartenders, Line Cooks & Hosts (will train). Call 796‑2240 to schedule an interview, apply online at cabooseonline.com or visit 5027 50th Street for an application.

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President Tim Wolfe gave no indication he has any intention of stepping down, but agreed in a statement Sunday that “change is needed” and said the university is working to draw up a plan by April to promote diversity and tolerance.

For months, black student

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CUTE 4 bedroom, 2 bath house 1/2 mile from TTU, move‑in January 1st, 2016. Great house for 4 students, share $1600 rent. Call 806‑790‑4557

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MESQUITE’S BAR AND GRILL Open 7 days a week! Come Fridays 1‑5 for $1 drafts and wells during our famour Power Hour!

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Student Discounts Available 806‑747‑0021.

NEED YOUR house/apartment cleaned? 7 years experience, references available. Call Millie for estimate 806.438.4150

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