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Organization: Tech student creates Healing in the Arts to support trauma victims.

Football: Passing game shines against Baylor defense.

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Column: Legislation will not fix broken culture.

Drag Race: Check out our slideshow from Lubbock Dragway’s final street-style race of the season.

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Red Raider defense makes key plays in win against Baylor

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he Texas Tech defense was able to make the right plays at the right time against Baylor to secure its first victory since Saturday, Oct. 7.

The Red Raiders defeated the Bears, 38-24, on Saturday, Nov. 11, for the Texas Farm Bureau Shootout.

Tech’s defense forced four turnovers in the game against the Bears.

This season, Tech has forced 22 turnovers, the most the Red Raiders have had in the first 10 games of the season since 2008, according to Tech

Athletics. The Red Raiders are also plus 10 in the turnover margin for the season, which is just below the single-season school record of plus 12.

“Some of those guys are growing up.

We hadn’t created that many turnovers in a while,” Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury said. “I think the last four games, we had only one a game. So, we’re a team that feeds off that, and they take a lot of pride in getting those. We had to keep that going because when we’re turning people over like that, we’re a much better football team.”

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TOP: Texas Tech junior linebacker Dakota Allen blocks a throw from Baylor’s freshman quarterback Charlie Brewer on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017, in AT&T Stadium. The Red Raiders beat the Bears, 38-24, and the Tech defense played a key part in securing the victory for the Red Raiders. Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury said the team takes pride in the turnovers it got.

RIGHT: Tech junior defensive back Jah’Shawn Johnson blocks a throw intended for sophomore wide receiver Denzel Mims during Tech’s game against Baylor on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017, in AT&T Stadium in Arlington.

The Red Raider defense came out of the game with four forced turnovers, bringing the season total to 22. That is the most turnovers Tech has had in the first 10 games of the season since 2008.

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Board Game Club provides relaxing pastime

Office of LGBTQIA to host Trans Remembrance Week

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The Tech Board Game Club provides students mental stimulation without frustration. The organization meets once a week on campus to play board games.

“The club is essentially a place for Texas Tech students to unwind and play board games,” Allison Cook, TBGC adviser and a clinical mental health graduate student from Conroe, said. “The games we play are a little bit beyond the classical Monopoly concept.”

TBGC Vice President Robert Cook, a senior psychology major from Sheboygan, Wisconsin, said the club is free and open to anyone including students, faculty and staff.

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Members of the Tech Board Game Club play different games in the food court area of the Student Union Building. The organization meets once a week on campus to play various board games.

The Texas Tech Office of LGBTQIA will host Trans Remembrance Week from Monday, Nov. 13, to Monday, Nov. 20.

According to a Tech news release, the week is meant to bring awareness to the transgender and non-cisgender communities at Tech.

The Trans Remembrance Week will include events such as informational sessions by Tech’s Gender and Sexuality Association, a screening of “Boy Meets Girl” from the Queer Reels, Real Topics film series, and a presentation by Ryan Sallans over transitioning from female to male.

The week will end with the Transgender Day of Remembrance on Monday, Nov. 20, in the Free

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5-year-old Ellie Sledge aids in cotton research at Tech

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In all his years in research, Ramkumar said he has never seen such a young girl be so interested in scientific research. Because of this, he decided to use Sledge as the face of the research and have her help with the outreach.

“This is a very big way to help research,” Ramkumar said. “Research has to be communicated to the people at large. Otherwise, it doesn’t serve the purpose. People see that a very young girl that understands everything we are doing and wants to be a part of it. That’s a very inspirational story for other young people who are budding scientists.”

Children like Sledge will shape the next generation of the workforce, Ramkumar said, and Sledge’s work with his research will inspire

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Outside the city of Lubbock, cotton fields stretch as far as the eye can see. For the students of Terra Vista Middle School, cotton is all they see when they look outside their classroom windows.

That is why they were brought to Seshadri Ramkumar’s lab at Texas Tech, so they could learn more about the fluffy white crop that surrounds their school. Among the students was 5-year-old Ellie Sledge.

As Ramkumar, a professor of nonwovens and advanced materials in the Department of Environmental Toxicology, was showing students cotton and how it can be used to absorb oil from water, Sledge saw the cotton and yelled “fluffy.”

was, she shied away from the question and whispered the answer into her father’s ear.

“She said really likes watching when the cotton absorbs all of the oil,” Joseph Sledge said. “When we were here, Dr. Ramkumar was showing us that when you squeeze it out, it also drops the water back, keeps all of oil in the cotton fibers. She was like ‘Whoa.’”

Ramkumar said more children could be like Ellie Sledge if science were taught with a more hands-on approach rather than just a classroom lecture.

“Science these days cannot be taught by just books,” Ramkumar said. “Science, if at all, should be visualized and experienced, then you become a true scientist who solves problems.” @DailyToreador

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Ellie Sledge and professor Seshadri Ramkumar work on his cotton research together in the Department of Environmental Toxicology.

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Study suggests women less likely to get CPR from bystanders ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Women are less likely than men to get CPR from a bystander and more likely to die, a new study suggests, and researchers think reluctance to touch a woman’s chest might be one reason.

Only 39 percent of women suffering cardiac arrest in a public place

other children to become more interested in science.

“The United States needs homegrown people that have very high-level skills in science, engineering and math,” Ramkumar said.

Joseph Sledge, Ellie Sledge’s father and a teacher at Terra Vista Middle School, said she has always shown an appreciation for science.

“My wife is a pediatrician, so anything science-related (Ellie) kind of gears to because she likes to ask questions,” Joseph Sledge said.

“Also, being a 5-year old, she’s not inhibited by fear, so she experiments as much as possible.”

At the end of the day, Ellie Sledge is an average child who has a high interest in science, Joseph Sledge said.

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were given CPR versus 45 percent of men, and men were 23 percent more likely to survive, the study found.

It involved nearly 20,000 cases around the country and is the first to examine gender differences in receiving heart help from the public versus professional responders.

PoliTech to host gun control debate forum

On Thursday, Nov. 16, PoliTech will host a debate forum on gun control featuring several guest panelists. The event will take place from 7:30-9 p.m. in the United Supermarkets Arena’s City Bank Conference Center, according to a news release from PoliTech.

The debate forum will feature Senator Charles Perry, Rep. John Frullo, Miguel Levario, Ed Scruggs, CJ

Grisham, Julie Gavran and Chad Hasty, according to the release. These panelists come from a variety of backgrounds. Some are Texas state representatives, one is a Texas Tech professor and others are involved in organizations like Texas Gun Sense.

Admission to the event is free and open to the public. Additionally, the event will be live-streamed on PoliTech’s YouTube channel,

according to the release.

The panel will discuss campus carry and gun control in Texas. The Facebook event PoliTech created for the forum provides a link for purchasing tickets to the debate. Purchasing a ticket is encouraged but not required.

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KIRKUK, Iraq (AP) — Iraqi security forces have found mass graves in an area recently retaken from the Islamic State group that could contain up to 400 bodies, an Iraqi official said Sunday.

The bodies of civilians and security forces were found in an abandoned

base near Hawija, a northern town retaken in early October, Kirkuk governor Rakan Saed said.

H e d i d n ’t s a y w h e n authorities will start exhuming the bodies from the mass graves.

Khalaf Luhaibi, a local shepherd who led troops to the site, said IS used

to bring captives to the area and shoot them dead or pour oil over them and light them on fire.

The area was strewn with torn clothing and what appeared to be human bones and skulls.

Iraqi forces have driven IS from nearly all the territory it once controlled.

Authorities have already uncovered several mass graves in other newly liberated areas.

U.S.-backed Iraqi forces have driven the extremists from nearly all the territory they once controlled, with some fighting still underway near the western border with Syria.

O n S a t u r d a y, I r a q ’s Prime Minister announced an operation to capture a patch of territory on the western edge of the country near the border with Syria.

Hours later, Iraqi Defense Ministry announced capturing Romana area, saying the troops will head to nearby town of Rawa.

According to Ahmed al-Asadi, a spokesman for the Shiite-majority paramilitary forces, Rawa is the last Iraqi town held by IS who still control some scattered small villages in mainly desert areas.

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Students to spend Thanksgiving break with family

By CHELSEA GILMORE Staff Writer

As the fall semester comes to a close, students look forward to Thanksgiving break as a time to relax with their families and prepare for finals.

While Thanksgiving is a shorter break, Tech still allows students to travel home if they wish.

Thanksgiving break begins Wednesday, Nov. 22, and classes resume Monday, Nov. 27, a week before finals week.

Many consider Lubbock to be a college town, but to others, staying in Lubbock is an opportunity to bring their families together and celebrate the holidays.

Kia Barton, a junior political science major from New Braunfels, said her parents will travel to Lubbock from Seattle.

Barton said her parents’ apartment in Seattle has a smaller kitchen and she will cook for her family because her apartment has more space.

“I cook the entire meal,

everything from breakfast to dinner,” Barton said.

While Barton is spending Thanksgiving in Lubbock, she said she likes to invite friends over who are not going home for the holidays, so they can celebrate, as well.

“I love Thanksgiving,” she said. “I think it’s just a fun time to hang out with family and friends.”

Some students wait to travel home until Christmas break, so they can work during Thanksgiving and make some extra money.

Alma Bustamante, a senior journalism major from Amarillo, said she may spend her break in Amarillo with her family but she has also considered working.

“I might just stay here in Lubbock and work because it’s a good idea to work and get money while you can,” she said.

Bustamante said she is ready for a break in the semester when she can relax and not have to worry about school.

Other students have families in cities that are closer,

and they can travel just for the day of Thanksgiving.

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Alicia Patridge, a graduate student in horticulture from O’Donnell, said her parents live in Post

and she will spend the majority of the day with her family.

Patridge said after eating lunch and watching the Dallas Cowboys game, she and her husband will come back and eat Thanksgiving dinner with his family.

“Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday because we don’t have to worry about presents,” she said. “It’s usually more chill, and it’s that break you need right before finals.” @DailyToreador

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Turkey denies report of plan to kidnap cleric Gulen from US I S TA N B U L ( A P ) — Turkey has dismissed as “utterly false, ludicrous and groundless” a report that Turkish officials may have discussed paying millions of dollars to have a U.S.-based Muslim cleric kidnapped.

The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that Special Counsel Robert Mueller was investigating an alleged plot involving former U.S. National Security Adviser Michael

Flynn and his son to hand Fethullah Gulen over to Ankara for as much as $15 million.

Tu r k e y b l a m e s t h e cleric and his supporters for a July 2016 military coup attempt that killed 250 people.

Gulen, who lives in Pennsylvania, has denied being behind it.

The Turkish Embassy in Washington reiterated demands late Saturday for the United States to

extradite Gulen so he can stand trial.

The embassy in a statement rejected “all allegations that Turkey would resort to means external to the rule of law” to get Gulen back on Turkish soil.

Flynn’s lawyers also have disputed the Journal report saying Mueller was looking into a meeting where Flynn allegedly discussed a plan that would pay him and his son “to forcibly remove” Gulen.

Flynn, a retired lieutenant general, did lobbying work for Turkey last year.

“Out of respect for the process of the various investigations regarding the 2016 campaign, we have intentionally avoided responding to every rumor or allegation,” the lawyers said in a statement.

“But today’s news cycle has brought allegations about General Flynn, ranging from kidnapping to bribery, that are so outra-

geous and prejudicial that we are making an exception to our usual rule: they are false,” they said.

Michael Flynn Jr.’s attorney declined to comment on the allegations.

Gulen has been living in the U.S. for nearly two decades. He is a former ally of Turkish President R e c e p Ta y y i p E r d o g a n until their 2013 public falling-out led the government to declare Gulen’s network a terror group.

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Putin allegedly manipulating Trump with flattery MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A day after being criticized by President Donald Trump, a former CIA director questioned whether Russian President Vladimir Putin was manipulating Trump with flattery during the president’s lengthy trip to Asia.

Trump’s trip was meant to be centered on trade and North Korea, and on Monday, he will talk with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who has overseen a bloody drug war that has featured extrajudicial killings. But Trump remains dogged by things he has said,

and not said, about Russia.

He tried to have it both ways Sunday on the issue of Russian interference in last year’s presidential race, saying he believes both the U.S. intelligence agencies when they say Russia meddled and Putin’s sincerity in claiming that his country did not.

“I believe that he feels that he and Russia did not meddle in the election,” Trump said in Hanoi, Vietnam.

“As to whether I believe it, I’m with our agencies,” Trump said. “As currently led by fine people, I believe very much in our intelligence agencies.”

But just a day earlier, he had lashed out at the former heads of the U.S. intelligence agencies, dismissing them as “political hacks” and claiming there were plenty of reasons to be suspicious of their findings that Russia meddled to help Trump defeat Democrat Hillary Clinton.

Former CIA director John Brennan, appearing Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” with former national intelligence director James Clapper, said Trump was deriding them in an attempt to “delegitimize” the intelligence

community’s assessment.

“I think Mr. Putin is very clever in terms of playing to Mr. Trump’s interest in being flattered. And also I think Mr. Trump is, for whatever reason, either intimidated by Mr. Putin, afraid of what he could do or what might come out as a result of these investigations,” Brennan said.

Clapper called the threat from Russia “manifest and obvious.”

“To try to paint it in any other way is, I think, astounding and, in fact, poses a peril to this country,” he said on CNN.

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n the wake of shootings, terrorist attacks and sexual-assault allegations, we need to be honest with ourselves.

Murder is illegal, rape is illegal, and guns are just as easy to get as they have been for the last 20 years.

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

This evil will not be legislated away because we have a dying culture.

The solution and the problem begins and ends with each of us.

It is easy in difficult times to look toward a position of authority and say, “do something.” What we don’t realize is that the problem of a depraved culture has never been fixed by bigger government. In most authoritarian societies, it runs rampant.

In Soviet communist societies, a nihilist outlook on life took hold and life expectancy declined

as the populace became hopeless and despaired.

Moral values and religious affiliation decreased as the central power removed any philosophical competition.

While this is a dramatic case, it highlights the slippery slope that arises when we think those who gladly engage in the worst parts of our culture — politicians — will protect us from a sick one. They will usually just make it worse.

On the other hand, I am not discounting any policy attempting to mitigate death. There are reasonable arguments, as I think we near both mandatory background checks for guns and stronger surveillance for terrorism, regardless of how both sides feel about either of those issues.

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in news casters who ignore the warning of psychologists across the country to not over-cover mass shooters.

Because of our 24-hour news cycle, an obsession has grown with mass shooters themselves, allowing for the attention and recognition many would-be shooters crave.

Accusations of rape and sexual harassment are flying toward many in Hollywood, an institution that has capitalized off getting viewers’ attentions through extreme violence, corrupted sexuality and a destruction of any objective morality.

While the abortion rate is falling, constant celebrations of Planned Parenthood overlook any right to life arguments or marches and accept abortion as a new normal. No matter the side, it is hard not to see a nega-

tive cultural side effect when there is no significance given to the existence or formation of a life by our culture.

These problems all point toward a culture with no life left in it. Devoid of true hope, people have little else to turn to except petty political fights and media content filled with misplaced rage and meaningless promiscuity.

A culture of death leads to death. We must be brave enough to have the honest realization that the change starts with us and not legislation: the things we post on social media, the content we take in and put on the news, and the values that we spread every day.

Simply put, if we want a decent society, we have to prioritize decency in our culture. @DailyToreador

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he NFL has been the subject of controversy over the last year because of the protests taking place.

It initially started as a way to bring light to social injustices against African-Americans but has been spun by opposition as though the players do not respect veterans.

That notion was countered this past Thursday, Nov. 9, as Michael Bennett, one of the more prominent protesters, stood during the anthem as he didn’t want the message to be seen as an anti-veteran sentiment. It’s

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clear that Bennett wants the conversation to be switched from this anti-veteran narrative to one more focused on social injustices.

This comes at the beginning of Veterans Day weekend where all teams have been paying respect to veterans.

The protests during the national anthem were started by Colin Kaepernick as a way to shine light on social injustices brought against African-Americans. After meeting with former Green

Beret Nate Boyer, Kaepernick made the choice to kneel as they agreed it was more respectable then sitting.

It’s time to stop debating what is so wrong about the protests and start talking about the reasons why they were started in the first place and find ways to fix these issues.

This weekend has allowed us to reflect on the sacrifices made by veterans to keep us safe, but it also allows us to look at where we are as a country and how we can use these freedoms given to us to make this country great. @DailyToreador

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Toomey: Roy Moore should step aside WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Pat Toomey urged Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore on Sunday to drop out of the race, adding to the party’s growing disavowal of the controversial judge in a pivotal election following allegations that he initiated sexual contact with a 14-year old girl decades ago.

Toomey said Moore’s explanations have been inadequate so far in response to The Washington Post report last week and that Republicans should consider current Sen. Luther Strange as a write-in candidate to run against Moore.

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much deeper than legislation. The problem shows up in our discourse when we have political arguments that conclude with threatening the life of the president, not by oddball extremists, but by celebrities and low-level politicians.

Some media’s only job is to stir fear, resentment and racial tensions proudly displayed on every hour of the news.

The obvious truth is the more extreme our mainstream political rhetoric becomes, the more extremists feel welcome to show their true colors. The baseball field shooting of Republican congressmen and the terrorist attack by a white supremacist in Charlottesville, Virginia, shows the increase in violent, political fanaticism.

The problem is hidden

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terrible situation, nearly 40-year-old allegation, we’ll probably never know for sure exactly what happened,” said Toomey, R-Pa. “But from my point of view, I think the accusations have more credibility than the denial. I think it would be best if Roy would just step aside.”

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two women who claim they were defrauded by a for-profit college have sued the Education Department and a private loan servicer in a case their attorneys say could provide a new legal remedy for tens of thousands of students frustrated with the department’s inaction on claims seeking loan forgiveness.

The lawsuit, filed Sunday in federal court in New York, comes as the department begins work this week rewriting Obama administration rules designed to boost protections for students defrauded by their schools.

Tina Carr and Yvette Colon had attended Sanford-Brown Institute, a for-profit college in New York, and are seeking to have their student loans erased.

Their lawsuit cites federal and state law that prohibits fraud as well as the contract they signed with their school. Previous lawsuits invoked the department’s own regulations in their search for loan relief.

Attorneys for the two students say the new approach is necessary because Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has stalled consideration of tens

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of thousands of similar claims from borrowers.

Colon completed the school’s certificate program to work as a cardiac sonographer, only to learn that her credentials were invalid and that she couldn’t transfer her credits to other schools, as had been promised, according to the suit. Colon is asking for the cancellation of her four federal and two private loans totalling $21,000.

Carr trained to be a medical assistant. She says the school lied to her about job placement assistance and the ability to transfer credits. Carr has defaulted on her $14,500 federal loans and wants the loan forgiven.

“People’s rights not to pay for defective products is well established in law, so whatever the Department of Education is or is not doing, the legal rights of borrowers continue to exist and are enforceable against the government just as they are against private parties,” said Toby Merill, a litigator at Harvard University’s Project on Predatory Student Lending, which represents defrauded students.

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Tech student creates ‘Healing in the Arts’ to help trauma victims

By ASHLEY BELL Staff Writer

Trauma comes in many different forms and impacts many people. The healing process can be difficult, but one Texas Tech student found healing through her passion of dance.

In August 2016, Madelynn Engle, a senior human development and family studies major from Arlington, returned to Tech after having medically withdrawn the previous semester.

While dealing with the traumatic event that continued to negatively impact her life, Engle said she developed a close relationship with one of her professors, Shera Jackson. Upon Engle’s return, Jackson presented the idea of using her previous experience with dance to express her trauma in a

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CONTINUED FROM PG. 1 For this semester, the club meets at 6 p.m. on Thursdays. However, the time, date and location for the meetings may vary every semester, TBGC President Brendan McLeod, a sophomore information technology major from Cuero, said.

“At the beginning of each semester, we post a poll on our Facebook page that asks for availability,” McLeod said.

“Based on the results, we decide what day time would be best for everyone to meet on campus to play.”

Treasurer Alexis Lopez, a sophomore animal science pre-veterinary major from Cuero, said the organization currently has about 15 members.

Members can join through OrgSync or by liking the Texas Tech Board Game Club Facebook group page.

People from the community can also join the club by joining the Facebook group and becoming an associate member.

“Lately, we have been trying to use social media to try and boost our recruitment,” McLeod said.

positive way.

This gave Engle the idea to use her independent study class in HDFS 4000 to research how expression through the arts can have healing effects.

Knowing that some of her friends were experiencing trauma in their lives, as well, Engle said she decided to reach out to them, to see if they would be willing to tell their stories also.

Five people agreed to join Engle in telling their stories in the originally unnamed project.

The show was set to take place in December 2016, and she said she spent the next few months planning every detail.

While creating programs, she named the show, calling it “Healing in the Arts.”

After months of writing and rehearsals, five students told their stories “Facebook has been the best way for our members to keep in contact with each other and find out where our meetings are located, but I also email the location through OrgSync.”

The members provide a variety of board games to play at each meeting, Cook said. A vote is taken at the beginning to decide which game will be played that evening.

“The length of our meetings depends on which game everyone wants to play,” Lopez said. “If we have enough people show up, we will break up into groups and have different games going on at the same time.

After someone finishes a game, they are free to go or can stay and play another game. If someone shows up later in the evening, they can usually find someone who has already finished a game, and the two can start a new one. Our meetings are very flexible.”

One does not have to bring a game or know how to play a game in order to participate, McLeod said.

“I have learned a new game every week I have been,” McLeod said. “The older guys, like Robert (Cook), are really great about teach-

to an audience of 35 people and received nothing but positive feedback. Owing to the success of the show, Engle said she and Jackson decided to host it again.

They reached out to more people and began preparations for the next show, which took place in May. This show was more intense because of the details of the stories being told, so Engle added a panel, which included a licensed counselor, as a support system if anyone was triggered by the performance.

There was concern because of the stories of sexual assault and abuse, so disclaimers were added to the program, as well.

“I decided that I would never sensor a writer because they have the freedom to tell their story however they choose,” Engle said.

“It’s all about the writer.”

The second show was

even more successful than the first, and received positive feedback through audience surveys. The audience grew from 35 to 100 people.

Now, Engle said she is preparing for her third show, which will tell stories of not only sexual assault and abuse but also gender identity, loss and self-harm.

With the growth of the program, she has recruited officers to assist her with planning and working closely with the writers and performers.

Charelle Thomas, a senior public relations major from San Antonio, is a writing manager for the show, whose job is to assist writers in telling their story and making sure they are doing well mentally throughout the process.

Thomas said she told her story during the May show, which she found therapeutic.

RAINEY RIZZO PERFORMER Although the purpose of the show is to allow writers to tell their own stories and performers to assist, the writers are given the option to remain anonymous.

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Members of the Tech Board Game Club set up a booth in Free Speech Area by the SUB. The organization meets once a week on campus to play various board games. ing people. As seasoned as they are, you would think that they are wanting to win the game, but they really help you strategize. They are very interested in helping people learn.”

In addition to the meetings on campus, TBGC also participates in the Lubbock Mad Hatter’s House of Games on Saturdays.

“This allows us to interact not only with our club members, but with the larger community, as well,” Cook said. “There is a fairly large board-gaming community

in Lubbock. People usually start showing up at Mad Hatter’s around 6, and anyone is welcome to join us there, as well.”

TBGC is looking into starting a few tournaments in the future, but for now, the members are focused on having fun, McLeod said.

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Shawn Mendes, Eminem among winners at MTV EMAs in London best-song trophy for “There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back,” to the delight of fans standing in a polite onstage mosh-pit at the city’s SSE Arena. Fittingly, he also took the prize for best fans.

T h e s h o w, f o r m e r l y known as the MTV Europe Music Awards, opened with a clip of Eminem perform-

People need to know that they’re not alone and there there is healing in the community.”

cord a reading to be played during the performance, but those who prefer to stay anonymous have the option to let someone else record the reading.

Rainey Rizzo, a junior public relations major from Tomball, performed for her best friend’s personal trauma story.

Rizzo said the purpose of the organization is not only to allow people to tell their story but also to provide a support system.

“People need to know that they’re not alone, and that there is healing in the community,” she said. “The organization has grown so much, and I think this semester will be the best yet.”

The next Healing in the Arts production will take place at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 3, at the International Cultural Center.

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Mendes, the 19-year-old Canadian star, also won the

“The whole show is a testament about selfcare, sharing your story with more than your own mind,” she said. “Letting it out on paper makes it real and allows for healing.”

ing his new single “Walk on Water” in a London pub.

He then emerged onstage in jeans and a black hoodie to perform the slow-burning number live, with Skylar Gray filling in on the duet duties Beyoncé performed on the recording.

Eminem was also named best hip-hop artist, and pro-

claimed surprise.

“I don’t know how I got this because I haven’t had an album out in a few years,” he said.

Sunday marked the awards’ return to London for the first time since 1996, and locally bred singer Rita Ora was a suitably chipper host.

Starting Monday, Nov. 13, Texas Tech and the department of Women’s & Gender Studies will host Women’s Empowerment Week through Thursday, Nov. 16.

According to the Tech news release, the theme for the week is Lift as You Climb, and will include a mentor dinner, forums and a pledge campaign.

Starting on Monday, Nov. 13, the week will kick off with a resource fair, according to the news release. On Wednesday, Nov. 15, an online Twitter dis-

cussion over Title IX and a screening of “The Mask You Live In” by University Student Housing will be hosted. The week will end with “Spoken Word: Lift as You Climb,” in the Barnes & Noble in the SUB on Thursday, Nov. 16.

All events are free for Tech students, faculty and staff. For a complete list of events, contact the department of Women’s & Gender Studies at 806-742-4335, or visit http://www.depts. ttu.edu/wstudies/events_ wew.php. @CandiceClarkDT

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VETERAN’S DAY Texas Tech Army and Air Force ROTC, along with the Military & Veterans Program, hosted their annual Veteran’s Day Retreat Ceremony on Friday, Nov. 10, 2017, at Memorial Circle.

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Cadets of the Texas Tech Army ROTC watch the Veteran’s Day ceremony at Memorial Circle on Friday, Nov. 10, 2017. The ceremony was hosted by the Tech Army and Air Force ROTC units.

Cadet Levi Jackson of the Texas Tech Army ROTC holds a flag during the Veteran’s Day Ceremony at Memorial Circle on Friday, Nov. 10, 2017. This year’s ceremony honored Suzie Caballero Turner and her deceased sister Staff Sgt. Virginia Caballero.

Soldiers salute as “Taps” plays during the laying of the wreath during the Veteran’s Day Ceremony at Memorial Circle on Friday, Nov. 10, 2017. The wreath was laid in honor of Texas Tech alumna and Purple Heart Recipient Staff Sgt. Virginia Caballero.

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Cowboys face uphill battle without Elliot A fter months of uncertainty, the ruling on the Ezekiel Elliott suspension seems to have found an answer, with Elliott now suspended for the next six games, according to the latest ruling by a federal appeals court.

For the Dallas Cowboys, the news is worrisome. The Cowboys are heading into some of the toughest games of their season without arguably their best offensive player, not to mention that their season will be in jeopardy if they struggle over the next six games.

Elliott tried to battle his suspension as long as he could, but the most recent loss of his appeal in the New York Second Circuit of Appeals nearly assures Elliott will serve his six-game suspension.

The Cowboys sit at 5-3, second in their division

Austin Watts is a senior electronic media & communication major from Sweetwater.

to the 8-1 Philadelphia Eagles, who hold the best record in the NFL. The Cowboys’ upcoming six games will be some of their toughest of the year, w i t h t h e N F C d e f e n ding champion Falcons first, followed by a game against the division-leading Eagles. After these two games, the Cowboys will play the Los Angeles C h a r g e r s , Wa s h i n g t o n Redskins, New York Giants and finally the Oakland Raiders. Three of their next six opponents are playoff teams from last season.

Without Elliott, the Cow-

boys lose their dynamic playmaker who is second in the league in rushing yards, with 783 yards while averaging 4.1 yards per carry. Elliott also has seven touchdowns, with a league-leading 45 first downs. The absence of Elliott will hinder the Cowboys’ ability to run the ball and control the clock, along with how well the Cowboys can pick up first downs.

Last season, Elliott led the league in rushing yards on his way to being named to the All-Pro Team. The young running back was drafted fourth overall, and quickly proved his worth as he helped lead the Cowboys to a NFC-best 13-3 record and their first playoff berth since 2014, according to Pro Football Reference.

Elliott’s backups are Alfred Morris, Darren McFadden and Rod Smith, two of whom are former

1,000-yard rushers. Morris and McFadden have had 1,000-yards seasons before, but neither has held a starting job since 2015.

The absence of Elliot will hinder the Cowboy’s ability to run the ball and control the clock ...

However, none of these running backs bring the dynamic playmaking ability Elliott gives the Cowboys, so the focus on the offense will shift to sophomore quarterback Dak Prescott.

With Prescott at the helm, the team has a chance to continue its three-game win streak, but Prescott will have to play mistake-

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free football while carrying the offense on his shoulders. Prescott will need his receivers to step up and help him, with Dez Bryant, Terrance Williams, Jason Witten and Cole Beasley expected to be his primary receiving options for the six-game stretch.

Considering All-Pro wide receiver Bryant has a knee and ankle injury that he is battling with, the Cowboys may be without their two most explosive threats, if Bryant cannot play. The status of Bryant’s availability will be vital for the six-game stretch.

Defensively, the Cowboys boast one of the better pass rushes in the league, while their secondary is an underaverage unit. Over the Cowboys’ last three games, the defense is holding teams to only 15 points per game, including the Kansas City

Chiefs’ No. 3 scoring offense, according to Pro Football Reference.

Without Elliott on offense to control the clock, the defense will find itself in a hard situation to stop opposing offenses. If the Cowboys are to be successful, their defense will have to generate stops and turnovers in order to keep their chances of winning high.

As the Cowboys prepare for the six-game stretch without their star running back, they will look toward their young quarterback to lead the offense, while leaning on their defense to stop their opponents. The Cowboys will face a tough schedule without Elliott, and it will fall to Prescott to lead the team. If Prescott falters, the team will watch its playoff chances dwindle. @AustinWattsDT

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Roethlisberger rallies Steelers UConn rolls to 20-17 win at Indianapolis past Stanford INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Ben Roethlisberger’s 32-yard completion to Antonio Brown with 35 seconds set up a 33yard field goal from Chris Boswell as time expired Sunday, giving Pittsburgh a 2017 come-from-behind win at Indianapolis on Sunday.

The Steelers (7-2) have won four straight overall and five in a row in the series.

But it sure wasn’t easy as the Colts (3-7) held Roethlisberger, Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell in check. Pittsburgh needed two secondhalf TD passes from Roethlisberger to fight its way out of a 17-3 third-quarter deficit.

And Roethlisberger reverted to his traditional form on the Steelers’ final possession.

“Big Ben is Big Ben and he finds guys, and we’ve got him in second-and-long and he finds a guy, and then he scrambles around and finds Antonio

Brown,” Colts coach Chuck Pagano said. “That’s what he does.”

The two -time Super Bowl champion methodically marched the Steelers 70 yards in the final 3 minutes, 10 seconds to give Pittsburgh its only lead.

Roethlisberger was 19 of 31 for 236 yards with one interception. Bell had 26 carries for 80 yards and Brown, the league’s leading receiver, caught three passes for 47 yards.

“There was a lot of negativity that we will talk about,” Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said. “But we’ll talk about negativity with a win.

That’s my preference.”

Indianapolis extended its 10-3 halftime lead to 17-3 when Jacoby Brissett hooked up with Chester Rogers on a 61-yard TD pass four plays into the second half. But again the Colts couldn’t hold onto the lead.

Roethlisberger found

JuJu Smith-Schuster on a 7-yard TD pass midway through the third quarter to make it 17-9. Boswell’s extra point was blocked and the Steelers barely avoided giving up two more points when Colts safety was tackled at the Steelers 2-yard line after a lengthy return.

After Ryan Shazier’s interception at the Colts 10yard line with 12:52 to go, Roethlisberger hooked up with wide-open Vance McDonald for another 7-yard score.

Roethlisberger’s conversion pass to Martavis Bryant tied the score at 17.

Boswell could have given the Steelers the lead with a 37-yard field goal with 6:17 to go, but the kick hit the right goal post.

INJURIES Steelers: Starting safety Mike Mitchell left on a cart with an injured right ankle

and did not return. Cornerback Joe Haden left in the first half with a left leg injury and was on crutches on the sideline late in the game. Linebacker James Harrison missed the game with a back injury.

Colts: Brissett did not come to the podium after the game because he developed concussion-like symptoms, the Colts said. There was no other immediate update.

Cornerback Kenny Moore left in the third quarter with a concussion and tight end Darnell Daniels and linebacker Darnell Sankey both left with hamstring injuries in the fourth quarter. None of the three returned.

UP NEXT Steelers: Host Tennessee on Thursday night, their first home game since Oct. 22.

Colts: Will have a much needed bye before hosing Tennessee on Nov. 26.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — UConn used a balanced offense and a dominant defensive effort to start the season with an easy rout of Stanford.

Crystal Dangerfield scored 24 points and Katie Lou Samuelson added 21 to help the top-ranked Huskies beat the No. 10 Cardinal 78-53 on Sunday in Nationwide Arena, the host site for the 2018 NCAA women’s Final Four.

In her seventh career start Dangerfield ran the offense with a sharpshooter’s mentality. The sopho-

more knocked down 6-of-7 3-pointers and recorded four steals. She averaged just 6.1 points per game and shot 31 percent from 3 last year.

“When you look at our team, by adding another player of her caliber and the way she plays, that changes the makeup of what we’re trying to do,” UConn head coach Geno Auriemma said.

“She’s just so much more offensive minded and she creates a lot of stuff for herself and others.”

Gabby Williams and Napheesa Collier added 11 and eight points, respectively, for UConn (1-0).

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No. 16 Louisville rallies past George Mason, 72-61 LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Deng Adel had 20 points, and freshmen Darius Perry and Jordan Nwora combined to score 22 in the second half to rally No. 16 Louisville past George Mason 72-61 on Sunday to win David Padgett’s debut as the Cardinals’ interim coach.

The Cardinals trailed for the much of the game before their newcomers stepped to make all six combined shots, with many in clutch moments. Louisville shot 70 percent after halftime to win its first regular season contest since longtime coach Rick

Pitino was fired last month in the wake of a national federal investigation of corruption in college basketball.

Perry scored 12 of his 17 points after halftime, while Nwora was 3-for-3 from long range for 10 points. Adel meanwhile went 9 of 17 from the field to help the Cardinals win their season opener before 18,304.

Jaire Grayer had 20 points and Justin Kier 18 for George Mason (1-1), which led 46-45 with 11 minutes remaining before Louisville took control.

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ots pushed the pace throughout and weren’t afraid to challenge the taller Cardinals inside. Perimeter shooting was their biggest strength (8 of 27 from long range), but they struggled to keep pace once Louisville started making shots to seize momentum.

Ian Boyd had 12 points.

Louisville: The Cardinals moved the ball well and had good looks in the first half, but shots just weren’t falling. They became somewhat tentative after that and it looked like Adel would have to carry the offense.

That’s when Perry and Nwora

contributed, with Nwora’s 3s coming every time they needed a boost. Louisville’s 70 percent shooting after halftime was huge, and it eventually controlled the boards 36-31.

George Mason hosts Binghamton in Atlantic 10 Conference play Thursday in its opening game of the Cancun Challenge.

Louisville hosts NebraskaOmaha on Friday in the first meeting between the schools.

It’s the second of four home games to open the season before the Cardinals face Purdue in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge.

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The Texas Tech passing game continued to have success in the win against the Baylor Bears on Saturday, Nov. 11.

Overall, the Red Raiders threw for 246 yards and rushed for 91 yards. Tech had 337 yards of total offense.

Senior quarterback Nic Shimonek threw a near perfect game, going 24/29 for 246 yards and two touchdowns with zero interceptions.

Receiving wise, senior wide receiver Dylan Cantrell led the team with 11 receptions for 94 yards, according to Tech Athletics. “(Cantrell) does a great job, always being where he's supposed to be, doing what he's supposed to do in the run game, the pass game,” Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury said.

“They were keeping things in front of him pretty well. We knew we had to take what they gave us. I thought at times we did that well, and at times, we hurt ourselves and

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CONTINUED FROM PG. 1 One of the key turnovers came from sophomore defensive back Douglas Coleman III who stripped the ball out of Baylor sophomore wide receiver Tony Nicholson’s hands and returned it for a touchdown with 5:25 left in the game.

On Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016, Coleman did something similar when he stripped the ball from former Texas Longhorn running back D’Onta Foreman at the goal line and returned it for a touchdown.

Coleman’s fumble recovery for a touchdown extended the Red Raiders’ lead to 38-17 against the Bears late in the fourth quarter.

“I had a similar play in the first half where I came down here and I, like, sized him up and felt the ball was kind of loose,” Coleman said. “So, basically, when I came back the second time, I stripped it.”

Coleman’s teammates — junior linebacker Dakota Allen, senior defensive lineman Mychealon Thomas and junior defensive back Vaughnte Dorsey — also created turnovers in the game. Allen and Thomas each recovered a fumble, and Dorsey intercepted a

moved backwards and weren't very consistent. Dylan is the guy you know where he's going to be, and he's going to give you everything he's got.”

For Shimonek, his first touchdown pass was in the second quarter off a 5-yard completion to redshirt-freshman wide receiver T.J. Vasher. Shimonek’s other touchdown pass was a 30-yard completion to senior wide receiver Cameron Batson in the third quarter.

For the Red Raiders, they mostly threw short passes in the game, but that is what was seen on tape when studying the Baylor defense, Kingsbury said, and the Bears like to keep the receivers in front of them.

“If they're going to play 9, 10, 11 yards off, it would be foolish on our part to try to throw something deep,” Shimonek said. “It just happened to be Dylan (Cantrell), but it could have been T.J. (Vasher), could have been KeKe (Coutee), Cam (Batson).

It just happened to be that situation. Like I said, it would be foolish if I didn't take it.” pass from Baylor freshman quarterback Charlie Brewer in the end zone at the end of the first half.

Dorsey said that with junior defensive back Jah’Shawn Johnson right behind him when he made the interception, Johnson was just making sure Dorsey stayed inbounds.

“I thanked him because last week I had a ball come to me, and it was deflected as well as being aggressive,” Dorsey said. “And this week, went to the sideline, and Jah’Shawn (Johnson) was right behind me. It was a great team play. I’m grateful for it.”

For Allen, he recovered a fumble when Baylor was in the red zone, and Thomas recovered a fumble in the third quarter in Baylor territory.

Both fumbles were caused from Brewer.

However, Allen’s fumble recovery was not the only stop that the defense made when Baylor was in the red zone.

When Baylor was on Te c h ’s 1 - y a r d l i n e , t h e Bears tried to punch it in on fourth and goal but sophomore defensive lineman Broderick Washington Jr. stopped Baylor’s sophomore running back JaMycal Hasty from getting into the end zone.

The defense was expect-

Although Cantrell got most of the receptions, Tech continued to spread the ball around with Batson and Vasher getting four receptions, junior running back Tre King getting three receptions, and junior wide receiver KeKe Coutee getting two, according to Tech Athletics.

Batson had 50 receiving yards in the game, Vasher had 42, Coutee had 38, and King had 22.

For Tech’s offense, the ball is going to get spread around, Cantrell said, and anyone who scores or makes a play brings excitement for players at the receiving position.

“We're a very close-knit group at the receiver position,” Cantrell said.

“And we're always on the sideline having fun with each other no matter what and encouraging each other and trying to compete with each other as well throughout the game. So, we're definitely a close-knit group and encourage each other.” @JackDensmore_DT

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Texas Tech junior defensive back Vaughnte Dorsey catches an interception in the endzone against Baylor on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017, in AT&T Stadium in Arlington. The defense forced four turnovers during the game. ing the Bears to go for a touchdown on fourth and goal, Washington said, but the defense was also making a statement by not allowing Hasty to score.

“Basically, when I felt the way he came off, I got my eyes in my gap,” Washington said. “And then, I felt like he was real top-heavy, and I saw the ball cut outside.

So, I just snatched him and mowed him really and got in the backfield.”

Finishing games was something the Red Raiders had previously struggled with, Kingsbury said. Although Baylor tied the game

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in the beginning, Tech did not allowed the Bears to get the lead.

He also said the last turnover that was caused by Coleman is what sealed the deal in the game.

“That was good. Great res on defense, created turnovers in timely moments,” Kingsbury said. “I thought special teams really was consistent all game, which was good.

Got to play better offensively and be more opportunistic there. But (Baylor is) a team that’s getting better each week, and we knew we’d have a challenge.” @JackDensmore_DT

AUSTIN (AP) — Lashann Higgs aspires to fill a critical role for the Texas Longhorns — defensive stopper.

On Sunday, the junior guard showed that she is capable of much more than that.

Higgs scored 18 points and No. 2 Texas opened its season with a 95-59 victory over Stetson on Sunday.

A former high school all-American, Higgs started three games before this season. She became a starter with the departure of Brianna Taylor, a senior last season who was Big 12 defensive player of the year.

Against Stetson, Higgs converted 7 of 9 shots from the field and 4 of 5 free throws to finish one point shy of her career best in only 18 minutes on the court.

Higgs, who has admitted to a lack of confidence in the past said, "I played OK. You have good games and you have bad games. You just have to take it as it comes."

But asked if Sunday was a good or bad day, she smiled and said, "I guess an exceptionally good day."

Senior guard Ariel

Atkins said Higgs has worked to improve her skills and confidence.

"She's growing into the player she wants to be," Atkins said. "We saw a transformation over the summer."

Senior Brooke McCarty, the Big 12 player of the year last season, scored 14 for Texas. Atkins produced a career-best six assists and four steals for the Longhorns. Junior Jordan Hosey added a career-high 13 points and eight rebounds.

Kennedi Colclough led Stetson (1-1) with 19 points. Brittney Chambers scored 12.

Texas shot a tidy 48.2 percent. Stetson wasn't bad, either hitting 45.8.

"For an opener, and having a lot of players that are in completely different roles, and (four) new players, it was a good day for us," Texas coach Karen Aston said. "We need to get better defensively. They exposed us in some areas."

The Hatters had a tough job Sunday. Coach Lynn Bria has replaced three starters from the defending Atlantic Sun regular season champs.